Best Low End Pc Games

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If you are a gaming fan and can’t afford a gaming console or High-end Pc, this reason shouldn’t stop you from enjoying what makes you happy.

Low-end PCs can also be used to play games similar to the ones you wish to play. There are hundreds of thousands of games that low-end PC can play.

In this article, we will walk you through some of the best 12 low-end PC games you can get or download and play on your PC.

What To Know

  • By using my laptop as a reference, I consider my computer to be pretty low on these Specs:

Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4200M CPU @ 2.50GHz 2.49 GHz

Ram: 8 GB

Storage Type: HDD 500 GB

Operating System: 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

With these specs, I was able to play over 12+ games on my PC.

  • Minimum system requirements refer to the lowest hardware and software specifications a computer needs to run a particular application, game, or program properly. If your system doesn’t meet these requirements, the software may not run at all or could perform poorly (like lagging, crashing, or freezing).

Best Low-End Pc Games

So here are my Best 12 Low-End Pc Games.

1. Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3 was first time released on November 29, 2012. Far Cry 3 is a first-person shooter video game that has open-world action, the game is played in a story form.  The developers of  Far Cry 3 are Ubisoft Montreal and publisher Ubisoft.

Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 are the play forms of Far Cry 3. Graphically it was a great success such as a tropical island between the Indian and Pacific oceans. The story relates to a hero named Jason Brody who fights for their friends, he must try to save their kidnapped friends and escape from the island. It’s an open-ended gameplay.

Throughout the game, players can run, leap, and crouch, and can use weapons including shotguns, crossbows, sniper rifles, mines, throwing knives, bows, flamethrowers, and rocket launchers.

The game has a series of domesticated animals, wild animals, and other types of animals in the sea and sky.

Minimum PC System Requirements for Far Cry 3

  • Operating Sysytem: Windows XP/Vista/7/10/11
  • CPU: Intel Core®2 Duo E6700 @ 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon64 X2 6000+ @ 3.0Ghz or better
  • RAM: 4 GB
  • Hard Drive: at least 15 GB Free
  • Video Memory: 512 MB Video RAM (1GB Video RAM), DirectX9c (DirectX11) Shader Model 3.0 (Shader Model 5.0
  • Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
  • DirectX: 9.0c
  • GamePad or Keyboard and Mouse

2. Far Cry 4

Far Cry 4 was developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft two years after the release of Far Cry 3. It was released on November 18, 2014. Far Cry 4 is a first-person action-adventure game. Players assume control of Ajay Ghale, a Kyrati-American who is on a quest to spread his deceased mother’s ashes in the fictional country of Kyrat.

Throughout the game, players can run, leap, and crouch, and can use weapons including shotguns, crossbows, sniper rifles, mines, throwing knives, bows, flamethrowers, and rocket launchers.

The game allows players to take cover to avoid gunfights and to perform melee takedowns from above or up close.

The game comes with a series of animals, but additional animals like rhinos, and egles have been added.

Minimum PC System Requirements for Far Cry 4

  • Operating System: Windows 7/8/8.1 (64bit versions only)/10/11
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-750 @ 2.6 GHz or AMD Phenom II X4 955 @ 3.2 GHz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD5850 (1GB VRAM)
  • Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card with the latest drivers
  • DirectX Version: 11
  • Hard Drive: 30 GB available space
  • GamePad or Keyboard and Mouse

3. Grant Theft Auto San Andreas

GTA San Andreas is an open-world video game that was developed and published by Rockstar North, Rockstar Games. The game was released on August 13, 2018 for Windows.
GTA San Andreas is an action-adventure game with role-playing and stealth elements. Structured similarly to the previous two games in the series, the core gameplay consists of elements in a third-person shooter and a driving game, affording the player a large, open-world environment in which to move around.
On foot, the player’s character is capable of walking, running, sprinting, swimming, climbing, and jumping as well as using weapons and various forms of hand-to-hand combat.
The player can drive a variety of vehicles, fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, trains, tanks, motorcycles, and bikes. The player may also import vehicles in addition to stealing them.
The player can also activate cheat codes to support playing the game with ease.

