The best games(new and old) with low system requirements.

absolutely brilliant, thread won, game over.

 

The original Call of Duty and the United Offensive expansion are good. for relatively low requirements, and fantastic games.

Also, all the Unreal games excluding UT3, which is to say: Unreal Gold, Unreal II: The Awakening, Unreal Tournament, and Unreal Tournament 2004.

Half-Life 2 and Counter-Strike: Source. These are the least technically demanding of Source Engine games, and have been known to run comfortably on even integrated graphics, despite looking lovely.

 

Simcity 4 baby. My metropolis is 1.3 Million and counting.....

 

OP, you pretty much hit them all. For a second I thought you forget Deus Ex, but nope...it's there! You also have Mafia as well, which I feel is a really unappreciated game. Well, it went past the radar at least.

 

thanks for this thread ^^ Very helpful when you need a list of good games to play

 

Gotta mention Ground Control (+Dark Conspiracy) and Ground Control II

Both games were pretty much overlooked despite getting some good reviews.
They both run great on low-end rigs and look amazing.

GC 1 is actually free, too : http://www.fileplanet.com/promotions/groundcontrol

+ Awesome RTT concept, FPS camera control(!), great graphics, great SP campaigns.

- GC1 had no skirmish mode at all . AI in both games just isn't that intelligent. Massgate never drew the crowds.

(Of course Massive's World in Conflict fixed a lot, but I'd love to see GCIII someday.)

Also... Pre 2005:
CoD, Max Payne 1 & 2, Far Cry, Diablo II, TES III:Morrowind, NWN I, HL1, 2 etc., NOLF2, C&C Red Alert, Doom 3... the list goes on...

 

1) Dungeon Keeper Series
2) Theme Hospital
3) Daggerfall
4) Draken
5) Silent Service
6) Tetris


I'm sure many more I'm forgettin', but tryin' to get ones that haven't been mentioned. =P


A fun one...

Scorched Earth

Ali

 

thanks for the info...i will check it out since i have a $10 off coupon. i unfortunately have never played any of them except for fallout 3...which got me hooked...and ive heard that 1 and 2 have better story lines...and i love the old turn based rpgs!

with every post in this thread i see my summer vanishing more and more.

 

You can get all Fallout, Fallout 2, and Fallout Tactics from GOG for 18 dollars (6 dollars each).

 

yeah but i have a $10 off coupon and i will actually get hard copies of all of the games...so all 3 games for $9.99

 

Grim Fandango
Clive Barker's Undying

 

I think POKEMON!?
red alert 2 wil be my best choice for low system requirement game...
counter strike too XD!

 

now for listing of old games that show my age... I'll try to list ones I have always liked that I don't think have been listed...

I loved Might and Magic 1 through 5 a lot (not "Heroes of")
Eye of the beholder 1 through 3 were great RPGs too.
some of the Wizardry's, mainly Crusaders of the Dark Savant
I liked all the...
•King's Quests
•Police Quests
•Space Quests
•Heroes Quests (Quest for Glory)
all the Wing Commanders too...
Lords of the Realm 2
Master of Orion 2 (and 3)
Daggerfall
Betrayal at Krondor
Star Trek 25th Anniversary Game

I still have all those games and play them from time to time Heck most of those will run in DOSbox, so thats pretty low requirements

 

^ i guess those were before my time as i don't recognize any of them lol.

 

I would second "BHD" on saying Clive Barker's Undying - absolutely loved that game when it came out!

 

.......Pong!

 

ahh Daggerfall, elder brother of oblivion and morrowind. classic for sure...

 

bought the fallout trilogy...worked on the 1st fallout for a little bit...wish it came with instructions for controls, but im slowly figuring everything out. brings me way back playing chrono trigger, mario rpg, etc. so far a lot of fun.

 

Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory - I have spend many hours on this game, and one of the reason why I like it so much is that you have to cooperate with your team to complete the teams mission. (E.g. the Allies have to plant a bomb in Axis base to win).

There are many classes to choose:

Medic

Covert Ops

Engineer

Field Ops

Soldier

Every single of these classes have their own special quality, but the most important one is the engineer since in almost every map you have to explode something

Try it!

 

Good thread for x3100 victims,

Has inspired me to give up my lurker status

oldish: RTW, HL2 etc, SH3

old: Hidden & Dangerous 1&2, Deus EX, Home World 1&2

Relics: Star Control 2 (free dowwnload http://sc2.sourceforge.net/) Carrier Command

Yes I am a seasoned gamer.

Peas

 

Counter Srike 1.6 ftw!!!

 

Bejewled. Soooo goood.

best popcap game ever. I downloaded a free addon for it inside WoW(so when on a flightpath... I can play)! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CxaWiuxOVQ

 

Cortex Command, it's a great indie game. RTS/side scrolling hybrid.
And no one even mentioned Star Wars Knights Of The Old Republic!!?!???!??!?!?!?!?!

 

it's even better on iphone or any touch screen lappy

 

What? No AD&D games? Those are some of the best!

Baldur's Gate I & II
Icewind Dale I & II
Planescape Torment
Neverwinter Nights

This last one's a bit more demanding but the rest can pretty much be played on any crap setup.

 

yes the first person i found that likes quest for glory!!!!!
quest for glory iv best game ever

 

Oh!

Heroes Might And Magic 3! The best Heroes in the series (In my oppinion, its better than than Heroes 4 and 5 etc.)