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The draft is back, this time with unofficial third host and PC gaming expert Jeremy Peel! Listen to 30 competitive picks from an amazing decade for PC gaming, then vote on the winner in our pinned Twitter poll @BackPagePod.

This week’s music is from the VVVVVV soundtrack by Magnus Pålsson.

PC Draft

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Categories

  1. RPG
  2. Tactics or strategy
  3. Launched in Early Access
  4. Indie game
  5. Immersive sim or stealth game
  6. Shooter
  7. Multiplayer
  8. Sim or management game
  9. Free pick 1
  10. Free pick 2

Draft Order

PlayerCategoryPick
MatthewRPGThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
JeremyTactics or strategyXCOM: Enemy Unknown
JeremyImmersive sim or stealth gameDishonored 2
SamuelShooterDoom (2016)
SamuelImmersive sim or stealth gameHitman 2 (2018)
MatthewIndie gameOuter Wilds
JeremyLaunched in Early AccessDivinity: Original Sin II
SamuelSim or management gameCities: Skylines
MatthewSim or management gameStardew Valley
JeremyRPGFallout: New Vegas
SamuelFree pick 1Portal 2
MatthewLaunched in Early AccessDead Cells
JeremyShooterAlien: Isolation
SamuelRPGThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
MatthewMultiplayerGrand Theft Auto V
JeremyMultiplayerHunt: Showdown
SamuelFree pick 2Disco Elysium
MatthewTactics or strategyShadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
JeremySim or management gameAmerican Truck Simulator
SamuelLaunched in Early AccessHades
MatthewFree pick 1Return of the Obra Dinn
JeremyIndie gameVVVVV
SamuelMultiplayerRocket League
MatthewShooterMetro Exodus
JeremyFree pick 1Slay the Spire
SamuelIndie gameHotline Miami
MatthewImmersive sim or stealth gameMetal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
JeremyFree pick 2Orcs Must Die!
SamuelTactics or strategyXCOM 2
MatthewFree pick 2Forza Horizon 4

Picks

CategoryMatthewJeremySamuel
RPGThe Witcher 3: Wild HuntFallout: New VegasThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Tactics or strategyShadow Tactics: Blades of the ShogunXCOM: Enemy UnknownXCOM 2
Launched in Early AccessDead CellsDivinity: Original Sin IIHades
Indie gameOuter WildsVVVVVHotline Miami
Immersive sim or stealth gameMetal Gear Solid V: The Phantom PainDishonored 2Hitman 2 (2018)
ShooterMetro ExodusAlien: IsolationDoom (2016)
MultiplayerGrand Theft Auto VHunt: ShowdownRocket League
Sim or management gameStardew ValleyAmerican Truck SimulatorCities: Skylines
Free pick 1Return of the Obra DinnSlay the SpirePortal 2
Free pick 2Forza Horizon 4Orcs Must Die!Disco Elysium

Results

Down to the wire
Frozen poll

  • Matthew 42%
  • Jeremy 17%
  • Samuel 41%
  • (282 votes)