A gripping dystopian puzzle game where you play as a border agent deciding who enters the country.
| Store | Examples (<1GB native) | |-------|------------------------| | Steam | Terraria (~200MB), Hotline Miami (~350MB), Undertale (~200MB), Celeste (~400MB) | | GOG | Heroes of Might and Magic III (~500MB), Fallout 1/2 (~600MB each) | | Itch.io | Thousands of game jam titles (<100MB each) | | Freeware | Dwarf Fortress (ASCII, ~50MB), OpenTTD (~30MB) | highly compressed pc games under 1gb
One of the best things about games under 1GB is that they act as a "universal standard." If you have a PC purchased within the last 15 years, you can likely play 90% of these titles. A gripping dystopian puzzle game where you play
: An open-source simulation based on Transport Tycoon Deluxe , incredibly deep yet weighing in at just . Dwarf Fortress Dwarf Fortress | Game | Genre | Compressed
| Game | Genre | Compressed Size | Installed Size | Notes | |------|-------|----------------|----------------|-------| | | Action-Adventure | ~450 MB | ~3.7 GB | Classic open world | | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | FPS | ~600 MB | ~11 GB | Campaign only | | Far Cry 3 | FPS / Open world | ~800 MB | ~6.5 GB | Requires good single-core CPU | | Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood | Action Stealth | ~700 MB | ~6.2 GB | Repack by BlackBox or FitGirl | | NFS: Most Wanted (2005) | Racing | ~300 MB | ~2.2 GB | Best NFS for low-end PCs | | Resident Evil 4 (Original) | Survival Horror | ~350 MB | ~3 GB | HD mod available | | Skyrim (Legendary Edition) | RPG | ~950 MB | ~8 GB | Heavier but possible | | Fallout: New Vegas | RPG | ~650 MB | ~6 GB | Runs on almost anything | | Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven | Action | ~250 MB | ~1.9 GB | Classic 2002 game | | BioShock | FPS / Horror | ~550 MB | ~4.5 GB | Great atmosphere | | Hitman: Blood Money | Stealth | ~300 MB | ~2.1 GB | Best in series | | Portal 2 | Puzzle | ~800 MB | ~6 GB | Requires decent GPU | | Dishonored | Stealth Action | ~850 MB | ~9 GB | Borderline 1GB | | Left 4 Dead 2 | Zombie FPS | ~900 MB | ~7 GB | Co-op fun | | Half-Life 2 | FPS | ~450 MB | ~3.5 GB | Still holds up | | Prince of Persia: Warrior Within | Action | ~250 MB | ~1.8 GB | Great combat | | Max Payne 2 | Third-person Shooter | ~200 MB | ~1.4 GB | Noir classic | | Call of Duty 2 | WWII FPS | ~400 MB | ~3 GB | No need for modern hardware | | SimCity 4 | Simulation | ~350 MB | ~2.5 GB | Best city builder for low RAM | | Stardew Valley | Farming RPG | ~450 MB | ~500 MB | Tiny even when installed |
Widely considered one of the best indie games ever made, this RPG features a unique combat system where you can choose to spare your enemies.