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We've all been there: we want to play some PC games, but we're traveling with a laptop that can only handle low-spec games. It can play Doom, but we've already done that this week.

So what's new? What are the best games for integrated graphics or a decent gaming laptop? We have some ideas.

This is our collection of the best games for laptops and low-spec rigs—games that can give you hours of entertainment without stressing out your system. We've pulled from a variety of genres including adventure, action, strategy, puzzle, and whatever the hell Mount & Blade is.

You won't find the most demanding games around on this list—The Witcher 3 and PUBG are best played at a desktop, we say—but there' still enough here to keep you busy for months on end. Beyond the suggestions on this list, we suggest checking out and other obvious PC games from years gone. If you somehow haven't played Half-Life 2 yet, it'll run great on your laptop. If you really want to shoot for the classics, check out the full of classics like Prince of Persia, Wolfenstein 3D, The Oregon Trail, and so many more. For even more options, check out our guides to and. Be sure to check the system requirements first if we've inspired you to reach for your wallet, and remind of us any great low-spec games we've forgotten about in the comments.

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Developer: Buried Signal Link: An ingenious puzzle game years in the making, hand-drawn by creator Jason Roberts. Gorogoa tells a story with its puzzles, rather than simply placing puzzles in a thematic wrapping. This is part of what makes it something special, and particularly engrossing, as we wrote in: 'The story itself is an interesting, ambiguous framework through which to explore the idea of repeating patterns. You aren’t quite seeing the underpinnings of the game’s universe so much as you’re tuning into refrains that recur across time and scale—coherence rather than transparency. A fantastic feat of interlocking storytelling and design.' Prev Page 2 of 29 Next Prev Page 2 of 29 Next Unexplored.

Developer: Ludomotion Link: A wonderfully clever roguelike that will run on integrated graphics. Unexplored retains much of the complex, interlocking systems that make ASCII roguelikes brilliant and endlessly replayable, like magic scrolls and potions you have to identify, and can craft yourself with the right materials. But it presents those pieces in a clean, intuitive interface instead of text, and makes combat a real-time affair instead of turn-based. You can still pause to think through your actions, but there's now an element of physical skill involved in wielding swords and axes and lances, which all have different attack animations. Unexplored's real innovation, though, is how it procedurally generates bits of lore that tie floors of the dungeon together, foreshadowing future opponents. It manages to make each dungeon feel like a unique place with its own history better than any randomly generated game before it.

Prev Page 3 of 29 Next Prev Page 3 of 29 Next West of Loathing. Developer: Asymmetric Link: The funniest game of 2017, and maybe the funniest RPG we've ever played. This is a game you explore for jokes, not loot. They're in every corner of the world, and even in the options menu, and it's a joy to discover them. West of Loathing is also a genuinely fun and clever RPG, with classes like the Beanslinger and Cowpuncher instead of genre standards.

As we wrote in: 'Flush a toilet for an XP gain, search a haystack for a needle or dig through a mine cart for a hunk of meat ore (West of Loathing has a meat-based economy), and insult yourself in a mirror to gain a combat buff because you angered yourself so much. Most importantly, sticking your nose in every corner of West of Loathing isn't just beneficial for improving your character's stats and filling your bottomless inventory with weapons, garments, food, hooch, and hats (there are over 50 of them!). This is a funny game, and you'll want to root out every last shred of humor before you're done with it.' Prev Page 4 of 29 Next Prev Page 4 of 29 Next Cuphead.

Developer: StudioMDHR Link: Quite possibly the prettiest game you can play on a laptop or low-end system thanks to its hand-drawn, classically animated 2D graphics. Cuphead channels Gunstar Heroes and other 90s platformers with tough as nails multi-stage bosses, but learnable tells and patterns make it conquerable if you keep a cool head and stick with it. It's worth playing for the phenomenal soundtrack and art alone, but why not team up with Mugman and take down a few bosses while you're admiring the craft? Prev Page 5 of 29 Next Prev Page 5 of 29 Next Undertale. Developer: tobyfox Link: 2015's breakout RPG inversion might owe a bit of its to the fact that a toaster could run it. This isn't to say it's not a looker or fun.

For those versed in RPG and popular video game tropes, Undertale is a colorful, charming, upsetting swan ride through your habits and behaviors. Date a skeleton, pet (or kill) some dogs, think way too hard about mice and cheese. Undertale will make you second guess every key press except the 'Buy' button.

Prev Page 6 of 29 Next Prev Page 6 of 29 Next Darkest Dungeon. Developer: Red Hook Studios Link: A brilliant, stressful strategy dungeon explorer that channels Lovecraft with brilliant narration and truly terrifying quests. As your party encounters horrors in the dark, the stress piles on, and too much stress causes them to take on new personality quirks that snowball into yet more stress and loss of sanity. This creates a constant tension. What if your plague doctor is the most reliable member of your party, but insults his comrades every few minutes, raising their stress levels?

