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Discworld 2: Mortality Bytes!
DOS1996 adventure
Released in 1996, Discworld 2: Mortality Bytes! continues the misadventures of Rincewind, who once again proves that cowardice can be a powerful survival tool. This time, Death has...
F-15 Strike Eagle III
DOS1992 vehicle simulation
F-15 Strike Eagle III is a combat flight simulation video game released in 1992. It was developed by MicroProse and is the third installment in the F-15 Strike Eagle series. T...
Star Wars: Dark Forces
DOS1995protected shooter
Cosmic Spacehead
DOS1993 action-adventure
Cosmic Spacehead is a cheerful point-and-click adventure wrapped in platformer segments, starring a purple alien who’s equal parts explorer and goofball. You’ll travel ...
Ecstatica
DOS1994 action-adventure
Ecstatica is a haunting anomaly in the DOS library, blending early 3D visuals with a dark fairy-tale atmosphere. Its polygonal characters may look crude by modern standards, but th...
Xatax
DOS1994 shooter
Xatax is a no-nonsense arcade shooter that focuses on delivering fast, straightforward action without unnecessary distractions. You pilot your ship through waves of enemies, dodgin...
ACE: Air Combat Emulator
DOS1986 vehicle simulation
This 1986 DOS classic sounds way cooler than it is — ACE: Air Combat Emulator promises combat, but delivers what feels like flying a lawnmower through molasses. Still, for it...
Quake 2
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protecteddemo shooter
Quake II is a first-person shooter video game developed by id Software and released in 1997. It is the sequel to the original Quake and was a significant milestone in the evolution...
Monopoly Deluxe
DOSWindows 3.x1992 strategy
Monopoly Deluxe is an abandoned turn-based top-down Monopoly adaptation of the classic board game, developed by Parker Brothers and released by Virgin Interactive in 1992. Mo...
OverKill
DOS1992freeware shooter
Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans
Windows XP/98/951998canceled adventure
Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans is one of gaming’s most famous “what could have been” stories. Designed as a point-and-click adventure set in the Warcraft ...
Big Sea: The Better One Will Win
DOS1994 simulation
With a title that sounds like a deep-sea motivational poster, Big Sea: The Better One Will Win is a maritime strategy game where the stakes are high and the water’s pixelated...
Command & Conquer: Sole Survivor
Windows XP/98/951997 strategy
Command & Conquer: Sole Survivor (1997, Windows XP) took the RTS formula and flipped it into a weird deathmatch where you control a single unit and try not to die... horribly. ...
Hexx: Heresy of the Wizard
DOS1994 rpg
Hexx: Heresy of the Wizard is a curious mix of puzzle and strategy, wrapped in a fantasy setting that feels both familiar and slightly peculiar. The mechanics encourage careful pla...
Jane's Combat Simulations: Advanced Tactical Fighters
DOS1996 vehicle simulation
Mechwarrior
DOS1989 vehicle simulation
MechWarrior (1989) was one of the first games to put players inside a 3D cockpit of a giant mech, but it wasn’t just a combat game, it was also an open-ended mercenary RPG, w...
The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici
DOSMac OS1996protected strategy
The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici takes everything that worked in the original and polishes it until it shines like a freshly forged sword. The graphics are warmer, the maps are bi...
A-Maze
DOS1989 action
If you’ve ever thought, “What if Pac-Man got lost in a modernist art gallery?”, then A-Maze is your oddly specific dream come true. Released in 1989 for DOS, this...
Commander Keen: Keen Dreams
DOS1992 action
Before Keen went full-on galactic hero, he had a Keen Dreams. Literally. This midquel drops him in a dreamscape ruled by King Boobus Tuber (yes, really), where vegetables are evil ...
Thomas the Tank Engine 2
DOS1993 racing
Premier Manager 3
DOS1994 sports
By the time Premier Manager 3 rolled around, the series had cemented its reputation as the thinking fan’s football fix. Released in 1994, it refined the formula once again, o...
VisiCalc 1.0
DOS1979freeware application
VisiCalc was the first spreadsheet software for personal computers, and it played a pivotal role in the early history of personal computing. It was developed by Dan Bricklin and Bo...
BlockOut 2
Windows XP/98/95Linux2000freeware puzzle
If you’ve ever looked at Tetris and thought, “This needs to be in 3D and way harder,” then BlockOut 2 (2000) is your kind of punishment. This brain-melter takes f...
Wing Commander: Privateer
Windows XP/98/95DOSMac OS1993protected vehicle simulation
Might and Magic 7: For Blood and Honor
DOS1999protected rpg
Might and Magic 7: For Blood and Honor marks the series’ leap into full 3D exploration, and the result feels like stepping from a dusty library of spellbooks into a bustling ...
Aquanoid
DOS1992remake action
Aquanoid (1992) takes the classic Breakout formula and throws it underwater, because bricks are apparently much more intimidating when they're wet. You control a paddle, you bounce...
Roadwar Europa
DOS1987protected strategy
Night Shift
DOS1990 puzzle
Night Mission Pinball
DOS1982 action
Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror
Windows XP/98/951997protected adventure
Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror is a point-and-click adventure game developed by Revolution Software. Released in 1997. The game follows the continuing adventures of George...






























