Dozens new computer games are released by amateur and professional game developers every day. Some games remain in the player's mind for their complexity, challenge and fun experience, while others attending a temporary demand before falling into limbo of forgetfulness. Regardless the types of the games - action games, board games, puzzles or riddles, there’re common ingredients that make a great computer games.

Match the Complexity of the Game with Players’ Skill Level - A large number of the most memorable and great computer games include a selectable skill level to achieve the different challenges a player might want to take. A beginner may start with a low level portion of the game yet still enjoy the fun. As the player gets used to the game, he may demand more challenge and move to next level of the game. The harder the game the more rewarding the experience is.

Easy to Learn the Rules of the Gamers - The players come to a PC game for fun. They won’t spend hours to learn the rules of a new games before having fun. A game has to be simple from the playable perspective. A game too hard to understand may discourage the player no matter how good it may look. It is interesting to note how many old PC games based on text adventures without fancy graphics still remain popular. Riddle, a form of word puzzles and an ancient word game, have made its into computer games too. Some computer games have incorporated role-play, graphics and sound into riddles to make the experience of solving puzzles more fun and rewarding.

Role Play - For role play games, players want to have fun living the role of the chosen character so he or she needs to feel that it is the player who can control the outcome of the games. The idea of role-play has been widely used in other types of PC games to make a simple game more fun and interesting. Role-play could transform trivia to non-trivial.

Technology suits the current PC hardware and software - The average hardware and software capacity should be carefully assessed before developing a game. The experience of PC games are often limited by the player's computer hardware, software and system resources. Users with a powerful computer may find a game worthless if the story is great but the graphics are poor. Others may be frustrated with games with the look and feel of those belonging to the early day of computerized games. Configurability satisfies both types of players. A good computer game can automatically configure itself according to the hardware and system specs. It performs well on an average computer with the possibilities to improve the gaming experience in equipment with a higher capacity.

Natalie Aranda writes on computer and games. It is interesting to note how many old PC games based on text adventures without fancy graphics still remain popular. Riddle, a form of word puzzles and an ancient word game, have made its into computer games too. Some computer games have incorporated role-play, graphics and sound into riddles to make the experience of solving puzzles more fun and rewarding. The idea of role-play has been widely used in other types of PC games to make a simple game more fun and interesting. Role-play could transform trivia to non-trivial.