15. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

• Release Date: 19th May 2015
• Developers: CD Projekt Red, Fuero Games

Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is considered one of the most graphic-intensive games released in early 2015 and is a worthy entrant into this list. Witcher 3 delivers an exhilarating fantasy role-playing experience with a vast open-world and excellent combat scenarios.

The central storyline can become aggravating as it primarily focuses on Geralt running errands for others in exchange for information on the whereabouts of Jennifer and Ciri. That aside, you do get an ample number of side missions, monster lairs, and bandit camps to play, full of rich content. But while most other games end up repeating the action sequences, Wild Hunt will nearly always have something new up its sleeve even after 100 hours on it.

The game has dense RPG mechanics and a massive open-world environment. The expanse of this open-world game covers mountains, grasslands, villages, rivers, lakes, snow and more. This game will give your GPU a serious workout.

Minimum System Requirement

• OS: 64-bit Windows 8 (8.1) or 64-bit Windows 10
• Processor (AMD): AMD CPU AMD FX-8350 4 GHz
• Processor (Intel): Intel CPU Core i7 3770 3.4 GHz
• Memory: 8 GB
• Graphics Card: Nvidia GPU GeForce GTX 770 / AMD GPU Radeon R9 290
• Storage Space: 35 GB

14. Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey

• Release Date: 2nd October 2018
• Developers: Ubisoft Quebec

For a game set in ancient Greece, Assassins Creed Odyssey is considered perhaps the best yet from the franchise. This epic action-packed role-playing game provides a grand adventure with a wonderful graphical background. With perhaps the largest open-world for gaming, the gaming experience on offer is monumental but so are the hardware requirements.

Odyssey is placed around 400 BC, during the Peloponnesian war between Sparta and Athens. You play as the son/daughter of a Spartan warrior blessed with a broken spear of the legendary Leonidas. Battle through the layers of conspiracies infiltrating both proud factions and explore the magnificently crafted sprawling open-world.

The game stretches to over 100 hours based only on the central storyline involving sailing and fighting. The world of Odyssey is richly vibrant and colorful. Much of the gameplay takes place in the blue waters of the Aegean Sea with jaw-dropping beauty. Even after completing the primary gameplay, there is a staggering amount of content left to explore. The game sets a new bar for future Assassins Creed games.

Minimum System Requirements

• OS: 64-bit Windows 8.1 or 64-bit Windows 10
• Processor (AMD): AMD Ryzen 1700X @ 3.8 GHz
• Processor (Intel): Intel CPU Core i7 7700 @ 4.2 GHz
• Memory: 16 GB
• Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 / AMD Vega 64 
• Storage Space: 48 GB

13. Wolfenstien: Youngblood

• Release Date: 25th July 2019
• Developers: Ubisoft Quebec

Wolfenstien Youngblood is among the most GPU intensive games released yet. The story begins with two daughters searching for their father in a Nazi-occupied Paris based in the 1980s.

The game has some aggravating boss fights which might send you 15 minutes back if your avatar dies. You respawn at the nearest checkpoint with the same amount of ammo that you previously finished with, not with what you had before. Ammo search takes center stage as a major part of the gameplay, something lacking in most other first-person shooter games. With side missions aplenty, you can easily expect this game to stretch beyond the 80-hour mark. 

Graphics outputs are rich and dense. A vastly detailed world and its magnitude of rendered reflections may need increased clock speeds from your GPU at the higher settings.

Minimum System Requirement

• OS: 64-bit Windows 8.1 or 64-bit Windows 10
• Processor (AMD): AMD Ryzen 5 1600X @ 3.8 GHz
• Processor (Intel): Intel CPU Core i7 4770 @ 4.2 GHz
• Memory: 16 GB
• Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 / AMD Radeon RX 580, 6GB
• Storage Space: 40 GB

12. Shadow of the Tomb Raider

• Release Date: 12 September 2019
• Developers: Eidos Montreal

Shadow of the Tomb Raider is the most ambitious game in the Trilogy with a bigger world and a new avatar for Lara Croft. It is among the most demanding PC games around, incorporating ray tracing tech. The details on display are stunning, which provides a better sense of reality.

