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The Ancient Art of War at Sea
DOS1987 strategy
NetHack
DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OSLinux1987freeware rpg
NetHack is an open-source roguelike game that's been around since the early 1980s. It's a single-player dungeon exploration game where you navigate your character through a randoml...
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...
Dark Ages Volume I - Prince of Destiny
DOS1991freeware action
Dark Ages Volume I: Prince of Destiny introduces you to the world of Agroth, where magic, monsters, and your questionable combat skills collide. You play as a hero destined to save...
Slicks 'n' Slide
DOS1993 racing
Visual Basic 3
Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x1993 application
Visual Basic 3 (VB3) is a programming language and integrated development environment (IDE) released by Microsoft in 1993. It is part of the Visual Basic (VB) series, which is know...
Fantasy General
DOS1996protected strategy
Fantasy General, released in 1996, takes the structure of classic wargames and wraps it in a richly illustrated fantasy skin. Battles are turn-based and highly tactical, emphasizin...
Axelerator: Have a N.I.C.E. day!
Windows XP/98/951997 racing
Ah, the late '90s: when cars exploded for no reason and acronyms made everything cooler. Axelerator: Have a N.I.C.E. day! is a 1997 Windows racer that asks, “What if racing w...
Star Trek: First Contact
DOS1988 adventure
Released in 1988 for DOS, Star Trek: First Contact (not to be confused with the later movie) is more puzzle-solving than phaser-firing. You take control of the Enterprise crew as t...
Microsoft Decathlon
DOS1982 sports
Microsoft Decathlon was a popular sports video game released by Microsoft in 1980. It was one of the earliest sports simulation games, notable for its variety of events and competi...
221B Baker Street
DOS1986 strategy
You are Sherlock Holmes, and someone has committed a crime, possibly because they couldn’t handle the game’s UI. 221B Baker Street is a detective board game where your ...
Jetpack
DOS1993freeware action
Jetpack is a classic 2D platformer video game developed by Adept Software and released for MS-DOS computers in 1993. Created by Adam Pedersen, it became popular for its addictive g...
Patrician 2: Quest for Power
Windows XP/98/952000protected 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 ...
Space Commanders
DOS1983remake shooter
Before Space Invaders clones flooded arcades, there was Space Commanders (1983, DOS), a bare-bones but addictive shooter where your mission is simple: don’t die. Rows of alie...
Master of Magic
DOSWindows XP/98/951994protected strategy
Master of Magic is a turn based 4x strategy game developed by SimTex and published by the well know Microprose, very similar to Civilization, with a fantasy twist. You play as a wi...
Eagle Eye Mysteries in London
DOS1994 adventure
Set in a foggy, postcard-perfect version of the British capital, Eagle Eye Mysteries in London takes the educational detective formula and gives it a polite accent. You play a youn...
The Magic Candle 3
DOS1992 rpg
By 1992, The Magic Candle 3 refined everything the series had built — a deep fantasy world, intricate character management, and enough side quests to last you until retiremen...
Spirit of Adventure
DOS1991 rpg
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...
Shadowgate
DOSWindows 3.xMac OS1988 adventure
Shadowgate (1988, DOS/Windows 3.x/Mac) is a point-and-click adventure that politely invites you into a castle and then gleefully kills you for touching the wrong thing. Armed with ...
Timequest
DOS1991protected adventure
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
DOS1993 adventure
Fievel's back, and this time it’s personal. An American Tail: Fievel Goes West lets you step into the little cowboy boots of everyone’s favorite Russian mouse as he tri...
John Madden Football
DOS1989 sports
John Madden Football was the first of a series of american football sports games sponsored by the coach of the same name. The first John Madden Football is an abandoned game develo...
Bargon Attack
DOS1992 adventure
Imagine stepping into a sci-fi fever dream written during a caffeine crash, and you’ll get Bargon Attack (1992). This French point-and-click adventure is stylish, surreal, an...
UFO 2000
Windows XP/98/95Linux2004freeware strategy
Imagine X-COM but with fewer excuses to blame the developers when you miss a 95% chance shot—because in UFO 2000 (2004), the chaos was entirely player-driven. A free, open-so...
Might and Magic 5: Darkside of Xeen
DOS1993protecteddemo rpg
If Clouds of Xeen was the sunny side of the adventure, Might and Magic 5: Darkside of Xeen gleefully flips the map over and shows you the other half. The tone is a bit darker, the ...
Ocean Trader
DOS1995 simulation
Wing Commander: Privateer
Windows XP/98/95DOSMac OS1993protected vehicle simulation
Borland Turbo C v2
DOS1988 application






























