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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 1998

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Half-Life

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

November 19, 1998

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 92/100

Half-Life is a legendary adventure shooter with a first-person view. You have to try on the role of a silent researcher named Gordon Freeman. The game takes place...

Final Fantasy VII

Role-playing game, Adventure, In real time, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game

January 31, 1997

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Final Fantasy VII is a third-person role-playing game in the anime and fantasy style. In Midgar, a city controlled by the mega-conglomerate Shinra Inc., Mako...

StarCraft

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Sandbox

March 31, 1998

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 88/100

StarCraft is a legendary real-time strategy game in a sci-fi setting from the creators of the Warcraft series. In the game, you will join one of three warring...

Mortal Kombat Trilogy

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view

October 10, 1996

Players: 7.8/10

Mortal Kombat Trilogy is a fighting game that brings together fighters and arenas from Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat II and Mortal Kombat 3, including those featured...

Carmageddon

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view

October 1, 1999

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Carmageddon — arcade racing with a third-person view. A crazy ride at breakneck speed awaits you with the same crazy people as you. All cars are hung with...

Age of Empires

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

September 30, 1997

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 82/100

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 the Empire of...

Fallout 2

Role-playing game, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic

October 29, 1998

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 86/100

This post-apocalyptic role-playing game features turn-based combat and follows a search for the Garden of Eden Creation Kit, a device that could save a primitive...

Grand Theft Auto

Action, Top-down view

December 14, 1997

Players: 7.8/10

Grand Theft Auto is a legendary top-down racing action game set in an open world. In the game you will try on the role of a criminal who will perform various tasks...

Caesar 3

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

September 30, 1998

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Caesar 3 is the third part of the popular real-time economic strategy with an isometric camera view. As in previous parts, you have to build an ancient Roman city...

Sanitarium

Adventure, Horror, Isometric, Puzzle, Point & Click

April 30, 1998

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 93/100

Sanitarium is a graphic quest with an isometric camera view and horror elements. The main character gets into a car accident and loses his memory. In a vain attempt...

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 travels...

Railroad Tycoon 2

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Trains

November 2, 1998

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 89/100

Railroad Tycoon 2 — Much of the game consists of laying tracks, building stations, and purchasing trains used to transport passengers and cargo from one...

WarBreeds

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

March 1998

Steam: 84/100

WarBreeds is a top-down strategy game from the masters at Red Orb Entertainment. The game is published by Red Orb...

Theme Hospital

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric

April 14, 1998

Players: 9.5/10

This business simulation centres on running a private hospital that treats patients with fictional, comical ailments. Each level begins with an empty building...

Baldur's Gate

Role-playing game, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

December 21, 1998

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 91/100

Baldur's Gate — the action of Baldur's Gate takes place in the fictional universe of Forgotten Realms, and a modified system from the tabletop role-playing game...

Hexen: Beyond Heretic

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

October 30, 1995

Players: 8.8/10

Set in the fantasy world of Cronos, overrun by the Serpent Rider Korax, this first-person shooter follows a hero who sets out to stop him. The player chooses a...

Delta Force 1

Action, Shooter, First-person view

September 30, 1998

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 90/100

A tactical shooter about Delta Force, a secret special operations unit carrying out missions around the world. The player undertakes operations swiftly and quietly...

Dungeon Keeper

Strategy, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Online, Role-playing game, God Simulator

June 2, 2011

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 92/100

Dungeon Keeper is a real-time strategy game with an isometric view in the medieval genre. The game has several modes. In addition to training and multiplayer play...

Dune 2000

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

October 31, 1999

Players: 8.2/10

Dune 2000 — top-down real-time strategy game. Emperor Frederic Corrino 4 issued a decree that the House that could produce the most spice would control its...

Thief: The Dark Project

Action, Stealth, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Steampunk

November 30, 1998

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 92/100

Thief: The Dark Project is a stealth action game with a first-person view in a medieval setting. The plot tells the story of the adventures of the urban...

