Good Games For Low Spec Comps

[Proper Bo]

Can anyone point me in the direction of any good games which will run reasonably well on a pretty low spec pc?
Im too skint to upgrade and i bet Im missing loads of great games I can't run :(
btw my processor is 900mhz and i have 128mb ram (please don't laugh!! :D )

[3rd gen noob]

half life should run pretty well...

[mogadishu]

This is a very good thread.. please more replies. My cpu is only 600mhz.

[Lamsey]

The original Unreal Tournament should run OK if you have at least a 16mb video card.

You could try Diablo II if you like hack'n'slay.

If you feel like a challenge for the brain, try the Myst series (Myst, Riven and then Exile).

If you like strategy, go for Age Of Empires.


But the ones to go for are Thief: The Dark Project and its sequel, Thief II: The Metal Age. Brilliant games.

[Xilo]

You should be able to run most games perfectly fine with the graphics settings lowered a bit. Every game I've run on my P3 1 ghz, 256 mb ram, and Geforce 256 run good with the graphics down. Latest games I've played on it are: Jedi Academy, Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness, Elite Force 2, Frozen Throne, Gothic 2, Wolfenstein Enemy Territory, and some others.

At least upgrade your ram. Ram is dirt cheap these days. Btw, what kind of graphic card do you have? That's a big factor in determining the stuff you can run.

[mogadishu]

Originally posted by Xilo@2 August 2003 - 18:27
You should be able to run most games perfectly fine with the graphics settings lowered a bit.  Every game I've run on my P3 1 ghz, 256 mb ram, and Geforce 256 run good with the graphics down.  Latest games I've played on it are: Jedi Academy, Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness, Elite Force 2, Frozen Throne, Gothic 2, Wolfenstein Enemy Territory, and some others.

At least upgrade your ram. Ram is dirt cheap these days.  Btw, what kind of graphic card do you have? That's a big factor in determining the stuff you can run.
wait.. is that the model number or is your video card 256mb?

Edit:

My system specs if it helps

600mhz p3
512mb ram
16mb matrox 3d.
cd rom etc etc.

[Xilo]

The model is GeForce 256 (though it has 64 mb of ram...) ;) All my crap is 3 years old except the monitor, speakers, and harddrives.

mogadishu, you can probably run some of the newer games that are out. Then some others you won't be able to because of your low ram video card. A lot of times, the amount of video and system ram determines what games you can and can't play...

[Sarkie_2002]

DUKE NUKEM 3D!!!!!!!!!!!!!! for all 486 users+

[Darkshadow2k3]

Originally posted by Proper Bo@ I tell thee,2 August 2003 - 23:15
Can anyone point me in the direction of any good games which will run reasonably well on a pretty low spec pc?
Im too skint to upgrade and i bet Im missing loads of great games I can't run :(
btw my processor is 900mhz and i have 128mb ram (please don't laugh!! :D )
y should we laugh
look my specs are:
p3 1ghz
384mb ram
ati radeon 9200 64 mb
40gb hd

and i can play ANY game till now with most things set to high ( ut 2k3 ALL high)
and no its not al because of the radeon, cause before this i had a gf 2mx 400 32mb vid card, and i could use ALMOST the same settings, i would say just buy a new vid card ( 9500 if you are on a budged ) and your set:) ( i could even play doom 3 with 20 fps , yes the alpha version ). i also had only 256mb ram before the radeon ,and before that 128 mb, bust still ut 2k3 played fine, i think i got a comp that is between medium and high end, so plz stop saying things like: play half life or duke nuken, cause the cpu has alot of potential , just put in the right vid card :) ( BTW i can play ETM ( Enter the Matrix) with ALL settings high and 6x AA and on 1024.786 with 25-30 fps )

and also highlighting this quote by Xilo:

A lot of times, the amount of video and system ram determines what games you can and can't play...
this also explains what is said a bit more

and mogadishu the 512 mb ram is nog gonna help you , put in a higher speed vid card ( starting from gf3 - radeon 9500) is gonna do ALOT more

[SniperInTheShadows]

These games should play at least OK on your PC, some better than other's but all without too many problem's :-) ...

