Ten PC games I could have played, in full, during the time I spent failing to connect to Elden Ring: Nightreign on PS5

A selection of short and sweet PC games that make a much better use of time that banging one's head against an overloaded tech test.

February 14, 2025 · 1 min · 35 words · Erica Parsons

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Except I will say that it heavily features Simon Amstell spitting out gags at you.

Good ones, mostly.

Still not sure why itssuccessor is a rally game, though.

Two sword-wielding human characters fighting a fiery enemy in Elden Ring Nightreign

Portal

Ahh, you know what Portal is.

A most unusual game of minigolf in Jazzpunk: Director’s Cut.

Anya stands worried in a corridor, as Curly on a stretcher lies in the background.

A wedding party in Thirty Flights of Loving.

A pair of hands reach out into an alien bar in Bernband

A comically oversized numberpad door lock in Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist.

An Exo One screenshot showing a dark ball, seemingly floating in place, surrounded by misty blue skies and what appear to be floating islands.

A cave in Scanner Sombre lit up by coloured dots, with a bridge visible in the background.

An old man gives you directions in front of a lighthouse in Minit.

A puzzle involving angled walls and a high energy pellet in Portal.