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This is a list of PC games that are inferior to their console versions or inferior to what is normally expected from PC games.

The following issues are considered (feel free to suggest more):

Keyboard/mouse support - Are the games designed with keyboard/mouse support in mind? Menu scrolling with keyboard only, forced auto aim, and console controls shown in-game are examples of badly designed games.

Controller support - Whether the game natively supports controllers or not.

Advanced configuration - Does the game allow more configuration options than just basically the resolution and subtitles? Advanced graphics options, aspect ratio, FOV, mouse sensitivity/acceleration, etc. Games that are especially bad will encrypt config files to prevent user config.

Free of performance issues - If a PC game performs poorly on high end PCs when they run fine on consoles are poorly optimized for PC. Another issue are FPS capped games, especially if it's at 30 FPS. Games that crash frequently are also included. Games with low resolution FMV will also be included here.

Free of DRM or extra software/accounts - DRM includes online only, activation limits, and disk checks. Extra software and accounts are things such as Games for Windows Live, Steam, EA, Rockstar Club, Punkbuster etc.

Simultaneous release - Whether the PC version was released the same day as the console version.

Mod support - Whether mod tools or map making tools have been released.

Dedicated servers - Whether the game supports dedicated servers or not.

Free of save issues - Does the game not allow save anywhere but is typically included in games of the same genre on PC? Are save games locked? Do they sometimes corrupt?

Local multiplayer - Split-screen or same-screen multiplayer? Some games may also have inferior versions of this on PC. Also whether there is LAN support.

If you haven't noticed, Yes will always be positive and No will always be negative. ? will be used when unknown and N/A when it's not applicable to the game.

B

Title	Publisher	Keyboard/mouse	Controller	Adv. Config	Free of performance issues	Free of DRM or extra accounts/programs	Simultaneous release	Mod support	Dedicated servers	Free of save issues	Local multiplayer
Batman Arkham Asylum	Eidos	Yes	Yes	Yes	No, GFWL causes crashes for some	No, GFWL	No, ~3 week delay	No	N/A	No, locked to GFWL account, may corrupt	N/A
Battlefield Bad Company 2	EA	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No, EA or disk check. Punkbuster	Yes	No	Yes, though files are not available to the public	?	No
Battlefield 3	EA	Yes	?	?	?	No, Origin [1]	Yes	No [2]	Yes	?	?
Bioshock 2	2K Games	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No, GFWL	Yes	No	No	No, locked saves	No
Borderlands	2K Games	No, inventory and other menus unoptimized for mouse use	Yes	Yes, through ini's	Yes	No, Gamespy for multiplayer	No, ~1 week delay	No	No	Yes	Yes, LAN
Brink	Bethesda	Yes	No	Yes	No, performance issues and graphical glitches at release. 30 FPS cap in single player or listen hosting.	No, Steam	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Bulletstorm	EA	No	Yes	No, encrypted .ini's [3]	No, poor performance at launch with resolutions not a multiple of 8 [4]	No, GFWL	Yes	No	No	?	No

C

Title	Publisher	Keyboard/mouse	Controller	Adv. Config	Free of performance issues	Free of DRM or extra accounts/programs	Simultaneous release	Mod support	Dedicated servers	Free of save issues	Local multiplayer
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2	Activision	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No, Steam	Yes	No	No	Yes	No, no LAN or split screen

D

Title	Publisher	Keyboard/mouse	Controller	Adv. Config	Free of performance issues	Free of DRM or extra accounts/programs	Simultaneous release	Mod support	Dedicated servers	Free of save issues	Local multiplayer
Diablo 3	Activision-Blizzard	?	?	?	?	No, online only [5]	N/A	No [6]	No	?	No, no offline LAN
Driver: San Francisco	Ubisoft	?	No, no wheel support [7]	?	?	No, internet required at launch [8]	No, 3 week delay	?	?	?	?
Dungeon Siege III	Square Enix	No, poor controls and no rebinding keys	Yes	?	?	No, Steam	Yes	No	No	?	?

