Browse All Smart Devices by the Programs, Apps and Games supported.
Are you looking for a gaming rig capable to run No Man's Sky? Or are you more of a Photoshop kind of person?
If you want to select your next smart device based on how it runs that piece of software, you're at the right place! below you'll find a list of popular programs, apps, and games. Each of them offers 3 options based on how hardcore your needs are:
Compatibility ratings
Compatibility for software is determined based on their makers' recommendations. Here's what to expect from different ratings:
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This means the software will run but it might get slow when tasks grow in complexity.
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This is what most people will need.
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This leaves some headroom for things such as mods, plug-ins or simply to complete tasks of uncommon complexity.
Different companies have different performance expectation for minimum and recommended specs. As a result, there can be quite a bit of variation in performance from one program to the next but this should still be a good reference point.
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Web & Communication
Facebook
Platforms:
The most popular social media at the moment, it's the platform of choice to reunite with old friends and stay in touch with friends and family.
results: 216
starting $119.99
results: 216
starting $119.99
results: 216
starting $119.99Netflix
Platforms:
Popular premium video streaming service for movies and TV programs.
results: 260
starting $99.99
results: 260
starting $99.99
results: 260
starting $99.99Spotify
Platforms:
Popular Music Streaming Service.
results: 260
starting $99.99
results: 260
starting $99.99
results: 260
starting $99.99YouTube
Platforms:
One of the most popular video streaming platform, free for viewers and content creators.
results: 232
starting $119.99
results: 223
starting $119.99
results: 184
starting $369.99Texts & Numbers
LibreOffice
Platforms:
The free, open-source, productivity suite.
results: 204
starting $129.00
results: 185
starting $369.99
results: 167
starting $379.99Microsoft Access 2016
Platforms:
The professional standard for operations database.
results: 183
starting $257.91
results: 157
starting $369.99
results: 123
starting $489.00Microsoft Excel 2016
Platforms:
The professional standard for spreadsheets.
results: 222
starting $119.99
results: 172
starting $369.99
results: 123
starting $489.00Microsoft PowerPoint 2016
Platforms:
The industry standard for presentation.
results: 233
starting $119.99
results: 183
starting $369.99
results: 134
starting $489.00Microsoft Project 2016
Platforms:
Microsoft's project management utility.
results: 184
starting $169.99
results: 168
starting $369.99
results: 123
starting $489.00Microsoft Word 2016
Platforms:
The professional standard for word processing.
results: 229
starting $119.99
results: 172
starting $369.99
results: 123
starting $489.00QuickBooks Desktop 2018
Platforms:
If you need an accounting program for individuals and businesses of any size, QuickBooks is pretty much the industry standard.
results: 169
starting $369.99
results: 149
starting $379.99
results: 67
starting $592.39Drawing and Illustrations
Adobe Illustrator CC 2017
Platforms:
Adobe's industry-standard for vector drawings.
results: 175
starting $365.91
results: 107
starting $379.99
results: 58
starting $949.00Clip Studio Paint
Platforms:
Previously known as Manga Studio, Clip Studio Paint is popular among anime-style illustrators.
results: 164
starting $379.99
results: 106
starting $379.99
results: 57
starting $949.00Corel Painter 2017
Platforms:
The industry standard for organic-feeling digital illustrations.
results: 188
starting $365.91
results: 139
starting $379.99
results: 60
starting $949.00Inkscape
Platforms:
Open source vectorial illustration software.
results: 201
starting $169.99
results: 187
starting $365.91
results: 106
starting $379.99Krita
Platforms:
A free sketching / painting program.
results: 201
starting $169.99
results: 162
starting $379.99
results: 91
starting $799.99Microsoft Visio 2016
Platforms:
The professional standard for chart creation.
results: 184
starting $169.99
results: 168
starting $369.99
results: 123
starting $489.00PaintTool SAI
Platforms:
A well-known, battle-tested and lightweight painting program.
results: 174
starting $299.99
results: 151
starting $379.99
results: 86
starting $599.99Audio & Visual medias
Adobe InDesign CC 2017
Platforms:
Adobe's for professional page layout.