Permadeath is brutal in Darkest Dungeon, but you'll find it hard to quit even when an entire party of heroes gets wiped out. Prev Page 7 of 29 Next Prev Page 7 of 29 Next Thimbleweed Park. Developer: Metanet Software Link: A finely tuned platformer with approximately one billion levels. Okay, not that many. But it's literally thousands, and with modding support, billions is within the realm of possibility. As Shaun wrote about N, 'as far as I’m concerned, N is more a toy that you’ll stop and fiddle with occasionally, just to relish the silky smooth, momentum-oriented pleasure of knocking a stick ninja around a bunch of austere platforming gauntlets. I don’t think there’s a better feeling platformer out there.'

Prev Page 10 of 29 Next Prev Page 10 of 29 Next Heat Signature. Developer: Suspicious Developments Link: Made by former PC Gamer editor Tom Francis, creator of the also-excellent (and low-spec-friendly), Heat Signature is a game about sneaking onto spaceships, braining guards with a wrench or using all kinds of gadgets to carry out a mission, and dealing with the chaos that ensues. In our review, we wrote: 'Heat Signature inspires creativity through emergent complexity like any great immersive sim. I can't stop regaling friends with my stories of heists gone bad or boasting about my flashes of brilliance in the heat of the moment. Heat Signature is brilliant at teasing these anecdotal threads out of a procedural universe.'

Prev Page 11 of 29 Next Prev Page 11 of 29 Next Torment: Tides of Numenera. Developer: inXile Entertainment Link: A successor to Planescape: Torment?

It seemed too good to be true, and yet inXile took the engine Obsidian made for Pillars of Eternity and managed to return to the world of Torment in an RPG that recaptures much of what made the original so special. Lucky for laptop gamers, it can also run on low-end hardware, which is fitting for a throwback RPG. In, we wrote that 'a slow start gives way to a thought-provoking adventure in a remarkable setting. A fitting follow-up to a beloved RPG.'

Prev Page 12 of 29 Next Prev Page 12 of 29 Next The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth. Developers: Edmund McMillen and Florian Himsl Link: The original version of Isaac looks like the kind of game that could run on anything, but it was a weirdly CPU-hungry little game that pushed Flash to its very limits. Re/demake Rebirth is much more comfortable on laptops and netbooks, thanks to its new engine—it doesn't hurt that it also boasts a lovely new visual style, bigger rooms, and a ton of extra content. 2D roguelikelikes like The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth tend to be quite at home on lower-spec machines, so if you have room in your life for more permadeath and procedural generation, be sure to check out the likes of Dungeons of Dredmor, Spelunky, FTL and Rogue Legacy too. And once you're hopelessly addicted, make sure to check out Isaac expansions Afterbirth and Afterbirth+, too. Prev Page 13 of 29 Next Prev Page 13 of 29 Next Portal 2.

Developer: Valve Link: We could have included pretty much any Source engine game here, such is the impressive way it scales to lower-spec hardware. (Admittedly, that might be because it's getting on a bit.) While Half-Life 2 shines these days with visual mods and at higher resolutions, Portal 2 remains one of the funniest, smartest puzzle games around, even if you had cause to play it at 800x600 with all the settings turned to 'Low'. You're not playing this one to be wowed by fancy graphical effects—you're playing for Stephen Merchant's, J.K.

Simmons', and Ellen McLain's terrific voice acting, and of course for that bit with the potato. Prev Page 14 of 29 Next Prev Page 14 of 29 Next Minecraft. Developer: Mojang Link: One of the main questions you see asked online about laptops is “Will it run Minecraft?”, to which the answer, for future reference, is “Yeah probably”. Mojang's infinite block-'em-up isn't terribly demanding specs-wise, and it's the perfect game to mess around with on a laptop when you're supposed to be writing features for PC Gamer about low-spec games. While it's often played on a tablet, phone or console these days, you're getting the latest updates and mod support if you choose to build stuff with your PC.

Here's our of the best Minecraft mods. Prev Page 15 of 29 Next Prev Page 15 of 29 Next Civilization V. Developer: Firaxis Games Link: Civ is usually a safe bet when it comes to low-end machines, and you won't need too beefy a PC in order to play the second newest entry in the series. Just don't go blaming us when you forget to sleep, so embroiled are you in your quest to wipe the warmongering Gandhi from the face of the Earth. 4Xs in general tend to be quite kind to laptops, so if you meet the (slightly less modest) requirements, it's worth casting your eye over Amplitude Studios' fantasy-themed, and Triumph's as well. Prev Page 16 of 29 Next Prev Page 16 of 29 Next Valkyria Chronicles. Developer: SEGA Link: The great thing about the surprise release of a game from 2008 is that it's from 2008, and should therefore run on most computers with a pulse.

