Games I played (most often). The year of the game's release is indicated. But I could have played either later (such games are marked IPiL) or over the course of several years. The games that interested me but I did not play - I marked with the letter W (watched). H=hours played. pld=played.
I was born in 1984. I have integrated videocard since about mid-2018.

RTS, Real-time strategy:
Dune 2(1992), Warcraft 2 (1995), Civ 2 (1996)(4X), Z (1996), Dark Colony (1997), Total annihilation (1997), Age of Empires 1 (1997), KKnD (1997), NetStorm: …(1997), Spore (2008)(life sim., god game).
W: Company of Heroes 2 (2013)

FPS+RTS:
1998 Battlezone (tank sim, FPS, RTS), W: Natural Selection 2 (2012)

Real-time tactics: Myth: The Fallen Lords (1997), Gangsters 2 (2001)
non-direct control strategy: 2002 Majesty Gold E. (IPiL)

TD = tower defense: (400?H total)
2007-2009: Desktop Tower Defense, Defense Grid: The Awakening, GemCraft, Monster Mash, Plants vs. Zombies, Creeper World.

TBS = turn-based strategy:
Lords of the Realm 2 (TBS+RTS)(1996), Heroes of might and magic 4 (2002)(IPiL), Eador: Genesis (2009)(IPiL)(4X, RPG, TBS), Eador. Masters of … (2013)(10H).
2013 W: Fallen Enchantress: L. H.

TBS 4X:
Colonization, Sid Meier's (1994, 4X)(40+H), Lords of the Realm 2 (TBS, RTS)(1996), 2001 Civilization III (4X), 2005 Civ IV(80+H), 2008 Civ IV: Colonization, 2010 Civ V (IPiL, until 2019 y.)(140H), 2012 Endless Space (4X),
2007 W: Galactic Civs 2

GS = grand strategy: 2013 Europa Universalis 4 (IPiL), Stellaris (2016)(20H).
W: Crusader Kings II (2012), Distant Worlds: Universe (2014)(RTS, GS wargame), CK3 (2020). Government sim. games

Outbreak Sim: (2016) Plague Inc: Evolved

TBT = turn-based tactics: UFO: Enemy Un. (1994)(50?H), UFO: Extraterr. (2007)

FPS = first-person shooter: (1996) Duke Nukem 3D, (1996) Quake 1, Redneck Rampage (1997), (1998) Z.A.R. , (1999) Unreal T. 99 (50?H), (2003) I.G.I.-2: Covert Strike (stealth-based), (2004) HL2, (2004) Far Cry, (2007) STALKER: Shadow of C., (2010) Singularity

TPS = third-person shooter: Max Payne (2001)

action/adventure:
GTA: San Andreas (2004)(IPiL)

Graphic or point-and-click adventure game: LS Larry (5?)(199?)(adult-themed comedy)(meh…), Full Throttle (1995)
Adventure: LBA (1994)

ARPG = action role-playing game (overhead third-person view):
(2006) Titan Quest (IPiL)
(2009) Sacred 2: Ice and Blood (fantasy)(50?H)
Watched: Path of Exile (2013)

ARPG (third/first-person view):
2007 Mass Effect
2008 Fallout 3 (50?H)
2009 Borderlands (FPS+ARPG)(50?H)
2010 Fallout: New Vegas
2010 Mass Effect 2(50?H)
2011 TES V: Skyrim (IPiL)(60?H)
W: Dead Island 2 (2023)

SRPG = strategy role-playing game:
2008 Mount & Blade (medieval)
2010 M&B: Warband (16H)
2018 Kenshi

RPG (isometric persp.): 2001 Arcanum: Of Steamworks (fantasy)

TECS = trading, exploration, combat simulation:
1997 sub culture (submarine)
2000 X-Tension (space)(60?H)
2003 Freelancer (space)
2005 X³: Reunion (80?H)
2013 X: Rebirth
W: 2014 Elite: Dangerous

TECS (top-down viewpoint):
1998 Vangers (racing ARPG, sci-fi)(120?H)
2004 Space Rangers 2

VCR = vehicular combat racing:
1996 Destruction Derby 2
1996 MegaRace 2(20?H)
W: 2013 Robocraft

Racing:
2000 NFS: Porsche Unleashed
2003 NFS: Underground (tried online)
2004 FlatOut (trd onl)
2005 NFS: Most Wanted
2006 Flatout 2 (trd onl)
2006 TrackMania Nations (online)
2008 R.D.: Grid
2008 Burnout Paradise

survival horror:
2007 BioShock (FPS)
2010 BioShock 2 (trd onl)
W: 2010 Amnesia, 2016 Dead by Daylight, 2023 Lethal Company

CBSG = city-building simulation:
2002 Anno 1503
2003 SimCity 4 (IPiL)
2007 Anno 1701
2011 Cities in Motion
2013 C. in M. 2 (87H)
2013 SimCity (online)
2014 Banished
2015 Cities: Skylines(40H)

construction and management simulation:
Colony management:
?2010s Dwarf Fortress (roguelike)
2012 Towns (pld until 2014)(55H)
2013 (beta) RimWorld (IPiL, 2015-?)
2015 War for the Overworld (god sim, dungeon)
2015 Timber and Stone (pld in 2013)

Business simulation:
2002 Industry Giant 2 (IPiL)
2010 Patrician 3
2011 Tropico 4
2013 Rise of Venice (100?H)
2014 Spice Road (101H)
2017 LOGistICAL: B.I. (pld in 2021)

social simulation:
2004 The Sims 2
2009 The Sims 3 (IPiL)
W: 2010 The Guild 2 Ren.

