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The best best selling games

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It's not easy to compile a list of the best selling PC games of all time. Why? Because the video game market changed dramatically in the past decades and if a game that sold 100000 copies 30 years ago was considered a best seller, it's not the same thing for a game that sold that many copies just a few years ago. That's why this is an unordered list of the best selling games and not a chart.

Most popular best selling games

Command & Conquer
Command & Conquer
strategyDOS
SimCity 3000
SimCity 3000
simulationWindows XP/98/95
Age of Empires
Age of Empires
strategyWindows XP/98/95

Best selling games

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  • morrowind-01
    The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
    Windows XP/98/952002protected4.6/5 Bethesda Softworks
  • carmen-sandiego-world-01
    Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?
    DOS19854.3/5 Broderbund
  • age-of-empires-2-04
    Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings
    Windows XP/98/951999protected4.3/5 Ensemble Studios
  • doom2-5
    Doom 2: Hell on Earth
    DOSWindows XP/98/951994protected4.3/5 id software

    Doom 2 is the sequel to the much acclaimed FPS Doom. Doom 2: Hell on Earth is a horror sci-fi first-person shooter created by id Software, (John Carmack, Sandy Petersen, John Romero) set on a hellish Earth invaded by demons. The player must find his way in 32 levels, shooting down monsters and picking up keys in order to unlock new areas.

  • empire-earth-06
    Empire Earth
    Windows XP/98/952001protected4.3/5 Stainless Steel Studios
  • civilization2-4
    Civilization 2
    Windows XP/98/9519964.3/5 MicroProse Software

    Civilization 2, later renamed Sid Meier's Civilization II, is a turn based 4X strategy game developed and published by MicroProse in 1996. The gameplay is similar to the first Civilization, many aspects were improved and new features were introduced: a new isometric perspective, hit points for units, new civilizations, new wonders of the world and ...

  • caesar-3-09
    Caesar 3
    Windows XP/98/95Mac1998protected4.3/5 Impressions Games
  • grand-prix-2-07
    Grand Prix 2
    DOS19954.3/5 MicroProse Software

    Grand Prix 2 is an abandoned Formula 1 racing game designed by Geoff Crammond and published by MicroProse Software in 1995 for DOS. Grand Prix 2 is the sequel to Formula One Grand Prix and was a one-man project (which was uncommon at the time). Grand Prix 2 was essentially an accurate simulation of the 1994 Formula 1 season.

  • wing-commander-3-04
    Wing Commander 3
    Windows XP/98/95DOSMac1994protected4.3/5 Origin Systems
  • phantasmagoria-02
    Phantasmagoria
    Windows XP/98/95DOSMac1995protected4.2/5 Sierra On-Line
  • dukenukem3d-4
    Duke Nukem 3D
    DOS1996protected4.2/5 3d Realms

    Duke Nukem 3D is a classic first-person shooter that was developed by 3D Realms (formerly known as Apogee Software) and published by GT Interactive. It was released in 1996 for MS-DOS and later for various other platforms, including Windows, Mac OS, and gaming consoles.

  • commandos-behind-enemy-lines-09
    Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
    Windows XP/98/951998protected4.2/5 Pyro Studios
  • age_of_empires-7
    Age of Empires
    Windows XP/98/951997protected4.2/5 Ensemble Studios

    Age of Empires, published by Microsoft and developed by Ensemble Studios, is one of the most popular historical RTS and started a successful series. The player must guide a civilization from prehistory to the iron age, battling other civilizations, building and gathering resources.

  • zoo-tycoon-07
    Zoo Tycoon
    Windows XP/98/9520014.2/5 Blue Fang Games
  • caesar2-3
    Caesar 2
    DOS19954.2/5 Impressions Games
  • doom-3
    Doom
    DOS1993protected4.2/5 id software
  • full-throttle-02
    Full Throttle
    DOS1995protected4.2/5 LucasArts
  • blade-runner-10
    Blade Runner
    Windows XP/98/95Linux1997protected4.2/5 Westwood Studios

    Blade Runner is one of those point & click adventure games that somewhat manages to fully capture the spirit of a cult movie without copying the original plot. Fans of the Blade Runner movie will enjoy this game, even without Harrison Ford.

  • railroad-tycoon-2-03
    Railroad Tycoon 2
    Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac19984.2/5 Pop Software

    Railroad Tycoon 2 is an abandoned train simulation game designed by Phil Steinmeyer, developed by Pop Software and released by Gathering of Developers for Windows, Linux and Mac in 1998. As the title suggests, Railroad Tycoon 2 is the sequel of the acclaimed train management simulation Railroad Tycoon designed by Sid Meier in 1990.

  • red-alert-6
    Command & Conquer: Red Alert
    DOS1996freeware4.2/5 Westwood Studios

    Command and Conquer: Red Alert is a RTS developed by Westwood Studios, a sequel to Command & Conquer. Allies and the Soviet Union battle for control over Europe in an alternate history setting.

  • diablo1-06
    Diablo
    Windows XP/98/951996protected4.2/5 Blizzard Entertainment
  • roller-coaster-tycoon-1-07
    Roller Coaster Tycoon
    Windows XP/98/951999protected4.2/5 Chris Sawyer Productions
  • myst-09
    Myst
    Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.xMac1995protected4.2/5 Cyan Worlds
  • warcraft2tides-4
    Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness
    DOS1995protected4.2/5 Blizzard Entertainment
  • total-annihilation-03
    Total Annihilation
    Windows XP/98/951997protected4.2/5 Cavedog Entertainment
  • starcraft-03
    StarCraft
    Windows XP/98/95Mac1998protected4.1/5 Blizzard Entertainment

    StarCraft is a classic RTS (Real-Time Strategy) game developed by Blizzard Entertainment and released in 1998 for Windows and Macintosh. StarCraft takes the Warcraft experience to a sci-fi setting with an interesting story, three very different races (the militaristic Humans, the alien Zerg and the religious Protoss) and one of the best gameplay ex...

  • return-to-zork-4
    Return to Zork
    DOS19934.1/5 Activision
  • baldurs-gate-1-03
    Baldur's Gate
    Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac1998protected4.1/5 BioWare

    Baldur's Gate a fantasy RPG set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe which is regarded as the RPG that brought new life in a dying genre in the late 90s. Baldur's Gate was developed by BioWare and released by Black Isle Studios in 1998 for Windows, Lunux and Mac. Some of the innovations that Baldur's Gate introduced to the RPG genre are the ...

  • command-and-conquer-06
    Command & Conquer
    DOS1995freeware4.1/5 Westwood Studios
  • simcity3000-03
    SimCity 3000
    Windows XP/98/951999protected4/5 Maxis
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