The best-selling (old) PC games

Best selling games

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  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.

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  Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings

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

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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.

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  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.

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  Caesar 2

  DOS19954.2/5 Impressions Games
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  Caesar 3

  Windows XP/98/95Mac1998protected4.3/5 Impressions Games
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  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 ...

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  Command & Conquer

  DOS1995freeware4.1/5 Westwood Studios
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  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.

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  Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines

  Windows XP/98/951998protected4.2/5 Pyro Studios
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  Diablo

  Windows XP/98/951996protected4.2/5 Blizzard Entertainment
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  Doom

  DOS1993protected4.2/5 id software
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  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.

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  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.

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  Empire Earth

  Windows XP/98/952001protected4.3/5 Stainless Steel Studios
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  Full Throttle

  DOS1995protected4.2/5 LucasArts
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  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.

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  Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

  Windows XP/98/9520014/5 KnowWonder
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  Last Ninja

  DOS19883.6/5 System 3
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  Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance

  DOS19903.5/5 System 3
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  MDK

  DOSMacWindows XP/98/951997protected3.9/5 Shiny Entertainment
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  Myst

  Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.xMac1995protected4.2/5 Cyan Worlds
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  Phantasmagoria

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

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  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.

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  Return to Zork

  DOS19934.1/5 Activision
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  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...

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  Roller Coaster Tycoon

  Windows XP/98/951999protected4.2/5 Chris Sawyer Productions
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  SimCity 3000

  Windows XP/98/951999protected4/5 Maxis