Now I really only play Sims 4 and Stardew Valley so I can’t give EXPERT advice regarding games like GTA or anything but.. Sims 4, I have A LOT of expansion packs, kits, stuff packs, etc as well as at least 1k worth of mods/cc. My previous laptops used to run so slow even after having about 100 mods/cc along with all the game stuff I bought. This laptop runs PERFECTLY with all of this. Keeping in mind, I have a couple other games and then obviously Steam, Discord and Origin. The battery life has been wonderful. I can play hours without it dying. It doesn’t overheat. It doesn’t crash. It runs smoothly. Overall it’s the best laptop I’ve had. I prefer it over my macbook. And my boyfriend is an Xbox gamer, and even he is jealous of my laptop. He loves it too.