Just because you don’t have access to the fanciest gear around doesn’t mean you have to play subpar games. Even if you’re on a potato computer or low-end PC, there’s plenty out there for you to enjoy. Here are some of Kotaku’s top picks for quality games that should run on almost anything.
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I would definitely add Hollow Knight and Sunless Seas to this list
You can play most games from Steam and other services on laptops and low-end desktops. That's why I never bothered to spring for a high-end device. I did settle on a laptop with two graphics cards including a Radeon chip in case I want to play something a little more graphic intensive, but I can tell you exactly what most of my Steam games look like. Let's just say they generally don't even come close to taxing the hardware I have, and it's nowhere near high-end.
Being that you could probably throw a PC together, with something as modest as a 680 and an i5, for around $600 or so, and that will play essentially anything you throw at it fairly well ... what constitutes a "low-end" PC anymore?