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Best Games for PC of 1996

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Resident Evil (1996)

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Survival horror, Adventure, Zombies

March 22, 1996

Players: 8/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 91/100

Resident Evil (1996) — action-horror with a third-person view and puzzle elements. July 24, 1998. Monstrous murders began to occur in the...

Diablo

Role-playing game, Action, Hack and slash, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

December 31, 1996

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 94/100

Diablo is a legendary action role-playing game with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. The game takes place in the gloomy city of...

Quake

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Online

June 22, 1996

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Quake is a legendary sci-fi first-person shooter. You will try on the role of a nameless soldier who needs to fight the legions of death sent by a...

Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall

Role-playing game, Action, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Open world

August 31, 1996

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 85/100

Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall is a continuation of the adventure role-playing game with a first-person view in the Elder Scrolls fantasy universe. The...

Myst (1993)

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Point & Click

September 24, 1993

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 43/100

Myst (1993) — point and click adventure puzzle game. You are about to travel to an island world shrouded in mysteries, where every stone, every...

SimCity 2000

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric

May 26, 1995

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 62/100

This city-building simulator casts the player as a mayor responsible for creating and running a city. Attracting residents means developing housing...

Mortal Kombat 3

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view

July 5, 1995

Players: 8.1/10

Mortal Kombat 3 is a fighting game in which warriors battle the returning Shao Kahn, who has resurrected his bride Sindel and begun an invasion of...

Rayman

Platformer, Side view, Action, Arcade

September 1, 1995

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Rayman is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer. In this game you have to find and save all the Electuns — unusual little creatures. After...

Command & Conquer: Red Alert

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Action, Role-playing game

November 22, 1996

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 90/100

Command & Conquer: Red Alert is a legendary top-down real-time strategy game set in a sci-fi...

Duke Nukem 3D (1996)

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox

January 29, 1996

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 81/100

This first-person science-fiction shooter follows Duke as he fights a deadly alien invasion of futuristic Los Angeles. Its 28 levels span city...

Heroes of Might and Magic

Role-playing game, Strategy, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

June 20, 2000

Heroes of Might and Magic — turn-based role-playing game in the fantasy genre. In the Heroes of Might and Magic series, the player will have to...

Panzer General

Strategy, Top-down view, Historical, Turn-based

November 10, 1995

Players: 8.5/10

Panzer General — The game is dedicated to the Second World War. You can play both the campaign (in this game only for the Germans) and...

Heroes of Might and Magic 2: The Succession Wars

Role-playing game, Strategy, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox

October 1, 1996

Players: 10/10

Heroes of Might and Magic 2: The Succession Wars is a continuation of the turn-based strategy with role-playing elements in a fantasy setting. The...

Comix Zone

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Post-apocalyptic, Comics, Side view

June 10, 2009

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 94/100

Comix Zone is an arcade action game with fighting game elements and a side view in the style of comics. Sketch Turner is an artist based in New York...

Master of Orion 2: Battle at Antares

Strategy, Business / Management, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Space

November 22, 1996

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Master of Orion 2: Battle at Antares is a turn-based strategy game. Includes some game mechanics from Master of Magic, as well as new gameplay...

Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click

June 30, 1995

Steam: 92/100

This point-and-click adventure follows an investigation into a series of mutilation murders believed to have been committed by werewolves. Gabriel...

Wing Commander 4: The Price of Freedom

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction

February 9, 1996

This space-combat simulator is set in a galaxy adjusting to life after the Terran-Kilrathi War, where civilians and former soldiers try to rebuild...

Caesar 2

Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric

September 10, 1996

Caesar 2 — When the game begins, the Roman Empire extends no further than Italy. Players have the opportunity to civilize neighboring barbarian...

True Love

Role-playing game, Simulation, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Adventure, Casual game

June 9, 1995

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 88/100

This relationship simulation with role-playing elements follows a nineteen-year-old college senior in the Japanese city of Meiai as he tries to find...

D

Action, Adventure, Horror, Puzzle

April 1, 1995

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 88/100

D: Solving the Mystery Means Visiting the Dark Pit of Your Soul is an adventure horror game with survival elements. A young girl, Laura Harris...

