So you've just built yourself a HAL-9000 beast. A SKYNET which can somehow divide by zero and always win at tic-tac-toe. What's the first thing you should do with such a batcomputer of a PC? Why, get some video games, of course!
Given you've probably already spent a small fortune on hardware, you'll probably be wanting discounted goods. This we can provide. Collected below is an expertly curated list of the apex PC games available, per genre. We regularly comb the internet for the cheapest deals on these highly sought after titles. So be sure to bookmark and check back periodically.Table of Contents
Latest PC Deals
- No Rest for the Wicked (-40%) A$35.90 Weighty combat and bold art direction. Still rough around the edges, but the confidence is real.
- Star Wars Jedi Survivor Del. (-88%) A$14.30 Big swings, uneven optimisation, but a strong arc. At this price, its flaws sting less.
- Quake (-67%) A$4.90 Still pure, still fast. Level design does all the talking.
- Tales of Vesperia Def. Ed. (-80%) A$11.30 Classic JRPG comfort food. Pacing is leisurely, charm is constant.
- Middle-earth Shadow of War (-90%) A$5.90 The Nemesis system still carries this. Structure bloats, emergent stories save it.
- The Talos Principle (-85%) A$6.50 Thoughtful, philosophical puzzling. Asks patience and curiosity, rewards both.
Or just get a Steam Wallet Card
Top Titles to Own
New to this platform and just keen to acquire the best in class stuff, regardless of price? Well, every item below should be on your to-buy list.
The Best PC Deals for: First-Person Shooters (FPS)
- Ready or Not - Tactical shooter focused on SWAT-style operations with intense strategy and realistic gunplay.
- Team Fortress 2 - Free Classic team-based shooter with a timeless mix of quirky characters, competitive play, and endless customisation.
- Rainbow Six Siege - Free Highly tactical shooter emphasising teamwork, destructible environments, and strategic planning.
- Hell Let Loose - Massive WWII battles with strategic planning, realistic combat, and large-scale multiplayer.
- Battlefield 1 Revolution - Epic WWI shooter combining large-scale warfare, vehicles, and cinematic multiplayer moments.
The Best PC Deals for: Role-Playing Games (RPG)
The Best PC Deals for: Action-Adventure
The Best PC Deals for: Sports
The Best PC Deals for: Racing
The Best PC Deals for: Kids
Great Screens Worth Monitoring
LG UltraGear 45-inch OLED Dual-Mode
I’m a long-time ultrawide tragic, so let’s get that bias out of the way early. Once you’ve wrecked folks on Battlefield 6 via a proper wraparound panel, going back to 16:9 feels like you've got horse blinkers on. The LG UltraGear 45-inch OLED leans into that feeling and then pushes it further than most people actually need.
First off, this thing is enormous. A 45-inch, aggressively curved OLED slab that tractor beams your undivded attention into games in a way flat panels simply cannot (the only way to be more immersed is to be in VR). The real party trick, however, is the dual-mode setup. You get pristine 5K2K at 165Hz when you want everything to look obscene, or you flip to WFHD at a frankly silly 330Hz when raw speed matters more than pixel density. If that sounds indulgent. It's because is. It’s also genuinely gobsmacking.
OLED does its usual magic here. Deep blacks, absurd contrast, and motion clarity that makes fast shooters feel borderline unfair. And yes, I immediately fired up PC ports of Ghost of Tsushima, God of War: Ragnarok, and Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart just to see how far I could push the ultra-wide novelty factor. Playing PlayStation games like this feels unnecessary in the best possible way. It also annoys my PS5-only friends, which I consider a feature.
There are downsides. Desk space is not optional, the power brick is McChockers, and your GPU will need to be doing some heavy lifting to make 5K2K worth the effort. It’s also expensive, but so is committing to this level of excess. That said, if you’re already sold on ultrawide gaming, this monitor feels like a logical, slightly unhinged final form.
