games that can run on potato PC(s)

54 minutes ago, Patrick_Plays_Doom said:

uhm, if you want you can make your thread about then whereever but not here

Says who? This is a pretty low-brow thread if we're being polite, if thewhateverdude feels like taking the opportunity to ask a related question they're absolutely within their right to do so.

56 minutes ago, thewhateverdude said:

I meant from the list but ok.

well maybe some can run on mac

On 12/30/2023 at 10:23 PM, QuaketallicA said:

1060 is considered "cheap, used" now?

 

My main gaming laptop has a GTX 1060 w/ 6GB VRAM. That stuff was pretty top of the line when I got it (apart from the 1070 and 1080 obviously). I can run pretty much anything I could ever want to with this...except Ray Tracing

Yeah, you can get one used for around $75 now. I still have mine that I paid like $300 for. If you have a decent CPU (my i7-3770 non-k worked fine) it'll get you pretty far at 1080p, even on high-max settings for most games. It does struggle with the brand new stuff coming out, and I need a new mobo to upgrade my CPU, so I just went ahead and bought a PS5 for new shit. I think my CPU is more of a bottleneck than the 1060, though.

Uplink: Hacker Elite would probably run quite well. Its install size is 28mb (on GOG but probably the same on Steam) and only needs 512mb of RAM to run as well as a 2gb HDD. It plays nothing like Doom or Quake but is a really good hacker simulator where you can hack into banks, other computers, government systems, etc. 

On 12/31/2023 at 3:23 AM, QuaketallicA said:

1060 is considered "cheap, used" now?

 

My main gaming laptop has a GTX 1060 w/ 6GB VRAM. That stuff was pretty top of the line when I got it (apart from the 1070 and 1080 obviously). I can run pretty much anything I could ever want to with this...except Ray Tracing, but then I don't give a crap about that or most games recent enough to even have it.

Bruh, this 1050ti and (apparently) old CPU have been through some shit. It's not always 60fps, or above low settings, but it's playable. I've never been picky about graphics settings, if the game looks as it's supposed to, all good with me. Baldur's Gate 3 makes the PC go pretty loud, but hey, it's playable.

Most games I play tend to be old or Indie anyway, so I'm not in too much rush to upgrade yet. If this stuff is cheap, then I'd call it worth the money, it does the job good enough for me.

I hope you don't mind O.P, but I’m going to make a presumption based on your computer hardware and a few other things that you’ve stated in this thread, and reckon that your financial situation is maybe not the best (there's nothing wrong with that :) ). So, going to suggest a couple of free games that should work given your hardware limitations:

Minetest: https://www.minetest.net/

Basically it’s a FOSS (Free-Open Source Software) Minecraft clone. I was never that interested in Minecraft even during its height, and I do find this one to be a little dry, but I have in the past played Minetest on a system with 4GB of DDR2 memory that has integrated Intel graphics via an 2008(ish) Pentium. It does also have a modding scene, but while I have tried a few mods out I’m not too familiar with it.

Tanks of Freedom: https://w84death.itch.io/tanks-of-freedom

It’s a rather simple, turn-based strategy with pixel art graphics. While it’s (or was) technically commercial, the download is free and has a ‘name your price’ model. Back when my spare PC (the one I’m using to type is up) was running an old PhenomII dual-core that also had 4GB of DDR2 memory, the game ran fine. The game also has a map editor, hot-seat multiplayer and you can just sit-back and watch the AI fight against itself if you'd like.

Unciv: https://github.com/yairm210/Unciv

Basically Civilization 5, but also FOSS. The last time I played this was a few years back and it has received frequent updates since then. It also worked very nicely on my spare PC with its older hardware configuration. Hell, the dev prides Uncivs on its low hardware requirements, saying it “can still run on a potato”. There’s also a fair amount of mods for this as-well, but I’ve never touched them.

I hope this helps.

Team fortress 2, that game can run on a brick if you try hard enough.

Some Worms Armageddon sequels.

15 hours ago, The Cooker Of Goats said:

Team fortress 2, that game can run on a brick if you try hard enough.

funny you mention

i retired from that a few months ago

Manhunt 1 & 2

The Black Heart  (in gamejolt)

Papers Please

Uh, Wolf3D, Doom, Quake, Quake II, Quake III, Doom II, Final Doom, Half-Life, Half-Life 2, Half-Life: Opposing Force, Half-Life: Blue Shift, Counter-Strike, and all the wonderful mods for these games. Also the entire Build anthology.

just based on what I could get working on a Raspberry Pi: Emulators for any handhelds released before 2005, and any consoles released before 1995, should run with no issues whatsoever. And since CyberosLeopard recommended some free open-source games, I'll throw in Kobo Deluxe, SuperTux, Battle for Wesnoth, Pingus, and of course, Doom!

I don't think it is currently maintained but Bos Wars is an interesting open-source RTS to play while I was using an Intel Celeron PC from 2008. It's based on the Stratagus engine.

18 hours ago, continuum.mid said:

just based on what I could get working on a Raspberry Pi: Emulators for any handhelds released before 2005, and any consoles released before 1995, should run with no issues whatsoever. And since CyberosLeopard recommended some free open-source games, I'll throw in Kobo Deluxe, SuperTux, Battle for Wesnoth, Pingus, and of course, Doom!

 

Kobo Deluxe looks interesting, might have to check it out. Also interesting that it says it's compatible with Windows 95 too.

3 hours ago, THEBaratusII said:

I don't think it is currently maintained but Bos Wars is an interesting open-source RTS to play while I was using an Intel Celeron PC from 2008. It's based on the Stratagus engine.

looking at the website, seems it last had development activity 5 months ago, so if it's unmaintained it hasn't been for long