The best gaming laptops for 2025: I’ve put them all to the test and there’s a clear winner
Modern gaming laptops have come a long way. I tested all the latest models, but which sits at the top of the leaderboard?
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It’s reasonable to say that 2025 is a golden year for buying a gaming laptop. The latest graphics cards from Nvidia and new, more efficient processors from both Intel and AMD mean you can now buy laptops that deliver levels of gaming performance and battery life that would have been unimaginable just a couple of years ago.
The range of options has also never been wider. From 14-inch compact devices that you can throw into a backpack and carry around with you to 18-inch monsters that deliver unbeatable power, there is a gaming laptop to suit every conceivable circumstance and need.
The price range is just as expansive. A perfectly good gaming laptop with a new Nvidia RTX 50-series graphics card (often referred to as a GPU) can be picked up for around £1,200, but if you want something that delivers the highest levels of performance with a display to match and masses of storage, you can easily pay close to £6,000.
With such a range of devices available, it’s never been more challenging to choose wisely, so here is my pick of the best gaming laptops on the market right now.
The best gaming laptops: At a glance
- Best Buy gaming laptop: Razer Blade 16
- Best Value gaming laptop: Asus TUF Gaming A14
- Best compact gaming laptop: Acer Predator Helios Neo 14
- Best budget gaming laptop: Medion Erazer Deputy P1
- Most powerful gaming laptop: MSI Titan 18 AI HX
How to choose the best gaming laptop
Before choosing a gaming laptop, there are several questions you should ask yourself.
Firstly, do you plan on running your laptop on battery power for any length of time? Most gaming laptops have notoriously poor stamina, though the latest generation of processors from Intel and AMD has improved matters. Some laptops, such as the Razer Blade 16 and Asus TUF A14, can run for ten hours or more.
Do note that some of these laptops on this list weigh over three kilograms and in some cases, their power bricks weigh an additional kilogram. You won’t want to carry these around for prolonged periods, no matter how good your rucksack is. There are lighter options, however, such as the Acer Helios Predator Neo 14.
You also have many display options to choose from, including resolutions up to 2,880 x 1,800 and a choice of refresh rates (how often the display updates the image) ranging from 120Hz to 240Hz. The higher the resolution and frame rate, the more power-hungry the laptop will be, so it will require the highest-end internal components.
You might see this listed as a video RAM (or vRAM) number next to the graphics card specifications. As an example, the RTX 5060 and 5070 GPUs in this list all come with 8GB of vRAM, the RTX 5070Ti with 12GB, the RTX 5080 with 16GB and the RTX 5090 with 24GB. The bigger the number, the more powerful the GPU is.
Finally, with game install sizes taking up more space than ever, you will need a gaming laptop with at least 1TB of storage. Some gaming laptops even have the option to increase the total amount of storage yourself, but you will need to be brave enough to take the laptop apart.
How we test gaming laptops
My testing criteria for gaming devices is more demanding than for standard laptops. A gaming laptop needs to be able to run intensive games that push the hardware to its limits for prolonged periods. If performance is slow, or the laptop starts getting too hot, or the fans are too loud after only 30 minutes of gaming, then I won’t recommend it.
As my primary test, I use the game Cyberpunk 2077, due to its modern graphics and comprehensive benchmark settings. I run the test multiple times, tweaking the graphics settings and making a note of the average frame rates. This gives me an indication of the level of performance you can expect while playing.
Outside of the test, I spent many hours playing my way through a handful of other modern gaming titles for this guide, including DOOM: The Dark Ages and Stalker 2: Heart of Chernobyl.
Battery life testing is conducted by playing a Full HD (1080p) video with the display set to a standardised brightness level and any extraneous features such as the keyboard backlighting switched off. When the laptop runs out of battery, I note down the timestamp of when it died. Do bear in mind that this test doesn’t involve the GPU, which is the most power-zapping component. If you plan to game via battery power, be prepared for the battery life to drop off considerably.
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The best gaming laptops of 2025
1. Best Buy Gaming Laptop: Razer Blade 16
Score: 9/10
We like: Gorgeous display, great battery life, solid build quality
We don’t like: High price at the top end, keyboard is better for work than play
With the 2025 Blade 16, Razer has created a potent gaming machine that’s every bit as refined and civilised as a high-end laptop, complete with surprising battery life and an effective cooling system. Squeezing a fire-breathing Nvidia RTX 5090 GPU into a laptop the same size and weight as a 16-inch MacBook Pro shouldn’t be possible, but that’s exactly what Razer has done here.
