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PC Gaming classics

One of the greatest aspects of pc gaming is that you can always go back and play what you missed. Here is a list of those games that are worth going back for.

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Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn

1. Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn

The fantasy RPG by which all others will be judged.

Diablo II

2. Diablo II

Many mouse are broken by this genre defining action rpg

Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal

3. Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal

The first game I remember playing online, an epic story that formed are large portion of the lore used in WoW.

Star Control II

4. Star Control II

One of the greatest single player experiences of it's time, this game is very much the basis of the Mass Effect universe.

Homeworld

5. Homeworld

Adding the 3rd dimension literally to the RTS genre in spectacular fashion. Homeworld was visually stunning for the time and somehow integrated intuitive and easy to grasp controls.

Deus Ex

6. Deus Ex

Planescape: Torment

7. Planescape: Torment

A RPG not set in a traditional fantasy world with great writing, sign me up.

StarCraft

8. StarCraft

A gritty science fiction counterpart to the Warcraft series that became a worldwide multiplayer phenomenon.

Half-Life

9. Half-Life

Not in my wheel house, but there is no denying this game's popularity.

Quake II

10. Quake II

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