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
732 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
Open-world fantasy RPG built around freedom, dragons, and character customization
92% positive
378K reviews
Half-Life 2
Science-fiction first-person shooter mixing physics puzzles with a story campaign
98% positive
280K reviews
Halo: The Master Chief Collection
Six sci-fi first-person shooters with campaigns, co-op, and multiplayer
92% positive
263K reviews
Counter-Strike
Competitive tactical FPS where teamwork decides objective-based rounds
97% positive
262K reviews
Resident Evil 2
Third-person survival horror with zombies, puzzles, and two campaigns
97% positive
223K reviews
DOOM
Fast-paced first-person shooter about tearing through demonic hordes
96% positive
222K reviews
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
Turn-based 4X strategy across history on a hex grid
96% positive
211K reviews
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition
Third-person open-world crime action across three intersecting stories
83% positive
204K reviews
Portal
First-person physics puzzle platformer built around space-bending portals
99% positive
199K reviews
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
Historical real-time strategy spanning centuries of civilizations and warfare
95% positive
183K reviews
Devil May Cry 5
Third-person action with three demon hunters and combo-driven combat
96% positive
171K reviews
Half-Life
Classic sci-fi first-person shooter mixing alien combat and environmental puzzles
96% positive
164K reviews
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
Casual tower defense with weaponized plants and varied zombie waves
98% positive
156K reviews
Black Mesa
Sci-fi first-person shooter reimagining Half-Life with expanded alien-world levels
95% positive
145K reviews
Metro 2033 Redux
Story-driven survival-horror FPS beneath a ruined, toxic Moscow
92% positive
142K reviews
POSTAL 2
Open-world first-person action mixing mundane errands with violent dark comedy
97% positive
138K reviews
Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
First-person survival horror inside a hostile rural American house
95% positive
127K reviews
Resident Evil 3
Third-person survival horror remake about escaping zombies and Nemesis
83% positive
126K reviews
Mafia: Definitive Edition
Third-person crime action about a cab driver's rise in the mob
87% positive
111K reviews
Age of Empires II (Retired)
Medieval real-time strategy built around civilizations, resources, and conquest
96% positive
103K reviews
Resident Evil 4 (2005)
Third-person action horror with infected villagers and inventory management
94% positive
98K reviews
Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition
Third-person superhero action with stealth, gadgets, and detective work
96% positive
88K reviews
The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut
Third-person dark fantasy RPG shaped by difficult moral choices
89% positive
88K reviews
Everlasting Summer
Free visual novel about choices, romance, and a mysterious summer camp
94% positive
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