results: 189
starting $299.99
results: 162
starting $379.99
results: 61
starting $592.39Microsoft Publisher 2016
Platforms:
Microsoft's entry-level page layout program.
results: 184
starting $169.99
results: 168
starting $369.99
results: 120
starting $489.003D and CAD
AutoCAD 2018
Platforms:
results: 99
starting $379.99
results: 81
starting $799.99
results: 37
starting $1399.99Autodesk 3ds Max 2018
Platforms:
3D Studio Max is one of the premium 3D software suites used in big-budget projects like movies and games. It handles modeling, materials, animating and rendering and a plethora of plug-ins are available to add even more features.
results: 86
starting $799.99
results: 44
starting $949.99
results: 10
starting $1949.00Autodesk Maya 2018
Platforms:
Maya is a total solution for professional 3D creation.
results: 97
starting $599.99
results: 38
starting $1399.99Blender
Platforms:
An impressive and free 3D modeling, animation and video editing program. A great choice to get acquainted with 3D or if you can't afford the standard options.
results: 162
starting $379.99
results: 85
starting $799.99
results: 10
starting $1949.00MagicaVoxel
Platforms:
This free 3D Voxel editor is an excellent way to make retro-inspired sculptures and game assets. Voxels being similar to Lego Blocks and Minecraft makes this an easy way to get acquainted with 3D creation.
results: 171
starting $379.99
results: 92
starting $799.99
results: 82
starting $799.99SketchUp
Platforms:
Learning 3D modeling can be complicated, but SketchUp offers an easy-to-learn alternative to create models, plans, etc. A useful tool for the budding 3D modeler or if you need to prototype something in digital form before starting building.
results: 153
starting $379.99
results: 61
starting $899.99
results: 35
starting $1399.99Substance Painter
Platforms:
Once 3D modelling is done, it's necessary to apply materials and textures. And substance painter allows you to edit and preview those in real time for games and movies.
results: 84
starting $799.99
results: 35
starting $1399.99ZBrush 4R8
Platforms:
This renowned sculpting program excels at detailing 3D objects, including organic subjects.
results: 170
starting $257.91
results: 100
starting $599.99
results: 18
starting $1399.99Music Production
Ableton Live
Platforms:
Professional music sequencer and audio editor.
results: 192
starting $257.91
results: 172
starting $257.91
results: 71
starting $592.39Adobe Audition CC 2017
Platforms:
Adobe's suite for audio edition, composition and recording.
results: 184
starting $369.99
results: 107
starting $379.99
results: 91
starting $799.99Audacity
Platforms:
Open-source audio recording and editing suite.
results: 192
starting $257.91
results: 170
starting $257.91
results: 137
starting $257.91FL Studio 12
Platforms:
A highly customizable and extensible music creation suite with lifetime free updates.
results: 174
starting $299.99
results: 125
starting $489.00
results: 95
starting $599.99GarageBand for iOS
Platforms:
The mobile version of Apple's music creation app.
results: 12
starting $189.85
results: 12
starting $189.85
results: 10
starting $414.99LMMS
Platforms:
A free multi-platform program to produce music. Using recordings, synthesizers and digital instruments.
results: 201
starting $169.99
results: 186
starting $257.91
results: 125
starting $257.91Logic Pro X
Platforms:
Pro Audio recording and music production software by Apple.
results: 15
starting $599.00
results: 14
starting $849.00
results: 3
starting $2299.00Photo Editing
Adobe Photoshop CC 2017
Platforms:
The industry standard for photo editing.
results: 184
starting $369.99
results: 106
starting $379.99
results: 58
starting $949.00GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP)
Platforms:
The open-source photo edition program.
results: 192
starting $257.91
results: 183
starting $369.99
results: 138
starting $379.99Paint Shop Pro 2018
Platforms:
A powerful photo edition program.
results: 174
starting $299.99
results: 151
starting $379.99
results: 86
starting $599.99Video Editing
Adobe After Effects CC 2017
Platforms:
Adobe's professional video animation and special effects program.
