The most popular best selling games

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

SimCity 3000

simulationWindows XP/98/95

Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn

rpgWindows XP/98/95, Mac

Civilization 2

strategyWindows XP/98/95

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Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn

Windows XP/98/95Mac2000protected3.9/5 BioWare

Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn is a party-based real-time with pause CRPG set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe that shares the same gameplay as the sequel: the much acclaimed Baldur's Gate. Shadows of Amn was developed by BioWare and released by Black Isle Studios in 2000 for PC (Windows) and Mac.
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 ...
Phantasmagoria

Windows XP/98/95DOSMac1995protected4.2/5 Sierra On-Line
Command & Conquer

DOS1995freeware4.1/5 Westwood Studios
SimCity 3000

Windows XP/98/951999protected4/5 Maxis
Roller Coaster Tycoon

Windows XP/98/951999protected4.2/5 Chris Sawyer Productions
Myst

Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.xMac1995protected4.2/5 Cyan Worlds
Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness

DOS1995protected4.2/5 Blizzard Entertainment
Zoo Tycoon

Windows XP/98/9520014.2/5 Blue Fang Games
Total Annihilation

Windows XP/98/951997protected4.2/5 Cavedog Entertainment
Full Throttle

DOS1995protected4.2/5 LucasArts
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.
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.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Windows XP/98/9520014/5 KnowWonder
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.
Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings

Windows XP/98/951999protected4.3/5 Ensemble Studios
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.
Populous

DOS19893.9/5 Bullfrog

Populous is an abandoned strategy game designed by the video game celebrity Peter Molyneux, developed by Bullfrog. Populous was released by Electronic Arts in 1989 for DOS and for a long list of other 16-bit and 8-bit systems, both console and PCs. Populos is a really unique game: it gave the name to the the whole god-game genre since, well, in the...
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?

DOS19854.3/5 Broderbund
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind

Windows XP/98/952002protected4.6/5 Bethesda Softworks
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 ...
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines

Windows XP/98/951998protected4.2/5 Pyro Studios
Empire Earth

Windows XP/98/952001protected4.3/5 Stainless Steel Studios
World Karate Championship

DOS19863.8/5 System 3
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.
Return to Zork

DOS19934.1/5 Activision
Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance

DOS19903.5/5 System 3
Robocop

DOS19894/5 Data East

Robocop is an abandoned beat 'em up / run and gun shooter game developed and released by Data East in 1989 for a number of platforms, including DOS. Robocop is a conversion from an arcade game released by Data East in 1988 and it was based on the movie of the same name, Robocop, by Paul Verhoeven. Your goal is to get to the final boss by shoot...
MDK

DOSMacWindows XP/98/951997protected3.9/5 Shiny Entertainment
Wing Commander 3

Windows XP/98/95DOSMac1994protected4.3/5 Origin Systems