Metal Gear Solid (Strategy)
Crazy Taxi (Driving)
Hitman (and Hitman 2) (FPS/Strategy)
Unreal Tournament (FPS)
Command And Conquer Tiberiun Sun (Strategy)
CoolPool (Do I need to even say!? lol)
Max Payne (FPS sort of)
Medal Of Honour (FPS - Will probably need to reduce the graphic detail level though)
Grand Theft Auto (and GTA Vice City - It's just too obvious to even say what type of game's these 2 are lol - Both game's may be a little jerky but should play OK)
Half Life (FPS - will run smooth as hell)
Black And White (Strategy - Will need to reduce graphic detail a fair bit and will notice some jerky moment's but should play well overall)

I hope that help's some :-) Your spec's aren't really that bad for games, so should find alot of game's will run OK on it but may need the graphic detail reduced a bit, i'd recommend upgrading your graphic card to a bit higher memory spec and also getting a few hundred MB more Ram for the system itself though :-)

Sniper.

[Cygnuz-Y]

Roller Coaster Tycoon, IS DAMN ADDICTIVE

[mogadishu]

Im getting a 128 Nvidian.. im not sure the model it was around 60 dollars.. so my new specs will be

600mhz
512mb Ram
128mb Nvidia GFX.

[Keikan]

O ya well 400mhz 192mb ram 16b ati card here

[SodiumChloride]

Alpha Centauri/Civ3
Most turn-based strategy games

[3rd gen noob]

Originally posted by SodiumChloride@3 August 2003 - 06:15
Civ3

civ3 is one of the most hardware intensive games i've ever played

even on an athlon 2700, 512 meg ram, geforce 3 it lags like hell...

on larger games, you could go away for a drive, come back and still have to wait on a relatively slow pc...

[Nightwolf]

My Specs...

550 Mhz P3
384 MB RAM
64MB Geforce4 MX 440
Windows 98

Only game I've found that absolutely will not work on my system...

Battlefield 1942

[SodiumChloride]

Dungeon Keeper 2. It should still be available on suprnova, not sure.

[gamemaster1342]

Warcraft 3 and Frozen Throne should work fine(also a side note that Frozen Throne has a smaller requirement like you need a 500 mhz or sometime like that isnt of a 600 mhz for Reign of Chaos weird)

[AznRocky]

Originally posted by 3rd gen noob+3 August 2003 - 05:21--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (3rd gen noob @ 3 August 2003 - 05:21)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-SodiumChloride@3 August 2003 - 06:15
Civ3

civ3 is one of the most hardware intensive games i&#39;ve ever played

even on an athlon 2700, 512 meg ram, geforce 3 it lags like hell...

on larger games, you could go away for a drive, come back and still have to wait on a relatively slow pc... [/b][/quote]
dude the system requirments is like super low

Pentium 300 MHz or faster processor
Microsoft Windows 95, 98, 2000, or Me
32 MB RAM
100 MB hard disk space (additional 50 MB needed for swap file)
4x or faster CD-ROM drive
DirectX 7-compatible video card
DirectX 7-compatible sound card

[mogadishu]

lol i just barely meet those requirements.

[Assultsniper]

HOW COULD YOU NOT MENTION DEUS EX&#33; BAD GRAPHICS AWSOME GAME&#33;

[xoen]

close combat 1-5,best strategy WWII ever
Pontifex 1 and 22
SNES emulators like snes9x and zsnes and thousanda awesome games
nfs5 porsche challenge
gothic 1
homeworld 1 and addon
tropico
silent hunter 2

AND BEST cyberpunk game ever;
system shock 2


worth play.

[LDeer]

System Shock 2&#33; Brilliant game...once you get SHODAN, you&#39;ll never go back...

[Proper Bo]

right, i found a website (courtesy of illuminati mentioning it in a post nearly a month ago, thank god for the search button :D ) which has system shock 2 so I&#39;m busy downloading that, thanx people

[Freek1e]

GOLDEN TEE GOLF

will play on almost anything (except a zx81) :>

[vash444]

I don&#39;t know if anyone mentioned but Starcraft is quite fun even with a crappy computer.

400 Mhz Celeron
64 MB SRRAM

[jii_m]

Galactic Civilizations (p3 600mhz)
Operation Flashpoint (p2 400mhz)
I-War 2:Edge of Chaos (p3 400mhz)
Deus Ex (p2 300mhz)

(minimum requirements)

[AznRocky]

whata about the ultiamte game STARCRAFT&#33; I&#39;m sure all of your computers can play this&#33; if your computer is not even this YOUR Computer SUCKS&#33;

IBM PC or compatible with 90 MHz Pentium or higher processor
Windows 95, 98, or NT 4.0
16 MB RAM
2x CD-ROM drive (4x for cinematics)
DirectX-compatible SVGA video card
Mouse

[SodiumChloride]

Baldur&#39;s Gate 1 and 2

[DarthInsinuate]

quake 3 should run nicely - hmmm quake 2 aswell, and possibly quake (but that&#39;s crap)