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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.
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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.
Here are the first 10. They are Steve’s picks for the most genre-defining titles/engines:
- Hollow Knight – METROIDVANIA
- Orange box / Valve (Portal, Half-life, TF2, L4D, GMOD) – MULTIPLE
- Minecraft – WORLD BUILDER
- Warcraft 3 -RTS to become a MOBA
- Age of Empires – RTS
- Ori and the Blind Forest / Will o the Wisp – 2D PLATFORMER
- Elder Scrolls – RPG
- Dwarf Fortress – SIM
- Quake / DOOM / Unreal Tournament -FPS
- 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
- Hollow Knight
- Orange box / Valve(Portal, Half-life, TF2, L4D, GMOD)
- Minecraft
- Warcraft 3 (MOBAs)
- Age of Empires
- Ori and the Blind Forest / Will o the Wisp
- Elder Scrolls
- Dwarf Fortress
- Quake / DOOM / Unreal Tournament
- World of Warcraft
- Deep Rock Galactic
- Baldur’s Gate
- Terraria
- Diablo
- Hades
- Stardew Valley
- Civilization (VI)
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- System Shock II
- The Witcher III: Wild Hunt
Honourable mentions / good ones on PC
- Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain
- Undertale
- Hylics 2
- Bioshock
- Fallout: New Vegas
- Metro 2033
- STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl
- Alien Isolation
- Everhood
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Amanda’s Mini List
- City of Heroes/Villains
- Word of Warcraft
- Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?
- Oregon Trail
- 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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