Nailing down any one aspect of PC gaming is challenging, but it’s that diversity that really makes it shine. Let’s check out the 30 best PC games that have stood out through the decades.

Sons of the Forest

The first rule of playing Sons of the Forest is to experience the original if only to appreciate its story-telling and how things work. Then dive into the sequel and really start to grasp all the different tools that Endnight Games has offered, from solar-powered golf karts and hang-gliders (with launch pads) to an extensive range of firearms, new melee weapons, and mechanics, like AI helpers and a revamped building system. Though its narrative won’t quite hook you, the sheer amount of stuff to do on the island – inhumane and otherwise – provides hours of fun.

It’s the 20th anniversary of StarCraft on March 31st but Blizzard Entertainment is starting the celebration early. The developer previously announced that Overwatch players who login from March 6th to April 3rd will receive a free Sarah Kerrigan skin for Widowmaker. This is Kerrigan before she would lead the Zerg Swarm.

Overwatch isn’t the only game getting free goodies. StarCraft: Remastered and StarCraft 2 players will get free portraits and decals while Diablo 3 players can net a Battlecruiser pet. Hearthstone players receive a Tavern Brawl based on the sci-fi RTS on March 21st. Meanwhile, Heroes of the Storm receives anniversary portraits starting on March 27th while World of Warcraft players receive free pets.

Blizzard released StarCraft: Remastered last year, modernizing the classic for today’s audiences, while also making StarCraft 2’s multiplayer and Wings of Liberty campaign free for all. It remains to be seen if remasters are en route for titles like Diablo 2 and Warcraft 3, however.

Blizzard Entertainment will be out in full force at Gamescom 2017 and has announced that Overwatch will see a new animated short on the main stage on August 23rd. Furthermore, a new map will be playable with a new video to be showcased of the same on August 21st. The actual Blizzard reveal ceremony will take place on August 23rd.

For those interested in other Blizzard content, there will be update 7.3 for World of Warcraft. Players can run through a dungeon with a group and more details will be revealed about the same during the ceremony. Heroes of the Storm will have a new hero playable with more details coming in a video on August 21st.

Hearthstone’s Fire Gathering will showcase some of its new features and players can even take part in a Brawl to raid against the Lich King. StarCraft 2 will allow its co-op commander to be playable while Diablo 3: Rise of the Necromancer and StarCraft: Remastered will also be playable.

Blizzard’s acclaimed real-time strategy game StarCraft is back with StarCraft: Remastered, an HD update which brings improved graphics and a ton of other features. It can currently be purchased here or via the Blizzard Shop.

StarCraft: Remastered includes the base game and the Brood War expansion. Along with a graphical upgrade with Ultra HD support for up to 4K resolution and wide-screen, the remaster includes matchmaking and leaderboards, Cloud save functionality and cross-multiplayer support with the original versions of the game.

Players can also experience improved music and sound effects; profiles that track one’s statistics; and the ability to actually switch between the original and Remastered versions of the game with a single button press.

With the release of StarCraft: Remastered, it now remains to be seen when Blizzard will remaster titles like Warcraft 3 and Diablo 2. We’ve already seen hints of the same in the past and the developer has been updating Warcraft 3 recently, opening a Public Test Realm server to test changes.

Blizzard’s Starcraft: Remastered will be releasing on August 15th and retailing for $14.99/£12.99/AU$21.95. The remastered classic will bring the iconic campaign and multiplayer to today’s fans.

Along with including the original game and Brood War expansion, Starcraft: Remastered will have support for widescreen ultra-HD up to 4K resolution. Single-player cutscenes have also been upgraded to high-definition. Improved music and sound, cloud save support to track your campaign progress along with saving replays and hotkeys, and new matchmaking which allows old-school version owners to play with Remastered players.

Player profiles will now track individual statistics as well. If that weren’t enough, you can switch between the Remastered style and the old-school style. Those who pre-purchase the game will unlock three building skins – the Char Hive, the Korhal Command Center and the Aiur Nexus – along with co-op commander Alexei Stukov and three portraits in Starcraft 2.

What are your thoughts on Starcraft: Remastered releasing in August for PC and Max? Let us in the comments below.

Blizzard Entertainment has already laid bare plans to release StarCraft Remastered, a snazzy updated version of its classic real-time strategy. What’s stopping the company from adding Diablo 2 and Warcraft 3 to that list?

Apparently not much. According to a listing for Senior Software Engineer at Blizzard, the developer writes: “Compelling stories. Intense multiplayer. Endless replayability. Qualities that made StarCraft, Warcraft III, and Diablo II the titans of their day. Evolving operating systems, hardware, and online services have made them more difficult to be experienced by their loyal followers or reaching a new generation.

“We’re restoring them to glory, and we need your engineering talents, your passion, and your ability to get tough jobs done.”

A Diablo 2 remaster has been hinted at for some time so this isn’t exactly surprising. The question then is how far along are these titles and will we see an announcement in the near future? Do they even exist in the first place? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

Blizzard has officially announced Starcraft Remastered, set to release in Q2 2017. It will include the base game and Brood War expansion.

As the name indicates, you can expect environments, buildings and units to have updated visuals, an overall better array of support for audio and resolutions and the ability to zoom in and out of battles. Blizzard even indicated that you would be able to see “the veins on a mutalisk’s wings”.

Then there are new comic book-style briefings between missions and re-recorded dialogue. Blizzard told Team Liquid that the current goals are to keep the trademark unit silhouettes and animations while filling details that the original sprites previously only hinted at. Consider this the same story but with a “fresh coat of paint”.

What are your thoughts on Starcraft Remastered? Let us know in the comments below and stay tuned for more information on the game in the coming months.