results: 189
starting $299.99
results: 106
starting $379.99
results: 10
starting $1949.00Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2017
Platforms:
Adobe's video editing software.
results: 172
starting $365.91
results: 60
starting $949.00Final Cut Pro X
Platforms:
Apple's professional video editing solution.
results: 15
starting $599.00
results: 9
starting $1099.00
results: 2
starting $2799.99Shotcut
Platforms:
For a free video editing program, Shotcut is surprising powerful and has plenty of features. A good pick if you're doing more than just trimming home videos but aren't ready to spend a lot of money on video editing software.
results: 187
starting $365.91
results: 86
starting $799.99
results: 45
starting $949.00Video Games
Cultist Simulator
Platforms:
Being a cultist is hard work; you have to contend with your mundane activities and needs while heeding the call of the occult.
results: 172
starting $379.99
results: 144
starting $379.99
results: 92
starting $599.99Enter the Gungeon
Platforms:
Rogue-like Shoot-em-up.
results: 200
starting $169.99
results: 188
starting $365.91
results: 139
starting $379.99Factorio
Platforms:
Create the optimal factory in this puzzle game.
results: 188
starting $365.91
results: 141
starting $379.99
results: 93
starting $799.99Game Dev Tycoon
Platforms:
Always dreamed of working in the game industry? This business simulator takes you through video game history as you put new games to market.
results: 242
starting $169.99
results: 104
starting $599.99
results: 89
starting $799.99Hearthstone; Heroes of Warcraft
Platforms:
Collectible Cards Game for your smart device of choice.
results: 247
starting $129.00
results: 98
starting $699.00
results: 84
starting $799.99Lara Croft Go
Platforms:
Mobile puzzle version of Tomb Raider.
results: 236
starting $169.99
results: 208
starting $365.91
results: 163
starting $379.99MAME
Platforms:
Open Source emulator for the retro games aficionado.
results: 251
starting $129.00
results: 191
starting $379.99
results: 88
starting $799.99Minecraft
Platforms:
Famous Indie mining, building and survival game.
results: 190
starting $299.99
results: 86
starting $799.99
results: 72
starting $799.99Minecraft: Pocket Edition
Platforms:
The Mobile version of the popular sandbox game.
results: 52
starting $99.99
results: 41
starting $189.85
results: 23
starting $414.99Monument Valley 2
Platforms:
In this gorgeous and atmospheric puzzle game, you guide a mother/daughter duo on a path through the sacred geometry.
results: 52
starting $99.99
results: 30
starting $399.00
results: 12
starting $685.99Stardew Valley
Platforms:
Enjoy the simple life, in a video game.
results: 189
starting $299.99
results: 182
starting $369.99
results: 98
starting $599.99Terraria
Platforms:
A famous sidescrolling game about exploration, resource collection, and Crafting.
results: 205
starting $369.99
results: 133
starting $489.00
results: 88
starting $799.99The Sims 4
Platforms:
The classic life simulator.
results: 190
starting $299.99
results: 90
starting $799.99
results: 74
starting $799.99Vagante
Platforms:
Rogue-like sidescroller adventure.
results: 188
starting $365.91
results: 141
starting $379.99
results: 93
starting $799.99Enthusiast Games
7 Days to Die
Platforms:
Zombies have taken over; build your fortifications, scavenge precious resources from abandoned cities and attempt to survive the horde.
results: 165
starting $379.99
results: 88
starting $799.99
results: 53
starting $899.99ARK: Survival Evolved
Platforms:
Fight, forage and build on a dinosaur-filled island in ARK. The game is still in early access but well-established.
results: 45
starting $949.99
results: 29
starting $1299.99
results: 10
starting $1949.00Assault Squad 2: Men of War Origins
Platforms:
The remake of Men of War, the WWII-themed Real-Time Strategy Game.
results: 168
starting $369.99
results: 83
starting $799.99
results: 72
starting $799.99Battle Chasers: Nightwar
Platforms:
A classic JRPG set in the world of the Battle Chasers comic.
