Incline RPG Codex's Top Non-RPG PC games - VOTE THREAD

I decided to do it, am already on page 5.

By the way, at all the people adding numbers in front of the titles or writing an essay after each title.

Will post the excel file here when done. Somebody else can then go through the list and add the genre to each game...

 

No siesta for the hardworking, eh? Godspeed, Lady Error.

 

Wise words, wise words. It's slightly awkward to resupply for a whole week in this case though

 

True enough. Though you could always go to a nearby neighborhood store if you have any of these still open.

 

The original UFO: Enemy Unknown and XCOM are the same game, right? Which name is more official?

 

Same game. The confusion arises because yurups vs. US markets used different names (and box covers).

The preferred version to play right now is https://openxcom.org/

 

X-com is the 90's one, same as UFO: Enemy Unknown.
XCOM was made by Firaxis.

How you're dealing with 3 different versions of Pirates!?

 

I will just assume that everyone meant the original UFO/X-Com if they wrote XCOM. Is OpenXcom a separate game or should it be counted with UFO/X-Com together?

And Pirates! is Pirates! - nobody specified which one they meant anyway.

 

Should be counted together, it is just a sourceport (with QoL adjustments and bug fixes).

 

Entered all the data; now the points need to be combined for each game.

Here is a preview:

Civilization 43 points
Civilization II 70 points
Civilization III 16 points
Civilization IV 73 points
Civilization V 17 points

204 people voted in total.

 

glad to see civ 2 in all of its grognard glory is at the spot it deserves

 

I guess Microprose being an American company, X-COM: UFO Defense should be the official name, even if i use UFO Enemy unknown (European version's name).

Edit : After checking, Mythos Games, Gollop's company was Brit so i guess it's a tie ...

 

Except the Gollop-brothers are British, and the game was developed in England. And IIRC the devs came up with the name, not the publisher.

I counted UFO: Enemy Unknown, OpenXcom and X-Com: UFO Defense as the same title and lumped their scores together.

(Anyone who just writes "XCom" in this poll should either be forced to clarify their vote or forced to make out with a Chryssalid in the closet.)

 

5 Points: ArmA 2, War Thunder, NFS underground, Doom, HoMM 3
3 Points: Heretic, Thief, Carmageddon, Star Wars Force unleashed, ArmA 3
1 Point: Bf1, Resident evil 4, Sniper Ghost Warrior 2. Sonic Generations, HoMM4, Jazz Jackrabbit 2, Insurgency, CS:GO, GTA 5. Terraria, Red Dead Redemption 2.

 

In second place after the popamoleist shit called civ4. The codex is really going down the drain.

 

But if Gollop have had his way, we would have been playing laser squad 2 and the best video game ever created wouldn't exist ...

 

Still - MicroProse UK.

 

How about: UFO: Enemy Unknown / X-Com: UFO Defense?

 

That's same game with both titles listed, isn't it?

 

5 points:

1. Civilization 4
2. HoMM 3
3. Steel Panthers
4. Cannon Fodder
5. Star Craft

3 points:

1. Half Life
2. Monkey Island 2
3. Monkey Island 1
4. Police Quest
5. Civilization 2

1. point:

1. Wizball
   
2. Larry 3
   
3. Larry 5
   
4. Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
   
5. Maniac Mansion
   
6. Command and Conquer: Red Alert
   
7. Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl
   
8. Sim City
   
9. Scorched Earth
   
10. Lemmings

Well shit... I missed the date here.

 

It's done.

