Abandonware DOS title

Games with a female protagonist

Before Tomb Raider, not many games involved main female characters. Carmen Sandiego, Laura Bow, Elvira, Jill of the Jungle and eve Ms. Pac-Man were exceptions to the "male" rule followed by early video games.
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Metal & Lace

DOS1993NSFW MegaTech Software
Metal & Lace: The Battle of the Robo Babes is a video game developed by Megatech Software and published by Forest Interactive in 1993. It's an adult-themed fighting game for MS-DOS.In the game, players control customizable female robots known as "Robo Babes" in one-on-one combat. The emphasis on customization allows players to modify their robo...
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Mixed-up Mother Goose

DOS1987 Sierra On-Line
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Ms Pac PC

DOS1995remake Magicom Multimedia
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Ms. Pac-Man

DOS1984 Atarisoft
Ms. Pac-Man is a classic arcade game released by Midway in 1982 (1984 for DOS) as a follow-up to the original Pac-Man (1980), developed by Namco. While its core gameplay is similar - navigating a maze, eating dots, and avoiding ghosts - there are key differences. Ms. Pac-Man features four distinct maze designs, moving bonus fruits, and mo...
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Pac-girl

DOS1982 Magicom Multimedia
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Pepper's Adventures in Time

DOS1993 Sierra On-Line
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Phantasmagoria

Windows XP/98/95DOSMac OS1995protecteddemo Sierra On-Line
Phantasmagoria is a point-and-click horror adventure game developed and published by Sierra On-Line, released in 1995. Directed by Roberta Williams, Phantasmagoria departed from Sierra's usual fantasy and comedic themes to explore a darker, more mature narrative.The game follows the story of Adrienne Delaney, played by Victoria Morsell, and her hus...
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Plundered Hearts

DOSMac OS1987 Infocom
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Pocahontas

DOS1995 Teeny Weeny Games
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Princess Maker 2

DOS1993 Gainax
Princess Maker 2 is a life simulation anime-style game developed by Gainax in 1993. In Princess Maker 2, the player is the father of a young princess and must tutor and raise her to the age of 18 by scheduling jobs, school classes and programming other activities. The princess is defined by attributes (strength, cooking, etc.) that will change depe...
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Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator

Windows XP/98/951999protected
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Sexy Fighter

DOS1993NSFW Kingformation
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Silicon Dreams

DOS1986 Level 9 Computing
Silicon Dreams by Level 9 Computing is a trilogy of interactive fiction (text adventure) games released in the mid-1980s. The trilogy includes three separate games: Snowball, Return to Eden, and The Worm in Paradise. Each game combines elements of science fiction with puzzle-solving and exploration. All three games are text-based, relying on d...
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Syberia

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2002protected Microids
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The Colonel's Bequest

DOS1989protecteddemo Sierra On-Line
The Colonel's Bequest is a graphic adventure game developed and published by Sierra On-Line. It was released in 1989 for various platforms, including MS-DOS, Amiga, and Atari ST. The game was created by Roberta Williams, co-founder of Sierra On-Line.The game is part of the "Laura Bow" series, with the full title being "Laura Bow: The Colonel's Bequ...
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The Great Giana Sisters

DOS1987remake
The Great Giana Sisters is a platform video game developed by Time Warp Productions and published by Rainbow Arts. It was originally released in 1987 for the Commodore 64 and other platforms, and later unofficially ported to MS-DOS.The game follows the adventures of two sisters, Giana and Maria, as they journey through a dream world filled with var...
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The Operative: No One Lives Forever

Windows XP/98/952000 Monolith Productions
The Operative: No One Lives Forever is a first-person shooter with stealth gameplay elements, developed by Monolith Productions and released by Fox Interactive in 2000 for Windows, Mac and PS2. As Cate Archer, a spy working for a secret organization in the 60s, you have to find out who killed your colleagues. No One Lives Forever is the first of th...
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The Quest for the Time-bird

DOS1989 Infogrames
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The Wizard of Oz

DOS1985 Windham Classics
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Tomb Raider

DOS1996protected Core Design
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Tomb Raider II

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protected Core Design
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Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1998protected Core Design
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Traffic department 2192

DOS1994freeware P Squared
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Vynil Goddess from Mars

DOS1995 Six Pound Sledge Studios
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Where in Europe is Carmen Sandiego?

DOSMac OS1988 Broderbund