I had already made this kind of thread before but it was for multiplayer games.
I'ma upgrade my tower in like 10 months. Before that, I would like to play the good games which can run on my PC at medium/high resolution smoothly.
Few of my PC specs:-

2.5 gHZ
3 GB RAM
Some AMD 512 Mb Graphics card
Could run stuff like FC3, DMC, COD MW4 with no or very less lag at medium settings. But I'm looking for games games with even lower requirements so that they'll work smooth in high-medium resolution.

Could you please suggest me some classic single player games which I haven't played yet? I have always loved Action-Adventure-Open World kind of games! Feel free to suggest me any genre!

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Stardew Valley (relaxing, farming),
Pony Island (funny),
Antichamber (original puzzle),
Call of Juarez, Call of Juarez Gunslinger (shooters, story),
Deus Ex, Deus Ex: HR (stealth, story),
Mafia I, Mafia II, (story)
Portal, Portal 2 (original puzzle),
Dishonored (stealth),
Europa Universalis IV (strategy),
The Talos Principle (puzzle),
Grim Dawn (diablo),
Darksiders, Darksiders II (parkour-ish hack'n'slash),
Epistory (isometric typing game, cute),
Banished (strategy),
Hue (original puzzle platformer),
The Wolf Among Us (story, interactive movie),
Dead Synchronicity (point & click, story),
The Last Door (point & click, story, pixel art, horror-ish),
Mini Metro (strategy),
Sunless Sea (slow exploration, story),
CHUCHEL (CHUCHEL).

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Thanks, you sure dishonored and Deus Ex: HR will work smoothly in my toaster

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If you can run Far Cry 3, you should be able to run Dishonored. They came out at close to the same time, and should have roughly the same requirements. It's also a fantastic game.

Deus Ex: HR came out the previous year, so again you should be able to run it if you can run Far Cry 3.

I would also recommend Saints Row 3 & 4, if you haven't played them already. And Sleeping Dogs. Enslaved: Odyssey to the West. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow. Call of Juarez: Gunslinger - great FPS, and should run like a dream. Batman Arkham Asylum / City.

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Oh yeah! Jaurez looks good.

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It's really fun. There's a demo you can try, but the game is great, and it's completely standalone and requires no knowledge of the rest of the series.

Also, happy cake day!

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Like Timobkg has said, if you could run FC3, you should easily be able to run Dishonored and DE:HR as well :) I was suggesting games based on my own toaster which could run similar games to yours. I've played all of the gamea I've suggested and they've worked great for me. Additionally all of said games were a real joy to play for me, so if you like different genrea, you have plenty of quality games to choose from :)

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Cool!

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From the stuff in your Library:
You have Psychonauts and haven't played it so I'd definitely recommend that one.
People tend to praise Amnesia: The Dark Descent and I'm pretty sure it has low requirements.
Similarly Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons though I personally wouldn't recommend that one since it's cripplingly depressing.
One Finger Death Punch is great and it's one of those "games you can play basically for as long as you like" since it's practically endless. :D

From stuff that you don't have:
Half-Life 2 and its episodes are great games and can probably run on a toaster.
Same for Portal 1 and 2.
Terraria is also a very good game and if you end up liking it could cut quite a while of that 10 month wait. XD
Similarly FTL: Faster Than Light.

There's a laaaaarge variety of games that don't require a crazy computer. Maybe narrow it down a bit by saying what genres you're looking for in particular? ^_^'

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Thank you! I've the genre part!

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Ok, taking that into consideration here's some more recommendations:

I still recommend Terraria. It's probably not quite what you mean by action-adventure but it is technically a big adventure in an open world with action in it. ;D
Psychonauts is also still a really good choice.

According to the requirements listed on its Store Page Borderlands should run fine on your computer and I highly recommend it. It's an Open World First Person Shooter RPG. :)
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is also a very good game.

I can't think of any other open world games with low specs right now but when you get your new computer I'd highly recommend taking a look at Saints Row: The Third, Just Cause 2 and Red Faction: Guerrilla for a lot of open world chaos goodness. :D

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Yeah! How could I not think of Borderlands! I'ma buy it soon

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i don't know if you played these yet:

darkest dungeon
dead in bermuda
deponia
invisible inc
pillars of eternity
xcom

telltale games

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Not yet, but will try them. Thank you!

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Bastion, Don't Starve, ONI and Mark of the Ninja are cool too! I love pretty much all the games from Klei and they're all low-end. Also, happy birthday!

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Thanks mate!

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Bastion, Owlboy, wolfenstien

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Yeah, I have a space Owlboy CD key but never activated it! How could I forget Owlboy!

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happy cakeday

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Thank you :)

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GTA Trilogy :0

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Done with them in childhood ;p

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Transistor, Banner Saga, Super Meat Boy, Fez, Limbo, Inside, Into the Breach, Salt and Sanctuary, Shank, Guacamelee, Shantae, Shovel Knight, Undertale, Skulls of the Shogun, Valdis Story, Oxenfree, Binding of Isaac, Braid, Deadlight, Mark of the Ninja, Don't Starve, Bionic Commando Rearmed, Child of Light, Valiant Hearts, Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes, OlliOlli, The Swapper, Outland, Pony Island, Papers Please, Dankest Dungeon

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Nice list!

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im playing stick fight: the game with my old macbook. (I just play it myselt as single player game... not differences as far as you have internet)

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Broken Sword's, any CAVE game, Aliens vs Predator 2, American McGee's Alice, Worms Armageddon, The Witness, VVVVVV, Vampire - Bloodlines, Unreal Tournament 2004, Thief 1-2-3, Super Hexagon, Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast, Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, The Stanley Parable, Civilization 3, Serious Sam 1-2, any kind of Visual Novels, Quake 2, Quake 3 Arena, Quake 4, Prince of Persia Trilogy, PAC-MAN™ Championship Edition DX, Orwell, Metal Slug's, Max Payne 1-2, Mafia, King's Quest, Jets'n'Guns GOLD, Hotline Miami 1-2...

