Difference between revisions of "List of low-end games"
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− | :''For information on gaming on lower end systems, see [[Low | + | :''For information on gaming on lower end systems, see [[Low-end gaming|this page]].'' |
The following is a list of games suitable for play on lower specification computers such as older desktop computers, laptops and netbooks. A game is considered for the list if the ''minimum'' system requirements permit a single-core or low-powered dual-core processor (e.g. Intel Pentium architecture) and at maximum a GeForce 6-series [or AMD equivalent X-series] GPU. Note that only native game versions for Windows, OS X and Linux are noted in this table, and some games incompatible with modern operating systems will be excluded. | The following is a list of games suitable for play on lower specification computers such as older desktop computers, laptops and netbooks. A game is considered for the list if the ''minimum'' system requirements permit a single-core or low-powered dual-core processor (e.g. Intel Pentium architecture) and at maximum a GeForce 6-series [or AMD equivalent X-series] GPU. Note that only native game versions for Windows, OS X and Linux are noted in this table, and some games incompatible with modern operating systems will be excluded. | ||
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+ | |- | ||
+ | |||
+ | <!--- Driv3r ---> | ||
+ | ! scope="row" | [[Driv3r]] | ||
+ | | 2005 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | * Windows 2000, XP | ||
+ | * Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon 2.0 GHz | ||
+ | * ATI Radeon 8500 or Nvidia GeForce 3 with 64 MB of VRAM and DirectX 9.0c compatible | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | * 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | ||
+ | | 256/512 MB | ||
+ | | 5.5 GB free | ||
+ | |[[File:True icon.svg|25px]]/[[File:False icon.svg|25px]]/[[File:False icon.svg|25px]] | ||
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| 200 MB | | 200 MB | ||
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+ | |- | ||
+ | |||
+ | <!--- Grand Theft Auto ---> | ||
+ | ! scope="row" | [[Grand Theft Auto]] | ||
+ | | 1997 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | * Microsoft® Windows® 95 or 98 | ||
+ | * Intel® Pentium® 75 MHz | ||
+ | * 1 MB of VRAM | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | * Microsoft® Windows® NT | ||
+ | * Intel® Pentium® 166 MHz | ||
+ | | 16 MB | ||
+ | | 80/380 MB | ||
+ | |[[File:True icon.svg|25px]]/[[File:False icon.svg|25px]]/[[File:False icon.svg|25px]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | <!--- Grand Theft Auto III ---> | ||
+ | ! scope="row" | [[Grand Theft Auto III]] | ||
+ | | 2002 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | * Microsoft® Windows® 95, 98, ME or 2000 | ||
+ | * Intel® Pentium® III 450MHz or AMD Athlon 500 MHz | ||
+ | * Direct3D compatible | ||
+ | * 16 MB of VRAM | ||
+ | * DirectX 8.1 compatible | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | * Microsoft® Windows® NT | ||
+ | * Intel® Pentium® 1000 MHz or AMD Athlon 1024 MHz | ||
+ | | 96/256 MB | ||
+ | | 700 MB | ||
+ | |[[File:True icon.svg|25px]]/[[File:True icon.svg|25px]]/[[File:False icon.svg|25px]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |||
+ | <!--- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City ---> | ||
+ | ! scope="row" | [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]] | ||
+ | | 2003 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | * Microsoft® Windows® 98, ME, 2000 or XP | ||
+ | * AMD Athlon 800 MHz | ||
+ | * AMD Duron 1.2 GHz | ||
+ | * Intel Pentium III 800 MHz | ||
+ | * Intel Celeron 1.2 GHz | ||
+ | * Nvidia GeForce | ||
+ | * 32 MB of VRAM | ||
+ | * DirectX 8.1 compatible | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | * ATI Radeon 8500 or Nvidia GeForce 3 | ||
+ | * 64 MB of VRAM | ||
+ | * DirectX 9.0 compatible | ||
+ | | 128/256 MB | ||
+ | | 1.55 GB | ||
+ | |[[File:True icon.svg|25px]]/[[File:True icon.svg|25px]]/[[File:False icon.svg|25px]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |||
+ | <!--- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas ---> | ||