The gameplay extends to a little over 25 hours and offers blatantly horror-based action sequences, adventure, and introspective stories. It focuses more on raiding and less on gunfights than its predecessors. The puzzle-based story missions and 9 challenge tombs are quite difficult. You will have to think of new ideas to get past challenges. The game is brimming with non-player characters, which give more life to it.

This Tomb Raider iteration is a perfect combination of the Indiana Jones-style gameplay with blockbuster action sequences. It will take you through some of the amazing action sequences such as plane crash, falling temple ruins, trapped in heavy current and treacherous pathways – demanding a lot of raw GPU and CPU power for 45+ fps gameplay.

Minimum System Requirement

• OS: 64-bit Windows 10
• Processor (AMD): AMD Ryzen 5 1600X @ 3.8 GHz
• Processor (Intel): Intel CPU Core i7 4770 @ 4.2 GHz
• Memory: 16 GB
• Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 / AMD Radeon RX 480, 8 GB
• Storage Space: 40 GB

11. Far Cry 5

• Release Date: 27th March 2018
• Developers: Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Toronto

The events of Far Cry 5 take place in a fictional county in Montana, United States. The entire plot revolves around a doomsday cult, the Eden’s Gate. The leader of this cult has everything under his control and the player is a part of resistance trying to overthrow this rule.

It is another extensive open-world game with a lot of freedom of action. The gameplay of Far Cry 5 is a mix of all previous installments of this game and provides a wide range of weapon choices and transport mediums. There’s so much going on that you might even get distracted from the primary mission at hand.

Graphics quality is by far the best in this series and if you want to play at ultra-high settings, you may need the best graphics card as well as enough cooling power. The game provides a high number of battle arenas and features realistic video quality. From taming animals to firing machine guns, enjoy the minutely crafted details given you have enough raw processing power.

Minimum System Requirement

• OS: 64-bit Windows 10
• Processor (AMD): AMD Ryzen 7 1700X @ 3.4 GHz
• Processor (Intel): Intel CPU Core i7 6700K @ 4.0 GHz
• Memory: 16 GB
• Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 / AMD RX Vega 56
• Storage Space: 45 GB

10. Resident Evil 3 Remake

• Release Date: 3rd April 2020
• Developers: Capcom

The events of Resident Evil 3 take place at the same time as Resident Evil 2. Jill Valentine is called upon by the Umbrella corporation to help save inhabitants of a demolished city from the T-virus outbreak. The rescue slides off course and Jill is surrounded by zombies from all corners as well as the threat of an invulnerable monster nemesis.

The gameplay doesn’t allow interaction with surroundings with an on-the-edge tense threat of zombies. There is a useful item laying in every room. Every object has a purpose. Side objectives seem easy, but a sudden zombie attack will keep you ever vigilant.

Graphical representation of flood, fire, and guns has greatly improved as well as the high-octane action sequences. The sheer number of objects and details will make your GPU work harder so keep an eye out for the temperatures.

Minimum System Requirement

• OS: 64-bit Windows 10
• Processor (AMD): AMD FX 6300
• Processor (Intel): Intel CPU Core i5 4460
• Memory: 16 GB
• Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 / AMD Radeon R7 260 X
• Storage Space: 45 GB

9. Doom Eternal

• Release Date: 20th March 2020
• Developers: Id Software

Doom Eternal retains the wild high-speed gameplay while delivering a more even combat flow compared to its 2016 predecessor. The game is loaded with more strategy and possible graphics oomph, this is one of the most graphics demanding PC games around.

Doom Eternal is not for everyone under the sun with a lot of blood and gore. But this new iteration features some unique prowess in single-player gaming. The game becomes easier to play once you have developed a finesse for precision attacks in the heat of combat. Chainsaw kills provide you with a lot of ammo, which gives you greater mobility while killing marauders.

Combat sequences are fascinating with a lot of details flying by every second. This fast-action game can churn out some seriously high frames per second. The excellently refined shootouts and its impact along with jump sequences provide an outstanding graphical killing spree. Doom Eternal can punish your GPU bad unless it’s the right one.

Minimum System Requirement

• OS: 64-bit Windows 10
• Processor (AMD): AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
• Processor (Intel): Intel CPU Core i7 6700
• Memory: 16 GB
• Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 8 GB / AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 8 GB
• Storage Space: 40 GB

8. Crysis Remastered

• Release Date: 18th September 2020
• Developers: Crytek

Crysis Remastered is a modified version of the 2007 Crysis game. It begins with a group of soldiers wearing nano suits and advanced attack weapons. The game focuses on confrontation with North Korean soldiers as well as a revived alien race that attacks the US military carrier fleet.