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Nice list!

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1990s era first person shooters are a favorite of mine. Doom/Doom 2, Heretec, Hexen, Strife: Quest for the Sigil, Quake, Malice for Quake, Descent, Descent 2, Shogo: Mobile Armor Division, Eradicator...

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Thanks!

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Older Bethesda games: Morrowind, Oblivion, Fallout 3 , Fallout New Vegas. These games were practically my childhood.

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Yeah, I'll try them!

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mount&blade warband, its awesome and runs on potato too.

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Will try it for sure

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Since I don't know which genre you prefer, here's a mixture:

  • Dead Space 1-2 (sci-fi horror TPS with a good story and an amazing atmosphere)
  • the original Unreal Gold (was free a few months ago, one of the best FPS ever made)
  • Baldur's Gate 1-2 (the best RPG ever)
  • Amnesia (great horror with an outstanding story)
  • Fallout 1-2 (post-nuclear turn-based RPG)
  • The Witcher: Enhanced Edition (another great RPG with a unique fantasy world)
  • Thief 1-2 (the best stealth FPS ever made)
  • Call of Juarez (a very good western themed FPS)
  • Arx Fatalis (RPG-FPS underground)
  • Resident Evil 4 (one of the best of the series)
  • the original Deus Ex (amazing sci-fi FPS)
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They are all available on Steam (otherwise I could list more).

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Does RE4 have a different storyline or same?

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Its different. its also really bad on many setups it seems. im managing to play it (after much frustration, tweaks and trial and error) on an intel hd 5500 at 1280x600 res. as the game goes on, it lags more and more. i suggest one of two things - bargain bin "i dont care" price or "i can refund this still" price.

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The version on Steam works fine in 1920x1080, but it's the same as the 'old' RE 4.

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Thanks for the list! :)

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TowerFall! :D
Roller Coaster Tycoon! (The original! :D)

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Looks good :D

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Mount and Blade Warband
Bioshock
Brutal Legend
Alan Wake
Amnesia Dark Descent
Both Penumbras
Guacamelee
The Binding of Isaac
Fable Anniversary
Zeno Clash
Gothic 1-3

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Yeah, I'ma try The binding of issac!

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Yes, it did help, Thanks

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Lucasarts adventures
Sam & max (all of the games) Point & Click- Adventure- funny
Chronicles of Mystery: The Scorpio Ritual (Point & Click Adventure)
Jack Keane (Point & Click Adventure)
Jack Keane 2 - The Fire Within (Point & Click Adventure)
Broken sword (all of the games) Point & Click- Adventure
All these will run on a older pc 😊 👍

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You could check a few games at https://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri to see.

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Happy cake!

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Thank you :)

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Here are my recommendations, but you still have to check the system requirements
https://store.steampowered.com/app/464360/3030_Deathwar_Redux__A_Space_Odyssey/ Processor: 1 GHz, Memory: 1 GB RAM
https://store.steampowered.com/app/6090/Armed_and_Dangerous/ Old, but gold
https://store.steampowered.com/app/434240/Alien_Blitz/ top-down shooter
https://store.steampowered.com/app/289890/762_High_Calibre/ Tactical, RPG, Action, Strategy
https://store.steampowered.com/app/37100/Aztaka/ side-scroller action Memory: 2 GB of available system memory
Graphics: 256 MB (512 MB recommended)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/259490/Beast_Boxing_Turbo/ Minimum:OS: XP or greater Probably will run on calculator
https://store.steampowered.com/app/302710/BlazeRush/ Racing game Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: 512 MB recommended System Requirements
https://store.steampowered.com/app/270110/Block_Story/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/15270/Cold_Fear/ Survival horror
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4720/Condemned_Criminal_Origins/ Psychological Horror, FPS
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2100/Dark_Messiah_of_Might__Magic/ Highly recommended game from Arkane studois AMD Athlon™, Pentium® 3.0 GHz, 256mb dx9 video card
https://store.steampowered.com/app/39200/Dungeon_Siege_II/ Classic Action RPG
https://store.steampowered.com/app/293440/Elliot_Quest/ Metroidvania
https://store.steampowered.com/app/404410/Endless_Sky/ IT'S FREE
https://store.steampowered.com/app/21090/FEAR/ One of the best FPS ever made
https://store.steampowered.com/app/392100/Fatal_Theory/ Fun little beat 'em up Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Any
https://store.steampowered.com/app/214970/Intrusion_2/ Fantastic side-scrolling shooter
https://store.steampowered.com/app/8190/Just_Cause_2/ Cause why not
https://store.steampowered.com/app/219830/King_Arthurs_Gold/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/284180/Magicians__Looters/ Another metroidvania
https://store.steampowered.com/app/260190/Marc_Ecks_Getting_Up_Contents_Under_Pressure/ Conspiracy, graffiti, parkour, amazing soundtrack, third person, stealth
https://store.steampowered.com/app/40380/naild/ Amazing racing game

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Fallout 3 GOTY
The Saboteur
CS: GO
Portal
Mafia II

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I will check it out!

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what comes to mind right now : black and white 1 and 2
bloodrayne 1 and 2 (and maybe bloodrayne betrayal too )
age of empires hd

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happy cake day :D

saint row franshise

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Thank you :)

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Banner Saga series.
Invisible Inc.

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Yeah, Thanks!

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