Top Classic Games
60+ classic games ranked by player tags and tunable re-ranking. Related tags include Singleplayer, Action, Great Soundtrack, Adventure.
Recommended Classic Games

Halo: The Master Chief Collection
The Master Chief’s iconic journey includes six games, built for PC and collected in a single integrated experience. Whether you’re a long-time fan or meeting Spartan 117 for the first time, The Master Chief Collection is the definitive Halo gaming experience.

Half-Life 2
Reawakened from stasis in the occupied metropolis of City 17, Gordon Freeman is joined by Alyx Vance as he leads a desperate human resistance. Experience the landmark first-person shooter packed with immersive world-building, boundary-pushing physics, and exhilarating combat.
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- #1 Halo: The Master Chief Collection98% matchVery Positive92% of 255,994 reviews2019Developer: 343 IndustriesPublisher: Xbox Game StudiosPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 12.0hMean: 52.0h≥1hr: 92%
The Master Chief’s iconic journey includes six games, built for PC and collected in a single integrated experience. Whether you’re a long-time fan or meeting Spartan 117 for the first time, The Master Chief Collection is the definitive Halo gaming experience.
- #2 Half-Life 298% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 269,553 reviews2004Developer: ValvePlatforms: Windows, LinuxMedian: 6.5hMean: 34.9h≥1hr: 86%
Reawakened from stasis in the occupied metropolis of City 17, Gordon Freeman is joined by Alyx Vance as he leads a desperate human resistance. Experience the landmark first-person shooter packed with immersive world-building, boundary-pushing physics, and exhilarating combat.
- #3 Counter-Strike98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 258,615 reviews2000Developer: ValvePlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 3.5hMean: 274.3h≥1hr: 68%
Play the world's number 1 online action game. Engage in an incredibly realistic brand of terrorist warfare in this wildly popular team-based game. Ally with teammates to complete strategic missions. Take out enemy sites. Rescue hostages. Your role affects your team's success. Your team's success affects your role.
- #4 Age of Empires II (Retired)97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 102,403 reviews2013Developer: Skybox LabsPublisher: Xbox Game StudiosPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 9.1hMean: 47.8h≥1hr: 92%
Age of Empires II has been re-imagined in high definition. With the release of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, this product will not be updated further.
- #5 Half-Life93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 159,245 reviews1998Developer: ValvePlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 2.5hMean: 43.8h≥1hr: 65%
Named Game of the Year by over 50 publications, Valve's debut title blends action and adventure with award-winning technology to create a frighteningly realistic world where players must think to survive. Also includes an exciting multiplayer mode that allows you to play against friends and enemies around the world.
- #6 Black Mesa92% matchVery Positive95% of 141,170 reviews2020Developer: Crowbar CollectivePlatforms: Windows, LinuxMedian: 8.2hMean: 23.5h≥1hr: 90%
Relive Half-Life.
- #7 Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 150,567 reviews2009Developer: PopCap Games, Inc.Platforms: Windows, MacMedian: 9.9hMean: 41.0h≥1hr: 83%
Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.
- #8 Heroes® of Might & Magic® III - HD Edition92% matchMostly Positive80% of 24,337 reviews2015Developer: DotemuPublisher: Ubisoft EntertainmentPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 6.3hMean: 34.8h≥1hr: 78%
The most popular Heroes® title of all time is back in HD! Fifteen years later, rediscover the epic tale of Queen Catherine Ironfist, as she re-embarks on her critically acclaimed quest to unite her ravaged homeland and re-conquer the kingdom of Erathia.
- #9 STAR WARS™ Battlefront II (Classic, 2005)91% matchVery Positive95% of 53,897 reviews2009Developer: Pandemic StudiosPublisher: LucasfilmPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.7hMean: 17.9h≥1hr: 70%
Join the rise of Darth Vader’s elite 501st Legion of Stormtroopers as you fight through an all new story-based saga where every action you take impacts the battlefront and, ultimately, the fate of the Star Wars galaxy.