Pride of place goes to the vibrant and colour-accurate 240Hz, 2,560 x 1,600 resolution display. Games look stunning and the motion fidelity is beyond reproach. The six-speaker sound system is impressive, too; it’s loud and detailed with plenty of bass. The keyboard is tactile and comes with per-key lighting, but for gaming, it’s no match for the keyboard in the MSI Titan and Alienware Area 51. The touchpad, however, is gigantic and an absolute joy to use.
Gaming performance is exceptional across the board, delivering ultra-fast frame rates with an AMD Ryzen HX370 CPU that provides a great blend of speed and efficiency. In the battery test, the Blade 16 ran for nearly ten hours, which is outstanding for a gaming laptop. The only real issue I have with the Blade 16 is that the RTX 5090 model reviewed here is expensive, but you can drop the price if you opt for the less powerful RTX 5070 variant.
To learn more, read our full Razer Blade 16 review.
Key specifications
- Display: 16-inch, 2,560 x 1,600 OLED, 240Hz, non-touch
- Processor: AMD Ryzen AI HX 370
- Graphics: Nvidia RTX 5090
- Memory: 64GB of RAM
- Ports: Two USB-C 4.0, three USB-A 3.2 Gen 2, HDMI 2.1, 3.5mm audio, SD card reader
- Storage: 2TB
- Dimensions: W 350mm, H 260mm, D 18mm
- Weight: 2.14kg
- Battery life: Nine hours and 30 minutes
2. Best Value Gaming Laptop: Asus TUF Gaming A14
Score: 9/10
We like: Good value, small and light, great battery life, strong gaming performance
We don’t like: White-only keyboard backlight
Proof that good things come in small packages, the new Asus TUF A14 squeezes an Nvidia RTX 5060 GPU into a machine that weighs just 1.46kg. Its dimensions are also Lilliputian for a gaming laptop, at only 311mm wide and 20mm thick. Better yet, the price makes it one of the cheapest RTX 50-series laptops you can buy at the moment.
The 2,560 x 1,600 resolution 165Hz screen may not be as bright as some of the competition, but it’s sharper by dint of being smaller and is impressively colour accurate. Performance is wonderful, too: Cyberpunk 2077 ran at an incredibly fluid 119fps, which is slower than the 200-plus frame rates I saw with some of the other laptops on test, but they all cost and weigh at least twice as much. The keyboard has a white rather than colour backlight, but other than that, it’s impossible to fault. The touchpad is well-engineered, too.
Compact gaming laptops often suffer from thermal issues, but the A14 proved itself capable of running at full whack for prolonged periods without the fans making the level of noise that can wake the dead. Unscrew the base panel and you will also discover additional space for another storage drive.
Key specifications
- Display: 14-inch, 2,560 x 1,600 IPS, 165Hz, non-touch
- Processor: AMD Ryzen AI 7 350
- Graphics: Nvidia RTX 5060
- Memory: 32GB of RAM
- Ports: USB-C 4.0, USB-C 3.2 Gen 2, Two USB-A 3.2 Gen 2, HDMI 2.1, MicroSD card reader, 3.5mm audio
- Storage: 1TB
- Dimensions: W 311mm, H 227.5mm, D 19.9mm
- Weight: 1.46kg
- Battery life: Around 13 hours
3. Best 18-inch Gaming Laptop: Medion Erazer Beast X1
Score: 8/10
We like: Spectacular value, bright 240Hz screen, excellent gaming performance
We don’t like: Weak sound system, shallow keyboard, poor webcam
Medion may not have shaken off the whiff of the Aldi centre aisle, but the Lenovo-owned company has some great value gaming laptops in its catalogue. The Erazer Beast X1 is one such example, because for just under £3,000, you get an RTX 5080 GPU, a 240Hz 18-inch display and 2TB of storage. The processor is a bang-up-to-date Intel Core Ultra 9 affair with 32GB of RAM.