F

Title	Publisher	Keyboard/mouse	Controller	Adv. Config	Free of performance issues	Free of DRM or extra accounts/programs	Simultaneous release	Mod support	Dedicated servers	Free of save issues	Local multiplayer
Fable 3	Microsoft	No, references controller buttons	Yes	?	No, may have stability problems	No, GFWL	No, 7 month delay	No	No	No, one save, locked saves and potential corruption issues	No
Fallout 3	Bethesda	No, Pip Boy does not have one button mapping to inventory, map, etc and the text is too big for high res PC monitors.	Yes	Yes	Yes	No, GFWL	Yes	Yes	N/A	Yes, though offline and online saves are stored in different yet transferable profiles	N/A
Fallout New Vegas	Bethesda	No, Pip Boy does not have one button mapping to inventory, map, etc and the text is too big for high res PC monitors.	Yes	Yes	Yes	No, Steam	Yes	Yes	N/A	Yes	N/A
From Dust	Ubisoft	No, feels like using a controller	Yes	No, no AA, limited windowed resolutions	No, 30 FPS cap	No, online at launch [9]	No, 3 week delay	?	N/A	?	N/A

G

Title	Publisher	Keyboard/mouse	Controller	Adv. Config	Free of performance issues	Free of DRM or extra accounts/programs	Simultaneous release	Mod support	Dedicated servers	Free of save issues	Local multiplayer
Grand Theft Auto 4	2K Games/Rockstar	Yes	Yes	Yes	No, performance issues at release	No, online activation, Rockstar Social Club, GFWL	No, 7 month delay	Yes	No	No, locked to GFWL	Yes, LAN
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City	2K Games/Rockstar	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No, online activation, Rockstar Social Club, GFWL	No, 6.5 month delay	Yes	No	No, locked to GFWL	Yes, LAN

M

Title	Publisher	Keyboard/mouse	Controller	Adv. Config	Free of performance issues	Free of DRM or extra accounts/programs	Simultaneous release	Mod support	Dedicated servers	Free of save issues	Local multiplayer
Mass Effect 2	EA	Yes	No	No, no AA options	No, low FMV resolution, low res textures	No, activation required.	Yes	No	N/A	Yes	N/A

S

Title	Publisher	Keyboard/mouse	Controller	Adv. Config	Free of performance issues	Free of DRM or extra accounts/programs	Simultaneous release	Mod support	Dedicated servers	Free of save issues	Local multiplayer
Saints Row 2	THQ	No, change menus with ctrl+shift	Yes but no controller prompts	Yes	No, high sys req, high game speed if CPU not 3.2 GHz	No, Steam	No, 3 month delay	No	No	No, rare corruption	Yes
Section 8: Prejudice	TimeGate Studios	Yes	Yes	No, can't change FOV or enable AA.	Yes	No, GFWL	No, 2 week delay	No	Yes	N/A	No
Silent Hunter 5	Ubisoft	Yes	No	Yes	No, buggy	No, online only	N/A	Yes	No	Yes	No, online only
Starcraft 2	Activision-Blizzard	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No, Battle.net	N/A	Yes	No	Yes	No

T

Title	Publisher	Keyboard/mouse	Controller	Adv. Config	Free of performance issues	Free of DRM or extra accounts/programs	Simultaneous release	Mod support	Dedicated servers	Free of save issues	Local multiplayer
The Settlers 7	Ubisoft	Yes	No	?	Yes	No, online only.	N/A	?	No	Yes	No
Transformers: War for Cybertron	Activision	No, can't remap controls	Yes	No, encrypted ini	No, capped at 30 FPS, crash problems	No, account required for multiplayer	Yes	?	No	?	No

Y

Title	Publisher	Keyboard/mouse	Controller	Adv. Config	Free of performance issues	Free of DRM or extra accounts/programs	Simultaneous release	Mod support	Dedicated servers	Free of save issues	Local multiplayer
YOU DON'T KNOW JACK	THQ	No, keyboard only navigation	No	No	Yes	No, Steam	Yes	N/A	N/A	N/A	No, 2 players and offline only on PC vs. 4 players and online multiplayer on consoles.