Top 10 Best Optimized PC Games of 2023

The year 2023 brought forth a number of impressive PC games, each with its unique features and optimizations. In this article, we’ll be discussing the top 10 best optimized PC games of 2023, based on their ability to scale well on multiple CPU cores, absence of console-like side effects, and smooth performance.

10. F1 23
F1 23, developed by Codemasters, was the best-optimized racing game of 2023. It featured numerous Ray Tracing effects, including RTGI, RTAO, RT Reflections, and RT Shadows. Even without these RT effects, the game ran smoothly on PC and looked great. The reason it’s in the tenth place is because the graphical improvements over F1 22 were not significant without the RT effects.

9. System Shock Remake
Nightdive’s System Shock Remake was a pleasant surprise, offering a solid PC release despite its development challenges. The game ran with 60fps on a lot of graphics cards and did not require a high-end CPU for high framerates. System Shock Remake did have a few traversal stutters, but most PC gamers likely didn’t notice them. The game’s art style was amazing, and it ran smoothly on a wide range of PC configurations.

8. Armored Core 6
Armored Core 6 did not push the graphical boundaries of current-gen games but ran smoothly on PC. It had no shader compilation stutters, and the K&M controls were excellent. The PC performance of Armored Core 6 was exceptional, making it a worthy addition to this list.

7. Atomic Heart
Atomic Heart, developed by Mundfish, was a pleasant surprise. Although it used Unreal Engine 4, it did not suffer from any shader compilation stutters. The game looked and performed great on PC, with only minor traversal stutters.

6. Resident Evil 4 Remake
Capcom’s Resident Evil 4 Remake was an incredible PC release, showcasing the capabilities of the RE Engine. It ran smoothly on PC and was one of the best-looking PC games of 2023.

5. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart was one of the best-looking games on PC and ran incredibly well on PC. It had a lot of graphics settings and supported all available PC upscaling techniques. It also featured a number of Ray Tracing effects.

4. Diablo 4
Diablo 4 was a pleasantly surprising PC release, with over 140fps at Native 4K/Ultra on the RTX4090. It did not require a high-end CPU for high framerates and supported AMD FSR and NVIDIA DLSS 3.

3. Lies of P
Lies of P was one of the best optimized PC games of 2023. It could run smoothly on a wide range of PC configurations and looked great. It also used the Denuvo anti-tamper tech without any performance or stuttering issues.

2. Dead Island 2
Dead Island 2, developed by Dambuster Studios, was in development hell and changed three gaming studios. Despite these challenges, it was one of the best-looking PC games of 2023 that ran incredibly well on a variety of PC configurations.

1. Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora stood out as the best-optimized PC game of 2023. It did not require a high-end CPU and ran smoothly without any annoying hiccups. It had stunning graphics and supported DLSS 3.5 and FSR 3.0 for performance boosts. The game also had a bunch of settings just for PC and felt great playing it with the KB&M. In a nutshell, Avatar was a solid PC release!

John Papadopoulos is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved – and still does – the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the “The Evolution of PC graphics cards.”

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