- #10 Age of Mythology: Extended Edition91% matchVery Positive93% of 35,988 reviews2014Developer: SkyBox LabsPublisher: Xbox Game StudiosPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 6.5hMean: 39.0h≥1hr: 88%
Age of Mythology is back! Choose your god and take to the battlefield in this classic, upgraded with full Steamworks integration and enhanced features.
- #11 DOOM + DOOM II91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 27,748 reviews2007Developer: id SoftwarePublisher: BethesdaPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.2hMean: 10.2h≥1hr: 54%
Developed by id Software, and originally released in 1993 and 1994, the definitive, newly enhanced versions of DOOM + DOOM II are available as a combined product.
- #12 Resident Evil90% matchVery Positive92% of 32,759 reviews2015Developer: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 4.1hMean: 16.5h≥1hr: 82%
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
- #13 Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition88% matchVery Positive95% of 175,733 reviews2019Developer: World's EdgePublisher: Xbox Game StudiosPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 10.8hMean: 86.2h≥1hr: 92%
42 Civilizations, 229 Campaign Missions, Singleplayer, Co-Op, Multiplayer, In-Game Editor, Mods, Cross-play...It is good to be the king.
- #14 Quake87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 15,287 reviews2007Developer: id SoftwarePublisher: Bethesda SoftworksPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.7hMean: 25.7h≥1hr: 59%
Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original.
- #15 Resident Evil 4 (2005)86% matchVery Positive94% of 92,494 reviews2014Developer: CapcomPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 7.0hMean: 29.5h≥1hr: 86%
(Release: 2014) Special agent Leon S. Kennedy is sent on a mission to rescue the U.S. President’s daughter who has been kidnapped.
- #16 STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™86% matchVery Positive91% of 33,191 reviews2009Developer: BioWarePublisher: LucasArtsPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 2.2hMean: 20.2h≥1hr: 61%
It is four thousand years before the Galactic Empire and hundreds of Jedi Knights have fallen in battle against the ruthless Sith. You are the last hope of the Jedi Order. Can you master the awesome power of the Force on your quest to save the Republic? Or will you fall to the lure of the dark side?
- #17 Quake Live86% matchVery Positive87% of 15,719 reviews2014Developer: id SoftwarePublisher: Bethesda SoftworksPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.6hMean: 19.5h≥1hr: 60%
Experience the most exciting and fast-paced FPS gameplay while competing with players from around the world in over 100 arenas, a dozen game modes, and with persistent career stats tracking, in this online features-focused successor to Quake III Arena.
- #18 Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game86% matchVery Positive94% of 24,465 reviews2015Developer: Interplay Inc.Publisher: Bethesda SoftworksPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 48mMean: 33.6h≥1hr: 47%
You've just unearthed the classic post-apocalyptic role-playing game that revitalized the entire CRPG genre. The Fallout® SPECIAL system allows drastically different types of characters, meaningful decisions and development that puts you in complete control. Explore the devastated ruins of a golden age civilization.
- #19 Rise of Nations: Extended Edition86% matchVery Positive95% of 15,511 reviews2014Developer: SkyBox LabsPublisher: Xbox Game StudiosPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 5.7hMean: 18.0h≥1hr: 90%
Rise of Nations is back! Play the updated classic with full Steamworks integration and enhanced features!
- #20 The Henry Stickmin Collection83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 56,383 reviews2020Developer: PuffballsUnitedPublisher: InnerslothPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 4.2hMean: 9.2h≥1hr: 78%
A choose-your-own-path where failing is more fun than succeeding.
- #21 Sonic Mania83% matchVery Positive94% of 27,546 reviews2017Developer: Christian WhiteheadPublisher: SEGAPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.3hMean: 9.5h≥1hr: 77%
Sonic Mania is an all-new adventure with Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles full of unique bosses, rolling 2D landscapes, and fun classic gameplay.
- #22 Command & Conquer™ Remastered Collection83% matchVery Positive91% of 34,382 reviews2020Developer: PetroglyphPublisher: Electronic ArtsPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.2hMean: 22.7h≥1hr: 81%
Command & Conquer and Red Alert are both remastered in 4K by the former Westwood Studios team members. Includes all 3 expansions, rebuilt multiplayer, a modernized UI, Map Editor, bonus footage gallery, and over 7 hours of remastered music.
