I was going to make a top ten list of my all-time favorite computer games. Selecting just ten games turned out to be way too hard. Next, I considered compiling a personal top 50 list similar to what PC Gamer magazine has done several times. Instead, I decided to break it down by type/genre. Below, you will find my favorites listed for each category. Consider them the nominees. My overall favorite in each category is listed in italics.
First-Person Action/Shooter
Brothers in Arms: Double Time
Call of Duty
Halo: Combat Evolved
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
The Operative: No One Lives Forever
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Star Trek: Voyager Elite Force
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
System Shock 2
Brothers in Arms: Double Time
Call of Duty
Halo: Combat Evolved
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
The Operative: No One Lives Forever
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Star Trek: Voyager Elite Force
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
System Shock 2
Graphic Adventure
Full Throttle
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
The Secret of Monkey Island
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary
Star Trek: Judgment Rites
Full Throttle
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
The Secret of Monkey Island
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary
Star Trek: Judgment Rites
Mobile
Angry Birds
Baseball Highlights 2045
Angry Birds
Baseball Highlights 2045
Real-Time Strategy
Age of Empires II
Homeworld 2
Myth II: Soulblighter
Rise of Nations
Sacrifice
StarCraft
Star Trek: Starfleet Command
Stronghold
Total Annihilation
WarCraft III
Age of Empires II
Homeworld 2
Myth II: Soulblighter
Rise of Nations
Sacrifice
StarCraft
Star Trek: Starfleet Command
Stronghold
Total Annihilation
WarCraft III
Role-Playing
Baldur's Gate series
Divine Divinity
Fallout
Freedom Force
Neverwinter Nights
Pirates!
Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition
Pool of Radiance
Star Control II: The Ur-Quan Masters
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Baldur's Gate series
Divine Divinity
Fallout
Freedom Force
Neverwinter Nights
Pirates!
Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition
Pool of Radiance
Star Control II: The Ur-Quan Masters
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Simulation
Commanche: Maximum Overkill
Heavy Gear II
X-Wing
Commanche: Maximum Overkill
Heavy Gear II
X-Wing
Sports
Championship Boxing
Earl Weaver Baseball
Football Manager 2020
NFL Challenge
Out of the Park Baseball series
Championship Boxing
Earl Weaver Baseball
Football Manager 2020
NFL Challenge
Out of the Park Baseball series
Text Adventure
Microsoft Adventure
Planetfall
Zork series
Microsoft Adventure
Planetfall
Zork series
Third-Person Action/Shooter
Grand Theft Auto III
Heretic II
Max Payne
Overlord / Overlord II
Splinter Cell
Grand Theft Auto III
Heretic II
Max Payne
Overlord / Overlord II
Splinter Cell
Turn-Based Strategy
Alpha Centauri
Balance of Power
Civilization IV
Galactic Civilizations
Heroes of Might and Magic III
M.A.X.: Mechanized Assault & Exploration
Rome: Total War
Alpha Centauri
Balance of Power
Civilization IV
Galactic Civilizations
Heroes of Might and Magic III
M.A.X.: Mechanized Assault & Exploration
Rome: Total War
Wargame
The Battle for Wesnoth
Fantasy General
Panzer General
Red Lightning
Tigers in the Snow
The Battle for Wesnoth
Fantasy General
Panzer General
Red Lightning
Tigers in the Snow