Tag: retro PC games

A deep look at five of the best-selling retro PC titles - why they sold so well, the innovations that made them stand out, and the ways they shaped modern gaming.

A provocative look at why many classic PC games - from Planescape: Torment to System Shock and X-COM - still offer deeper storytelling, clearer systems, and more meaningful player agency than many modern releases. Supported by design analysis, player anecdotes, and evidence from gaming archives and retrospectives.

A deep dive into underrated PC titles from the 1980s and 1990s - games that underperformed in their day but offer bold design, strange narratives, and mechanics worth rediscovering today.

A head-to-head comparison of eight beloved retro PC games - Doom, Half‑Life, Baldur's Gate, Diablo, The Secret of Monkey Island, Myst, Civilization, and StarCraft - judged on graphics (for their era), storyline, and gameplay. Which titles still feel brilliant, and which are nostalgic relics?

A deep dive into ten formative PC games - why they mattered, how they played, and how to experience them today. From the corridors of early shooters to the sprawling maps of turn-based empires, these classics shaped modern gaming and still teach us design lessons worth revisiting.