Make sure you check the minimum system requirements before downloading them.

Minimum PC System Requirements for GTA San Andreas

  • Operating System: Windows 2000/XP/7/8/10/11
  • Processor: Core i3
  • RAM: 4 GB
  • Hard Drive: at least 64 MB available space
  • Video Card: 128 MB DirectX 8.1 compatible video card (NVIDIA GeForce 3 or better)
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Gamepad or Keyboard and Mouse

4. Prototype 1 and 2

Prototype 1 & 2 are both an action-adventure video game developed and published by Radical Entertainment, Activision. The Prototype 1 was released on June 9, 2009 for Windows. Also, part 2 was released in July 2012 for Microsoft Windows.

In Prototype 1, the story is about a man named Alex Mercer as he attempts to stop an outbreak of a virus called Blacklight in Manhattan, which mutates individuals into powerful, violent monsters. Alex also attempts to uncover his mysterious past while coming into conflict with both the US military and a black operations force called Blackwatch.

Outside of the main story, players can freely explore the game’s open world and engage in several different side activities. Alex’s primary superpower is his shape-shifting ability, changing his body into anyone. Going hand-in-hand with this power is his ability to “consume” others, absorbing them entirely.

This process allows Alex to quickly regain health by absorbing the biomass of his enemies. Part 2 follows up the story of prototype 1.

Minimum PC System Requirements for Prototype 1

  • Operating System: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10/11
  • Processor: Intel® Core™2 Duo 2.6 GHz or AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 4000+
  • RAM: 2 GB
  • Hard Drive: at least 8 GB available space
  • Video Card: 256 MB, NVIDIA GeForce® 7800 GT or ATI Radeon™ X1800
  • DirectX: 9.0c
  • GamePad or Keyboard and Mouse

Minimum PC System Requirements for Prototype 2

  • Operating System: Windows XP/Vista/7/8
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.6GHz, AMD Phenom X3 8750
  • RAM: 2 GB
  • Hard Drive: at least 10 GB available space
  • Video Card: 512 MB, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT, ATI Radeon HD 4850
  • DirectX: 9.0c
  • Gamepad or Keyboard and Mouse

5. Need for Speed Most Wanted 2012

Need for Speed Most Wanted 2012 is a racing game franchise published by Electronic Arts. The series generally centers around street racing, and tasks players to complete various races while evading the local law enforcement in police pursuits.

Need for Speed Most Wanted 2012 is one of the most popular games in the NFS series. The game has single-player and multiplayer modes. It is an open-world video game.

Minimum PC System Requirements for Need for Speed Most Wanted 2012

  • Operating System: Windows Vista/7/8/10/11
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.4 Ghz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+
  • RAM: 2 GB
  • Hard Drive: at least 20 GB free
  • Video Memory: 512 MB
  • Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8800 / ATI Radeon HD 3870
  • Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
  • DirectX: 10
  • Gamepad or Keyboard

6. Grant Theft Auto Vice City

The Grand Theft Auto Vice City is a city featured in Grand Theft Auto 1, mimicking the American city of Miami, Florida. The city is unlocked upon completion of the second string of San Andreas missions.

GTA: Vice City is an action-adventure open-world video game. The game was released on October 27, 2002, for Windows (PC). Developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games.

Minimum PC System Requirements for GTA Vice City

  • Operating System: Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/7/8/10/11
  • Processor: Pentium 3 @ 800 MHz
  • Memory: 128 MB
  • Hard Drive: 915 MB free
  • Video Memory: 32 MB
  • Sound: DirectX compatible Sound Card
  • DirectX: DirectX 9.0c
  • Keyboard and Mouse

7. Grand Theft Auto IV

Grand Theft Auto IV is a 2008 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. Set in the fictional Liberty City, based in New York City, the single-player story follows Eastern European war veteran Niko Bellic and his attempts to escape his past while under pressure from high-profile criminals. The open-world design lets players freely roam Liberty City, consisting of three main islands, and the neighboring state of Alderney, which is based in New Jersey.

