The Top 5 PC Game Installers

By Angel Sabater|

PCs or Personal Computers, were introduced to the world in the early 1970s. They began as mass-market consumer electronic devices called “Microcomputers”. The evolution of PC’s from the early 1970s changed the face of the world and its views on electronic devices, which are widely being used to this day. For those who would like to use PC’s for gaming, there aren’t that many game downloader websites that are available on the web. So I am here to talk about 5 different gaming sites that are safest to use.

1) Steam

Founded by former Microsoft employees, Gabe Newell and Mike Harrigton and released on September 12, 2003, Steam was developed by Valve Corporation and is one of the best-known and best game downloaders. Steam offers deals on hundreds of games that are actually expensive in stores like Gamestop, GameSpot, Walmart, Ebay, etc and limited-time free games. Steam can be used on a wide variety of PC’s, so go ahead and check it out and find that favorite game that costs only $5. Check out Steam: Game and Player Statistics at http://store.steampowered.com/stats/content/ to see the latest of Steam game downloads, player stats, Hardware and Software surveys.

2) Origin

Created and developed by Electronic Arts and released on June 3, 2011, Origin is another well known PC game downloader. EA initially created Origin to compete against its top competitor, Steam. It is mostly known for its popular games like, The Sims 3, The Sims 4, and Battlefield. One unique feature is that only for a couple of weeks does Origin have a “On The House” free game. It gives members one free game to have, so check it out, because there might be a bundle of games that may be free.

3) WildTangent

Founded by Alex St. John, Craig Eisler and Eric Engstrom and released in 1998, WildTangent was privately owned in the United States by several PC manufacturers, including Dell and HP. WildTangent offers a variety of “Family Style” games. For instance, puzzle games like Build-A-Lot and Nancy Drew mystery games. There are five “Coins” on each game that members can use before they can pay to have the full version of the games. WildTangent is great for having fun with the family or friends and getting to try out games for free before purchasing them. So check it out and have fun!

4) BigFish Games

Founded in 2002 and currently is a subsidiary of Churchill Downs Inc., BigFish games is best known for having “Casual” games. It distributes over 2,500 casual downloadable games for over 500 developers. Just like the above sites, BigFish allows a free trial on all paid games. So check out these casual games and see what’s good to play before buying it.

5) Battle.net

Another real gaming site is like Steam, Battle.net only offers eleven popular games. Diablo I, II, and III, StarCraft I and II, Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition and WarCraft III, World of Warcraft, Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, Heroes of the Storm and Overwatch. To be able to play these super cool games, gamers have to make an account and purchase these games at full price, but it is worth it if players want to play with other players.

All these websites listed above are free to sign up or sign in. Except for Battle.net, all the sites listed above are free to play before purchase of games. So check them out and see which site comes to your liking.