When you want to play classic PC games and emulation isn’t an option, consider the reissues on Android.
My “day job” is as an editor and writer at www.makeuseof.com. That’s where I recently published a guide to the best classic PC games available in the Play store. This guide features the number 20 in the title, but the full list is more nuanced, with sequels and series and in total includes 31 titles.
I’ve been using Android since 2010, and permanently since 2016. During that time I’ve found a host of classic PC games, from people breaching licenses and republishing games to legally released remasters. Aside from a few issues with some devices, these games usually work perfectly.
- Grand Theft Auto 3
- GTA Vice City
- GTA San Andreas
- RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic
- Carmageddon
- Dragon’s Lair
- Dragon’s Lair 2
- Space Ace
- The 7th Guest
- DOOM
- DOOM II
- FreeDOOM
- Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition
- Baldur’s Gate II
- Max Payne Mobile
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II
- Simon the Sorcerer
- XCOM: Enemy Within
- XCOM 2 Collection
- Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition
- Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition
- Syberia
- Syberia II
- The Last Express
- The Bard’s Tale
- Runescape
- Old School Runescape
- Rome: Total War
- Tropico
- Company of Heroes
To find out more about these games and where to grab them, please check the full expanded list of classic PC games on Android over at MakeUseOf.
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