Christmas Gift Guide 2017: Best games you can buy for PC and Console

This coming Christmas season, consumers who are fond of playing games will soon purchase games for themselves or as a gift to someone special. Here’s a hand-picked list of the best games that you can buy before the year ends.

We will be including popular games that are not just released in 2017 but also in the previous years. To add, we will not be prioritizing most mainstream games out there, but also add some underdogs in the gaming market. Some games can be purchased on different platforms but we will be having a preference on which is the best one to play the game in.

PC Games

For PC games, we will limit games that can be purchased via Steam and Battle.net.

Half-Life 2 (via Steam)

Price:

• Half-Life 2 – Php319.95 (Php31.99 until Nov. 29)
• Half-Life 2: Episode 2 – Php259.95 (Php25.99 until Nov.29)

Portal Franchise (via Steam)

Price:

• Portal – Php319.95 (Php31.99 until Nov. 29)
• Portal 2 – Php499.95 (Php49.99 until Nov. 29)

Rocket League (via Steam)

Price: Php499.95 (Php249.97 until Nov. 29)

Stardew Valley (via Steam)

Price: Php419.95 (Php281.36 until Nov. 29)

Cuphead (via Steam)

Price: Php499.95

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (via Steam)

Price: Php1359.99 (Php679.99 until Nov. 29)

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (via Steam)

Price: Php759.95

Grand Theft Auto V (via Steam)

Price: Php1,999 (Php999.50 until Nov. 29)

Overwatch (via Battle.Net)

Price:

• Game of the Year Edition – $59.99 $29.99 (Php1,524.42)
• Standard Edition – $39.99 $19.99 (Php1,016.11) 

South Park: The Fractured But Whole (via Steam)

Price: Php2239 (Php1679.25 until Nov. 29)

Console Games

For Console games, we will be including PS4 and Xbox One only.

Ori and the Blind Forest (Via Xbox One)

Price: $19.99 $11.99 (P607.04) (Microsoft.com)

The Last of Us Remastered (Via PS4)

Price: Php2095 (DataBlitz)

Persona 5 (Via PS4)

Price

• Persona 5 PS4 Standard Edition – P2395 (DataBlitz)
• Persona 5 PS4 Steelbook Edition – P2695 (DataBlitz)
• Persona 5 PS4 Take Your Heart Edition – P5495 (DataBlitz)

Until Dawn (Via PS4)

Price: Php2495 (DataBlitz)

Middle Earth: Shadow of War (Via PS4)

Price: Php2495 (DataBlitz)

Assassin’s Creed: Origins (Via Xbox One)

Price: Php2495 (DataBlitz)

Evil Within 2 (Via PS4)

Price: Php2500 – Php2700 (DataBlitz)

Resident Evil 7 (Via PS4)

Price: Php2500 – Php2700 (DataBlitz)

Tekken 7 (Via PS4)

Price:

• Tekken 7 Standard Edition – Php2595 (DataBlitz)
• Tekken 7 Deluxe Edition – Php3895 (DataBlitz)

Nier: Automata (Via PS4)

Price: Php2895 (DataBlitz)

These are some of the best games you can purchase this holiday season. We know that there will be a lot of games that won’t be included in this list, but it all comes down to a player’s preference for a game. Let us know what games you recommend by chiming in the comments section below.