Build quality is top notch with a stiff aluminium lid and solid plastic body, there’s a wide selection of ports and a funky LED light array on the black air vents. The keyboard is decent enough, but the touchpad is on the small side.
Gaming performance is every bit as impressive as other RTX 5080 and 5090 machines in this list and the screen proved bright and colourful. Fan noise is often an issue with cheaper laptops, but it was no louder than the Asus ROG Scar STRIX (below) under load.
The speaker system can’t match the likes of the Strix SCAR 18 or Titan for volume or quality, while the 1080p resolution webcam is drab and a bit fuzzy, though it does have a privacy slider. The battery life of four hours and 30 minutes is reasonable for an 18-inch machine.
Key specifications
- Display: 18-inch, 2,560 x 1,600 IPS, 240Hz, non-touch
- Processor: Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
- Graphics: Nvidia RTX 5080
- Memory: 32GB of RAM
- Ports: Two Thunderbolt 5, two USB-A 3.2 Gen 1, HDMI 2.1, RJ-45 Ethernet, 3.5mm audio, SD card reader
- Storage: 2TB
- Dimensions: W 408mm, H 300mm, D 30.4mm
- Weight: 3.6kg
- Battery life: Around 4.5 hours
4. Most Powerful Gaming Laptop: MSI Titan 18 AI HX
Score: 8/10
We like: Towering performance, 4K display, excellent keyboard, six-speaker sound system
We don’t like: Weighs a ton, short battery life, expensive
A true monster of a gaming laptop in every way, the MSI Titan 18 AI HX is great for anyone who wants the highest level of PC gaming performance but in a transportable form. I say transportable rather than portable because at nearly 4kg in weight and 33mm thick at the back, the Titan is one of the biggest laptops on this list.
Performance from the Nvidia RTX 5090 is towering, just shading even the potent Razer Blade 16 and ROG Strix SCAR 18 in our tests. The display is a super-sharp 4K resolution affair with a pixel density only a little shy of a 14.5-inch MacBook Pro. It also gets incredibly bright and is colour accurate.
The clicky mechanical keyboard puts it in a different league from the cheaper, less tactile membrane keyboards you’ll find on most of the other gaming laptops in this round-up. The touchpad sits flush with the deck and build quality is excellent, with the six-speaker system sounding supremely loud and tuneful.
Key specifications
- Display: 18-inch, 3,840 x 2,400 Mini LED, 120Hz, non-touch
- Processor: Intel Core Ultra 285HX
- Graphics: Nvidia RTX 5090
- Memory: 64GB
- Ports: Two Thunderbolt 5, three USB-A 3.2 Gen 2, RJ-45 Ethernet, HDMI 2.1, 3.5mm audio, SD card reader
- Storage: 4TB
- Dimensions: W 404mm, H 308mm, D 33mm
- Weight: 3.6kg
- Battery life: Around four hours
5. Best 16-inch Gaming Laptop: HP Omen Max 16
Score: 8/10
We like: Fantastic gaming performance, bright display, solid and stylish keyboard
We don’t like: Screen could be better, heavy for a 16-inch laptop
The Omen Max 16 hits a sweet spot by delivering gaming performance close to that offered by the latest RTX 5090 laptops, but without the need to remortgage the house or sell your firstborn. Granted, £3,000 is not exactly cheap, but for that money, not only are you getting a fast Intel Ultra 9 275HX processor but also an RTX 5080 GPU. This allows plenty of headroom to drive a 4K monitor if you plan on hooking your laptop up to an external display. In terms of overall gaming performance, the Omen Max 16 gave surprisingly little away to the far more expensive RTX 5090 machines in this round-up.
The display is extremely bright and it demonstrated excellent levels of motion fidelity with little smearing. The colours aren’t particularly vibrant, however and the two-speaker sound system isn’t the loudest on this list. The sound it makes is still detailed with ample bass.
Build quality is excellent thanks to an all-aluminium body and it’s easy to add extra storage should you wish. However, it is rather heavy, weighing nearly 3kg. I like the keyboard, which not only looks funky thanks to the translucent sides of each key, but is solid and pleasant to use for both typing and gaming.