results: 188
starting $365.91
results: 50
starting $899.99
results: 30
starting $1299.99Black Desert Online
Platforms:
A gorgeous Massively Multiplayer Online RPG featuring real-time combat, guild competing over territory and rewarding crafting; and each of these paths allow you to progress through the game. There are no monthly fees, but expect micro-transactions.
results: 86
starting $799.99
results: 29
starting $949.99
results: 11
starting $1949.00Conan Exiles
Platforms:
Set in the fantasy world of Conan, this games pits you against a hostile environment with nothing but your wits. But overcome the harsh environment and your enemies and your home will grow into a settlement, then a kingdom.
results: 81
starting $799.99
results: 25
starting $1299.99
results: 9
starting $1949.00Cuphead
Platforms:
This run-and-gun side-scroller brings the 30s back to life with intense action and challenging boss fights.
results: 151
starting $379.99
results: 92
starting $592.39
results: 81
starting $799.99Dead by Daylight
Platforms:
4 vs. 1 Multiplayer where one player plays the killer and the others try to escape.
results: 81
starting $799.99
results: 44
starting $949.99
results: 30
starting $1299.99Dota 2
Platforms:
A well-known competitive multiplayer game.
results: 137
starting $489.00
results: 92
starting $599.99
results: 83
starting $799.99Dreadnought
Platforms:
Team-based multiplayer vehicle combat where you captain futuristic capital spaceships.
results: 96
starting $429.99
results: 68
starting $849.99
results: 31
starting $899.99Elite Dangerous
Platforms:
Space privateering simulator.
results: 127
starting $489.00
results: 22
starting $1299.99
results: 15
starting $1299.99Farming Simulator 17
Platforms:
Drive realistic farming equipment and manage a farm in this simulation.
results: 91
starting $799.99
results: 84
starting $799.99
results: 72
starting $799.99Fortnite
Platforms:
A cooperative sandbox survival game where you have to build a fort, defend it from monsters, scavenge for resources and craft new equipment for your heroes.
results: 172
starting $379.99
results: 50
starting $899.99
results: 29
starting $1549.99Frostpunk
Platforms:
With humanity on the brink of extinction, you make challenging decisions to keep your people alive.
results: 81
starting $799.99
results: 44
starting $949.99
results: 23
starting $1299.99Grim Dawn
Platforms:
A top-down ARPG.
results: 161
starting $365.91
results: 87
starting $799.99
results: 81
starting $799.99Guild Wars 2
Platforms:
Fantasy Massively Multiplayer Online Game without a monthly fee.
results: 174
starting $299.99
results: 131
starting $379.99
results: 80
starting $799.99Heroes of the Storm
Platforms:
Multiplayer competitive MOBA, featuring famous characters from Starcraft, Diablo, Warcraft and other Blizzard games...
results: 195
starting $269.97
results: 90
starting $799.99
results: 54
starting $899.99Hollow Knight
Platforms:
An atmospheric Metroidvania set in a decaying world.
results: 108
starting $379.99
results: 84
starting $799.99
results: 53
starting $899.99MechWarrior Online
Platforms:
Free-To-Play team-based combat game where everyone pilots giant robots.
results: 86
starting $799.99
results: 79
starting $799.99
results: 52
starting $899.99Oxygen Not Included
Platforms:
Can you keep your colony of space miners alive, happy and productive?
results: 108
starting $379.99
results: 90
starting $799.99
results: 83
starting $799.99Paladins, Champions of the Realm
Platforms:
Free-to-Play competitive game of point capturing and payload delivering with a unique collectible ability system to customize your character.
results: 93
starting $799.99
results: 84
starting $799.99
results: 50
starting $899.99Path of Exile
Platforms:
Free-to-Play multiplayer Action RPG.
results: 174
starting $299.99
results: 83
starting $799.99
results: 81
starting $799.99PixARK
Platforms:
Combining elements of Ark: Survival evolved and Minecraft, this crafting/survival game is shaping as a more accessible version of Ark, and according to steam reviews on this early-access game, it's mostly a good thing.
