Top 20 PC Games that You Should Play Before You Die

Quake 3: Arena

Release Year: 1999

Quake 3 has been extensively used in professional sports events like Cyber Athlete Professional League and Quake Con which just goes to show the popularity of the game is still there even after 11 long years. The hype behind the game went so big that it saw numerous platform releases on the Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, DS, PSP and Android systems. Couple that with the extensive mod library and you have the most definitive first person shooter experience.

Deus Ex

Release Year: 2000

In Deus Ex, the player will have the ability to create and manage a compelling alter ego. Players will be offered several different avenues to select and develop their own unique set of skills, attributes and nano-tech augmentations. This, coupled with determining which weapons and objects they will use to solve and survive problems, creates the most comprehensive character development seen to date in interactive gaming.

Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings

Release Year: 1999

One of the funniest things that comes to mind is that a Microsoft published game was released on a Sony console. Age of Empires was released on the PC and PlayStation 2, but as you all know the real fun of playing an RTS lies on a PC. The game was a major improvement over its predecessor with critics appreciating the ability to create profiles for different players and AI of the villagers which helps the players in combat.

Unreal Tournament 2004

Release Year 2004

In Unreal Tournament 2004, players suit up as the ultimate techno-gladiator of the future, taking their fates into their own hands as they battle up to 32 other players in action-packed, frag-filled arenas. Unreal Tournament 2004 contains new maps for all established game modes, including Capture the Flag, Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Bombing Run and Double Domination, as well as all new arenas for the two additional styles of play – Onslaught and Assault.