the panic of fleeing for friendly lines in a crate badged with oil and blood. the chilling realisation that you've bitten off more than you can chew. Using precious few polygons, colours and sounds Dynamix created WWI sky skirmishes that, twenty-seven years on, still challenge, persuade and exhilarate. Tim: Until hardcore combat flight sims simulate pilot training programmes as assiduously as they simulate flying machines, there will always be room in my life for light flight fare like the brilliant Red Baron. Press the arrows underneath the header image, or the right arrow on your keyboard, to begin.Īn approachable but challenging 1990 World War I combat flight sim, straddling the line between action and simulation, which was followed seven years later by a multiplayer-equipped sequel. Now, let's celebrate PC games in all their breadth and glory. Looking for a more regularly updated list of modern games you should play right now? Try our list of the best PC games.
Note that this list spans the full breadth of PC gaming history. They all get a throne.ĭon't see a game you love on the list? Let us know in the comments why you love it, why you still play it, why it's important to you. That means there’s no ranking system, so you won’t find one game sitting above all the others on a big throne. The resulting list is personal and eclectic, includes some traditional classics and excludes many more, and is listed in chronological order. All we care about are which games we love. We're not interested in building a canonical list or paying heed to 'important' games in the history of the PC. When we say, "our picks," that's exactly what we mean. You can navigate this article using the arrows under the header image on each page, or using the arrow keys on your keyboard. What follows are our picks for the greatest PC games ever made. In such a time of plenty, it's important that you spend your time as wisely as possible. There are more wonderful games being released on PC each month than ever before.