What are some cheap, fun, long lasting PC games that don't require a good PC?

I want to get a PC game andi'm looking for a cheap game that is fun and has good replay value. I can't play any new 3D games like first person shooters, or adventure games. I know that my pc game run half life 1 pretty good though.

Can you guys list some that you know of?

Morrowind, you can make that game last as long as you want. But it is a RPG/Adventuretype game

Deus Ex.

Average game time is around 30+hrs. Can be downloaded from direct2drive for $9.95. Can be played with a PIII/256MB memory/GeForce 2 32 to 64MB videocard.

In terms of turn-based strategy - X-Com: Terror From the Deep. (Just recently added to the Steam lineup for $5!!)

RTS - Warcraft II comes to mind.

RPG - Lots of single-player RPG's out there that don't require much to run them, with few exceptions. Checkout Planescape: Torment, FF VII if you've never played it, Diablo II (don't bother too much with the first one). Dungeon Siege isn't horrible, either.

FPS - The original Unreal Tournament is a classic. You can probably score Quake 3: Team Arena, too. These two games require about the same spec's as HL 1. And if you've never played CS (Counter Strike). You won't be able to play CS:S most likely, but you can play CS if you can play HL 1. Also, if you have a slow inet connection or don't like getting pwned on CS, try CS: Condition Zero. It's a single player version of CS.

Arcade: Ever tried any of the bananoid type games? I know they have a more popular version of this type game, but the name(s) escape me. They even have one on AOL's site that you can launch through AIM for free that's similar. I play it at work *gulp* psst.. don't tell, lol. You have like a little paddle at the bottom of the screen that scrolls in a horizontal line and only in a straight horizontal line. You hit a ball into a field of blocks or similar objects and knock them out one by one, trying to keep the ball from going past your paddle. I remember when I played bananoid from a 5 1/4" floppy on my 386. Those were good times, sweet.

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Battlefield 2underdark944

did you even read the first post?

starcraft. i still play that game sometimes. great replay value.

Battlefield 2underdark944

Hey bro! You need to let us know what sort of system specifications we are dealing with so as to offer you a wider range of games.

Of the top of my head, some older games that are long lasting include Unreal Tournament (UT1 if your comp is really old, other wise 04, which is insanely well optimized.); GTA3 (never played it myself but I have heard that you could play it forever and still find new stuff to do); Fallout 1 and 2.

Yea some PC specs would be a huge help for us.

I also forgot,Battlefield 1942 kicks ass too :D

hey this list is usefull for poor saps like me who have a craptastic PC as well, keep the recommendations coming :) i am thinking of far cry if i can get it for free and do stores sell diablo2 still? i wouldn't mind playing that again.grafkhun

i agree farcry is a good game, and a really good value, but if half life quality is the goal, farcry is definately not going to work.

and you can get the diablo battle chest or whatever they call it, that i belive has both of them and a guide or something. i saw it yesterday.

Deus Ex.

Average game time is around 30+hrs. Can be downloaded from direct2drive for $9.95. Can be played with a PIII/256MB memory/GeForce 2 32 to 64MB videocard.

Deus_Ex_Fan

darnet! you beat me to it!

anyway, you could play it on a super old system like mine which has a tnt2.

Guild Wars. Very forgiving in terms of reqs and still looks great.The_PC_Gamer

Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory

nuf said

Without knowing your specs it's hard to say, but thinking back to when I had a pretty ordinary system (PII 700Mhz)... Diablo2 is awesome, and can last ages, I played for like 5 years. Aliens Vs Predator is great, has three different campaignes for each species, and can be played on an old PC. NeverWinter Nights (first one) will run fine also, but get the box set with all the expansions and install it all at once.

Forget FarCry, if your at the HL1 specs, FarCry will be out of the question. If you get a cheap graphics card like a GeForce6600 that will let you play more games, and you can get one for about $30 (Australian) and put it in youself.

What kinda games do you like playing anyhow? There's a ton of great older games out there depending on what genre.