Get one here at JB Hi-Fi or Amazon AU
Third Party Controllers
A Cheaper Esports-Grade Controller
GameSir G7 Pro (PC wireless)
The G7 Pro is one of those pads that makes you wonder how it can be A$159 and so features overladen at the same time. Officially, it is your wireless buddy on PC. Unofficially, it is also happy to moonlight on Xbox via a wired hookup or pair with your Android phone over Bluetooth. It is like that one mate who turns up to every party no matter the dress code.
In practice, it feels solid with just enough weight to avoid the toy-like vibe some budget pads carry. The Hall Effect sticks do the heavy lifting by keeping drift out of the picture. Triggers snap back with confidence, and the programmable back buttons give you a cheeky slice of Elite Controller flavour without Elite Controller prices.
Magnetic faceplates are a fun touch if you like to freshen things up, and the GameSir Nexus software lets you tinker with sensitivity and remapping until you feel like a NASA engineer. Wireless stability is strong and input lag is so low that you would have to invent a science experiment to notice it.
This is not trying to dethrone the big first-party premium offerings, and it knows it. What it chases instead is an affordable way to cover three platforms with one device that is dependable, comfortable and quietly clever. The G7 Pro is the kind of controller you buy as a backup and then realise it has sneakily become your main squeeze.
The Best VR Accessories
Gaming Mice to Get
Turtle Beach Burst II Pro
The Burst II Pro is very clearly built for people who care about performance, but do not want their mouse looking like it escaped a Formula One wind tunnel. It’s ultra-light at 57 grams, yet keeps a solid shell, which I appreciate after years of honeycomb mice trying to exfoliate my palm.
In use, it feels fast in a way that is immediately noticeable. The Owl-Eye 30K sensor is absurdly precise, tracking cleanly even during wild flicks and messy resets, and the 8K wireless polling rate makes everything feel instant. Inputs land exactly when you expect them to. No mush. No hesitation. Just action matching intention, which is the whole point.
The Titan Optical Switches are another quiet win. Clicks are crisp and snappy without being tiring, and they hold up under rapid fire. Scroll wheel steps are defined, not sloppy, and the symmetrical shape plays nicely with claw and fingertip grips without forcing your hand into anything weird.
Battery life is better than you would expect at this level. Around 40 hours at 8K is genuinely usable, and switching down to 1K stretches that out dramatically. You also get Bluetooth, USB-C wired play, spare skates, and grip tape in the box, which feels generous.
Downsides are minor. The shape is safe rather than adventurous, and casual players will not need half this tech. But if you want elite wireless performance in a clean, no-nonsense mouse that actually feels good to use, the Burst II Pro absolutely earns its stripes.
Gaming Keyboards to Get
Turtle Beach Vulcan II TKL
The Vulcan II TKL feels like Turtle Beach finally making a keyboard for people who actually use their desk, not just admire it on Instagram. No numpad, no nonsense, just a compact layout that frees up mouse space and immediately makes sense the moment you sit down.
Typing on it is genuinely satisfying. The mechanical switches are crisp without being obnoxious, with a clean actuation that works just as well for frantic shooters as it does for late-night writing or work-from-home admin. It has that nice middle ground where it feels responsive and deliberate, but not so sensitive that you start fat-fingering every key in sight.
Build quality is solid, with an aluminium top plate that keeps everything feeling planted. The low-profile design also helps with comfort, especially during longer sessions. You do not feel like your wrists are climbing a small hill just to reach WASD. RGB is here, of course, but it is tasteful. Bright when you want it, ignorable when you do not.
There are limits. No wireless option, and the TKL layout will annoy anyone who lives on the numpad. The software does what it needs to, but it will not win awards for elegance.
Still, as a clean, compact mechanical keyboard that feels good to use and does not try too hard to impress, the Vulcan II TKL gets a lot right. It is the kind of keyboard you stop thinking about once the game starts, which is exactly the point.
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Adam's an Aussie deals wrangler who spends too much of his income on the bargains he finds. You can occasionally find him @Grizwords.