Key specifications
- Display: 16-inch, 2,560 x 1,600 IPS, 240Hz, non-touch
- Processor: Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
- Graphics: Nvidia RTX 5080
- Memory: 32GB
- Ports: Two Thunderbolt 4, two USB-A 3.2 Gen 2, RJ-45 Ethernet, HDMI 2.1, 3.5mm audio
- Storage: 1TB
- Dimensions: W 357mm, H 269mm, D 28mm
- Weight: 2.7kg
- Battery life: Around eight hours
6. Best Gaming Laptop Display: Asus ROG Strix SCAR 16/18
Score: 8/10
We like: Stunning visuals, extensive lighting customisation, fast performance
We don’t like: Bit of a fingerprint magnet, rather pricey
Asus’ ROG Strix SCAR laptops proclaim their gaming credentials from the rooftops with a flashy strobing RGB light strip surrounding the base and a funky animated white LED arrangement on the lid.
Of course, it isn’t only about looks. The RTX 5090 GPU gives it gaming performance to match the very best, while the 18-inch 240Hz display is bright, colourful and fluid. It’s not cheap and the 16-inch model is only £100 less, even if you do get 32GB of RAM, two 1TB storage drives, loads of USB ports and a webcam that supports face unlocks. Both the expansive keyboard and touchpad are of suitably high quality, especially the latter, which is an utter joy to use.
The SCAR 18’s party piece is the ability to run Windows in HDR (High Dynamic Range) in the wide colour P3 space, rather than the usual Windows-defined sRGB. This gives you loads more colour, a massive increase in brightness and infinite contrast. Colour accuracy takes a slight hit, but who cares when it makes your games look this stunning?
Problems are limited to the case showing up fingerprints and Asus’ Armoury Crate software being far too complicated for its own good. Even setting up a per-key lighting pattern will involve looking for instructions online.
Key specifications
- Display: 18-inch, 2,560 x 1,600 IPS, 240Hz, non-touch
- Processor: Intel Core Ultra 275HX
- Graphics: Nvidia RTX 5090
- Memory: 32GB
- Ports: Two Thunderbolt 5, three USB-A 3.2 Gen 2, RJ-45 Ethernet, HDMI 2.1, 3.5mm audio
- Storage: 2TB
- Dimensions: W 399mm, H 298mm, D 32mm
- Weight: 3.3kg
- Battery life: Around 3.5 hours
7. Best Compact Gaming Laptop: Acer Predator Helios Neo 14 AI
Score: 8/10
We like: Beautiful display, powerful speakers, phenomenal gaming performance for the size
We don’t like: Only 120Hz refresh rate, case picks up fingerprints
While not quite as cheap, small or light as Asus’ impressive TUF Gaming A14 (above), the Predator Helios Neo 14 has a sumptuous 2,880 x 1,800 display and a more powerful RTX 5070 GPU.
The key selling point is the 14.5-inch 2.8K resolution screen, with high brightness and vivid colours. Games with great graphics, such as DOOM: The Dark Ages, look glorious on the Helio Neo 14 with saturated colours and loads of motion. The speaker system is loud, adding to the assault on the players’ senses.
The Helios Neo 14 has two storage slots, each filled with a 1TB drive in my review machine and a fully backlit keyboard, though there’s no option to set up per-key lighting. The typing feel and the touchpad aren’t quite up to the standard of the Asus TUF A14, but the keyboard is solid, which is handy when you are hammering away at it in gaming extremis. The RTX 5070 GPU doesn’t offer the performance advantage over the RTX 5060, but I would still recommend buying the most powerful GPU you can afford as a matter of principle.
Key specifications
- Display: 14.5-inch, 2,880 x 1,800 IPS, 120Hz, non-touch
- Processor: Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
- Graphics: Nvidia RTX 5070
- Memory: 32GB
- Ports: Thunderbolt 4, USB-C 3.2 Gen 2, USB-A 3.2 Gen 2, HDMI 2.1, 3.5mm audio
- Storage: 2TB
- Dimensions: W 324mm, L 255mm, D 21mm
- Weight: 1.9kg
- Battery life: Around eight hours
8. Best Gaming Laptop Keyboard: Alienware 16/18 Area 51
Score: 8/10
We like: Optional mechanical keyboard, unique style, space for three SSDs, superb high-resolution webcam
We don’t like: All the USB ports are at the back, short battery life
Alienware, Dell’s gaming division, makes laptops that look like no other, with distinct sci-fi branding. Available in both 16 and 18-inch configurations, with a choice of three GPUs and an optional mechanical keyboard, the new Area 51 RTX 50-series laptops are without doubt the most stylish and idiosyncratic on the market. Thanks to a four-speaker system, it’s one of the best-sounding, too, with great bass and plenty of volume.