Carmageddon (1997)

Action, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

October 1, 1999

Players: 5.5/10

Carmageddon (1997) is a first-person action game with racing elements from developers from the studio Stainless Software Ltd.. The main publisher of the game is SCi...

Vangers

Action, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Racing, Adventure

August 26, 1998

Players: 9/10

Steam: 96/100

Vangers is a top-down racing action game set in a fantasy setting. Humanity learned to colonize new worlds thanks to technology and esotericism, but when faced with...

Tomb Raider 3: Adventures of Lara Croft

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

November 21, 1998

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 76/100

This action-adventure platformer with puzzle elements follows Lara Croft’s search for an ancient meteorite rumored to have life-giving powers. The journey spans...

Tomb Raider 2

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

November 21, 1997

Players: 7/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 85/100

This third-person action platformer follows Lara Croft on a journey around the world to find the Dagger of Xian, an artefact said to grant its possessor the power...

Bust-A-Move

Arcade, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Puzzle, Anime / Manga

January 13, 1995

An arcade puzzle game and a spin-off of Bubble Bobble, Bust-A-Move challenges players to clear a field of colored bubbles. Each round begins with bubbles arranged...

Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire

Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Adventure, Space

December 3, 1996

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 73/100

This third-person action-adventure set in the Star Wars universe takes place between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. As mercenary Dash Rendar, the...

Clock Tower (1995)

Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle

September 14, 1995

Players: 7.4/10

Clock Tower (1995) is a point and click adventure game with 3D graphics. The player can use a PlayStation controller or mouse to move the cursor around the screen...

Pro Pinball: Timeshock!

Action, Pinball

August 31, 1998

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

X-COM: Apocalypse

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics, Science fiction

July 15, 1997

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 89/100

A tactical strategy game about combating an alien invasion in Mega Primus in 2084, where social order is collapsing and extraterrestrials terrorize the population...

Grim Fandango

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle

October 1, 1998

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 94/100

Grim Fandango — the action takes place in the afterlife, where the dead complete their journey, arriving in the 9th world. When a person dies, he is taken in...

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 message from a...

Norse by Norse West: The Return of the Lost Vikings

Action, Strategy, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

April 18, 1997

This puzzle-platformer sequel to The Lost Vikings follows the Vikings after they are captured again by the alien Tomator and sent through time. Erik, Olaf and...

Professional Underground League of Pain

Action, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Sports game, Sandbox

1997

Professional Underground League of Pain is a third-person action game with elements of a sports game and sandbox from developers from the Beyond Reality studio. The...

Rage of Mages

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

April 10, 1998

This fantasy role-playing game with real-time strategy elements follows an agent of the Kania Empire sent to the mysterious allod of Uimoir. The player chooses one...

Hardline

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Cyberpunk

1997

Hardline is an exciting rail shooter with a first-person view in a cyberpunk setting. The game takes place in the near future, where you take on the role of rescue...

Ignition

Arcade, Action, Racing, Top-down view, Sports game

January 1, 1997

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 86/100

This arcade racing game features overhead-view competitions across seven tracks and a roster of 11 unusual vehicles, from monster trucks to jungle jeeps. Races...

Red Baron 3-D

Simulation, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Historical

October 31, 1998

Players: 5.5/10

This historical flight simulator centres on aerial combat during the First World War. Its campaign recreates fighting on the Western Front from 1916 to 1918, with...

WipEout XL

Arcade, Action, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

September 30, 1996

Metacritic: 93/100

WipEout XL is a first-person arcade game with a dash of action and racing from the masters at Psygnosis Limited. The game is published by Psygnosis Limited. WipEout...

FIFA 98: Road to World Cup

Third-person view, Sports game

June 17, 1997

Players: 4.8/10

FIFA 98: Road to World Cup — Significant changes have been made to this part of the game. In particular, the game's graphics engine has received significant...

Anchorhead

Adventure, Horror, Indie

May 1998

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 88/100

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