Spider-Man & Venom: Separation Anxiety

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Comics

1995

Players: 5.5/10

Spider-Man & Venom: Separation Anxiety — levels in the game are locations (New York streets, bridge, etc.) with side-scrolling and graphics...

Mystery Games

Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Collection, Interactive movie

1997

Players: 5.5/10

Mystery Games is a third-person adventure with a touch of horror and an interactive movie game from the developers of the studio Sierra On-Line...

Tomcat Alley

Simulation, Action, Interactive movie

February 6, 1994

Players: 10/10

Tomcat Alley is a simulator with a mixture of action and an interactive movie game from developers from the studio Code Monkeys Ltd., The. The game...

Sonic CD (1993)

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Anime / Manga

September 23, 1993

Players: 7.9/10

Sonic CD is a classic side-scrolling platformer about the blue hedgehog Sonic. Sonic the Hedgehog and Amy Rose travel to Never Lake and discover the...

Star Wars: Rebel Assault 2 - The Hidden Empire

Arcade, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Star Wars

November 30, 1996

An arcade action shooter set in the Star Wars universe, featuring a standalone storyline. The player takes part in space combat presented as...

Hexen: Deathkings of the Dark Citadel

Action, Shooter, DLC, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

January 1, 1996

Steam: 75/100

An expansion for Hexen, this dark fantasy first-person shooter continues the story after the Chaos Sphere transports the hero to the Realm of the...

SFPD Homicide / Case File: The Body in the Bay

Adventure, In real time, First-person view, Interactive movie

1995

Players: 9.9/10

SFPD Homicide / Case File: The Body in the Bay is a first-person adventure with elements of an interactive cinema game from Interworks. The game's...

World of Aden: Entomorph - Plague of the Darkfall

Action, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval

September 10, 1995

World of Aden: Entomorph — Plague of the Darkfall is a top-down action game with a touch of fantasy game from developers from Cyberlore...

Dark Eye

Adventure, Horror, First-person view

1995

Dark Eye is an interactive horror adventure game with a first-person view, based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe. The game tells the story of an...

Gex

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view

November 16, 1994

Players: 9/10

Gex is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. The events of the game will tell the story of a witty gecko named Hex, who by chance ends up in...

Solitaire Twin Pack

Strategy, Top-down view, Collection, Card game

1995

Solitaire Twin Pack is a top-down strategy game with a card game twist. The main publisher of the game is Personal Companion...

Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat

Role-playing game, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics

November 11, 1996

Steam: 60/100

Warhammer: Shadow of the Horned Rat is a third-person role-playing game with strategy and fantasy elements from the developers of Mindscape, Inc...

Royal Game of Ur

Strategy, Top-down view, Board / Group Game, Turn-based

May 1996

Royal Game of Ur is a top-down strategy...

Sid Meier's Civilization 2

Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Top-down view, Turn-based

February 29, 1996

Players: 9.8/10

Metacritic: 94/100

Sid Meier's Civilization 2 — Compared to the first game, new units, civilizations, wonders of the world, technologies appeared, graphics took...

Neverhood

Adventure, Puzzle, Side view

October 31, 1996

Players: 9.2/10

Neverhood is a classic plasticine quest with a side view and a lot of puzzles. The main character of the game is Clayman. The essence of the game is...

Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise

Adventure, Educational game (Education), Third-person view, Casual game, Point & Click

March 26, 1993

Steam: 94/100

This educational point-and-click adventure follows the preparations for a surprise birthday party for Kayla. Fatty Bear, Matilda Rabbit and Gretchen...

Putt-Putt Joins the Parade

Adventure, Educational game (Education), Third-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click, Casual game

January 23, 2007

Steam: 96/100

This children’s adventure with puzzles follows Putt-Putt, a car preparing to take part in Cartown’s annual Pet Parade. Along the way, he meets local...

War Wind

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, Old school

October 23, 1996

Steam: 81/100

War Wind is a classic real-time strategy game reminiscent of Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness. The game tells the story of the planet Yavon, torn apart...

Deadlock: Planetary Conquest

Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Science fiction

January 1, 1996

Steam: 54/100

A turn-based strategy game about establishing a space colony and competing for control of an unexplored planet. Players can choose humans or one of...

Myst (1995)

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

September 24, 1993

This first-person adventure takes place on the mysterious island of Myst, where the player explores the surroundings and solves puzzles. Movement...

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