15 PC Games That Changed How We Play

Inside this ranking: 15 headline-making yachts, following the source's published order and reported estimates. Prices can change and should be read as editorial estimates rather than live appraisals.

• The PC as a Moving Target — The PC as a Moving Target. PC games grow alongside hardware, networks, modding, and player communities.
• Doom — Speed, Space, and Sharing — Doom — Speed, Space, and Sharing. Doom made fast first-person movement immediately legible and spread through shareware and local networks.
• Myst — The Computer as a Place — Myst — The Computer as a Place. Myst asked players to slow down, observe, and treat images and sound as clues.
• Diablo II — The Pull of the Next Drop — Diablo II — The Pull of the Next Drop. Randomized equipment, flexible character builds, and repeatable difficulty turned progression into a long-term loop.

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