Video Games Discovery. All Basic Useful Links

• 1. Find Titles
• 2. Learn More
• 3. Download Finalists

1. Find Titles

📃 User Lists

• Backloggd

🔍 Multi Param Search

• MobyGames
• SteamPeek

👐 Similar Games

• Ranker
• SteamPeek
• VG Times

📗 Genres Info

• Wikipedia
• Video Game Geek

🐦 User Discussion

• Reddit

• 4chan
• 7chan
• 8kun
• 28chan

🏆 Social Recognition

Awards

• Steam > Awards

Journals

• a Redditor's collection

🕹 Letsplayers

• YouTube > walkthrough/gameplay/letsplay, ep 1

2. Learn More

🎮 Gameplay

• MobyGames > Promos / Screenshots / Media
• Steam
• YouTube > walkthrough/gameplay/letsplay, no commentary, ep 1
• DuckDuckGo > !i screencaps/screenshots/gameplay

🧓 Non-Gaming PC

👓 Quick Filter

COI2S

• Classic / Old
• Indie
• 2D / 2D’ized 3D
• Small (<5 GB)

vs

M3H

• Modern
• 3D
• Heavy (>10 GB)

🍴 Niches

• Emulators
• Visual Novels
• Interactive Fiction

• FMHY Links
• PGames Links

ℹ Specs

🐤 Basic Specs

• CPU
• GPU
• RAM
• Storage

* CPU: processor, cores; multi objects
* GPU: graphics; complex visuals and physics
* RAM: memory; multi processes
* Storage: free space

👤 Learn Your Specs

• win + r > msinfo32
• settings > system > about
• search your PC model online. eg versus.com gives a sufficient string.

⚠ Required Specs

• Steam > System Requirements
• MobyGames > Specs

⚖ Compare Specs

• CPU Monkey / GPU Monkey
• Notebook Check
• Versus
• User Benchmark

🩺 Performance Check

• Close all other windows
• Set all settings “low”
• Task Manager (ctrl + shift + esc)
• Restart your PC
• Remove the app if your laptop stays extremely noisy and hot
• Download an app to check the hardware temperature

3. Download Finalists

🆓 Not Actually Free?

• Steam
• Itch

🏴‍☠️ Free Public Downloads

• Repacks
• Torrents
• Direct Downloads

🛡 Anti-Malware Defense

Analyze the code

• Microsoft Defender
• Virus Total
• Hybrid Analysis

Trust the uploaders

• Private Trackers (requires some money)

See and block connections and processes

• Windows Defender Firewall
• TinyWall
• TCP View