There’s a common theme in the games being released in 2022: they look beautiful. But if you really want to unlock the power of these visually stunning titles, you have to use the right tools. Even older games look amazing when they’re played on the right kind of PC with the best software, like a Lenovo Legion with Windows 11. So you can imagine how they can enhance your gaming experience with the new releases.
When Windows 11 first launched, Microsoft claimed, “If you’re a gamer, Windows 11 was made for you,” and the OS has only gotten better in the updates since. It’s packed with features that are designed to make your games prettier than ever — like AutoHDR, which makes your games brighter and more colourful, support for DirectX 12 Ultimate for improved ray tracing and DirectStorage, which loads and renders your games at lightning speeds.
Similarly, Lenovo Legion embodies stylish on the outside and savage on the inside. It’s a beautiful gaming computer that makes games look stunning, so to celebrate, we’re talking about the most beautiful games you can play on it.
Hitman 3
The most recent Hitman games are full of missions that drop you in a sprawling map full of secrets, traps, opportunities, and funny encounters. Hitman 3 is a triumph, thanks to its hilariously inventive mission stories — one whisks you away to the English countryside to solve a murder mystery — and truly massive maps. It’s not uncommon to be trailing your target and suddenly have your breath taken away by a stunning vista that you have to stop and look at, mission be damned.
The entire trilogy is now on Game Pass and you can play the first two games in Hitman 3’s new and improved engine, making them look better than ever.
Elden Ring
The world of Elden Ring is full of monsters and terrors, but it’s also hauntingly beautiful. The enormous, luminous tree in the middle of the game world will help guide you through the dangers, and thanks to the game’s day-night cycle, you’ll be gifted with stunning sunrise and sunset views as you play.
Red Dead Redemption 2
Red Dead Redemption 2 is a testament to the unrivalled power of PC gaming. The extremely yeehaw RPG was first released on PS4 and Xbox One in 2018 and instantly became an iconic game. But it’s only when it was later released for Windows that we could fully appreciate its sheer beauty. Now, the best way to play it is with a powerful gaming PC running Windows 11. That way you can see how Arthur’s hair and beard grow over time, just like he loses weight if you don’t make him eat. Houses and railroads are built over time as you play, and the ads in shop catalogues have unique text to really sell the illusion that you’re browsing an old-timey general store. And, of course, your hat can get knocked off in a fight. With the graphics set to max and no limitations put on it by a console or an outdated PC, Red Dead Redemption 2 will blow you away.
Battlefield 2042
Not only do the maps in Battlefield 2042 look beautiful, but they can also change around you during a match thanks to the Levolution mechanic. The Orbital map revolves around a rocket launch site and seeing the rocket blast off into space is a sight to behold. The cityscape of the Kaleidoscope map can be taken over by a sandstorm that threatens to swallow you whole. Even just gliding above the lush maps in your wingsuit is a treat, especially with the powerful NVIDIA GeForce RTX graphics card in the Lenovo Legion. The Legion 5i Gen 7, for example, has an Intel Core i7 and an RTX 3070 Ti, which will let you run Battlefield 2042 with the graphics at their most beautiful. And if you want a little extra kick, it’s easy to enable overclocking through the Lenovo Vantage app.
Hades
Beautiful games don’t always need cutting edge graphics. Hades is one of the most beautiful games because it features an astonishing pen and ink art style that’s reminiscent of ancient Greek pottery. You play as Zagreus, the immortal prince of the Underworld who’s determined to escape to the surface. First, though, you must pass through four mythical locations — Tartarus, Asphodel, Elysium and the Temple of Styx — and defeat gods and legends of Greek mythology. Every location is gorgeous in its own way, from the lava rivers of Asphodel to the spectral fields of Elysium, and sometimes you want to stop fighting and just look back on how far you’ve come.
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
This critically acclaimed platformer is perfect for gamers who want to get lost in a story without shooting anything. As the white guardian spirit Ori, you travel through beautiful hand-painted scenes to bring life back to the forest of Niwen. Ori and the Will of the Wisps is a 2D Metroidvania, meaning you’ll explore the forest to find items and upgrades and often backtrack to access previously blocked off areas, slowly revealing more of the world as you play and improve Ori’s skills. You might want to play this game with a controller, but you’ll appreciate playing it on a high-end gaming PC like the Lenovo Legion to better appreciate the stunning world.
If we’ve all but convinced you to upgrade your gaming PC, you should check out the Lenovo Legion range, which combines exceptional hardware with the powerful Windows 11 operating system.