Best games to play on an old PC
From remastered classics, ageing FPS greats, to undemanding card collectors, here are ten of the best games you can enjoy on an older PC.
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//1. Hitman: Blood Money
Eidos Interactive, 2006
/Recommended specs…
CPU speed: 2.4 GHz
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or ATI X800
RAM: 1 GB
//1. Hitman: Blood Money
Eidos Interactive, 2006
//Recommended specs…
CPU speed: 2.4 GHz
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or ATI X800
RAM: 1 GB
//2. Half-Life 2
Valve Corporation, 2004
//Recommended specs…
CPU speed: 3 GHz
GPU: Any DirectX 9 level card
RAM: 1 GB
//3. Hearthstone
Blizzard Entertainment, 2014
//Recommended specs
CPU speed: 2.2 GHz
GPU: GeForce 240 GT or ATI Radeon HD 4850
RAM: 3 GB
//4. Dead Space 2
EA, 2011
//Recommended specs…
CPU speed: 2.8 GHz
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or ATI X1600 Pro
RAM: 2 GB
//5. Papers, Please
3909 LLC, 2013
//Recommended specs…
CPU speed: 1.5 GHz
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or ATI X1600 Pro
RAM: 2 GB
//6. The Beginner’s Guide
Everything Unlimited Ltd., 2015
//Minimum specs…
CPU speed: 3 GHz
GPU: GeForce 7600 GS or Radeon X800 SE
RAM: 2 GB
//7. Cuphead
StudioMDHR, 2017
//Minimum specs…
CPU speed: 3 GHz
GPU: GeForce 9600 or Radeon X800 SE
RAM: 2 GB
//8. Civilization V
2K Games, 2010
//Minimum specs
CPU speed: 2 GHz
GPU: GeForce GT 720 or Radeon R7 240
RAM: 4 GB
//9. Portal
Valve Corporation, 2007
//Recommended specs…
CPU speed: 2 GHz
GPU: GeForce FX 5500 or Radeon 9500
RAM: 1 GB
//10. Shenmue I & II Remastered
SEGA, 2018
//Minimum specs
CPU speed: 2 GHz
GPU: GeForce GT 720 or Radeon R7 240
RAM: 4 GB