results: 49
starting $899.99
results: 44
starting $949.99
results: 35
starting $949.99Planet Coaster
Platforms:
Build your own Coaster Park Empire in this new coaster simulator.
results: 81
starting $799.99
results: 11
starting $1949.00
results: 9
starting $1949.00Playerunknown's Battlegrounds
Platforms:
In this multiplayer shooter game, you're dropped on a massive deserted island. You have to equip yourself from nothing, form temporary alliances and attempt to be the last survivor as a deadly net shrinks around the players.
results: 142
starting $379.99
results: 49
starting $899.99
results: 30
starting $1299.99RimWorld
Platforms:
This space colony simulator with an AI storyteller. Try to keep your colony together through the hardship and adversity.
results: 189
starting $299.99
results: 170
starting $369.99
results: 106
starting $379.99Rising Storm 2: Vietnam
Platforms:
For the hardcore competitive FPS player. This Vietnam War-themed game features massive 64 players battles on huge maps dotted with multiple objectives for you to take or defend.
results: 81
starting $799.99
results: 44
starting $949.99
results: 35
starting $949.99SMITE
Platforms:
Hop into the arena of the gods.
results: 93
starting $799.99
results: 84
starting $799.99
results: 74
starting $799.99Space Engineers
Platforms:
A sandbox game where you get to build space crafts, mine asteroids and discover new planets, alone or with your friends.
results: 87
starting $799.99
results: 37
starting $1399.99Starbound
Platforms:
A side-scrolling sandbox where you explore strange planets, overcome their hazards and exploit their resources in order to move on to better worlds.
results: 197
starting $169.99
results: 141
starting $379.99
results: 83
starting $799.99Stellaris
Platforms:
Space-themed grand strategy game
results: 90
starting $799.99
results: 84
starting $799.99
results: 74
starting $799.99Subnautica
Platforms:
Stranded on a water-based alien planet, you have to explore, scavenge, build shelter, and attempt to stay healthy to survive.
results: 108
starting $379.99
results: 80
starting $799.99
results: 15
starting $1299.99SUPERHOT
Platforms:
A puzzle shooter where time stands still when you do.
results: 86
starting $799.99
results: 50
starting $899.99
results: 36
starting $1299.99SUPERHOT VR
Platforms:
In SUPERHOT, time only goes forward when you move. In the VR version, you can twist and lean around and avoid the bullets. This is the closest to the MATRIX yet.
results: 29
starting $949.99
results: 17
starting $1299.99
results: 10
starting $1949.00They Are Billions
Platforms:
Can you defend your steampunk colony against literally billions of zombies? This real-time strategy game will help you test that theory.
results: 157
starting $379.99
results: 44
starting $949.99
results: 24
starting $949.99Warframe
Platforms:
A free-to-play cooperative game where you play alien "space ninjas".
results: 173
starting $365.91
results: 72
starting $799.99
results: 44
starting $949.99Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr
Platforms:
If you ever wished to combine Diablo and Warhammer 40k, this game is worth keeping an eye on.
results: 44
starting $949.99
results: 18
starting $1299.99
results: 9
starting $1949.00Warhammer: Vermintide 2
Platforms:
A collaborative melee action game set in the Warhammer universe.
results: 81
starting $799.99
results: 27
starting $949.99
results: 16
starting $1549.99World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth
Platforms:
The latest installment of the legendary Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game.
results: 171
starting $379.99
results: 72
starting $799.99
results: 27
starting $949.99Triple-A Video Games
Arma 3
Platforms:
Arma is not your average military shooters; think of it more as a sandbox, maybe even a simulator. If realism is what you're looking for, this would be the game to try.
results: 97
starting $379.99
results: 49
starting $899.99
results: 35
starting $949.99Battlefield 1
Platforms:
The famous military First Person Shooter franchise takes us back to World War I with both extensive Online Multiplayer and Singleplayer modes.
results: 47
starting $899.99
results: 16
starting $1549.99
results: 4
starting $1949.00Battletech
Platforms:
Battletech is one of the most influential giant robot strategy franchise and it's coming back to the PC as a turn-based strategy game.
