100 Games to play on your netbook or home computer
9- Year Old Hewlett-Packard Desktop
- Cpu: 1.6 ghz Intel Pentium 4 (Single Core)
- RAM: 256 MB- DDR 400 mhz
- Graphics: GeForce 2 MX, 32mb video memory
2- Year Old Dell Inspiron Laptop
- CPU: 2.1 ghz Intel Core 2 Duo (Dual Core)
- RAM: 2 GB- DDR2 667 mhz
- Graphics: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 4500MHD, 384 MB video memory (shared)
New MSI Wind Netbook
- CPU: 1.6ghz Intel Atom N270 (Single Core)
- RAM: 1 GB – DDR2 667 mhz
- Graphics: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950, 128 MB video memory (shared)
N.B. Shared video memory indicates memory that is utilized from system RAM, and some computers may not be able to use that much, it depends on the amount of RAM. The number stated indicates max possible video memory.
Before we get started just check out this key
- Smooth = Average 35+ FPS
- Playable = Average 24-34 FPS
- Unplayable = Average 0-23 FPS
Shooter Games
Shooters were some of the earliest form of games, and it is safe to say that this is one genre that has only improved with time. As such, the games here may not match up to the action found in the latest releases, but they will provide some decent stress busting to break up your workload.
America’s Army
- HP: Playable, choppy at times (low settings)
- Dell: Smooth (mostly high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (med settings)
- HP: Did not run
- Dell: Smooth (low settings)
- MSI: Playable, choppy (low settings)
- HP: Did not run
- Dell: Mostly smooth (low settings)
- MSI: Unplayable
- HP: Smooth (high settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: Playable (med settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- As above
- HP: DNR
- Dell: Playable, very choppy
- MSI: Unplayable
- HP: Smooth (high settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: Unplayable
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Playable (low settings)
- HP: Smooth (high settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: Smooth (high settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: Smooth (high-med settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: DNR
- Dell: Smooth (low settings)
- MSI: Unplayable
- HP: DNR
- Dell: Playable, choppy (low settings)
- MSI: Unplayable
- HP: Smooth (high settings)
- Dell: Smooth, some graphical glitches possibly due to hardware (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: Very sluggish, unplayable
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (med settings)
- HP: DNR
- Dell: Smooth (low-med settings)
- MSI: Playable (low settings)
- HP: Unplayable
- Dell: Playable (high settings)
- MSI: Unplayable
- HP: Playable (low settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Playable, sometimes choppy (high settings)
- HP: Playable (high settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: Smooth (high settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- As above
- HP: Smooth, sometimes choppy (high settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: Smooth (high settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: Smooth (high settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: DNR
- Dell: Smooth (med settings)
- MSI: Unplayable
- HP: Smooth (med settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: DNR (Hitman Silent Assassin works fine)
- Dell: Smooth (med settings)
- MSI: Smooth (low settings)
- HP: Smooth, occasionally choppy (high settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
RPG Games
The RPG genre, in many people’s minds, has become somewhat delapidated as time has gone by. Some of the all-time classics are the older ones in this category. Sure, there are modern greats like Dragon Age: Origins or Fallout 3, but if you want to play RPG games on your netbook, you are getting the best or the rest.
Baldur’s Gate II
- HP: Smooth (high settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: Smooth (high settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: Playable (med settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (med-high settings)
- HP: Smooth (high settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: Unplayable
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Playable (low settings)
- HP: Playable (low settings)
- Dell: Smooth (med settings)
- MSI: Playable (med settings)
- HP: Smooth (high settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: DNR
- Dell: Playable (low settings)
- MSI: Unplayable
- HP: DNR
- Dell: Smooth (low settings)
- MSI: Unplayable
- HP: Playable (low settings, DX7 mode)
- Dell: Smooth (med settings)
- MSI: Playable (low settings)
- HP: Unplayable
- Dell: Smooth (med settings)
- MSI: Playable (low settings)
- HP: Smooth (med settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
Vehicle- Based Games
The games that fall into this category are simply any game that requires sole use of vehicles throughout the game. Racing games, like shooters, have improved with time, but don’t let that stop you from having a good race. Pedal to the metal!
IL2 Sturmovik
- HP: Smooth (highsettings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: Smooth (highsettings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: Smooth, occasionally laggy (high settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: Smooth (med settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: Smooth (highsettings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: Unplayable
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (low settings)
- HP: Playable (low settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (med settings)
- HP: Smooth (high settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: Smooth (high settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: Smooth (high settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: Unplayable
- Dell: Smooth (med settings)
- MSI: Playable (low settings)
- HP: Smooth (med settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: Smooth (high settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: Smooth, although many consistent frame rate issues (high settings)
- Dell: Smooth, although many consistent frame rate issues (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth, although many consistent frame rate issues (high settings)
- HP: DNR
- Dell: Smooth (low settings)
- MSI: Playable (low settings)
- HP: Smooth (high settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: Smooth (high settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: Smooth (high settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
Strategy Games
Fortunately, the old strategy games do tend to be the best. Although it’s hard to resist the photo realistic graphics seen in some of the newer strategy games, the best is commonly found by taking a look back at around the year 1998…
Starcraft
- HP: Smooth (high settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: DNR
- Dell: Playable (med settings)
- MSI: Smooth (Safe Mode)
- HP: DNR
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: DNR
- Dell: Unplayable (although almost bearable after you get used to it)
- MSI: Really is unplayable
- HP: Smooth (high settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: Smooth (high settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: DNR
- Dell: Playable (low-medsettings)
- MSI: Playable (low settings, shader must be set to Low)
- HP: Smooth (med settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Playable (high settings)
- HP: Smooth (high settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: Smooth (high settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: Unplayable
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: Smooth (high settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: Smooth (high settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: Smooth (high settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: Smooth (med settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: Playable, choppy (low settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: DNR
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth, sometimes choppy (med settings)
- HP: Smooth (med settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: DNR
- Dell: Playable (low settings)
- MSI: Playable (low settings)
- HP: Smooth (high settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: Smooth (high settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: Smooth (high settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: Smooth (medsettings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: Smooth (med settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: Smooth (high settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: Smooth (high settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: Smooth (high settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: Smooth (high settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: Smooth (high settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: Smooth (high settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
Adventure Games
Many of you will probably be familiar with the Assassins Creed games. Although these recent ones won’t work on our test computers, there are a ton of older games out there that will give you a similar experience. By similar experience, I mean something that isn’t overtly shooter related, but something that maybe requires platforming, or stealth. Sure, these games might not have the scope or size of newer games, but hey- they are a lot of fun.Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
- HP: Unplayable
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (med settings)
- HP: Smooth (high settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: DNR
- Dell: Smooth (low settings)
- MSI: Smooth (low settings)
- HP: Playable (low settings, shadows off)
- Dell: Smooth (medsettings)
- MSI: Smooth (low settings)
- HP: Playable (low settings, but with shadows off, and Theif with shadows off is rubbish)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Playable (high settings)
- HP: Smooth (high settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: Smooth (high settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: Smooth (high settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: DNR
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Playable (med settings)
- HP: Playable (med settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Smooth (high settings)
- HP: Playable (low settings)
- Dell: Smooth (high settings)
- MSI: Playable (medsettings)
We have tried our best to get you as many games as possible, and we’re sorry if your favourite game isn’t here. However, if you want a game to be tested, tell us in the comments below!
So finally, whether you own a netbook or a top-end gaming rig, these are 100 games you should try.
*Except Call of Duty/4 and Command and Conquer 3/RA 2
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