Here is the preliminary Top 100 (without points):

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1. Heroes of Might and Magic III (1999)
2. Thief (1998)
3. UFO: Enemy Unknown / X-Com: UFO Defense (1994)
4. Thief 2: The Metal Age (2000)
5. Starcraft (1998)
6. Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (1999)
7. Doom (1993)
8. Half-Life (1998)
9. Quake (1996)
10. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (2007)
11. Age of Empires II
12. Master of Orion 2 (1996)
13. Crusader Kings II (2012)
14. Warcraft 3 (2002)
15. Master of Magic (1994)
16. Civilization IV
17. Heroes of Might and Magic II (1996)
18. Max Payne (2001)
19. Civilization II
20. Silent Hill 2 (2001)
21. Portal (2007)
22. Duke Nukem 3D (1996)
23. Half-Life 2 (2004)
24. Unreal Tournament (1999)
25. Blood
26. Pirates! (1987)
27. Freespace 2
28. Star Wars: TIE Fighter (1994)
29. Dungeon Keeper (1997)
30. Doom 2
31. System Shock (1994)
32. Civilization (1991)
33. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002)
34. Secret of Monkey Island (1990)
35. Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade
36. Curse of Monkey Island (1997)
37. Dishonored (2012)
38. Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
39. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
40. Hollow Knight (2017)
41. Portal 2
42. Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast (2002)
43. Rome: Total War (2004)
44. Dwarf Fortress
45. Grim Fandango (1998)
46. Homeworld
47. Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (2003)
48. Tetris (1984)
49. Minecraft
50. Command & Conquer: Red Alert (1996)
51. Day of the Tentacle (1993)
52. Sacrifice (2000)
53. Psychonauts (2005)
54. F.E.A.R
55. Medieval II: Total War (2006)
56. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat (2009)
57. Dark Messiah of Might & Magic
58. Europa Universalis IV (2013)
59. FTL: Faster Than Light (2012)
60. Myth: The Fallen Lords (1997)
61. Worms Armageddon (1999)
62. Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (1991)
63. Outcast
64. Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive (2001)
65. Sim City 2000 (1993)
66. Warcraft 2 (1996)
67. Alien vs Predator 2
68. Quake 2
69. Rollercoaster Tycoon (1999)
70. Age of Wonders
71. No One Lives Forever
72. Rimworld
73. Hotline Miami (2012)
74. Starcraft 2 (2010)
75. The Longest Journey
76. Giants: Citizen Kabuto
77. Lemmings (1991)
78. Mafia
79. X-Com Terror From the Deep (1995)
80. Age of Wonders 2
81. Alien Isolation
82. Caesar III (1998)
83. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
84. Blade Runner
85. Devil May Cry 3
86. King Of Dragon Pass (1999)
87. Operation Flashpoint
88. Prince of Persia (1989)
89. Tropico (2001)
90. Counter-Strike 1.6 (1999)
91. Life is Strange
92. Resident Evil Remake
93. Return to Castle Wolfenstein
94. Severance: Blade of Darkness (2001)
95. Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II
96. Transport Tycoon (+Deluxe)
97. Bioshock
98. Crysis
99. Hitman: Blood Money
100. Master of Orion

And the Top 100 with points:

