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[–] Jxnfpm ago 

Talos Principle is a very pretty game that is a great recommendation if you like puzzle games. I played it with mouse and keyboard, but I would expect it to play very well with a controller due to it's simple controls.

Games like Fallout and Elder Scroll games are great if you want to put lots of time into mods, as you can do a lot of cool things with both on PC that you couldn't do on console.

You can probably play XCOM games with just a mouse, if you do need a keyboard, it's for a minimal number of keys. It's turn based, so you don't need a great mouse surface, a wireless mouse on a couch or coffee table would work fine. XCOM games are a lot of fun.

Aside from Talos and Bethesda mods most PC games that would qualify as must haves and have good controller support are likely to already be on a console because they're essentially console ready at that point.

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[–] puikoko ago  (edited ago)

You might have crossed paths with some of these on Xbox, but if not, I'd still play the following (ranked in personal preference; I have a strong platformer bias):

  • Mark of the Ninja
  • To the Moon
  • Shovel Knight
  • Left 4 Dead 2
  • Portal / Portal 2

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[–] imtehbones ago 

Rocket league is great fun, controller is the way to go with it IMO

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[–] Sleepinggiant 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Dwarf fortress

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[–] whalesizedmousepoop ago 

Civ 5

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[–] Alybad ago 

Europa Universalis IV. Best. Game. Ever.

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[–] Jourdy288 ago 

Welcome back!

Let me look through my Steam library and see what's worth picking up on PC... Well, speaking about more recent games, there's Rocket League; it's also available on Playstation 4 and right now, it's one of my favorite games. Everybody's playing it, and I think it'll be the next big thing. What it is, essentially, is a soccer game with racecars. It's absurd, and it's a whole lot of fun!

If you're into adventure games you might want to check out To the Moon, it's a short tearjerker about going inside a man's mind near the end of his life in order to re-arrange his memories and let him live the life he wanted. It's not nearly as dystopic as it sounds!

If you want something free and fast, there's 404Sight, it's a parkour game about net neutrality and it's pretty fun! Also, it works with a controller IIRC.

Another game that boasts controller support is Pac-Man: Championship Edition- it's a really awesome remix of Pac-Man and it's currently available for a buck in the latest Humble Bundle. You might've already played it on the 360, but I'm bringing it up just in case- it's really a fantastic game.

Are you more of a tactical RPG guy? Check out The Banner Saga; developed by Stoic, it's based on Viking mythology; it features a great story, soundtrack, and good gameplay. It's a little on the short side (either that, or I couldn't control myself when I marathoned it!) but it's really well made. The decisions you make in the game really make a difference to the story, which I appreciate.

As somebody else mentioned, Cities: Skylines is a great city-builder if you're into that sort of thing; there's also the Civilization series which is still going strong. Sid Meier's Civilization V is great, but if you get it make sure that you get the complete edition of the game with all the DLC- it makes a big difference. Sid Meier's Beyond Earth is pretty good, though it has been criticized for lacking personality- and it's probably going to be worth picking up when fully expanded by DLC, so you might want to hold off on it for now.

If you really need a turn-based strategy fix, try picking up Endless Legend, it's a bit more like a fantasy version of Civilization in a postapocalyptic setting, it's quite good.

If you're into rather rogueish RPGs, you might want to check out FTL: Faster Than Light- I wrote about what other games can learn from it a while back, in spite of the fact that I've never beaten it, it's one of my favorite games! I'll win... One day.

More of a shmup guy? Try Gamestown: Legend of the Lost Colony, it's a shooter with a lot of personality. Essentially, it retells of a story of American colonization with Mars... It's a kind of strange take on history, but it's a whole lot of fun.

If you want an adventure game with controller support, there's Kentucky Route Zero- it's an extremely subdued sort of game that's hard to described without spoiling, but it has one of the coolest stories that I've ever seen in a game, it's well worth trying.

McDroid is another favorite of mine- it's wonderful but also very underrated- in McDroid, you play as a robot strawberry farmer defending your crop from giant alien worms. It's rather frantic and boasts online co-op. I wrote a review of it here.

I also made a top ten list of games that were worth getting in the Steam Summer Sale this year; you may want to keep it handy as these games will be on sale later in the year too! I hope my suggestions help :)

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[–] enormousatom [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Just grabbed "to the moon". A very amazing game an hour into it. I'll definitely be going through your other suggestions. At the moment I've gotten so many I'm just trying to start with what sounds the most interesting. Thanks a million. A good video game suggestion is difficult to come by and you have certainly given me that.

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[–] Jourdy288 ago 

I'm happy you're enjoying it :D If you follow my site on socmed (if you use it, RSS if you're old-school) you'll see a bunch of other stuff we recommend as it comes up :) If you enjoy To the Moon, you'll want to check out A Bird Story, it's by the same dev and it's a cute, brief game about nursing an injured bird back to health.

Also, there's quite a typo in my list; I said Gamestown, the name of the game is actually Jamestown!

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[–] Canaduck 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Mirror's Edge cause it's a classic, plays really well with a controller, and the sequel is coming out sometime soon.

Just Cause 2 is also tons of fun, and the sequel comes out in December. Pretty game where everything is destructible and you are seemingly invincible.

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