The gameplay is the same as the 2007 Crysis. Nano suits worn by soldiers offer four different modes, each having unique advantages including armor, strength, and clocking capabilities. Players can pick up any unmounted weapon and ammunition.

The game has remarkably improved graphics showing well-detailed bullet paths, excellent water reflections, surface graphics, and fast-paced action sequences. With ray tracing, Crysis Remastered does feel new but with no modification to the original gameplay, a tad disappointing for fans in 2020.

Even so, this game offers some unique graphical detailing, and you will need both your GPU and CPU to dole out some serious performance.

Minimum System Requirement

• OS: 64-bit Windows 10
• Processor (AMD): AMD Ryzen 5 or higher
• Processor (Intel): Intel CPU Core i5 7600K
• Memory: 16 GB
• Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti / AMD Radeon Vega 56
• Storage Space: 20 GB

7. Battlefield V

• Release Date: November 20th, 2018
• Developers: EA Digital Illusions CE AB (DICE)

Even though Battlefield V is still rated as a game under development, it is one of the best first-person shooters around. Placed in WWII, Battlefield continues with its legacy of attrition-based combat gaming, popular among those who prefer realistic combat scenarios of the great wars.

Squad play and infantry combat come with smart tweaks, especially to gun action, feedback other than resources. With new patches to the game, most bugs have been resolved and you do get the signature Battlefield experience in spades. The single-player campaign relies heavily on stealth – less killing more thinking.

Yet it’s the audio and the sheer graphics detailing that push Battlefield to the top. This game has some of the best audiovisual details. Bullet sounds, impacts, and recoil are arguably rendered the most realistically than in any other FPS game. At ultra-high settings, you can see grass blades swaying in the wind as you lie prone. But you will need a high-end graphics card for it.

Minimum System Requirement

• OS: 64-bit Windows 10
• Processor (AMD): AMD Ryzen 7 2700
• Processor (Intel): Intel Core i7 8700
• Memory: 16GB RAM
• Graphics card (NVIDIA): NVIDIA GeForce® RTX 2080
• DirectX: DirectX Ray Tracing Compatible video card
• Available Disk Space: 50GB

6. Forza Horizon 4

• Release Date: 2nd October 2018
• Developers: Playground Games

Forza Horizon 4 has everything from the popular Forza series and converts it into an open-world racing game. Stunning visuals, a large stock of automobiles, and extensively customizable career mode make this one arguably the best Forza around.

The gameplay is regularly updated with new challenges, shifting seasons, and a steady stream of rewards. In-game seasons change with every week alongside a couple of season-specific challenges. Forza focuses on aspects such as racing, rally, drift, drag, and editing the current events.

Graphics and visual quality are realistically rendered. This is arguably the best racing game graphics around. The quality of reflections, dust trails, rainfall, and water spills at high speeds make this one of the most demanding PC games you can play.

Minimum System Requirement

• OS: 64-bit Windows 10
• Processor (AMD): AMD Fx 9590
• Processor (Intel): Intel CPU Core i7 3770
• Memory: 12 GB
• Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB / AMD RX 470
• Storage Space: 35 GB

5. Call Of Duty Modern Warfare: Remastered

• Release Date: 4th November 2016
• Developers: Infinity Ward, Raven Software, Beenox

Call of Duty 2 is still one of the highest played first-person shooters ever and this Remastered version hit the right chords as well. The United States Marine Corps and Special Air Service combine forces to combat against a separatist group in the Middle East and Russia. In the ensuing fight, a nuclear blast takes place, killing thousands of soldiers. The objective then changes to take down the person responsible for provisioning the nuclear bomb to the middle east separatist.

During the game, you will take interchangeable roles as a USMC scout and SAS cooperative. Completing missions in the middle east and Russian towns in separate events. The game ends with the player successfully killing the separatist leader of Russia.

The graphics quality of this game has been remastered and features better colors, shading, and impact sensation during the gameplay. Different aspects of this game have been heavily improved, as compared to its 2007 counterpart. Higher settings will drain your GPU hard so keep an eye out!