The 2.5K screen has the highest refresh rate here at 300Hz. The mechanical keyboard is every bit as good as that fitted to the MSI Titan (above) and uses the same low-profile keys. One word of warning, however, is that the mechanical option only comes in a US layout. The illuminated touchpad has one of the lightest click actions I’ve ever encountered and takes some getting used to, but it works a treat once you’re acclimatised.
Alienware’s Area 51 laptops have a good range of USB ports, including two Thunderbolt 5 USB-C slots, but all of them bar the SD card reader and audio jack are located at the rear, which makes swapping accessories in and out a bit of a pain compared to using side-mounted ports. Typically for an 18-inch device, the battery life is not great; you’ll be lucky to get over the four-hour mark, but gaming performance was one of the strongest of any machine here.
Key specifications
- Display: 18-inch, 2,560 x 1,600 IPS, 240Hz, non-touch
- Processor: Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
- Graphics: Nvidia RTX 5090
- Memory: 64GB
- Ports: Two Thunderbolt 5, three USB-C 3.2 Gen 1, HDMI 2.1, RJ-45 Ethernet, 3.5mm audio, SD card reader
- Storage: 2TB
- Dimensions: W 365mm, L 290mm, D 28.5mm
- Weight: 3.4kg
- Battery life: Around four hours
9. Best Gaming Laptop for Price and Performance: MSI Crosshair 16 HX AI
Score: 8/10
We like: Great performance per pound, solid keyboard, bright display
We don’t like: Poor quality webcam, only one USB-C port
MSI’s cheaper gaming laptops typically offer fast performance for the price, though the levels of refinement are sometimes not quite on a par with equivalent machines from the likes of Asus and HP. Happily, that is not the case with the Crosshair 16 HX AI.
Available in two forms, one with an Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX processor and an RTX 5060 GPU, the other with a powerful Core Ultra 9 275HX and RTX 5070, the beefier of the two machines will still set you back less than £1,800, which makes it good value.
The display may be a standard 16-inch 2.5K affair, but it’s seriously bright and is incredibly colourful. Performance was strong across the board and more impressively, the cooling system was among the quietest of any laptop here, even when under maximum stress. The speakers are loud, if just a tad raucous, when turned up to the maximum. The battery life also impressed.
Of course, for the price, something has to give. The keyboard lighting is zonal rather than per-key, though the translucent WASD and full-sized arrow keys go a long way to make up for that. The 720p webcam is grainy and there’s nothing in the way of face unlocking. Did any of those drawbacks interfere with my gaming enjoyment? Not in the slightest.
Key specifications
- Display: 16-inch, 2,560 x 1,600 IPS, 240Hz, non-touch
- Processor: Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
- Graphics: Nvidia RTX 5070
- Memory: 16GB
- Ports: Thunderbolt 4, three USB-A 3.2 Gen 1, HDMI 2.1, RJ-45 Ethernet, 3.5mm audio
- Storage: 1TB
- Dimensions: W 359, L 266, D 28mm
- Weight: 2.5kg
- Battery life: Around nine hours
10. Best OLED Gaming Laptop: Acer Predator Helios 16S AI
Score: 7/10
We like: Colourful display, potent performance, space for more storage
We don’t like: Tinny speakers, no way to distinguish WASD keys
The big brother to the Predator Helios Neo 14 AI (above), the 16S AI also has an OLED display, but one that refreshes at 240Hz and it has a more powerful RTX 5070 Ti GPU. Physically, the Helios 16S AI ticks all the important boxes with an expansive backlit keyboard, a wide range of well-positioned USB ports and a good 1080p webcam that supports face unlocks.
The Samsung-made display is the most impressive feature, though, hitting high brightness in my tests. The colours are accurate and motion looks fluid, with animations presented cleanly and pin-sharp. The speaker system, however, is a big letdown, generating a thin soundscape that is hard on the ears at even medium let alone high volumes.