Another venue I might explore is checking out some indie gaming sites. Often times indie games are very friendly to older PCs, and are usually very cheap, and nearly always offer some kinda demo version to try it out before you buy. There's been some pretty good releases there like Weird Adventures in Infinite Space and Eets.

As far as older games....Deus Ex is of course my alltime favorite game. If you can run Half life 1, you should probably be able to run Deus Ex. There's a number of good strategy games. Starcraft, any game in the Civ series (except 4, that actually might be too much for your system)

Somewhat more recent is Space Rangers 2. It's a pretty good turn based space styled RPG. It's newer, but it's all in 2-d and could probably be run by an older PC. There is an RTS style component to the game that might be a bit too much for you, but if you skip those missions you won't be missing much.

Anyway, I say your best bet is to check out some indie games, as well as a bargain bin with older PC games. There's tons of old school gems out there, they're probably just a bit harder to find.

Far Cry

Warcraft 2 + 3

Rome:total war

Half-Life 1 + 2 (HL2 is incredibly well optimised and can run well on fairly old mahcines, but its hard to say without complete syetm specs)

Counter-Strike 1.6

Doom

Quake 2 + 3

Call of Duty

Unreal Tournament

Diablo 1 + 2

Lego sta wars

Civilisation 3

Age of Empires 2

Age of Mythology

Starcraft

Grand Theft Auto 3 + Vice City + San Andreas

Psychonauts

Max Payne

Dues Ex

Trackmania Sunrise

Worms World Party

Simpsons Hit and Run

Command and Conquer + Red Alter + Red Alert 2 + Generals + tiberiun Sun

Black and White

Monkey Island

Battlefield 1942

The Movies

Serious Sam

Lemmings

Rayman

and thats all i can think of

all of those are quality, inexpensive games which would be worth checking out.

Arcanum

Nox

Sacred

Divine Divinity

Deus Ex

Septera Core

If your computer runs HL-1...

COUNTER-STRIKE 1.6! Why waste money on any other game when you can play the most played multiplayer FPS out there? Heck, more people play 1.6 then Source if I remember correctly.

System shock 2? (Sorry if anyone said it already)

The settler's series

Stronghold

Stronghold crusader

Blitzkrieg

civ

Empire earth

Dungeon keeper

Roller coaster tycoon 1 and 2

UT

Ghost master

Imperial glory maybe?

• Fallout and Fallout 2
• Star Wars: Jedi Knight Outcast
• Return to Castle Wolfenstein
• Dues Ex
• Max Payne and Max Payne 2
• Resident Evil 4
• Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
• Tomb Raider: Anniversary
• The Chronicles of Riddick
• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
• Call of Duty and Call of Duty 2
• Brothers in Arms

Inserting your computer requirements would make it MUCH easier.

BUT those any paleolythic machine can handle:

C&C
C&C: RA
Starcraft
Total Annihilation
Diablo 2

I'm not sure how long it is, but Quake II is fun and cheap. It took me a while to beat but that might be because I stopped playing it for a month or twowhen my old computer broke down. There's an expansion for it as well.

The DooM Collection is $20 (I think) and has the three original DooM games. Plus, you can find some mods and play more episodes and stuff. Quake II and the DooM Collection are available via STEAM, if you like using that.

I highly recommend you get these:

http://www.amazon.com/Baldurs-Gate-Ultimate-Collection-Shadows/dp/B00009ECGG/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-8538643-5998848?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1189662889&sr=8-1

http://www.amazon.com/Heroes-Might-Magic-3-Complete/dp/B0007XMZ8K/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/105-8538643-5998848?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1189662932&sr=1-2

http://www.amazon.com/Elder-Scrolls-Morrowind-Game-Year/dp/B0000CNUUP/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-8538643-5998848?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1189663023&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.com/Call-of-Duty-Deluxe-Edition/dp/B000922E0S/ref=sr_1_12/105-8538643-5998848?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1189663073&sr=1-12

http://www.amazon.com/ACTIVISION-Doom-Collectors-Edition/dp/B0002IBEJQ/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-8538643-5998848?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1189663280&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.com/Half-Life-Platinum-Collection-Second-Edition/dp/B00006FXIN/ref=sr_1_5/105-8538643-5998848?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1189663575&sr=1-5

http://www.amazon.com/Eidos-696055105403-Tomb-Raider-Gold/dp/B000BLHZDI/ref=sr_1_22/105-8538643-5998848?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1189663819&sr=1-22

Thanks for the replies.

