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The family of operating systems from Microsoft. As of December 2012, about 92% of personal computers are running these operating systems. In the gaming industry, systems running Windows are commonly referred to simply as PC. Leading the so-called "trio" of major gaming platforms, PC is one of the most popular systems for interactive entertainment. Least favored by developers due to the high level of piracy.

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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 vicinity of Raccoon...

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 mysterious enemy...

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 Tristram, the capital...

Mortal Kombat 3

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view

July 5, 1995

Players: 8.1/10

Mortal Kombat 3 is a third-person arcade game with a touch of action and fighting from the masters from the studio Midway Games, Inc.. The game is published by...

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 game takes place...

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 this, you can...

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

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 features. Three new...

Hexen

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Fantasy

October 30, 1995

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 86/100

This fantasy first-person shooter follows the defense of Cronos against Korax, the second Serpent Rider. As the elf Corvus battles D'Sparil, the other Serpent...

SimCity 2000

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric

May 26, 1995

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 62/100

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 plot of...

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. One day...

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.. The game is...

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 fight with...

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 residents...

Panzer General

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

November 10, 1995

Players: 8.3/10

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 individual scenarios...

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream

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

October 31, 1996

Players: 9/10

Steam: 88/100

This point-and-click adventure horror follows five people imprisoned deep beneath the Earth in the insane computer AM. After a hundred and nine years in captivity...

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 on an isometric...

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 by a war...

Myst (1993)

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

September 24, 1993

Players: 8.9/10

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 piece of...

Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail!

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

December 5, 1996

Steam: 86/100

Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail! is a continuation of the exciting "point and click" adventure series about the forty-year-old balding womanizer Larry Laffer. The...

Sapiens

Action, Adventure, Fighting, In real time, First-person view

апрель 1996

Players: 6/10

Steam: 79/100

Sapiens is a first-person action game with adventure and fighting elements from developers from Myriad studio. The game is published by...

True Love

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

June 9, 1995

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 88/100

True Love is an RPG with a mixture of simulation, anime/manga and adult games from the masters at Otaku Publishing, Ltd. and Software House Parsley. The game is...

Ионов Кирилл

Action, Strategy, Adventure, Simulation, Hunting / Fishing, In real time, First-person view, Sports game, Historical, Snowboard, Logic, Cyberpunk, Bicycles, Tactics

May 16, 1996

Players: 7.4/10

Earthworm Jim 2

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Comics, Adventure

April 30, 1996

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 45/100

This side-scrolling platformer follows the intergalactic chase of Earthworm Jim, whose route leads from Evil the Cat’s Circus of the Scars to the planet of Meat...

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, Inc.. The game is...

Pro Pinball: The Web

Action, Pinball

October 24, 1996

Pro Pinball: The Web is an action game with elements of a pinball simulator from developers from the studio Cunning Developments. The game is published by Empire...

Putt-Putt and Fatty Bear's Activity Pack

Arcade, Educational game (Education), First-person view, Puzzle, Pinball, Casual game, Point & Click

May 15, 2014

Steam: 91/100

This collection of 15 educational and recreational activities combines classic games, puzzles, and creative tasks. Children can explore colors, numbers, and shapes...

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 legendary...

Space Sirens 2: Megababes from Ajia

Simulation, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Adult game, Interactive movie

1995

Players: 7/10

Space Sirens 2: Megababes from Ajia is a first-person simulator with shooter, adult and interactive cinema elements from PIXIS Interactive, Inc.. The game is...

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 provinces...

Disney's Timon & Pumbaa's Jungle Games

Arcade, Action, First-person view, Third-person view, Pinball

August 13, 1996

Players: 9.8/10

Disney's Timon & Pumbaa's Jungle Games is a first-person arcade game with a touch of action and a pinball simulator from developers from the studios 7th...

Johnny Mnemonic

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Interactive movie, Cyberpunk

1995

Johnny Mnemonic is a first-person action game with a touch of adventure, puzzle and interactive movie game from the masters from the studio CineACTIVE, LLD. The...

You Don't Know Jack: Volume 2

Strategy, First-person view, Trivia, Casual game, Indie

November 30, 1996

Steam: 93/100

You Don't Know Jack: Volume 2 is a first-person strategy game from Jellyvision. The game is published by Berkeley Systems. In some circles, You Don't Know...

Dagger's Rage

Action, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

1995

Dagger's Rage is a top-down action game from the developers of the Microforum International studio. The game is published by Microforum...

Lords of the Realm 2

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Role-playing game, Medieval era

October 31, 1996

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 96/100

A medieval strategy game about feudal lords competing for the English throne, combining turn-based kingdom management with real-time battles. Set in 13th-century...

MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat

Simulation, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots

July 24, 1995

MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat — simulator of control of a fantastic combat vehicle of the 31st millennium in the fictional Battletech universe. As a Clan...

Myst (1995)

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

September 24, 1993

Myst (1995) is a first-person adventure with puzzle and fantasy elements from the developers of Cyan, Inc.. The game is published by Brøderbund Software, Inc...

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 using isometric...

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