Minimum System Requirement

• OS: 64-bit Windows 10
• Processor (AMD): AMD Fx 6300
• Processor (Intel): Intel CPU Core i3 4340
• Memory: 8GB
• Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 / AMD Radeon HD 7950
• Storage Space: 80 GB

4. Control

• Release Date: 27th August 2019
• Developers: Remedy Entertainment

Control provides an engaging world with incredible psychic control. The sharp storyline and variable psychic combat abilities add to the overall meaning of this game. Control features some outstanding visuals and impact animations.

The game quickly reveals its nature and provides you with supernatural powers, much like those of Jean Foster. Telekinesis abilities of the enemies prompt a constant movement to safeguard yourself from their counter-attacks. There is a large variety of moves and strategy that can be used during the 30+ hours of gameplay. 

Graphics, visuals, and impact actions are next-gen. At high graphics settings, this is one of the most demanding games to run on PCs. Ray tracing technology makes each visual mind-blowing with details to light reflection and objects impact.

Minimum System Requirement

• OS: 64-bit Windows 10
• Processor (AMD): AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
• Processor (Intel): Intel CPU Core i5 7600K
• Memory: 16 GB
• Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 / AMD RX 480
• Storage Space: 45 GB

3. Metro Exodus

• Release Date: 15th February 2019
• Developers: 4A Games

Launched in early 2019, Metro Exodus is among the long line of modern combat games that focuses on the follow on events on Metro: Last Light. The game features a group of people trying to survive in a nuclear war-ravaged Moscow.

The gameplay features an open world environment allowing exploration, which will take you to dark undergrounds while scouring enemy camps and abandoned houses for precious resources. Survive and weather storms and a continuously tense environment. Combat is high-octane and fast-paced – you are either alive or dead before you know it. But the major takeaway is the hand-crafted world details.

Where Exodus lacks in sheer world size, it makes up for in minor details, breathtaking visuals, and ultra-realistic lighting. From snow-blanketed sprawls off urban decay to sand-swept deserts and lush forests, each terrain is filled with deadly mutant animals and humans, friendlies, and hostile. Dare to clock it in its higher graphics settings. This is one of the hardest games to run on PC.

Minimum System Requirement

• OS: 64-bit Windows 10
• Processor (AMD): AMD Fx 8370
• Processor (Intel): Intel CPU Core i5 4440
• Memory: 8 GB
• Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 / AMD Radeon HD 4870
• Storage Space: 45 GB

2. Tom Clancy’s Division 2

• Release Date: 7th February 2019
• Developers: Massive Entertainment

Tom Clancy’s Division 2 is one of the most graphics-intensive games around. And it has everything from a well-planned game progression, excellent combative gunplay, rewarding bounties, and beautiful worlds.

The plotline continues from the original post-pandemic story of Division 1 other than the combat difficulty. Enemies react much more intuitively and unless you have played the first part, Division 2 can kill you a couple of times early on. The open world is filled with chests and collectives, which promotes exploration. 

Graphics are immersive, to say the least. Washington DC is outstanding, open grids and iconic monuments overrun by vines are crisply detailed. Visual and lighting quality are ultra-realistic with original objects complemented by an improved graphics rendering engine. But you will need raw GPU processing power if you want to enjoy the excellent graphics on offer without undermining your FPS experience.

Minimum System Requirement

• OS: 64-bit Windows 10
• Processor (AMD): AMD Ryzen 7 1700
• Processor (Intel): Intel CPU Core i7 4790
• Memory: 16 GB
• Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 / AMD Radeon Vega 56
• Storage Space: 45 GB

1. Red Dead Redemption 2

• Release Date: 26th October 2018
• Developers: Rockstar Studios

Red Dead Redemption 2 undoubtedly the most graphically demanding PC game right now, a sprawling tale of loyalty and conviction providing the most authentic and lively open-world yet.

RDR2 is a gaming experience par excellence. A far stretch from rampant FPS shooting, you live the life of a cowboy in a vast open-world where you can do nearly anything. The sheet amount of simulated activities you can perform other than the attrition you need to level up and complete even the most basic tasks makes this game an epic. And it has the graphics oomph to keep you engrossed as well.