- #23 Gothic II: Gold Edition84% matchVery Positive94% of 16,966 reviews2005Developer: Piranha BytesPublisher: THQ NordicPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.4hMean: 43.2h≥1hr: 57%
Gothic II: Gold Edition brings together the excitement of Gothic II and the add-on Night of the Raven to your fingertips!
- #24 METAL SLUG 383% matchVery Positive90% of 8,921 reviews2014Developer: SNK CORPORATIONPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.0hMean: 7.0h≥1hr: 83%
“METAL SLUG 3”, the masterpiece in SNK’s emblematic 2D run & gun action shooting game series, still continues to fascinate millions of fans worldwide to this day for its intricate dot-pixel graphics, and simple and intuitive game controls, heads out to the Steam gaming platform!
- #25 Crash Bandicoot™ N. Sane Trilogy83% matchVery Positive92% of 21,442 reviews2018Developer: Vicarious VisionsPublisher: ActivisionPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.8hMean: 12.6h≥1hr: 81%
Your favorite marsupial, Crash Bandicoot™, is back! He’s enhanced, entranced and ready-to-dance with the N. Sane Trilogy. Relive all your favorite moments in Crash Bandicoot™, Crash Bandicoot™ 2: Cortex Strikes Back and Crash Bandicoot™ 3: Warped, now in fully-remastered graphical glory!
- #26 Half-Life: Opposing Force83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 27,778 reviews1999Developer: Gearbox SoftwarePublisher: ValvePlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 3.0hMean: 39.3h≥1hr: 65%
Return to the Black Mesa Research Facility as one of the military specialists assigned to eliminate Gordon Freeman. Experience an entirely new episode of single player action. Meet fierce alien opponents, and experiment with new weaponry. Named 'Game of the Year' by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences.
- #27 Sonic Adventure 283% matchVery Positive89% of 27,524 reviews2012Developer: SEGAPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.3hMean: 16.4h≥1hr: 63%
Experience two unique adventures featuring both long-time heroes and new and returning villains as they battle for the fate of the world!
- #28 Max Payne83% matchVery Positive89% of 15,456 reviews2011Developer: Remedy EntertainmentPublisher: Rockstar GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.6hMean: 9.1h≥1hr: 63%
Max Payne is a man with nothing to lose in the violent, cold urban night. A fugitive undercover cop framed for murder, hunted by cops and the mob, Max is a man with his back against the wall, fighting a battle he cannot hope to win. Prepare for pain…
- #29 Gothic 182% matchVery Positive92% of 17,405 reviews2001Developer: Piranha BytesPublisher: THQ NordicPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.4hMean: 19.0h≥1hr: 55%
War has been waged across the kingdom of Myrtana. Orcish hordes invaded human territory and the king of the land needed a lot of ore to forge enough weapons, should his army stand against this threat. Whoever breaks the law in these darkest of times is sentenced to serve in the giant penal colony of Khorinis, mining the so much needed...
- #30 PAC-MAN™ Championship Edition DX+81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 8,111 reviews2013Developer: Mine Loader Software Co., Ltd.Publisher: BANDAI NAMCO EntertainmentPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.3hMean: 7.6h≥1hr: 56%
It's time to gear up!Get ready for more ghost chain gobbling and frantic action in PAC-MAN® CE-DX+! The award-winning chomping game makes a shattering debut on Steam with even more content and a refined user-interface to compare high scores with your friends!
- #31 Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game81% matchVery Positive94% of 16,962 reviews2009Developer: Black Isle StudiosPublisher: Bethesda SoftworksPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.6hMean: 46.6h≥1hr: 56%
Fallout® 2 is the sequel to the critically acclaimed game that took RPG'ing out of the dungeons and into a dynamic, apocalyptic retro-future. It's been 80 long years since your ancestors trod across the wastelands.