The game is played from a third-person perspective and its world is navigated on foot and by vehicle. Throughout the single-player mode, players control Niko Bellic. An online multiplayer mode is also included with the game, allowing up to 32 players to engage in both cooperative and competitive gameplay in a recreation of the single-player setting.

Two expansion packs were later released for the game, The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony, which both feature new plots that are interconnected with the main Grand Theft Auto IV storyline and follow new protagonists.

In this game, you have to do what you want to do, drive new cars, tanks, bikes bots, and many other vehicles.

Minimum PC System Requirements for GTA 4

  • Operating System: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10/11
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 DUO @ 1.8 GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 @ 2.4 GHz
  • RAM: 2 GB
  • Hard Drive: 16 GB free
  • Video Memory: 256 MB
  • Video Card: nVidia GeForce 7900 / ATI Radeon X1900
  • Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
  • DirectX: 9.0c
  • Keyboard and Mouse or Gamepad

8. Watch Dogs 1

Watch Dogs is an action-adventure game made by Ubisoft Montreal and released by Ubisoft in 2014. It is the first game in the Watch Dogs series. Players play from a third-person view and can move around the game world by walking or driving. The game took place in a fictional version of Chicago in the year 2013.

The single-player story is about a “grey hat” hacker and vigilante named Aiden Pearce, who seeks revenge after his niece is killed. There is also an online multiplayer mode where up to eight players can play together, either helping each other or competing.

Minimum PC System Requirements for Watch Dogs 1

  • Operating System: Windows Vista/7/8 (Only 64-bit)/10/11
  • CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 @ 2.66Ghz or AMD Phenom II X4 940 @ 3.0Ghz
  • RAM: 6 GB
  • Hard Drive: 25 GB available space
  • Video Card: 1024 VRAM, (NVidia GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD5850)
  • DirectX: 11
  • Keyboard and Mouse or Gamepad

9. Sims 1– 4

The Sims is a series of life simulation video games developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts.

The games in the Sims series are mostly sandbox games, meaning they don’t have specific goals (except in some later expansion packs and console versions that added this style). Players create virtual people called “Sims,” put them in houses, and guide their moods and wishes.

Players can choose to place their Sims in pre-built homes or build houses themselves. Each new expansion pack and game in the series added more activities and options for the Sims.

Minimum PC System Requirements for Sims 1

  • Operating System: Windows XP/Vista/7/ Service Pack/10/11
  • Processor: 2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent for Windows XP; 2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent for Windows Vista or Windows 7
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: A 256 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
  • DirectX: Version 9.0
  • Hard drive: 5 GB available space

Minimum PC System Requirements for Sims 2

  • Operating System: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10/11
  • Processor: 1.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, AMD Athlon 64 Dual-Core 4000+ or equivalent
  • RAM: 2 GB
  • Hard Disk: 10 GB available space
  • Graphics Card: 128 MB, NVIDIA GeForce 6600 or better, ATI Radeon X1300 or better
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c

Minimum PC System Requirements for Sims 3

  • Operating System: Windows XP SP2/Vista SP1/7/8/10/11
  • Processor: For XP 2.0 GHz P4 processor or equivalent; For Windows Vista and Windows 7 2.4 GHz P4 processor or equivalent
  • RAM: For XP 1 GB  / Windows Vista and Windows 7 1.5 GB
  • Hard Drive: At least 500 MB** of free space with at least 1 GB of additional space for custom content and saved games.
  • Video Card: 128 MB Video Card with Pixel Shader 2.0 support.