Red Dead 2 is beautiful, larger, and more varied than the previous iteration. Snowy mountain peaks, alligator-infested swamps, thick forests and open plateaus, streams, lakes, caves including, modern cities and wooden villages – this is the most meticulously crafted and the rich game world around. The vast assortment of ecosystems and the environments make Red Dead 2 the most graphically demanding games. Make sure you have the right GPU, or this game will melt through it!

Minimum System Requirement

• OS: 64-bit Windows 10
• Processor (AMD): AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
• Processor (Intel): Intel CPU Core i7 4770
• Memory: 12 GB
• Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB / AMD Radeon RX 480
• Storage Space: 150 GB

FAQs

Which Game has the Highest System Requirements?

Shadow of the Tomb Raider has some of the highest system requirements in 2020. Being an open-world game using ray tracing, Tomb Raider’s latest installation provides some of the most realistic visuals but only on a system with the necessary specifications. Even at minimal setting, this game will demand at least 6GB, preferably DDR5 for proper fps outputs. Check out the best bits of the Shadow of the Tomb Raider.

What is the Most Difficult Game to Run In 2020?

Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey is the most difficult game to run smoothly in higher graphic settings. It will require at least 12 GB of VRAM graphics such as the Nvidia Titan X, to provide realistic texture details and depth of field. Alternatively, on lower settings, this game will work fine with a 5th gen i5 processor and 4GB of graphics.

What Game has Best Graphics in 2020?

Our final entrant on the list, Red Dead Redemption 2 has the best graphics capabilities as per our review. Although Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey and Forza Horizon 4 come quite close, Red Dead provides more graphics-intensive gameplay in unique surroundings. Odyssey does take you to the early medieval era whereas Forza brings the latest and top of the line racing visuals. Yet, RDR2 creates the most graphically rich environment with stunning attention to detail, perfectly tuned with its widely varying activities and gameplay.

Conclusion

Graphics rendered by the game engine is a derivative of your in-game display settings. To run any game at the best possible graphics quality, you may need the latest generation graphics card compatible with your personal computer. You can alternatively build a new PC with the latest GPU, RAM, and processor. Using a 144Hz IPS monitor with high color depth will provide the best visual experience.

Know that just having the best graphics card and display will not cut it. You will need at least an Intel i9 or a similar Ryzen processor to complement and GTX 1080 or higher GPU. If you have that part covered, enjoy the most graphically demanding games you can play in 2020! 

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Why are the Best Games So Big?

If you are playing Warzone, do us a favor. Check out the GBs of the game folder. (Coming to it later in this article!)

Think of it this way – What makes a great game?

The simplest answer is – More of everything.

You want at least 100 hours’ worth of content from it, expensive graphics, and a proper gaming engine working underneath.

What’s the catch?

The best games are big!

Just so that the biggest PC games with the largest game file size are often rated as the best games around. That simple!

So, if you want to play the best games, you’re better off upgrading your PC with the latest future-proof gaming hardware than the upcoming PS5 or Xbox X.

Finally!

You are all set to check out the biggest games ever made. Thank us later!

Biggest PC Games with Largest File Size

10. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare

• Game Size: At least 100 GB*
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• Release Date: 3rd November 2016
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• Developer: Infinity Ward

Move over WWII and head straight into space.

Infinite Warfare is an experimental tryst for the franchise, and where else to experiment than straight into space. Cool laser cannons, cooler spaceships, et al – Infinity Ward wanted to delve into the unknown and so they did.

A remarkably gratifying campaign, lots of side missions, and some excellently crafted graphics later, you will be left rattled. Infinite Warfare is ‘warfare’ with fast-paced action and difficult combat scenarios (even in Normal difficulty!) There is nothing you can hate about this game. Just make sure to have an open mind while learning low gravity combat movements. Master them or else you are in for a tough ride.

That’s where the brains at IW got it wrong.

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare is not everyone’s cup of extraterrestrial tea. It is just too refined. At the end of the day, how many gamers would settle in to practice their combat skills in space before taking on a mission? Not many and that is the reality of it.

Play Infinity Warfare if you are willing to put in a few extra hours of gamer’s detention.

It is worth it.

9. Red Dead Redemption 2

• Game Size: 100+ GB
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• Release Date: 26th October 2018
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• Developer: Rockstar Studios

A game you can keep on playing just for the sake of it.