Opening up the Helios to add more storage is a doddle, though the two 1TB drives in my review machine were only mediocre in terms of speed. Battery life could be better, but I expected as such from a 2.5K resolution OLED machine. For under £2,500, the Acer is good value, but it’s a shame about the poor speakers.
Key specifications
- Display: 16-inch, 2,560 x 1,600 OLED, 240Hz, non-touch
- Processor: Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
- GPU: Nvidia RTX 5070Ti
- Memory: 32GB
- Ports: Thunderbolt 4, USB-C 3.2 Gen 2, two USB-A 3.2 Gen 2, USB-A 3.2 Gen 1, HDMI 2.1, RJ-45 Ethernet, 3.5mm audio, MicroSD card reader
- Storage: 1TB
- Dimensions: 357 x 276 x 27mm
- Weight: 2.7kg
- Battery Life: Around 6 hours
11. Best Budget Gaming Laptop: Medion Erazer Deputy P1
Score 7/10
We like: Outstanding gaming performance for the price, numeric keypad, translucent WASD keys
We don’t like: Drab screen, dismal webcam, thermal issues
When Medion announced it would be releasing an RTX 5060 laptop for under £1,200, I first thought it would be a pretty low-rent affair, so imagine my surprise when I unboxed the Deputy P1 and discovered it’s rather decent. Yes, the 1,920 x 1,080 144Hz display is drab and uninspiring and the webcam is awful, but the rest of the package holds up well, making this a highly recommendable machine for a low price.
The design is wholly generic, but it’s solid enough considering it’s made entirely of plastic. More important than the external design is the fact that it’s easy to open up and add extra storage. The port selection is also comprehensive, including a Mini DisplayPort. The processor is an Intel Core i7-13620H, which is powerful but isn’t able to run Windows AI tasks such as Recall and Studio Effects. The keyboard is unexceptional, but you do get a numeric keypad, a one-zone RGB backlight and transparent WASD keys.
Gaming performance from the RTX 5060 is strong, though the cooling system isn’t up to the job of keeping the temperature under control when under heavy stress. Even with the GPU running at just 60 per cent utilisation, it delivered triple-digit frame rates in my gaming tests, which is impressive for a laptop costing as little as this. The battery life of nearly five hours was longer than expected, too.
Key specifications
- Display: 15.6-inch, 1,920 x 1,080 IPS, 144Hz, non-touch
- Processor: Intel Core i7-13620H
- Graphics: Nvidia RTX 5060
- Memory: 16GB
- Ports: USB-C 3.2 Gen 2, USB-A 3.2 Gen 2, USB-A 3.2 Gen 1, USB-A 2.0, RJ-45 Ethernet, HDMI 2.0, Mini DisplayPort, 3.5mm audio, SD card reader
- Storage: 1TB
- Dimensions: 361 x 247 x 26mm
- Weight: 3.6kg
- Battery Life: Around 4.5 hours
Gaming Laptops FAQs
How much RAM do you need for gaming?
The higher the resolution you want to play games at, the more important RAM and specifically video RAM or vRAM, becomes. The current entry-level graphics card is the 5060, which comes with 8GB of vRAM. That’s generally good enough to support games at 2,560 x 1,600 resolution with high levels of detail and ray-traced lighting effects, but beyond that, you’ll need 12 or 16GB of vRAM, or you’ll need to start dialling down the in-game effects to keep the frame rate up.
Is Windows 11 good for gaming?
Windows is a de facto king of laptop gaming operating systems due to its huge market share of around 70 per cent. Some titles will also happily run on Linux or macOS laptops, but the list of games that will do so is massively shorter than the list that will run on Windows.
Why are gaming laptops so expensive?
That’s largely down to the cost of the GPU, which is an extra price on top of what you’d pay for a laptop without a dedicated graphics card. The fact that Nvidia has such an overwhelmingly large share of the mobile GPU market means there’s little reason for it to lower its prices in the name of competition.
Can you play console games via a gaming laptop?
If a game is purchased on Xbox and it is listed as an Xbox Play Anywhere title, it can be played on both Xbox and PC. But that’s as far as cross-platform compatibility goes. If you buy a game via Steam, the most popular online game store, it will only run on a PC running Steam or a Steam Deck handheld. If you buy a game for Sony’s PlayStation, it will only run on PlayStation.