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1. Heroes of Might and Magic III (1999) - (260 points)
2. Thief (1998) - (205 points)
3. UFO: Enemy Unknown / X-Com: UFO Defense (1994) - (202 points)
4. Thief 2 (2000) - (193 points)
5. Starcraft (1998) - (183 points)
6. Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (1999) - (164 points)
7. Doom (1993) - (156 points)
8. Half-Life (1998) - (142 points)
9. Quake (1996) - (127 points)
10. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (2007) - (113 points)
11. Age of Empires II - (97 points)
12. Master of Orion 2 (1996) - (95 points)
13. Crusader Kings 2 (2012) - (91 points)
14. Warcraft III (2002) - (84 points)
15. Master of Magic (1994) - (76 points)
16. Civilization IV - (73 points)
17. Heroes of Might and Magic II (1996) - (73 points)
18. Max Payne (2001) - (71 points)
19. Civilization II - (70 points)
20. Silent Hill 2 (2001) - (67 points)
21. Portal (2007) - (66 points)
22. Duke Nukem 3D (1996) - (63 points)
23. Half-Life 2 (2004) - (63 points)
24. Unreal Tournament (1999) - (62 points)
25. Blood - (61 points)
26. Pirates! (1987) - (59 points)
27. Freespace 2 - (55 points)
28. Star Wars: TIE Fighter (1994) - (53 points)
29. Dungeon Keeper (1997) - (49 points)
30. Doom 2 - (48 points)
31. System Shock (1994) - (47 points)
32. Civilization (1991) - (43 points)
33. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) - (42 points)
34. The Secret of Monkey Island (1990) - (42 points)
35. Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade - (42 points)
36. Curse of Monkey Island (1997) - (41 points)
37. Dishonored (2012) - (41 points)
38. Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy - (40 points)
39. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - (39 points)
40. Hollow Knight (2017) - (39 points)
41. Portal 2 - (39 points)
42. Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast (2002) - (39 points)
43. Rome: Total War (2004) - (38 points)
44. Dwarf Fortress - (37 points)
45. Grim Fandango (1998) - (37 points)
46. Homeworld - (37 points)
47. Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (2003) - (37 points)
48. Tetris (1984) - (37 points)
49. Minecraft - (36 points)
50. Command & Conquer: Red Alert (1996) - (35 points)
51. Day of the Tentacle (1993) - (35 points)
52. Sacrifice (2000) - (35 points)
53. Psychonauts (2005) - (34 points)
54. F.E.A.R - (33 points)
55. Medieval II: Total War (2006) - (33 points)
56. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat (2009) - (33 points)
57. Dark Messiah of Might & Magic - (32 points)
58. Europa Universalis IV (2013) - (32 points)
59. FTL: Faster Than Light (2012) - (32 points)
60. Myth: The Fallen Lords (1997) - (32 points)
61. Worms Armageddon (1999) - (32 points)
62. Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (1991) - (31 points)
63. Outcast - (31 points)
64. Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive (2001) - (30 points)
65. Sim City 2000 (1993) - (30 points)
66. Warcraft 2 (1996) - (30 points)
67. Alien vs Predator 2 - (29 points)
68. Quake 2 - (29 points)
69. Rollercoaster Tycoon (1999) - (29 points)
70. Age of Wonders - (28 points)
71. No One Lives Forever - (28 points)
72. Rimworld - (28 points)
73. Hotline Miami (2012) - (27 points)
74. Starcraft 2 (2010) - (27 points)
75. The Longest Journey - (27 points)
76. Giants: Citizen Kabuto - (26 points)
77. Lemmings (1991) - (26 points)
78. Mafia - (26 points)
79. X-Com Terror From the Deep (1995) - (26 points)
80. Age of Wonders 2 - (25 points)
81. Alien Isolation - (25 points)
82. Caesar III (1998) - (25 points)
83. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - (25 points)
84. Blade Runner - (24 points)
85. Devil May Cry 3 - (24 points)
86. King Of Dragon Pass (1999) - (24 points)
87. Operation Flashpoint - (24 points)
88. Prince of Persia (1989) - (24 points)
89. Tropico (2001) - (24 points)
90. Counter-Strike 1.6 (1999) - (23 points)
91. Life is Strange - (23 points)
92. Resident Evil Remake - (23 points)
93. Return to Castle Wolfenstein - (23 points)
94. Severance: Blade of Darkness (2001) - (23 points)
95. Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II - (23 points)
96. Transport Tycoon (+Deluxe) - (23 points)
97. Bioshock - (22 points)
98. Crysis - (22 points)
99. Hitman: Blood Money - (22 points)
100. Master of Orion - (22 points)

The rest is in the excel sheet: http://www.filedropper.com/voting

Somebody should probably double check if I missed to combine some of the lesser known titles (especially among those starting with "The").

Also, those who wanted to categorize the games according to genre can now do this as well.

 

Crusader Kings 2 up there on 13.

 

i wish homeworld 1 was slightly higher on that list but i'll take it, although i'm very glad that shadow of chernobyl, half life 1, doom, quake, and thief are in very high spots

 

You fucks voted for 1112 different games, by the way.

 

...And all that to get a list that is barely different from what, say, IGN could come up with.