Upwards 2,000 people worked on Red Dead Redemption 2. It’s a miracle that RDR2 does not have the largest game file size. Take GTA V (Around 80 GB in case you’re wondering why it’s not in this list!), roll back to the cowboy-outlaw era and make it multiple times more intuitive – RDR2 is one of the best video games ever made and not only that it’s one of the graphically demanding as well.

You will surely find Red Dead Redemption 2 on a serious gamer’s played/playing list. The sheer amount of actions/interactions you can perform on this game is what makes this a sandbox epic. It is a world of its own, a small one compared to Assassins Creed: Odyssey, but with endless simulations. You can, in the truest essence of the statement, live the life of an outlaw, in this case, a conscientious one as Arthur Morgan.

RDR2 delivers in epic proportions, worth 80 hours+ for the main storyline and countless more in multi-player. There is perhaps nothing not to like about this game.

That is, unless, you prefer your Fortnite or Warzone Battle Royale!

8. Hitman 2

• Game Size: 111 GB*
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• Release Date: 13th November 2018
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• Developer: IO Interactive

The best reboot in the history of gaming?

From movie to game to movie, if you haven’t played as Agent 47, you don’t deserve to play any shooting game at all. Hitman 2, the latest iteration from IO Interactive, lives up to expectations as the best (and the largest game) in the series.

This is what happens when you start giving in to some negative reviews. Subtle adjustments to the 3rd person view (which was never the best), a massively open-world of possibilities, excellently rendered graphics, and better object interaction – Hitman 2 hits the sweet spot again since 2016 rejig.

Consider this the ultimate sandbox gaming experience for assassinations and the likes. From the sun of Miami to the slums of Mumbai, Hitman 2 will take you places, and you will enjoy every detail. 

A brand-new set of weapons, an engaging storyline, a memorable finale – no, these are the things you still do not get. Strange. Agent 47 could do well with a few drones and other tactical gear thrown in. The Wolfenstein-like limited ammo and other realism make it difficult unless you have mission guidance on. Yet, this is still not ‘it’.

The best we can say is that Hitman 2 is an improvement. Better graphics and gameplay. In case you do not find it fun enough, it’s just not your thing.

7. Call of Duty: Black Ops III

• Game Size: 122 GB*
• Release Date: 19th August 2015
• Developer: Treyarch, etc.

Is this the best sci-fi Call of Duty?

Black Ops opened a whole new gameplay for the CoD franchise, and it cashed in quite successfully. Black Ops III is (arguably) the icing on the cake, the best and the biggest game ever made in the Black Ops side-franchise.

Black Ops III continues to the steady improvement in innovative gameplay additions. Player power-ups are the central pillar to the game and properly entertaining. Add some proper tactics, and you get a co-op/multiplayer mode that’s fast-paced, action-packed, and unabashedly rewarding. Compile a list of the best things a sci-fi fps should have; Black Ops III has most of them in spades.

What’s the catch?

For a 100+ GB game, the single-player campaign will last 15 hours tops, and that’s if you’re not good at fps games. Also, you may not enjoy a replay either. This is one of the few CoD games where you are over-powered and it’s not enjoyable second time out.

CoD: Black of Ops III is a blast-your-way-through sci-fi fps on steroids but the fun’s over way too fast.

6. Gears of War 4

• Game Size: 130 GB*
• Release Date: 11th October 2016
• Developer: The Coalition

Made for Gears of War fans only

Gears of War unlocked a whole new world of shooting games back in 2006. 10 years and 2 upgrades later, Gears of War 4 takes up the mantle. And this game is all about taking the mantle, from the old school to the new cool.

Yes, you get new guns, enemies, abilities, among other things. GoW 4 is a remodel. It is beautiful in every frame. Enemies are uglier and smarter. Multi-player co-op has more fun than before, partly thanks to the updated new Unreal Engine running underneath and partly because your PC is can handle a lot more than what it could have 10 years ago.

At its best, GoW 4 is a nostalgia remastered. It is old wine an expensively crafted new bottle with a bit off a sparkle. There are some innovative new gameplay techniques and surprises along the way. However, you will be left wanting. (Gears of War 5 is not what you would want!)

GoW 4 scores high as a standalone game and even as a sequel to vastly successful gaming trilogy. Worth playing if you love big guns. Let us know when you get a headshot!

