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Top 10 Must-Have PC Games

By: Aaron Barnes Dec 14, 2007

1. Introduction
2. Numbers 10 to 8
3. Numbers 7 to 5
4. Numbers 4 to 3
5. The Top Two
6. Unlikely Votes and Conclusion

The holidays are just around the corner, and with them come the usual assortment of year-end game industry traditions - some good, some bad. The bad, we can do without: the inevitable rushed releases just in time for festive sales; obligatory and unreadable holiday buying guides; the endless (and unwinnable) game-of-the-year argument threads, just to name a few. The good, of course, can collectively be a great way to cap off the year: finished games that live up to the hype; shopping online and avoiding the poor parents who've lined up for a "Sony Xbox Wii 360"; a pet game winning a coveted Game of the Year award (arguing justified!); and, of course, "Top 10" lists - you know you love them! And just when you thought we'd leave you empty-handed on the holidays, YouGamers presents the Top 10 Must-Have PC Games - selected by you, astute YouGamers' readers.

Could've Been A Contender

Like any good awards show, we'd be remiss in not mentioning the also-rans - those nominees who didn't quite muster the necessary votes to crack the Top 10. Sitting on the cusp of greatness are a few games which are almost universally regarded as excellent. The film-noir action shooter Max Payne and its sequel, Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne received a fair number of votes, as did the recently released (and quickly forgotten) FPS-with-a-conscience Bioshock, but all three games couldn't blast their way into coveted "10-best" territory.

Not every game...

...made the grade. Ah well!

PC gamers love their RPGs; but not enough, it seems, as Planetscape: Torment, Baldur's Gate II and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion all just missed gathering enough XP to make Top 10 rank. RTS greats Warcraft 3 and Rome: Total War nearly assembled enough offensive units to break through the Top 10 barrier, but fell victim to the discerning tastes of YouGamers' voters. Since you're likely tiring of the forced metaphors, we present to you, without further ado, the Top 10 Must-Have PC Games.