results: 50
starting $899.99
results: 35
starting $1399.99
results: 28
starting $1549.99Call of Duty WWII
Platforms:
The WWII First Person Shooter makes a comeback in 2017's Call of Duty.
results: 49
starting $899.99
results: 30
starting $1299.99
results: 11
starting $1949.00Dark Souls III
Platforms:
The new king of puzzle combat has arrived!
results: 81
starting $799.99
results: 27
starting $949.99
results: 17
starting $1299.99Destiny 2
Platforms:
Bungie's famous Action MMO is back for a second installment. You can expect satisfying gunplay (although the bosses are renowned for being quite bullet-spongy) on a massive scale.
results: 49
starting $899.99
results: 17
starting $1299.99
results: 8
starting $1984.99Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Platforms:
Another installment of the cyberpunk non-linear shooter.
results: 49
starting $899.99
results: 18
starting $1549.99
results: 10
starting $1949.00Divinity: Original Sin 2
Platforms:
Sequel to the acclaimed RPG.
results: 86
starting $799.99
results: 42
starting $949.99
results: 24
starting $1299.99Doom (2016)
Platforms:
The 2016 reboot of the iconic first-person shooter.
results: 44
starting $949.99
results: 22
starting $949.99
results: 10
starting $1949.00DRAGON BALL FighterZ
Platforms:
The famous anime series turned into a competitive fighting game.
results: 81
starting $799.99
results: 29
starting $899.99
results: 15
starting $1299.99Far Cry 5
Platforms:
Far Cry comes to America.
results: 44
starting $949.99
results: 19
starting $1299.99
results: 10
starting $1949.00FIFA 18
Platforms:
The quintessential soccer game bearing the FIFA stamp of approval.
results: 81
starting $799.99
results: 44
starting $949.99
results: 24
starting $1299.99Football Manager 2018
Platforms:
Ever dreamed of managing a Football (a.k.a. Soccer in North America) team? This business simulator simulates the experience.
results: 162
starting $379.99
results: 108
starting $379.99
results: 96
starting $599.99For Honor
Platforms:
This big-budget game pits Knights against Vikings against Samurais. Promising intense swordplay and epic conquest.
results: 49
starting $899.99
results: 44
starting $949.99
results: 17
starting $1299.99Jurassic World Evolution
Platforms:
Think you could manage Jurassic Park better than they do in the movies? Here's your chance!
results: 49
starting $899.99
results: 17
starting $1299.99
results: 9
starting $1949.00Just Cause 3
Platforms:
Roam freely and wreck havoc in this sandbox game.
results: 44
starting $949.99
results: 11
starting $1949.00
results: 9
starting $1949.00Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Platforms:
An open-world RPG in a historical setting. If adventuring in the middle ages sounds like your thing, you should check it out.
results: 49
starting $899.99
results: 16
starting $1549.99
results: 9
starting $1949.00NBA 2K18
Platforms:
If basketball is on your mind and would like to spend time on the court in virtual form, this is the game for you.
results: 86
starting $799.99
results: 42
starting $949.99
results: 18
starting $1299.99NieR:Automata
Platforms:
The earth is overrun by machines and it's up to these 3 androids to reclaim it.
results: 42
starting $949.99
results: 11
starting $1949.00
results: 9
starting $1949.00Nioh: Complete Edition
Platforms:
Brutal and weighty combat in the age of samurais and Yokais.
results: 46
starting $949.99
results: 18
starting $1299.99
results: 10
starting $1949.00No Man's Sky
Platforms:
Explore the galaxy in this upcoming space game.
results: 81
starting $799.99
results: 53
starting $899.99
results: 37
starting $1399.99Overwatch
Platforms:
Blizzard's latest team-based multiplayer shooter.
results: 81
starting $799.99
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A must for classic CRPG fans (e.g. Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter's Night, Planescape Torment, etc.) the Pillars of Eternity series brings back the depth of RPG games of old.
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Remember Quake III Arena? Miss the good old fast-paced arena shooter? Quake Champions brings the classics back with modern concepts like characters with distinct strengths and weaknesses.