5. Final Fantasy XV

• Game Size: 155 GB*
• Release Date: 29th November 2016
• Developer: Square Enix, etc.

The best that a westernized JRPG can be.

The problem with living up to expectations if you’re a 14-game old RPG series is that you never can do it. Final Fantasy XV tries really hard with a lot of content, some of the best RPG graphics yet and it mostly does quite well.

There is no doubt FF XV delivers in graphics and the small attentions to detail. The world is large and gorgeous. We recommend the Windows edition 4K pack to play all 4-character episodes. True as an RPG, the script is utterly wholesome and densely packed with a lot of minutiae. Real-time combat shows off some brilliant animations. Plus, the side missions are handsomely rewarding.

However, why can’t an RPG not be a typical RPG?

Unless you prefer the cliché emo style statements, kiddish real-time combat techniques, anime enemies, and generously clad males, FF XV is only for Final Fantasy gamers.

This maybe the best Final Fantasy to date with the biggest game file size. And that’s all there is to FF XV.

4. Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

• Game Size: 150 GB*
• Release Date: 18 August 2020
• Developer: Microsoft Corp., Asobo Studio, etc.

More a technological marvel than a video game

First things first, Microsoft Flight Simulator is not just a video game. It is, but then again, FS 2020 simulates the whole planet by drawing essential data from Bing Maps. How can that be just a video game?

Perhaps the best way to describe FS 2020 is to suddenly get a pilot’s license, a couple of planes, and free fuel to fly across the world. How much details you get to see depends on your graphics card and your PC.

That said, if you do have the necessary computing resources, you get to use Microsoft’s! At ultra-high graphics settings, it is difficult to differentiate between a photo and an FS 2020 screenshot. Bustling cities at 10,000 feet are almost photorealistic. What’s more, the gameplay is a puritan’s heaven, and you can get inspired to try out a pilot’s permit after it (food for thought only!)

FS 2020 is a flight simulator game with a perfectly developed physics engine. It is the biggest game ever made of its kind.

So why is this not the highest selling game yet?

That’s because it’s a simulator true to the very last code. A rigorous introductory training course, 10-minute long runway drive-outs, a hundred ‘crash landings’ later, you may finally get to fly a plane! Question is, are you up for it?

3. Destiny 2: Shadowkeep

• Game Size: 165 GB*
• Release Date: 1st October 2019
• Developer: Bungie

A game that ages with you.

As far as the largest game file sizes are concerned, we are most certainly at the business end. Destiny 2 started at only around 80 GB. But it has doubled up with multiple DLCs since it’s release. Surprisingly, few complaints about the 165 and counting gigs it takes up in their drives.

Destiny 2 rewards its loyal gamers with a continuous stream of expansions, updates, upgrades, additions and what not. Bungie has excelled in mixing new content with revitalized old content and an overarching storyline that keeps 120,000 players on Steam alone.

What’s the best part?

There’s always an expansion in the pipeline, another step closer to the omnipresent but unknown foe. Destiny 2 will keep you shooting, modding, chasing, amassing, crafting, new weapons, and armor for hours!

However, by the time you finish a somewhat anti-climactic climax in the campaign mode, you are left with a bevy of mundane activities. Things can slow down and suddenly you may consider not logging on for the day. Just so.

This is where Destiny 2 messes up. Even though it is a foundation for a larger body of work, you wait for the next expansion release. Or just go back to Skyrim again.

2. Quantum Break

• Game Size: 175+ GB*
• Release Date: 5th April 2016
• Developer: Remedy Entertainment

Bending the laws of time, a bit too hard.

Quantum Break will hit you hard and you will lose a track of time, it’s that good. Remedy, the same gaming house that delivered the legendary Max Payne series, delivers a big hurrah with QB, at least for the first hours.

Here is a gameplay scenario for you. Take a shot at your target. Now, pause time and flank the target. With the clock’s still paused, take another shot. And play. This is Quantum Break, a mind-boggling time-bending third-person shooter that will make you go gaga over the awesome gameplay. Spoiler alert, what you do in reality (or is it?) will have threaded consequences with what happens in a live TV show simultaneously running with your actions. The perfect next-gen third-person shooter?