+ | ! scope="row" | [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]] | ||
+ | | 2005 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | * Microsoft® Windows® 2000 or XP | ||
+ | * AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz | ||
+ | * Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz | ||
+ | * Nvidia GeForce 3 or ATI Radeon 8500 | ||
+ | * 64 MB of VRAM | ||
+ | * DirectX 9.0c compatible | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | * AMD Athlon XP or Intel Pentium 4 | ||
+ | * Nvidia GeForce 6 or ATI Radeon X800 | ||
+ | * 128 MB of VRAM | ||
+ | * DirectX 9.0c compatible | ||
+ | | 256/384 MB | ||
+ | | 4.7 GB | ||
+ | |[[File:True icon.svg|25px]]/[[File:True icon.svg|25px]]/[[File:False icon.svg|25px]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |||
+ | <!--- Half-Life ---> | ||
+ | ! scope="row" | [[Half-Life]] | ||
+ | | 1998 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | * Windows 95 | ||
+ | * Intel Pentium 133 MHz | ||
+ | * SVGA compatible display | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | * Windows 98, NT | ||
+ | * Intel Pentium 166 MHz | ||
+ | * OpenGL or Direct3D compatible 3D accelerator | ||
+ | | 24 MB / 32 MB | ||
+ | | 400 MB | ||
+ | |[[File:True icon.svg|25px]]/[[File:True icon.svg|25px]]/[[File:True icon.svg|25px]] | ||
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| 128 MB/1 GB | | 128 MB/1 GB | ||
| 4 GB | | 4 GB | ||
+ | |[[File:True icon.svg|25px]]/[[File:False icon.svg|25px]]/[[File:False icon.svg|25px]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |||
+ | <!--- Mass Effect ---> | ||
+ | ! scope="row" | [[Mass Effect]] | ||
+ | | 2008 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | * Windows XP | ||
+ | * Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 2400+ 2.0 GHz | ||
+ | * Nvidia GeForce 6800 or ATI Radeon X1300 XT | ||
+ | *256 MB of VRAM | ||
+ | *DirectX 9.0c compatible | ||
+ | *Shader model 3.0 support | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | * Windows Vista | ||
+ | *Nvidia GeForce 7900 GTX or ATI Radeon X1800 XL | ||
+ | *512 MB of VRAM | ||
+ | *DirectX 9.0c compatible | ||
+ | *Shader model 3.0 support | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | * 1 GB (XP) | ||
+ | * 2 GB (Vista and above) | ||
+ | | 12 GB | ||
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| 1 GB | | 1 GB | ||
| 15 MB | | 15 MB | ||
+ | |[[File:True icon.svg|25px]]/[[File:False icon.svg|25px]]/[[File:False icon.svg|25px]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |||
+ | <!--- One Way Heroics ---> | ||
+ | ! scope="row" | [[One Way Heroics]] | ||
+ | | 2013 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | * 2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 | ||
+ | * Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz | ||
+ | * Resolution of 800x600 or higher, DirectX 9.0 compatible | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | 256 MB | ||
+ | | 50 MB | ||
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| 80 MB free | | 80 MB free | ||
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+ | |- | ||
+ | |||
+ | <!--- Stardew Valley ---> | ||
+ | !scope="row" | [[Stardew Valley]] | ||
+ | |2000 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | *Vista | ||
+ | *2.0 GHz | ||
+ | *256 MB of VRAM, Direct3D 10 compatible, Shader model 3.0 support | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |||
+ | |2 GB | ||
+ | |500 MB | ||
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| 512 MB free | | 512 MB free | ||
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+ | |- | ||
+ | |||
+ | <!--- Taz: Wanted ---> | ||
+ | ! scope="row" | [[Taz: Wanted]] | ||
+ | | 2002 | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | * Windows 98 | ||
+ | * Intel Pentium III @ 500 MHz (or equivalent) | ||
+ | *3D Acceleration | ||
+ | *16 MB of VRAM | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | 64 MB | ||
+ | | 850 MB free | ||
+ | |[[File:True icon.svg|25px]]/[[File:False icon.svg|25px]]/[[File:False icon.svg|25px]] | ||
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Revision as of 09:35, 15 June 2021
- For information on gaming on lower end systems, see this page.