- #32 Sonic Adventure DX81% matchVery Positive92% of 18,063 reviews2011Developer: SEGAPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.7hMean: 9.7h≥1hr: 58%
An ancient evil lurking within the Master Emerald has been unleashed from its slumber by the devious Dr. Eggman and is on the verge of becoming the ultimate monster using the 7 Chaos Emeralds. Only Sonic and his friends are heroic enough to put a stop to Dr. Eggman and his evil minions.
- #33 Mafia81% matchVery Positive87% of 16,002 reviews2002Developer: Illusion SoftworksPublisher: 2KPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 42mMean: 20.5h≥1hr: 45%
It’s 1930. After an inadvertent brush with the mafia, cabdriver Tommy Angelo is reluctantly thrust into the world of organized crime. Initially, he is uneasy about falling in with the Salieri family, but soon the rewards become too big to ignore.
- #34 FINAL FANTASY IX80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 13,547 reviews2016Developer: Square EnixPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 5.7hMean: 40.0h≥1hr: 87%
Selling over five million copies since its release in 2000, FINAL FANTASY IX proudly returns on Steam! Now you can relive the adventures of Zidane and his crew on PC !
- #35 The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 27,795 reviews2009Developer: Bethesda Game StudiosPublisher: Bethesda SoftworksPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.0hMean: 33.5h≥1hr: 61%
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition includes Morrowind plus all of the content from the Bloodmoon and Tribunal expansions. The original Mod Construction Set is not included in this package. An epic, open-ended single-player RPG, Morrowind allows you to create and play any kind of character imaginable.
- #36 Far Cry®80% matchVery Positive82% of 11,311 reviews2008Developer: Crytek StudiosPublisher: UbisoftPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.5hMean: 9.8h≥1hr: 57%
A tropical paradise seethes with hidden evil in Far Cry®, a cunningly detailed action shooter that pushes the boundaries of combat to shocking new levels. Freelance mariner Jack Carver is cursing the day he ever came to this island.
- #37 STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ II - The Sith Lords™79% matchVery Positive94% of 25,434 reviews2012Developer: Obsidian EntertainmentPublisher: LucasArtsPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 4.5hMean: 28.5h≥1hr: 66%
5 years after the events of the award winning original, the Sith are on the verge of crushing the Old Republic. As a lone Jedi, will you follow the light side or succumb to the dark?
- #38 Worms Armageddon78% matchVery Positive94% of 10,671 reviews2013Developer: Team17 Digital LtdPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.4hMean: 7.2h≥1hr: 56%
Those intrepid invertebrates return with a vengeance in the much-loved Worms™ Armageddon. It’s a whole new can of worms! It’s hilarious fun that you can enjoy on your own or with all your friends.
- #39 Cossacks: Back to War79% matchVery Positive89% of 2,894 reviews2010Developer: GSC Game WorldPublisher: GSC World PublishingPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.8hMean: 24.0h≥1hr: 68%
Cossacks: Back to War contains all of the gameplay features of Cossacks: European Wars and Cossacks: The Art of War, this is a complete care package for all current and future Cossacks fans. This add-on contains two new nations: Switzerland and Hungary.
- #40 Total Annihilation78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,674 reviews2015Developer: Cavedog EntertainmentPublisher: Wargaming.netPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 54mMean: 13.8h≥1hr: 47%
What began as a conflict over the transfer of consciousness from flesh to machines escalated into a war which has decimated a million worlds. The Core and the Arm have all but exhausted the resources of a galaxy in their struggle for domination.
- #41 Quake II78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,960 reviews2007Developer: id SoftwarePublisher: Bethesda SoftworksPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.0hMean: 7.8h≥1hr: 63%
You are humanity’s last hope to stop the Strogg, a hostile alien race waging war against Earth. Play this military sci-fi FPS, now upgraded for modern platforms with improved visuals, new campaign content, online multiplayer/co-op, and more.
- #42 RollerCoaster Tycoon®: Deluxe78% matchVery Positive94% of 8,087 reviews2014Developer: Chris Sawyer ProductionsPublisher: AtariPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.3hMean: 14.9h≥1hr: 54%
One of the best games from acclaimed Tycoon series, with well designed gameplay mechanics, appealing graphics, and really high re-playability value. There’s no limit to what you can create so design and build the most thrilling roller coaster the world has ever seen!
