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The Wizard's Castle
DOS1981freeware rpg
The Wizard's Castle is a classic text-based, dungeon-crawling adventure game released in 1980, designed by Joseph R. Power. The game was originally developed for the Exidy Sorcerer...
Dark Reign: The Future of War
Windows XP/98/951997protected strategy
Before its sequel, there was Dark Reign: The Future of War (1997), a forward-thinking RTS that introduced mechanics ahead of its time, like customizable AI scripts for units. The r...
Mordor: The Depths of Dejenol
Windows 3.x1995protected rpg
Mordor: The Depths of Dejenol is fantasy RPG game released in 1995 for Windows 3.x, but it runs flawlessy even Windows XP (see this faq if you want to play Mordor in a virtual...
Uridium
DOS1988 shooter
Uridium is a classic shoot 'em up video game that was originally developed by Andrew Braybrook and published by Hewson Consultants in 1986 for various home computer platforms (incl...
Buck Rogers: Matrix Cubed
DOS1992protected rpg
This sequel takes the same D&D-in-space formula and tries to go bigger, bolder, and... okay, maybe just more complicated. Buck Rogers: Matrix Cubed continues the galactic strug...
Descent
DOS1995protecteddemo shooter
If you ever wanted to feel like you were trapped in a washing machine armed with lasers, Descent is your game. Released in 1995, this claustrophobic, six-degrees-of-freedom shooter...
Alien Cabal
DOS1997freeware shooter
Imagine Doom got abducted by aliens, experimented on, and sent back to Earth with a case of amnesia. That’s Alien Cabal (1997). It’s a weird mix of FPS action and X-Fil...
CHAMP Ms. Pac-man
DOS1994remake action
She’s pink, she’s fast, and she’s got a bow. CHAMP Ms. Pac-man reimagines the iconic maze-chaser with smooth controls and new levels while keeping that glorious m...
Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday
DOS1990protected rpg
In the 25th century, bureaucracy is still awful—but now you also have laser guns. Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday is a surprisingly solid sci-fi RPG that blends space oper...
Subwar 2050
DOS1993 vehicle simulation
Hidden Agenda
DOS1989 simulation
F-16 Combat Pilot
DOS1989 vehicle simulation
Skate or Die
DOS1988 sports
Skate or Die is the embodiment of late-’80s “cool,” complete with neon chaos, absurdly dangerous skate events, and characters who look like they stepped out of a ...
Ulises
DOS1989 action
Ulises is a mythological adventure that wears its classical inspiration proudly, even when the technology struggles to keep up. Drawing loosely from Homer’s Odyssey, the game...
Army Men 2
Windows XP/98/951998protected strategy
Army Men 2 doubles down on everything from the first game - more weapons, more plastic carnage, more trips to “The Real World” where you fight in bathtubs and backyards...
Shinobi
DOS1989 action
Amulets & Armor
DOS1997freeware rpg
Imagine Doom and Ultima Underworld had a low-budget child who was homeschooled in a basement filled with Mountain Dew cans. That’s Amulets & Armor. A mix of first-person ...
The Blues Brothers 2: Jukebox Adventure
DOS1993 action
The Blues Brothers 2: Jukebox Adventure is a video game developed by Titus Interactive and released in 1993. It is a sequel to the original The Blues Brothers game, which was based...
Nuclear War
DOS1989 strategy
Nuclear War is an abandoned turn-based strategy game designed by Eric Hyman and Jon Van Caneghem. Nuclear War was developed and released by New World Computing in 1989 for Amiga an...
Nightlong: Union City Conspiracy
Windows XP/98/951998 adventure
Skale Tracker
Windows XP/98/95Linux2005freeware application
MDK
DOSMac OSWindows XP/98/951997protected shooter
MDK (1997) is one of those games that feels like it came from another dimension — a dimension where sniper rifles, parachutes, and absurd humor coexist peacefully. You play a...
Balance of the Planet
DOSMac OS1990 simulation
Environmental doom simulator? Check. Grim statistics? Double check. Balance of the Planet lets you tinker with carbon emissions, wildlife extinction, and deforestation until you ei...
Exile: Escape from the Pit
Windows XP/98/95Mac OSWindows 3.x1995freeware rpg
Exile: Escape from the Pit, released in 1995, is where the whole strange, subterranean saga begins. You’re exiled—literally—thrown into an underground world and t...
Wishbringer
DOS1985 adventure
BC's Quest for Tires
DOS1984 action
In BC's Quest for Tires, you play a loincloth-wearing caveman who’s riding a unicycle through danger, because apparently that’s how courtship worked in 1984. The goal? ...
Zeppelin: Giants of the Sky
DOS1995 simulation
Ever dreamed of running a transatlantic zeppelin empire during the golden age of flight? Zeppelin: Giants of the Sky lets you do just that — and it’s every bit as niche...
7 colors
DOS1991 puzzle
7 Colors is one of those puzzle games that sounds simple on paper but ends up consuming your entire afternoon before you even realize it. Released in 1991 for DOS, it throws you in...
Alien Rampage
DOS1996 shooter
Alien Rampage (1996) is what happens when Duke Nukem gets stranded on a hostile alien planet and decides subtlety is for cowards. It’s a side-scrolling shooter dripping with ...
Ford simulator 3
DOS1992freeware racing





