The following is a list of games suitable for play on lower specification computers such as older desktop computers, laptops and netbooks. A game is considered for the list if the minimum system requirements permit a single-core or low-powered dual-core processor (e.g. Intel Pentium architecture) and at maximum a GeForce 6-series [or AMD equivalent X-series] GPU. Note that only native game versions for Windows, OS X and Linux are noted in this table, and some games incompatible with modern operating systems will be excluded.
Game Title | Released | Minimum Requirements | Recommended Requirements | Min./Rec. RAM | Hard Disk Space | Windows/Mac/Linux |
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007: Quantum of Solace | 2008 |
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512MB/1 GB | 8200 MB free | // |
3-D Ultra Lionel Train Town | 1999 |
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16/32 MB | 100 MB free | // |
Abomination: The Nemesis Project | 1999 |
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32/64 MB | 500 MB free | // |
Aces of the Galaxy | 2008 |
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512 MB/1 GB | 120 MB free | // |
Age of Empires | 1997 |
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16 MB | 80 MB free | // |
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings | 1999 |
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32 MB | 300 MB free | // |
Age of Empires Online | 2011 |
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1 GB | 2.5 GB free | // |
Airport Tycoon 2 | 2003 |
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64 MB | 500 MB free | // |
Alien Swarm | 2010 |
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1/2 GB | 2.5 GB free | // |
Aliens versus Predator 2 | 2001 |
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128 MB | 750 MB free | // |
All Zombies Must Die! | 2012 |
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2 GB | 256 MB free | // |
Alliance of Valiant Arms | 2008 |
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2 GB | 1.6 GB free | // |
Alpha Protocol | 2010 |
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1 GB (XP) / 2 GB (Vista) | 12 GB free | // |
American Conquest | 2003 |
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64/512 MB | 1.3 GB free (Steam version requires 3.5 GB) | // |
Anno 1602: Creation of a New World | 1998 |
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16/32 MB | 120 MB free | // |
Aquaria | 2007 |
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256 MB | 225 MB free | // |
Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Midway Collection 2 | 1997 |
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12 MB | N/A | // |
Assassin's Creed | 2007 |
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1 GB (XP) / 2 GB (Vista) | 8 GB free | // |
AstroPop | 2004 |
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128/256 MB | 23 MB free | // |
Axis & Allies | 2004 |
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256/512 MB | 1.4 GB free | // |
Back to the Future: The Game | 2010 |
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2/3 GB | 3 GB free | // |
Baldur's Gate | 1998 |
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16/32 MB | 300 MB free | // |
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn | 2000 |
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32/64 MB | 800 MB free | // |
Batman: Vengeance | 2002 |
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128 MB | 256/549 MB free | // |
Battlefield 1942 | 2002 |
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128/256 MB | 1.2 GB free | // |
Battlefield 2 | 2005 |
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512 MB/1 GB | 2.3 GB free | // |
Battlefield Vietnam | 2004 |
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256/512 MB | 2 GB free | // |
Battlestations: Midway | 2007 |
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512 MB/1 GB | 5.5 GB free | // |
Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing | 2003 |
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128 MB | 300 MB free | // |
BioShock | 2007 |
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1/2 GB | 8 GB free | // |
Call of Duty | 2003 |
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128 MB | 1.5 GB | // |
Castle in the Darkness | 2015 |
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1-2 GB | 120 MB | // |
Cube 2: Sauerbraten | 2004 |
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256/512 MB | 576 MB | // |
Diablo II | 2000 |
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32/256 MB | 650/950 MB free | // | |
Diabolik: The Original Sin | 2009 |
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256 MB | 3 GB free | // | |
Don't Starve | 2013 |