- #43 Bully: Scholarship Edition78% matchVery Positive84% of 40,204 reviews2008Developer: Rockstar New EnglandPublisher: Rockstar GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.6hMean: 14.2h≥1hr: 67%
Bully tells the story of mischievous 15-year-old Jimmy Hopkins as he goes through the hilarity and awkwardness of adolescence. Beat the jocks at dodge ball, play pranks on the preppies, save the nerds, kiss the girl and navigate the social hierarchy in the worst school around.
- #44 CHRONO TRIGGER®77% matchVery Positive88% of 12,795 reviews2018Developer: Square EnixPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.0hMean: 31.5h≥1hr: 78%
The timeless RPG classic returns loaded with upgrades! Journey to the forgotten past, to the far future, and to the end of time. A big adventure to save the planet, now begins…
- #45 Return to Castle Wolfenstein78% matchVery Positive93% of 8,957 reviews2007Developer: Gray Matter StudiosPublisher: Bethesda SoftworksPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.1hMean: 4.9h≥1hr: 52%
World War II rages and nations fall. The Nazis are twisting science and the occult into an army capable of annihilating the Allies once and for all. As US Army Ranger William “B.J.” Blazkowicz, pierce the black heart of the Third Reich and stop them...or die trying.
- #46 FINAL FANTASY VIII77% matchVery Positive88% of 9,358 reviews2013Developer: Square EnixPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.6hMean: 47.9h≥1hr: 70%
It is a time of war. Galbadia, a Global Superpower, has declared war on Dollet, a country whose training academy is home to two personalities: the hot-headed Seifer and the 'lone wolf', Squall Leonhart. Both are equally at conflict with each other as their country is with Galbadia; to others, Squall appears lacking in team spirit, while...
- #47 Call of Duty® 4: Modern Warfare® (2007)76% matchVery Positive94% of 26,436 reviews2007Developer: Infinity WardPublisher: ActivisionPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 6.8hMean: 36.2h≥1hr: 84%
The new action-thriller from the award-winning team at Infinity Ward, the creators of the Call of Duty® series, delivers the most intense and cinematic action experience ever. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare arms gamers with an arsenal of advanced and powerful modern day firepower and transports them to the most treacherous hotspots...
- #48 F.E.A.R.76% matchVery Positive94% of 18,784 reviews2010Developer: Monolith Productions, Inc.Publisher: Warner Bros. GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.9hMean: 16.2h≥1hr: 69%
Experience the original F.E.A.R. along with F.E.A.R. Extraction Point and F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate.
- #49 Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne76% matchVery Positive94% of 13,771 reviews2008Developer: Remedy EntertainmentPublisher: Rockstar GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.8hMean: 7.9h≥1hr: 64%
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne is a violent, film-noir love story. Dark, tragic and intense, the in-depth story is a thrill-ride of shocking twists and revelations. Love hurts.
- #50 Counter-Strike: Condition Zero76% matchVery Positive91% of 27,795 reviews2004Developer: ValvePlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 36mMean: 53.0h≥1hr: 41%
With its extensive Tour of Duty campaign, a near-limitless number of skirmish modes, updates and new content for Counter-Strike's award-winning multiplayer game play, plus over 12 bonus single player missions, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero is a tremendous offering of single and multiplayer content.
- #51 Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition76% matchVery Positive95% of 15,238 reviews2007Developer: Ion StormPublisher: Eidos Interactive Corp.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 54mMean: 11.1h≥1hr: 47%
The year is 2052 and the world is a dangerous and chaotic place. Terrorists operate openly - killing thousands; drugs, disease and pollution kill even more. The world's economies are close to collapse and the gap between the insanely wealthy and the desperately poor grows ever wider.
- #52 Devil May Cry HD Collection75% matchVery Positive93% of 21,162 reviews2018Developer: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 5.4hMean: 22.2h≥1hr: 83%
The popular stylish action games Devil May Cry, Devil May Cry 2, and Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition return in one collection!
