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Best PC games of 1998
The 20 best PC games released in 1998, ranked from 9,735 critic and player ratings.
The best PC game of 1998 is Half-Life, with a critic score of 96/100 — updated agosto 2026.
01
Half-Life
Half-Life is a 1998 first-person shooter (FPS) game developed by Valve Corporation and published by Sierra Studios for Windows. It was Valve's debut product and the first game in the Half-Life series. The player assumes the role of Gordon Freeman, a theoretical physicist who must escape from the Black Mesa Research Facility after it is overrun by aliens following a disastrous scientific experiment. Its gameplay consists of diverse combat, exploration and puzzles.
96
/100
02
Metal Gear Solid
94
/100
03
Sanitarium
A psychological horror point-and-click adventure game in which a man wakes up in a near-deserted sanitarium after a car crash without any recollection of who he is or how he got there.
92
/100
Half-Life
Half-Life is a 1998 first-person shooter (FPS) game developed by Valve Corporation and published by Sierra Studios for Windows. It was Valve's debut product and the first game in the Half-Life series. The player assumes the role of Gordon Freeman, a theoretical physicist who must escape from the Black Mesa Research Facility after it is overrun by aliens following a disastrous scientific experiment. Its gameplay consists of diverse combat, exploration and puzzles.
96
/100
02
Metal Gear Solid
94
/100
03
Sanitarium
A psychological horror point-and-click adventure game in which a man wakes up in a near-deserted sanitarium after a car crash without any recollection of who he is or how he got there.
92
/100
04
Thief: The Dark Project
92
/100
05
Baldur's Gate
91
/100
06
Resident Evil 2 (1998)
Resident Evil 2 is a sequel to the first Resident Evil title. Like the previous game in the series, Resident Evil 2 is a 3D action-adventure using three-dimensional polygon characters over two-dimensional pre-rendered backgrounds, with the action viewed through a variety of cinematic fixed camera angles in each room. Players can choose to play as one of two possible characters; each goes through the same initial scenario but with differences in the type of weaponry they find and the people they meet along the way.
90
/100
07
Fallout 2
A turn-based tactical Western RPG in which the Chosen One is tasked with exploring post-nuclear California to locate and retrieve the fabled Garden of Eden Creation Kit for their famine-stricken tribe, while coming into contact through branching dialogue trees with numerous tribes, factions and micro-civilizations, each with their own virtues, vices, socioeconomic situations and political agendas.
89
/100
08
Railroad Tycoon II
89
/100
09
StarCraft
StarCraft is a strategic game set in a Galaxy far away on multiple planets. Its style and balance between the three antagonistic species it features is unique and appealed to millions.
88
/100
10
Need for Speed 3: Hot Pursuit
88
/100
11
Knights and Merchants: The Shattered Kingdom
88
/100
12
Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven
87
/100
13
Fallout 2
86
/100
14
Grim Fandango
86
/100
15
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
85
/100
16
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
84
/100
17
Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus
80
/100
18
Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit
79
/100
19
Populous: The Beginning
75
/100
20
Sonic Adventure
55
/100
Thief: The Dark Project
92
/100
05
Baldur's Gate
91
/100
06
Resident Evil 2 (1998)
Resident Evil 2 is a sequel to the first Resident Evil title. Like the previous game in the series, Resident Evil 2 is a 3D action-adventure using three-dimensional polygon characters over two-dimensional pre-rendered backgrounds, with the action viewed through a variety of cinematic fixed camera angles in each room. Players can choose to play as one of two possible characters; each goes through the same initial scenario but with differences in the type of weaponry they find and the people they meet along the way.
90
/100
07
Fallout 2
A turn-based tactical Western RPG in which the Chosen One is tasked with exploring post-nuclear California to locate and retrieve the fabled Garden of Eden Creation Kit for their famine-stricken tribe, while coming into contact through branching dialogue trees with numerous tribes, factions and micro-civilizations, each with their own virtues, vices, socioeconomic situations and political agendas.
89
/100
08
Railroad Tycoon II
89
/100
09
StarCraft
StarCraft is a strategic game set in a Galaxy far away on multiple planets. Its style and balance between the three antagonistic species it features is unique and appealed to millions.
88
/100
10
Need for Speed 3: Hot Pursuit
88
/100
11
Knights and Merchants: The Shattered Kingdom
88
/100
12
Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven
87
/100
13
Fallout 2
86
/100
14
Grim Fandango
86
/100
15
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
85
/100
16
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
84
/100
17
Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus
80
/100
18
Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit
79
/100
19
Populous: The Beginning
75
/100
20
Sonic Adventure
55
/100
FAQ
What is the best PC game of 1998?
Half-Life currently tops the ranking with a score of 96/100 across 2,448 ratings. Ranking updated agosto 2026.
How is this ranking built?
Games are ranked on their aggregated critic score out of 100, with a minimum vote threshold so a single glowing review never outranks a proven classic; the Tier community's own F-to-S grades are shown alongside each game.