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1 GB | 500 MB free | // | |
Dota 2 | 2013 |
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2/4 GB | 8+ GB free | // |
Driv3r | 2005 |
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256/512 MB | 5.5 GB free | // |
Environmental Station Alpha | 2015 |
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512 MB | 30 MB | // | |
Eternal Senia | 2015 |
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512 MB | 200 MB | // |
Grand Theft Auto | 1997 |
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16 MB | 80/380 MB | // |
Grand Theft Auto III | 2002 |
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96/256 MB | 700 MB | // |
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | 2003 |
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128/256 MB | 1.55 GB | // |
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | 2005 |
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256/384 MB | 4.7 GB | // |
Half-Life | 1998 |
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24 MB / 32 MB | 400 MB | // |
Halo: Combat Evolved | 2003 |
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128 MB/256 MB | 1.3 GB | // |
Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death | 2003 |
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128 MB/1 GB | 4 GB | // | |
Mass Effect | 2008 |
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12 GB | // |
Max Payne | 2001 |
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96 MB | 530MB/830MB | // |
Max Payne 2 | 2003 |
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256MB/512MB | 1.5 GB | // |
Need for Speed: Underground | 2003 |
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256MB | 2 GB | // | |
Need for Speed: Underground 2 | 2004 |
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256 MB | 2 GB | // | |
Noitu Love 2: Devolution | 2012 |
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1 GB | 15 MB | // |
One Way Heroics | 2013 |
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256 MB | 50 MB | // | |
Phantasy Star Universe | 2006 |
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256/512 MB | 9 GB free | // |
Psychonauts | 2005 |
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256/512 MB | 3.75 GB free | // |
Quake III Arena | 1999 |
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64 MB | 25 MB free (70 MB is recommended) | // |
Risk of Rain | 2013 |
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1 GB | 130 MB free | // |
RoboCop (2003) | 2003 |
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64/128 MB | 350 MB free | // |
Sonic CD (2012) | 2012 |
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1 GB | 321 MB | // | |
Sonic Mania | 2017 |
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2 GB | 400 MB | // | |
Spider-Man (2001) | 2001 |
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64 MB | 200 MB | // | |
StarCraft: Broodwar | 1998 |
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16 MB | 80 MB free | // |
Stardew Valley | 2000 |
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2 GB | 500 MB | // | |
Star Trek: Voyager - Elite Force | 2000 |
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64 MB | 720 MB | // | |
Tales of Maj'Eyal | 2012 |
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512 MB/1 GB | 512 MB free | // | |
Taz: Wanted | 2002 |
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64 MB | 850 MB free | // | |
The Binding of Isaac | 2011 |
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1 GB | 50 MB free | // |
The I of the Dragon | 2004 |
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2GB/4GB | 1GB | // |
Touhou Luna Nights | 2019 |
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2 GB | 50 MB/1 GB | // |
Ultimate Spider-Man | 2005 |
DirectX 9.0 compatible |
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256/512 MB | 1.5 GB | // |
VVVVVV | 2010 |
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256 MB | 42 MB free | // |
Watchmen: The End is Nigh | 2009 |
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1 GB | 2 GB free | // | |
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap | 2017 |
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4 GB/8GB | 1100 MB free | // |
XIII | 2003 |
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128/256 MB | 2.5 GB free | // |
Ys I & II Chronicles+ | 2009 |
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1 GB | 2 GB free | // |
Ys Origin | 2006 |
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1 GB | 2 GB free | // |
Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim | 2003 |
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1 GB | 2 GB free | // |
Ys: The Oath in Felghana | 2005 |
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1 GB | 2 GB free | // |