Minimum PC System Requirements for Sims 4

  • Operating System: 64 Bit Windows 7/8/10/11
  • Processor: Intel core i5 or faster, AMD Athlon X4
  • RAM: 4 GB
  • Hard Drive: 18 GB of Hard Drive space
  • Video Card: NVIDIA GTX 650 or better
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c

10. Borderlands 1- 2

Borderlands is an action-shooting video game developed by Gearbox Software and published by 2K. It was released on October 27, 2009, for Windows. Borderlands games are first-person shooters set in an open world and include some role-playing elements. Players pick one of several characters, known as Vault Hunters, who have come to the planet Pandora to find the legendary Vault. Each Vault Hunter has a unique skill tree and special abilities.

Players complete quests and explore Pandora, facing dangerous wildlife, stranded scavengers, and military groups trying to stop them. By completing quests and defeating enemies, players earn in-game money and experience, which help them improve their skills.

Minimum PC System Requirements for Borderlands 1

  • Operating System: Windows Vista/7/8/10/11
  • CPU: Dual-core @ 2.4 GHz Processor
  • RAM: 2 GB
  • Hard Drive: 13 GB free
  • Video Memory: NVIDIA GeForce 8500 / ATI Radeon HD 2600
  • Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
  • DirectX: 9.0c
  • Keyboard & Mouse

Minimum PC System Requirements for Borderlands 2

  • Operating System: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10/11
  • CPU: 2.4 GHz Dual Core Processor
  • RAM: 2 GB
  • Hard Drive: 13 GB available space
  • Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8500 /ATI Radeon HD 2600
  • DirectX: 10
  • Keyboard & Mouse

11. Counter-Strike Source

Counter-Strike Source is a tactical first-person shooter game developed by Valve and Turtle Rock Studios. It was released for Windows in October 2004.

The game keeps its team-based, objective-focused gameplay style. The goal of each map is to complete the map’s objective, such as defusing a bomb, rescuing hostages, or eliminating the other team. The main aim of the game is to win more rounds than the opposing team. When players are killed, they don’t respawn until the next round, although this can depend on the server settings.

Minimum PC System Requirements for Counter-Strike Source

  • Operating System: Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/7/8/10/11
  • Processor: Intel Pentium 4 @ 1.7 GHz / AMD Athlon XP 1700+
  • Memory: 512 MB
  • Video Memory: 64 MB
  • Video Card: nVidia GeForce 3
  • Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
  • DirectX: 8.1
  • Keyboard and Mouse

12. Assassin’s Creed 1–2

Assassin’s Creed 1 is an action-adventure video game developed and published by Ubisoft Montreal and Gameloft. The Assassin’s Creed 1 was released on November 13, 2007, while part 2 was officially released on the 17th of November 2009. The story is set in a fictional version of history, focusing on the long struggle between the Assassins, who believe in peace through free will, and the Templars, who want peace through control.

Most of the game takes place during the Third Crusade in the Holy Land in the year 1191, centered around the Secret Order of Assassins, inspired by the Hashshashin sect.

Minimum PC System Requirements for Assassin’s Creed 1

  • Operating System: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10/11
  • Processor: Dual core processor 2.6 GHz Intel Pentium D or AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
  • Memory: 2 GB
  • Hard Drive: 12 GB
  • Video Memory: 256 MB DirectX 10.0–compliant video card or DirectX 9.0–compliant card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher
  • DirectX: 9.0c
  • Keyboard & Mouse or Gamepad

Minimum PC System Requirements for Assassin’s Creed 2

  • Operating System: Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7 (32-64 bits)
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHZ or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4GHZ
  • Hard Drive Space: 8 GB
  • RAM: 1.5 GB Windows XP / 2 GB Windows Vista – Windows 7
  • Video Card: 256 MB DirectX 9.0–compliant card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher (see supported list)
  • Sound Card: DirectX 9.0 –compliant sound card
  • DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0
  • Keyboard and mouse or Gamepad