{"id":89567,"date":"2016-04-28T09:58:59","date_gmt":"2016-04-28T07:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=89567"},"modified":"2016-04-28T10:01:10","modified_gmt":"2016-04-28T08:01:10","slug":"the-best-pc-games-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/89567-the-best-pc-games-of-all-time","title":{"rendered":"The best PC games of all time"},"content":{"rendered":"

Put any three gamers in a room and ask them which game they rate as the best one ever released, and you\u2019ll get three different answers.<\/p>\n

You might even hear some name-calling, and if you\u2019re very lucky, a minor but bloody altercation.<\/p>\n

If the three subjects of your little experiment are PC gamers, however, by the end of the scuffle they will come to agree that the answer is Half-Life 2.<\/p>\n

In an effort to skip the need for violence before reaching this obvious consensus, MyGaming, with the help of Metacritic<\/a><\/strong> and GameRankings<\/a><\/strong>, has put together this handy list of the best PC games ever released, to-date.<\/p>\n

Only games that were exclusive to PC, made their start on PC, or are in some other way inexorably linked to PC gaming were included in the top 10.<\/p>\n

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Top 10 PC games of all time<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Rank<\/th>\nMetacritic<\/th>\nGameRankings<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Title<\/th>\nScore<\/th>\nTitle<\/th>\nScore<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1<\/td>\nHalf-Life 2<\/td>\n96%
\n(User: 9.2)<\/td>\n		The Orange Box<\/td>\n95.88%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nThe Orange Box<\/td>\n96%
\n(User: 9.3)<\/td>\n		Half-Life 2<\/td>\n95.48%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nHalf-Life<\/td>\n96%
\n(User: 9.1)<\/td>\n		Championship Manager 4<\/td>\n95%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nBaldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn<\/td>\n95%
\n(User: 9.2)<\/td>\n		The Walking Dead: Episode 5 – No Time Left<\/td>\n94.75%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nCivilization II<\/td>\n94%
\n(User: 9.0)<\/td>\n		Undertale<\/td>\n94.11%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nQuake<\/td>\n94%
\n(User: 8.8)<\/td>\n		Half-Life<\/td>\n94.11%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nGrim Fandango<\/td>\n94%
\n(User: 9.1)<\/td>\n		Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn<\/td>\n93.97%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nDiablo<\/td>\n94%
\n(User: 8.7)<\/td>\n		Company of Heroes<\/td>\n93.93%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nSid Meier’s Civilization IV<\/td>\n94%
\n(User: 8.2)<\/td>\n		Unreal Tournament (1999)<\/td>\n93.57%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nCompany of Heroes<\/td>\n93%
\n(User: 8.8)<\/td>\n		Sid Meier’s Civilization IV<\/td>\n93.36%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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1. Half-Life 2<\/h3>\n

The first of many Valve games on the PC top 10. In fact, there are 3 PC-exclusive Valve titles in Metacritic\u2019s top 10 PC games of all time.<\/p>\n

Wait a minute. Guys\u2026 GUYS! \u03bb3<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Half-Life<\/a><\/p>\n

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2. The Orange Box<\/h3>\n

Highly rated in part for the exceptional value it offered at the time, The Orange Box contained Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2:Episode 1, Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Team Fortress 2, and Portal.<\/p>\n

For Portal alone, The Orange Box was worth it.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

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3. Half-Life<\/h3>\n

With the original Half-Life capturing a well-deserved third place, Valve dominates the top 3 spots for the best PC games of all time.<\/p>\n

Half-Life was based on a heavily modified version of the id Software\u2019s Quake engine, and like Quake was embraced by the modding community.<\/p>\n

Counter-Strike, now a popular game in its own right, began as a Half-Life mod.<\/p>\n

\"Half-Life<\/a><\/p>\n

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4. Baldur\u2019s Gate II: Shadows of Amn<\/h3>\n

With brilliantly written stories and characters, an ear-worm of a musical score, and top-notch voice acting, Black Isle Studios developed and published some of the greatest Western computer role-playing games ever.<\/p>\n

\"Baldur's<\/a>

Baldur’s Gate 2<\/p><\/div>\n

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5. Civilization II<\/h3>\n

Sid Meier\u2019s Civilization 2 is a turn-based explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate strategy game that is popular with critics and Metacritic users alike.<\/p>\n

\"Sid<\/a><\/p>\n

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6. Quake<\/h3>\n

In many ways Quake paved the way for the modern first-person shooter genre. Not only thanks to its widely-used engine, but also through its mechanics, and openness to modification.<\/p>\n

\"quake<\/a><\/p>\n

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7. Grim Fandango<\/h3>\n

An iconic title from LucasArts, Grim Fandango is an adventure game masterpiece.<\/p>\n

Featuring memorable characters and a creative, intriguing story, the game ranks at seventh place on Metacritic\u2019s top 10.<\/p>\n

\"Grim<\/a><\/p>\n

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8. Diablo<\/h3>\n

Diablo was one of 3 major franchises that Blizzard Entertainment launched in the 1990s.<\/p>\n

While Diablo 3, WarCraft 3, and StarCraft or StarCraft 2 could\u2019ve held this spot, it is Diablo that has the highest aggregate critic rating of Blizzard\u2019s games on Metacritic.<\/p>\n

\"Diablo\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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9. Sid Meier\u2019s Civilization IV<\/h3>\n

While my pick for this spot would have been Sid Meier\u2019s Alpha Centauri, Metacritic has spoken.<\/p>\n

\"Civilization<\/a><\/p>\n

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10. Company of Heroes<\/h3>\n

Company of Heroes built on the interesting new real-time strategy (RTS) mechanics that Relic Entertainment introduced with Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War, and moved it to a World War 2 setting.<\/p>\n

In addition to being a great co-operative or competitive RTS, it also had a great single player campaign.<\/p>\n

\"Company<\/a><\/p>\n

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Honourable mentions<\/h3>\n

Not everyone can make it into the top 10, and there are a few games on PC that deserve a mention for an article like this one to be complete.<\/p>\n

In addition to PC exclusives, the list of honourable mentions also includes some titles that were part of a franchise that made its start on PC.<\/p>\n

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StarCraft 2<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Starcraft<\/a><\/p>\n

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Undertale<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Undertale\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Minecraft<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\"Minecraft\"<\/a>

Minecraft<\/p><\/div>\n

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Portal 2<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Portal<\/a><\/p>\n

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Unreal Tournament 2004<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Unreal<\/a><\/p>\n

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BioShock Infinite<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Bioshock<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Games<\/a><\/p>\n

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