Think you know gaming? Test your knowledge with PC Gamer's fiendish quizzes

Astarion thinking in Baldur's Gate 3.
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So, you're some kind of PC gaming expert, are you? Then you've come to the right place to prove yourself.

Each week here at PC Gamer, we're cooking up new quizzes to test you, and I'll warn you: these are some spicy dishes. With the combined experience of our team, we're bringing decades of pointless trivia to bear, and the result is quizzes that you should feel proud to hit the top scores in… or not too ashamed if you fail.

You'll see these quizzes pop up on the site each week, but I'll also be collecting them here, so you can easily dip into the backlog whenever you fancy sharpening your mental blade.

Patch notes

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Can you guess which games these 10 ridiculous patch notes are from?

Match some of PC gaming's weirdest patch notes to the game they originate in, from "Fixed occasional issue where a guest would arrive to the player's wedding dead" to "You can no longer mistake your infant child for a serial killer".

Weirdest currencies

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Can you guess gaming's weirdest currencies?

The worlds of PC gaming overflow with bizarre currencies. These days, people think nothing of grinding for Mucus-Slick Eggs in Diablo 4 or looking up the best places to find Delirious Scouting Reports in Path of Exile. But can you remember all the ones you've farmed, grinded, and traded for, and sort the real currencies from the fakes?

Health bars

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Can you guess the PC game based only on the health bar?

You play for hours on end with a health bar sitting quietly in one corner of the screen, but how well do you remember them? For each of these screenshots, all you have to do is tell us what PC game they belong to. It's harder than you might expect…

Dead games

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These 15 PC games died for our sins—can you even remember their names?

It's a sad truth of this industry that games die every year—servers shut down, listings get removed from storefronts, and some never even make it out of beta. They're gone, but are they forgotten? Time to find out—all you have to do is look at the screenshots and identify which dead game each one belongs to.

Forgettable faces

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Can you identify these games from their bland-faced, generic-looking protagonists?

Even in some of our favourite titles of all time, videogame heroes often share a certain specific and unimaginative look. With their short, brown haircuts, chiseled jawlines, and steely gazes, they can all start to blur into one. This quiz challenges you to figure out which bro is from which game, though mercifully spares you having to remember any of their names. (John? Jack? Jason? Nevermind.)

Magic spells

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How well do you know your videogame spells?

Are you an archmage or just a lowly apprentice? Test your arcane knowledge by picking out the real spell for each game, from Baldur's Gate 3 to Elden Ring to Slay the Spire.

Balatro jokers

Jokers from Balatro

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How well do you know Balatro's jokers?

Know your Blueprint from your Brainstorm? Can you tell the Legendary jokers apart? Test your knowledge of Joker Poker and try to ace our quiz!

Dungeons & Dragons

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Test your tabletop gaming knowledge with our diabolical Dungeons & Dragons quiz

Whether you're a veteran dice-chucker who knows what THAC0 is, or a latter-day Baldur's Gate 3 convert, this quiz is designed to test your understanding of the entire long history of the game, from its humble origins in 1974 through to its most recent incarnation.

Crates

Crates in a storage facility

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Can you ID a game just from its crates? Try to smash our crate quiz!

Whether you push 'em, stack 'em, or smash 'em, crates are absolutely everywhere in games. See if you can guess which game each crate in our quiz is from.

Warhammer 40,000

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How much do you know about the universe of Warhammer 40,000?

Do you know your Primarchs from your Primaris? Your orks from your krorks? Your Second War of Armageddon from your Third War of Armageddon? It's time to find out, with 10 devious questions that run the gamut of Games Workshop's enduring universe.

NPCs

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How well do you know videogame NPCs?

Our latest quiz gives you the names and brief descriptions for 15 different important NPCs—all you have to do is name the first game they appeared in.

Hacking minigames

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How well do you know your hacking minigames?

Can you identify all 10 just from a screenshot, without hacking into the PC Gamer servers to steal the answers?

MMO spells and abilities

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How well do you know your MMORPGs? Test your memory for talents, spells, and classes with our new quiz

From Runescape to World of Warcraft to Lord of the Rings Online, this is the ultimate challenge for any build addict or theorycrafter.

Baldur's Gate 3 Act 1

Baldur's Gate 3 quiz

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How well do you know Baldur's Gate 3's first act?

Have you also restarted Baldur's Gate 3 with a new character way too many times? Then this should be easy.

Factions

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Can you identify these videogame factions from just one screenshot?

Whether you're doing quests for them, joining them, fighting them, or grinding reputation to get that one rare armour set you can't live without, factions are often key to your experience with a game. The question is, how well do you remember them?

Call of Duty

Price in Call of Duty smiling

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Oh, you like Call of Duty? Name all 49 Call of Duty games

Here's a hint: they all start with the words "Call of Duty."

Videogame movies

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How well do you know the weird and not-so-wonderful world of videogame movies?

See how much trivia about films you don't even like has stuck in your brain over the years.

Kojima game character names

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How well do you know Kojima game character names? Take our quiz to see if we should start calling you Smart Quizman

I don't care how much Metal Gear and Death Stranding you've played, this one is so much harder than you think it's going to be.

BioWare games

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Can you name every BioWare game in just 2 minutes?

BioWare's library of games is a crucial part of the legacy of PC gaming—which is why I expect you to remember every single one.

Steam reviews

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Can you guess the game based only on a blurb from a Steam review?

A review on PC Gamer can contain a thousand words, but sometimes a Steam reviewer can sum up a game in just a sentence or two.

Roguelikes

Melinoë, the hero of Hades 2.

(Image credit: Supergiant Games)

How many roguelikes can you identify in five minutes?

I had to make it difficult, of course—that's only being faithful to the genre, right? Don't worry, if you lose, you can always start again.

Robin Valentine
Senior Editor

Formerly the editor of PC Gamer magazine (and the dearly departed GamesMaster), Robin combines years of experience in games journalism with a lifelong love of PC gaming. First hypnotised by the light of the monitor as he muddled through Simon the Sorcerer on his uncle’s machine, he’s been a devotee ever since, devouring any RPG or strategy game to stumble into his path. Now he's channelling that devotion into filling this lovely website with features, news, reviews, and all of his hottest takes.

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