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Best Games for PC of 1997

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Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces 2

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Science fiction, Star Wars

October 9, 1997

Players: 8/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 91/100

Star Wars: Jedi Knight — Dark Forces 2 is an exciting action game with a first-person view in the Star Wars universe. As Kyle Katarn, you will...

Fallout

Role-playing game, Isometric, Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic, Open world

October 9, 1997

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 89/100

An isometric, turn-based role-playing game set in a post-apocalyptic world, where the protagonist explores the ruins of a golden-age civilization...

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...

Quake 2

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

December 6, 1997

Players: 9/10

Steam: 94/100

This military science-fiction first-person shooter follows humanity’s war against the Strogg, a hostile alien race that has attacked Earth. After a...

Age of Empires

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Online, City Building

September 30, 1997

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Age of Empires is a historical real-time strategy game with an isometric camera view. You will find 4 basic campaigns for Egypt, Greece, Babylon and...

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...

Privateer 2: The Darkening

Simulation, Action, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Interactive movie, Cyberpunk, Open world, Role-playing game

September 1997

Players: 10/10

Privateer 2: The Darkening is a first-person simulator with elements of action, flight simulator and interactive cinema from the masters at EA...

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...

Panzer General 2

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

June 22, 2010

Players: 9.7/10

Panzer General 2 — historical turn-based strategy. The game focuses on World War II (excluding the Pacific and Southeast Asian theaters), and...

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...

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...

Riven: The Sequel to Myst

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

October 29, 1997

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Riven: The Sequel to Myst is a continuation of the cult adventure series Myst. The events of the game take place in the world of Riven, to which the...

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...

Ultima Online

Role-playing game, Online, MMO, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

September 25, 1997

Players: 8.1/10

Ultima Online is a legendary multiplayer role-playing game in a fantasy setting. A large open world awaits you with unique character abilities...

Magic: The Gathering

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Card game

March 6, 1997

Players: 7/10

A card-based strategy game inspired by Magic: The Gathering, it combines card duels with a campaign set in the fantasy world of Shandalar. The player...

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

Collection

1996

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel is a game from the developers of Ark Studios, Inc.. The game is published by Houghton Mifflin Interactive...

Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain

Action, Horror, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval

November 15, 1996

Players: 8.8/10

Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain — Before the reign of Lord Khaine, Nosgoth was not a welcoming world for vampires. The pillars of this world were...

Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo

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

December 27, 2006

Players: 7/10

Steam: 97/100

This children’s adventure and puzzle game takes place at the Cartown Zoo, where the grand opening is at risk: food is running low, and all the baby...

Diablo: Hellfire

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

November 24, 1997

Players: 8.6/10

Diablo: Hellfire is an add-on for an action role-playing game with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. The addition introduces a new...

Star Wars: X-Wing Vs. TIE Fighter

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars

April 29, 1997

Star Wars: X-Wing Vs. TIE Fighter — it is the third game in the X-Wing series of games. Due to the lack of a story campaign, it was generally...

Fighting Force

Action, Fighting, Third-person view

October 31, 1997

Players: 9.8/10

This futuristic beat ’em up follows four heroes fighting their way through city streets to confront a criminal leader and his army. Players choose...

Postal

Action, Shooter, Horror, Isometric

September 30, 1997

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 56/100

Postal is a hardcore isometric shooter with dark...

Wing Commander: Prophecy

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

December 11, 1997

Metacritic: 70/100

A futuristic flight simulator with action and shooter elements, Wing Commander: Prophecy is part of the Wing Commander series. Its development team...

Command & Conquer: Red Alert - Counterstrike

Action, Strategy, DLC, In real time, Top-down view

April 3, 1997

Command & Conquer: Red Alert — Counterstrike is a top-down action game with strategy elements from Westwood Studios, Inc.. The game is...

Creatures

Simulation, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view

July 24, 1997

Players: 5.8/10

Creatures is a fun side-view biology simulator. You will have six Norn eggs at your disposal — cute little creatures that live in an imaginary...

Last Express

Adventure, In real time, First-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click

January 26, 2011

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 86/100

This first-person real-time adventure is set aboard the Orient Express in the run-up to World War I. American Robert Cath receives a mysterious...

Full Tilt! Pinball

Action, Top-down view, Pinball

1996

Full Tilt! Pinball is a top-down action game with a dash of pinball simulator from the masters at Cinematronics, LLC. The main publisher of the game...

POD

Arcade, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Cyberpunk

February 28, 1997

POD is a first-person arcade game with a dash of racing from Ubisoft. The game is published by Ubisoft. In some circles, POD is also called POD...

Killing Time

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle

August 15, 1995

Steam: 71/100

This first-person shooter with horror elements takes place in a cursed mansion where the player must uncover its past. Dangers lurk in the estate’s...

Romance of the Three Kingdoms 4: Wall of Fire

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

February 13, 1994

A turn-based historical strategy game based on the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, it follows rival Chinese rulers vying for power at the end of...

Total Annihilation

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction, Online

September 27, 1997

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Set in a science-fiction future, this real-time strategy game centers on a war between the galactic government Core and the resistance movement known...

Boong!?: Die ultimatiefe Fußballsimulation

Simulation, Business / Management, Sports game, Comics

1996

Players: 5.5/10

Boong!?: Die ultimatiefe Fußballsimulation is a simulator with elements of a business simulator and a sports game from the Anguilla Software...

Star Wars: Rebel Assault 1 & 2

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Collection, Futurism (Future), Star Wars

1996

Steam: 69/100

Star Wars: Rebel Assault 1 & 2 is a first-person simulator with a mixture of action, shooter and flight simulator from the masters of the...

Transport Tycoon Deluxe

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Trains, City Building

1996

Players: 10/10

Steam: 56/100

Transport Tycoon Deluxe is an isometric simulator with a mixture of strategy, business simulator and railway simulator from the developers of Chris...

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...

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...

Weird: Truth is Stranger than Fiction

Adventure, Horror, Educational game (Education), First-person view

1997

Weird: Truth is Stranger than Fiction is a first-person adventure with a touch of horror and educational game from the developers of TwoPointZero...

Zork: Grand Inquisitor

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

September 12, 2003

Steam: 97/100

This first-person adventure takes place in the Underground Empire of Zork, where Grand Inquisitor Mir Yannick has banned magic and made the practice...

Jet Moto

Arcade, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Motorcycle racing

November 14, 1996

Futuristic motorcycle races on air bikes take place across tracks winding through muddy swamps, icy slopes, and choppy seas. Courses feature sharp...

Lords of Magic

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Sandbox, Role-playing game

November 19, 1997

Steam: 92/100

This fantasy strategy game with role-playing elements is set in Urak, a land devastated by the evil sorcerer Balkoth and his followers. The player...

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