Valkyria Chronicles is a fine tactical RPG that plays a lot like Firaxis' XCOM reboot, with a beautiful illustrative art style that absolutely shines on PC. It's at the forefront of a new wave of belatedly ported, laptop-friendly JRPGs, including Trails in the Sky and Falcom's hyperactive Ys series. Prev Page 17 of 29 Next Prev Page 17 of 29 Next Technobabylon. Developer: TaleWorlds Entertainment Link: The dictionary, probably, describes TaleWorlds' Mount & Blade as a “roleplaying simulation strategy sandbox”, and it's one that still has an active community several years after its release. Warband is your way in if you've not had the pleasure of piking bandits on horseback (it's the original game, essentially, but with extra stuff).

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord promises to add fancy visuals to the business of conquering settlements, but if you can stomach its basic appearance, Warband and its expansions will keep you battling for many months. Prev Page 20 of 29 Next Prev Page 20 of 29 Next Night in the Woods. Developer: Infinite Fall Link: A bittersweet coming of age story about doing crimes, solving mysteries, and struggling to connect in an alienating world. Night in the Woods is light on puzzles—play it for the characters, who are genuinely touching despite sharing the same affected cuteness, and the playful melancholy. Bounce around on power lines, make mistakes with old friends, disappoint your parents, question authority. Its pace is languid at first, but engrossing. Highly recommended for rainy train rides.

Prev Page 21 of 29 Next Prev Page 21 of 29 Next Unity of Command. Developer: Inkle, Cape Guy Link: 80 Days is a wonderful take on Jules Verne's Around the World in 80 Days, and appropriately you'll be spending most of your time reading. It's a choose-your-own adventure novel with, and some light strategy elements help break up the text as you navigate your trailblazing path around the world. A laptop is our favorite way to play—a large enough screen to appreciate the art direction and easily read the text, but still portable enough to play on a plane or curled up on the couch. Prev Page 23 of 29 Next Prev Page 23 of 29 Next Snakebird.

Developer: Noumenon Games Link: Don't let Snakebird's deceptively cute presentation fool you, because it's actually one of the most challenging puzzle games we've ever played. The mechanics are incredibly simple—move your Snakebirds around the level in order to eat all of the fruit, then make your way to the exit—but the puzzle design is excellent, and seemingly straightforward levels can be difficult to work your head around. If you are a fan of puzzle games, Snakebird will definitely give you a run for your money.

Prev Page 24 of 29 Next Prev Page 24 of 29 Next Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove. Developer: Yacht Club Games Link: Booting up Shovel Knight feels like unearthing treasure, like digging through your parents' old NES collection in the attic and stumbling into Mega Man or DuckTales for the first time. But, an homage that wraps in more secrets, buried mechanics, and subtle artistic tweaks that extend beyond anything the 8-bit era was capable of.

Challenging, but fair, Shovel Knight's simple platforming controls work wonderfully on a keyboard. Its 8-bit aesthetic doesn't require a hog to run either, which makes it perfect for any laptop out there, controller or not. Prev Page 25 of 29 Next Prev Page 25 of 29 Next Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc. Developer: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd., Abstraction Games Link: We've kept our visual novel recommendations light, but Danganronpa earns a spot by being the most talked-about, craziest Japanese visual novel of the past few years.

This bundle comes with the first two games in the series, Trigger Happy Havoc and Goodbye Despair. Attempted to summarize the first game like so: 'A twisted, mischievous villain called Monokuma, who appears in the form of a mechanical bear, traps the students in the school and forces them to play a sick game. The only way to leave this makeshift prison, or ‘graduate’ as he calls it, is to kill another student in cold blood.' And it's good. Prev Page 26 of 29 Next Prev Page 26 of 29 Next Pillars of Eternity.

Developer: Obsidian Entertainment Link: We're undergoing a cRPG revival at the moment, which is great news for those of us with cheap computers. While a few games, such as the fully 3D and rather gorgeous Divinity: Original Sin, will need a bit more oomph in the specs department, others stick fairly close to the Infinity Engine blueprint.

Thanks to its pre-rendered backgrounds and relative paucity of flashy visual effects, Pillars of Eternity runs pretty well on modest machines. Its requirements might be a little more insistent than Baldur's Gate's or Planescape: Torment's, but you're getting something that looks and plays great out of the box, without you having to install a bunch of visual and convenience mods first. Read for the full lowdown on Obsidian's old-fashioned RPG, and make you check out Harebrained Schemes' equally laptop-friendly Shadowrun: Dragonfall as well.

Prev Page 27 of 29 Next Prev Page 27 of 29 Next Hearthstone. Developer: Subset Games Link: We may be bending our 'no obvious games' mandate a little here, but we couldn't resist closing out the list with FTL, one of the best 'just one more turn' game ever.

The space roguelike puts you in charge of managing a starship on an important mission, balancing resources as you fight and flee your way across the galaxy. The ability to pause at any time makes FTL easy to play on a laptop, and its simple graphics mean it can run on just about anything. Just note that taking it on the go with you can be dangerous, because every destroyed ship at the hands of space pirates or cruel aliens will make you want to rage.and then restart for just one more run. Prev Page 29 of 29 Next Prev Page 29 of 29 Next.