And the time has come. Imagine it or not, there have been numerous optimized PC video games in 2024. And sure, a few of them used Unreal Engine 5. Loopy, proper? How can a UE5 sport be on this record? Blasphemy I let you know.
Joking apart, this has been an incredible yr. Sure, there have been some disappointments (be sure you learn our Worst Optimized PC Video games of 2024 record) however as you will notice, there have been additionally video games that ran nice on the PC.
However what can we think about an optimized PC sport? Properly, it’s fairly easy. A well-optimized PC sport is one that may scale properly on a number of CPU cores, that isn’t stricken by ‘console-ish’ unwanted side effects (like actually low FOV, controller-only on-screen indicators, terrible Ok&M controls and mouse acceleration/smoothing points). Furthermore, it ought to justify its excessive GPU necessities, and be capable of scale down on older GPUs. We additionally take into consideration the stuttering points that affected quite a few PC video games in 2024.
So, with out additional ado, let’s check out our High 10 record.
10) Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is powered by the Dragon Engine and runs ridiculously properly on PC. The one cause it’s not increased on the record is as a result of its visuals are less than what the opposite titles can provide. However, this can be a sport that can run easily on a variety of PC methods.
9) Empire of the Ants
Empire of the Ants is a third-person real-time technique sport utilizing Unreal Engine 5. This can be a good instance of a sport from a small studio that may punch above its weight. Due to UE5, Tower 5 has managed to create a sport that appears unimaginable. Not solely that, but it surely doesn’t endure from any stutters. It may well additionally scale properly on older GPUs. This proper right here proves that UE5 just isn’t the wrongdoer for all the problems that another UE5 video games have.
8) Still Wakes the Deep
Right here’s one other UE5 sport that performs and appears extremely properly on PC. Nonetheless Wakes the Deep is a horror sport that handed underneath numerous players’ radar. This can be a story-driven horror sport, impressed by The Factor (and another horror motion pictures). As with Empire of the Ants, it punches above its weight. Visually, it might probably compete with video games by different larger triple-A studios. It may well additionally scale properly on older GPUs utilizing its graphics presets. So, in case you are a fan of horror video games, it is best to positively test it out.
7) Tekken 8
Tekken 8 was simply essentially the most superior and graphically spectacular preventing sport of 2024. And though it makes use of Unreal Engine 5, it doesn’t benefit from Lumen or Nanite. Regardless of that, it seems beautiful. Sure sure, it was barely downgraded from its preliminary reveal trailer. Nevertheless, its character fashions are nonetheless among the many finest I’ve seen. Its levels are nice, the particle results are beautiful, and every thing on display seems nice. Not solely that however there are some cool, physics-based scripted sequences. And if the sport retained that next-gen “wow” issue of its preliminary trailer, it might have been even increased on the record.
6) Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2
Warhammer 40K: Area Marine 2 was a sport that pleasantly shocked me when it got here out. Powered by the Swarm Engine, it pushed numerous enemies on display. And that was its largest characteristic. At launch, its textures didn’t look that nice however Saber has launched an HD Texture Pack to deal with this. It seems and runs nice, so kudos to the devs for making a sport that runs this properly with all these enemies on display.
5) Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2
Hellblade 2 is visually a real next-gen expertise. Due to Lumen, its lighting is constant at any given time and because of Nanite, there aren’t any noticeable pop-ins. These next-gen visuals justify their GPU necessities. Furthermore, the sport can scale on older GPUs because of its graphics presets. This can be a true showcase of what next-gen video games can appear like on Unreal Engine 5. And, if it didn’t have some traversal stutters, it might have been increased on the record.
4) Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
One other yr, one other COD. Opposite to final yr’s providing, although, this time we bought a correct single-player marketing campaign. And, as I’ve stated, the SP of Black Ops 6 is a blended bag. Whereas its character fashions and lighting have been improved, its environments can generally really feel actually old-gen-ish and empty. The Name of Obligation video games have been graphical powerhouses and, to some extent, this seems like a step down. It’s not trying dangerous. Nevertheless, it’s a disgrace it’s not THE graphical showcase prefer it was once. However hey. A minimum of it nonetheless runs silky clean.
3) God of War: Ragnarok
God of Struggle: Ragnarok is by far essentially the most optimized PS4/PS5 sport we’ve seen on PC. Though it’s not as visually spectacular as Horizon: Forbidden West, it runs method higher than it, and it doesn’t endure from any of its optimization points. The entire 3D character fashions look superb, and the environments look nice. Object pop-ins are additionally saved to a minimal. The sport would profit from some RT Reflections or Shadows. Nevertheless, it no less than runs nice.
2) Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
With Path Tracing, Indiana Jones and the Nice Circle is the best-looking PC sport of 2024. Nevertheless, with PT, the sport can solely run properly on high-end GPUs. It can’t scale properly on older GPUs. So, for this record, we’re judging its non-PT model. The excellent news right here is that even with out Path Tracing, Indiana Jones and the Nice Circle can look nice on PC. It additionally runs extremely properly on quite a few PC methods. Nevertheless, there are just a few annoying visible points with out PT. With out PT, you’ll get main shadow pop-ins. Plus, the draw distance can be a bit low and also you’ll get main pop-ins in Shanghai. However, it’s probably the most optimized PC video games of 2024.
1) Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Dragon Age: The Veilguard was probably the most optimized PC video games of 2024. This new DA sport regarded and ran extremely properly on PC. It didn’t endure from any stutters, it might scale on older GPUs, and it regarded superb. BioWare has additionally used the hair strands system that EA first launched within the FIFA sequence, making numerous characters look wonderful. This can be a showcase for the Frostbite Engine, so kudos to the devs for providing such a cultured product.
John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He’s a PC gaming fan and extremely helps the modding and indie communities. Earlier than creating DSOGaming, John labored on quite a few gaming web sites. Whereas he’s a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots will be discovered on consoles. John beloved – and nonetheless does – the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be the most effective consoles. Nonetheless, the PC platform gained him over consoles. That was primarily as a result of 3DFX and its iconic devoted 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has additionally written the next diploma thesis on the “The Evolution of PC graphics playing cards.”
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