Listing a couple of games on the PC that are "must have" is a crazy idea. It's not like a console that has a set library of games that are more or less equal looking and playing in a general sense at least inside certain genres. There's a so many games that it would be stupid to start listing a selected few that you should play. All of these games would be spread across the last couple of decades and so much of the experiences vary on so many things.
Might as well start with something like Zork. I think that's a must play just for history sake if nothing else. Then you should probably dabble in some Infinity Engine games. Start with Baldur's Gate series probably. Then try some Fallouts, 1 and 2 mostly. Planescape Torment is something a person should probably check out. Diablo 2, Deus Ex, Grim Fandango, System Shock 2, some sort of proper MOBA game maybe not the original Dota but Dota 2 or LoL, some of the more obscure games developed in eastern Europe like STALKER, Metro 2033, Cryostasis. You should also probably check out some flight sims or something similar like Freespace, Tie Fighter, perhaps some more HC sims if you're into that kidn of stuff (you sure as hell won't ever experience anything like the DCS games on a console). In the HC sim line there's also Arma and older Operation Flashpoint games but don't even try those unless they sound like heaven to you right at the start (seriously, you already know if you'll like them). Half-Life games, Team Fortress 2, Quake, Unreal Tournament, TES: Morrowind, newer Fallout and TES games with mods, Civ games, some of the Sims games (Simgolf, Simcity, Sims...). From RTS games you should definitely check out something Starcraft related, Supreme Commander, Company of Heroes, Warhammer 40k Dawn of War (2 at least), World in Conflict, Wargame: European Escalation. Crysis just to know what it's about (it's also a really good game if you "play it right" look for nanosuitninja on YT for examples). Newer smaller games I'd say FTL, Hotline Miami, Binding of Isaac. Some version of Counter Strike is also a good idea to try out just to see what it's about. Max Payne games. Mafia, Red Alert 2, KOTOR (2 especially with the restored content), Doom, Some MMOs (WoW, Guild Wars, perhaps even EVE). Dragon Age Origins (/w mods).
But like I said. You shouldn't be looking at a list to pick out games to play just because some idiot somewhere says it's a must play. If this is truly your first time with a PC then just take stuff as it comes. There's too much to get at at once. It'll just be overwhelming.
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