Best Classic games on PC
Games players regard as established titles because of their age or continued recognition, rather than a shared genre or gameplay system.
- Action, strategy, RPG, and puzzles
- Single-player and multiplayer games
- Original releases, remakes, and editions
Related: Action, FPS, Singleplayer, Strategy
1,173 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Halo: The Master Chief Collection
Six sci-fi first-person shooters with campaigns, co-op, and multiplayer
91% positive
255K reviews
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
Open-world fantasy RPG built around freedom, dragons, and character customization
94% positive
239K reviews
Demo Half-Life 2
Science-fiction first-person shooter mixing physics puzzles with a story campaign
97% positive
228K reviews
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition
Third-person open-world crime action across three intersecting stories
83% positive
201K reviews
Demo Portal
First-person physics puzzle platformer built around space-bending portals
98% positive
193K reviews
Counter-Strike
Competitive tactical FPS where teamwork decides objective-based rounds
97% positive
190K reviews
Demo Resident Evil 2
Third-person survival horror with zombies, puzzles, and two campaigns
97% positive
170K reviews
Demo DOOM
Fast-paced first-person shooter about tearing through demonic hordes
95% positive
168K reviews
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
Historical real-time strategy spanning centuries of civilizations and warfare
94% positive
165K reviews
Demo Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
Casual tower defense with weaponized plants and varied zombie waves
97% positive
156K reviews
Black Mesa
Sci-fi first-person shooter reimagining Half-Life with expanded alien-world levels
94% positive
145K reviews
POSTAL 2
Open-world first-person action mixing mundane errands with violent dark comedy
97% positive
135K reviews
Demo Sid Meier's Civilization® V
Turn-based 4X strategy across history on a hex grid
95% positive
134K reviews
Half-Life
Classic sci-fi first-person shooter mixing alien combat and environmental puzzles
96% positive
133K reviews
Devil May Cry 5
Third-person action with three demon hunters and combo-driven combat
96% positive
128K reviews
Metro 2033 Redux
Story-driven survival-horror FPS beneath a ruined, toxic Moscow
91% positive
105K reviews
Demo Resident Evil 3
Third-person survival horror remake about escaping zombies and Nemesis
84% positive
98K reviews
Mafia: Definitive Edition
Third-person crime action about a cab driver's rise in the mob
86% positive
96K reviews
Demo Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
First-person survival horror inside a hostile rural American house
95% positive
96K reviews
Everlasting Summer
Free visual novel about choices, romance, and a mysterious summer camp
95% positive
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The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut
Third-person dark fantasy RPG shaped by difficult moral choices
88% positive
89K reviews
Age of Empires II (Retired)
Medieval real-time strategy built around civilizations, resources, and conquest
96% positive
88K reviews
Resident Evil 4 (2005)
Third-person action horror with infected villagers and inventory management
94% positive
85K reviews
Demo Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition
Third-person superhero action with stealth, gadgets, and detective work
96% positive
68K reviews