The Best PC Games of All Time – Part 2

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In this episode of the Retro Rebel Podcast, we have guest host Steve back this week as a proper PC aficionado to discuss the best PC games of all time. What counts? Anything that’s BEST when played on PC. So, if a port works better on a PC, then we’ll count it! Any genre, any type of game, it’s allowed in this mega list. This is the second part of our discussion! You can check out the first part here. 

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Intro Music – Final Impasse By Ground is Lava

The best PC games of all time – Part 1

We have guest host Steve back this week as a proper PC aficionado to discuss the best PC games of all time. What counts? Anything that’s BEST when played on PC. So, if a port works better on a PC, then we’ll count it! Any genre, any type of game, it’s all allowed in this mega list. This is the second part of our discussion! You can check out the first part here. 

Here are the first 10. They are Steve’s picks for the most genre-defining titles/engines:

1. Hollow Knight – METROIDVANIA
2. Orange box / Valve (Portal, Half-life, TF2, L4D, GMOD) – MULTIPLE
3. Minecraft – WORLD BUILDER
4. Warcraft 3 -RTS to become a MOBA
5. Age of Empires – RTS
6. Ori and the Blind Forest / Will o the Wisp – 2D PLATFORMER
7. Elder Scrolls – RPG
8. Dwarf Fortress – SIM
9. Quake / DOOM / Unreal Tournament -FPS
10. World of Warcraft **also on Amanda’s mini list** -MMORPG

The full list from all episodes is below (for those of you following along).

Steve’s Mega List

Top 30 PC games of all time + personals

1. Hollow Knight
2. Orange box / Valve(Portal, Half-life, TF2, L4D, GMOD)
3. Minecraft
4. Warcraft 3 (MOBAs)
5. Age of Empires
6. Ori and the Blind Forest / Will o the Wisp
7. Elder Scrolls
8. Dwarf Fortress
9. Quake / DOOM / Unreal Tournament
10. World of Warcraft
11. Deep Rock Galactic
12. Baldur’s Gate
13. Terraria
14. Diablo
15. Hades
16. Stardew Valley
17. Civilization (VI)
18. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
19. System Shock II
20. The Witcher III: Wild Hunt

Honourable mentions / good ones on PC

21. Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain
22. Undertale
23. Hylics 2
24. Bioshock
25. Fallout: New Vegas
26. Metro 2033
27. STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl
28. Alien Isolation
29. Everhood
30. Kena: Bridge of Spirits

Amanda’s Mini List

1. City of Heroes/Villains
2. Word of Warcraft
3. Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?
4. Oregon Trail
5. Matrix: The MMO

About our Hosts

Amanda Fox cut her teeth on her dad’s old Tandy before graduating to SNES and beyond. An accomplished guild leader in multiple titles and a sucker for console RPGs. Amanda spends most of her free time with a bit of tech in her hands. With a life philosophy derived from a Spock quote and more passport stamps than shoes; she is a well-traveled nerd with the urge to pontificate.

Steve is a professional D&D dungeon master with years in the field running campaigns for new and experienced players alike. With a huge passion for video games that rivals his tabletop prowess, Steve is regularly found enjoying cooperative, horror, platformers, and more.

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