That is just what we were thinking before it all seemed too well-coordinated as the game went on. Quantum Break makes you so lethal that you are almost too good for the game. You get powered up so high in the first half that there is little to play for, other than a well-told story.

Quantum Break could have been so much more than just one of the biggest PC games ever made. Ironically, the largest game file size without any expansion pack will keep you busy for only 12 hours (not a typo.)

1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

• Game Size: 200+ GB
• Release Date: 23rd August 2019
• Developer: Infinity Ward, etc.

The biggest game in the world and the best fps yet.

Modern Warfare 2019 has received varying reviews, with some loyalists considering it the best Call of Duty since ages and some berating the franchise for following the FIFA-like (Or iPhones/iPads) marketing gimmick.

Fact is – this 2019 iteration is the 2nd highest-grossing CoD to date after black ops. The single-player campaign is roughly 14 hours if not less.

However:

You will ingest every single second of it.

It’s the same storyline with a Russian backdrop in a fictitious Middle Eastern country. But Modern Warfare is just too good. Almost photorealistic graphics, excellent gunplay, and additional gameplay buff-ups make it a grand riposte.

There’s more:

Move beyond single-player and find yourself in perhaps the most addictive online fps world created so far. Grind it out in the Ground Mode or keep it simple in Battle Royale – the online multiplayer mode codenamed Warzone is a runaway hit. So much so that it’s now free to play franchise of itself. Frequent game updates with new maps, customizable weapons, skins, etc. do push the game size well above the 200 GB mark.

We did not mind it though. Just make sure you get a 512 GB SSD if you want to play Warzone for the coming years. This is the largest game file size there is and after a few weeks on multiplayer, you won’t hesitate to add a 100 more if it comes to that. (It will!)

*Note that game file sizes may include base game file size along with additional DLC, extension pack, additional content, 4K pack files, and their respective sizes as well!

Conclusion

The biggest games in the world are big mostly because of the large amount of graphics rendering required to deliver the gameplay. In comparison, CS: GO is still dwindling at 16 GB, with outdated gameplay techniques, textures, and rendering. Yet, it still holds on to a large number of active players. So, bigger is not always better.

However, bigger can mean expensive graphics and an extensive campaign/storyline. E.g. Deus Ex: Mankind, DOTA 2, Halo 5, The Last of Us 2, are great games with file sizes close to 100 GB.

Either way, these are biggest PC games yet and they are pretty good in their own rights!

We’ll keep updating this list!

FAQs

How many GB is Call of Duty Modern Warfare?

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has a base game file size of 200 +GB on PC and just under 200 GB on PS4 and Xbox. Modern Warfare has the largest game file size in the world, and it is one of the highest trending games as well.

What is largest Xbox game?

The largest Xbox game is Gears of War 4 with game file size of around 100 GB stretching up to 120 GB with expansions and DLCs. Halo 5 is also just as large, close to 100 GB of content.

What is the largest PS4 game?

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, including Warzone, is the biggest game on PS4. Frequent updates and additions to the base PC game as well as the online game format has had consistently added GBs to MW over the last year. A recent 51 GB update on PS4 has left many gamers scrambling for external PS4 storage options. 

How many GB is GTA 5?

GTA 5 is labeled as a 72 GB download for PC on Steam. However, the game file size can reach upwards 90 GB with additional DLCs and other mods or even more. 

Is No Man’s Sky the biggest game ever made?

No Man’s Sky is the biggest video game map ever made. Termed as a procedurally generated world, the gaming engine continues generating new worlds as you progress through the game. The in-game world of No Man’s Sky replicates that of the universe, which is to our senses, infinite.

Is Red Dead Redemption 2 the biggest game ever?

RDR2 is not the biggest game ever by either map size or game file size. However, it is often referred to as the biggest game ever and most graphically demanding too, thanks to its expansive gameplay options and features.

Is Red Dead Redemption 2 bigger than Skyrim?

In terms of map size, RDR2 is at least twice larger than that of Skyrim. However, comparing game file sizes, RDR2 easily crosses the 100 GB mark while Skyrim is a modest 12 GB download.

How many GB is Fortnite?

Fortnite clocks in at under 60 GB. But with updates coming in thick and fast, game file size will keep increasing. The current Fortnite Battle Royale game file size for PC downloads 17.5 GB.

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