My system specs are mobile amd sempron 3100+ 1.8Ghz 448 MB of ram don't know about video card. That 's all I know cuz I don't really know how to search for system specs.

I'm looking for a pick up and play game. Something that is easy to learn. I was thinking something like sim city or railroad tycoon but there's way too much crap on the screen to figure out. I don't want an rpg like morrowind, which I can run fine cuz i've played it, cuz it's too deep. I don't want a time consuming game that will take a couple hours with every play. I don't want a FPS that much cuz single player ain't that good in mostofthem and I don't really want to do the whole internet multiplayer stuff. I would get halo, but i've already played it.

So what games would you suggest now?

Thanks for the replies.

My system specs are mobile amd sempron 3100+ 1.8Ghz 448 MB of ram don't know about video card. That 's all I know cuz I don't really know how to search for system specs.

I'm looking for a pick up and play game. Something that is easy to learn. I was thinking something like sim city or railroad tycoon but there's way too much crap on the screen to figure out. I don't want an rpg like morrowind, which I can run fine cuz i've played it, cuz it's too deep. I don't want a time consuming game that will take a couple hours with every play. I don't want a FPS that much cuz single player ain't that good in mostofthem and I don't really want to do the whole internet multiplayer stuff. I would get halo, but i've already played it.

So what games would you suggest now?

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Hmm.. no RPGs, easy to learn, no FPS'es, no MMOs, and most RTS's take about an hr or so.

Kinda hard since, FPS'es are easy to learn and you can get right into the action and arent that deep. But you dont like the story. But RPGs have awesome stories, but they're too deep.

:S

Try some racing games. Like Need For Speed 3: Hot Pursuit. Or Lego Racers.

Mmm... yeh it doesn't really leave much except sports, and racing games. Diablo is cool hack n' slash game though, and you can play it for 2 hours or 2 years, my 7 year old nephew used to play it it's that simple.

To find your specs, like you graphics card (GPU) from the main Windows screen goto START; CONTROL PANEL; SYSTEM; HARDWARE; DEVICE MANAGER; this will show all the stuff on your PC, to see your GPU, goto DISPLAY ADAPTER.

This is a basic way of finding specs on your PC, thereareheaps ofother programs that will give you much more info, justGoogle it.

Far Cry

Warcraft 2 + 3

Rome:total war

Half-Life 1 + 2 (HL2 is incredibly well optimised and can run well on fairly old mahcines, but its hard to say without complete syetm specs)

Counter-Strike 1.6

Doom

Quake 2 + 3

Call of Duty

Unreal Tournament

Diablo 1 + 2

Lego sta wars

Civilisation 3

Age of Empires 2

Age of Mythology

Starcraft

Grand Theft Auto 3 + Vice City + San Andreas

Psychonauts

Max Payne

Dues Ex

Trackmania Sunrise

Worms World Party

Simpsons Hit and Run

Command and Conquer + Red Alter + Red Alert 2 + Generals + tiberiun Sun

Black and White

Monkey Island

Battlefield 1942

The Movies

Serious Sam

Lemmings

Rayman

and thats all i can think of

all of those are quality, inexpensive games which would be worth checking out.

cat_empire

I can't find Counter Strike 1.6 online, where do I buy it?

Also, my specs are AMD sempron 3100+, 1.8Ghz, 512MB ram, SiS MG something something 64MB chip card

The Curse of Monkey Island

No One Lives Forever series

Warcraft 2/Starcraft

Solitaire :P