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There is a reason why people call the PC the "master race" of gaming platforms. Since its inception in 1981, with the release of the IBM 5150, it has been evolving constantly; its longevity, ubiquity, and lack of central approving authority gave it the most incredibly vast library of any system, ever. Hell, it has become so immensely powerful that it has hijacked what was once a generic term meaning any personal computer. As such, it would not be viable to keep all the recommendations in just one huge list. So this ginormous motherfucker had to be split in several pages, each encompassing an "era" of PC gaming (mostly related to each succeeding version of Windows, but not strictly so).

If you're having trouble making old games run on modern systems, be sure to check the [[PC/Troubleshooting|troubleshooting]] page.

Be sure to check the [[freeware games]] page as well, as most of the games there are for the PC.

<center><big>'''What would you like to play today?'''</big></center>
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|[[File:logo MS-DOS.png|link=PC/MS-DOS|150px]] || [[File:logo Windows 1.png|link=PC/Early Windows|150px]] || [[File:logo Windows 95.png|link=PC/Windows 95|150px]] || [[File:logo Windows 98.png|link=PC/Windows 98|150px]]
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|[[File:logo Windows xp.png|link=PC/Windows XP|150px]] || [[File:logo Windows Vista.png|link=PC/Windows Vista|150px]] || [[File:logo Windows 7.png|link=PC/Windows 7|150px]] || [[File:logo Windows 8.png|link=PC/Windows 8|150px]]
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|[[File:logo Windows 10.png|link=PC/Windows 10|150px]] || [[File:logo Windows 11.png|link=PC/Windows 11|150px]] || || [[File:PC troubleshooting.png|link=PC/Troubleshooting|150px]]
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==Recommendation Copypasta==
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Copypasta Recommended PC games.jpg|Recommended PC games
Copypasta Must have PC games.jpg|Must have PC games
Copypasta Brief history of PC gaming.jpg|Brief History of PC Gaming
Copypasta TG recommended games 1.jpg|what /tg/ suggests to visitors from /v/
Copypasta TG recommended games 2.jpg|Another list by /tg/
Copypasta The V essentials.jpg|The /v/ essentials
Copypasta List of worthwhile DOS games.jpg|Worthwhile DOS games
Copypasta Essential patriciancore.jpg|Essential patriciancore
Copypasta List of worthwhile PC games.jpg|List of worthwhile PC Games
Copypasta Grand strategy general.jpg|What /vg/'s GS threads recommend
Copypasta 100 best games according to Russian v.png|100 best games according to Russian /v/
Copypasta History of PC gaming 1988-2018.jpg|History of PC gaming 1988-2018
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