Time management: (200?H total)
2003 Digby's Donuts (iPiL)
2007 Burger Shop (iPiL)
2012 Cook, Serve, Delicious

Browser, small games:
2003? G****Wars (browser)
2009 Governor of Poker (50?H)
(pld in 2012) Kingdoms (browser RPG)(50?H)
2012 game dev tycoon
2014 Caravaneer 2 (trade sim., post-apocalyptic).
2017 ESports Club
2020 Uncharted Ocean (100?H)

sandbox crafting platformer:
2011 Terraria (50?H)
2014 Signs of Life (sci-fi)(40H)
2014 Craft The World (casual)(77H)

survival game:
2013 Don't Starve
2013 Minecraft (IPiL)
2013 Wayward
2014 Planet Explorers
W: 2013 Project Zomboid

Shoot 'em up (bullet hell):
1995 Tyrian
1999 Tyrian 2k

rhythm game:
2008 Audiosurf
2009 Beat Hazard (bullet hell)
2013 Audiosurf 2

Logic/puzzle:
2001 RoX (Infl. by Supaplex, Boulder Dash)
2009 Crayon Physics Deluxe
2014 Hexcells Infinite (20H)
2015 Mini Metro (strategy)(21H)

physics-based platform game:
2004 Gish
2007 Crazy Machines 2
2008 World of Goo

Others:
1995 Pinball (Space Cadet)
1996 Descent II (6-axis FPS)
1997 Worms 2

Played in PvP Multiplayer mostly:
1999 Quake 3. First with bots. Then online many years (OSP and other mods, then CPMA)(1000? hours).
2005 Call of Duty 2 (150?H)
2006 Toribash (Fighting game)
2007 Osu! (until 2011 approx.)(rhythm game)(200?H)
2007 Team Fortress 2 (1755H, idle maps for hats?)(also pld Prop Hunt - hide&seek, disguise comp.)(until 2012)
2007 Call of Duty 4: MW (80?H)
2008 Left 4 Dead (FPS, survival horror, 4-player co-op)(36H)
2008 Crysis Warhead (FPS)
2009 Left 4 Dead 2 (175H)
2009 Battlefield Heroes (cartoon FPS)
2009 Call of Duty: MW 2 (111H)
2009 F.E.A.R. 2 (FPS)
2010 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (100?H)
2010 Aliens vs. Predator (FPS)
2010 Global Agenda (TPS)
2011 Battlefield 3 (172H)
2011 Battlefield Play4Free
2011 BRINK (FPS)(47H)
2011 Homefront (FPS)(50H)
2011 Red Orchestra 2 (FPS)
2012 Blacklight: Retribution (FPS)
2012 Chivalry: MW (hack and slash)(70?H)
2014 (alpha) 7 Days to Die (Survival)(until 2016)(471H)
2014 Rust (Survival)(until 2015)(19H)
2015 Dirty Bomb (FPS)

MMO online:
2010 Shores of Hazeron (iPiL)(space economic sim)
2012 SimCity Social (FB)
2012 Planetside 2 (FPS, Sci-Fi)
(pld in 2013) 2010 Uncharted Waters Online (RPG)(90+H)
2014 Salem online (crafting, survival)
2015? The Repopulation (RPG. Sci-Fi)(51H)
2016? Wild Terra Online (until 2018)(207H)
2016? Shop Heroes (Android)(200?H)
Watched: Eve Online (2003), Wurm Online (2006), Mortal Online (2010), Life Is Feudal (2015), Albion Online (2017), V Rising (2022).

MOBA:
2009 Demigod (mostly against bots)
2011 Monday Night Combat (third-person)(43H)
2012 Super MNC (50?H)
2012 Smite (until 2018 approx.) (third-person)(500? hours)

Card games: (pld since 2021 y. approx.)
2009 Spectromancer (Turn-based strategy, cards)
CCG, collectible card games Online:
2016 Animation Throwdown (mobile)
2018 Gwint
2020 Legends of Runeterra (30?H)

Watched (W.) streams and videos about the game:
CS:Go, Starcraft 2, Assassin's Creed PvP, poker, Quake Champions, R6 Siege
W. less: Shadows of Doubt (2024)

W. about logic games: 2019 Baba is You, 2021 Portal Reloaded, 2024 Portal 2: Revolution.

W. about MOBA: 2009 LoL, 2013 Dota 2 (a lot), 2016 Paragon, 2024 Deadlock

W. about battle royale: 2016 H1Z1, 2017 PUBG, 2017 Fortnite, 2018 Battlerite R.

Read a lot at gamewikis about: 2012 Smite, 2013 Europa Universalis 4, 2013 Dota 2, 2020 LoR (CCG).

2022 I became interested in chess. Solving chess puzzles (and from shogi a little).
W. chess variants: 960, crazyhouse, hoard, koth.
W. board games: sudoku