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Hexen: Beyond Heretic
DOS1995protected shooter
Hexen: Beyond Heretic expands on its predecessor with a confidence that borders on theatrical. The world is darker, the puzzles more intricate, and the overall experience richer, t...
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: the Action Game
DOS1989 action
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Action Game from 1989 takes the same beloved film and asks a crucial question: what if archaeology required more jumping? This adaptation tr...
Flashback: The Quest for Identity
DOS1993protected action-adventure
Flashback: The Quest for Identity feels like a playable sci-fi movie that misplaced its budget but kept its ambition. You wake up with amnesia, which is gaming shorthand for &ldquo...
Fallout 2
Windows XP/98/951998protected rpg
Fallout 2 takes everything that worked in the original and gleefully pushes it further, louder, and weirder. Released in 1998, it expands the world, the humor, and the sheer number...
Rush'n Attack
DOS1989 shooter
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 ...
Populous: The Beginning
Windows XP/98/951998protected strategy
Caverns of Kroz
DOS1989freeware action
Forget modern physics—Caverns of Kroz lets you destroy walls with whips. Yes, whips. This 1989 ASCII masterpiece from Apogee is part puzzle, part action, and all danger. You ...
Barbie
DOS1992 action
Released in 1992, Barbie for DOS is what happens when someone asks, “What if pink could be a video game?” You play as Barbie on a quest to collect accessories and win K...
Legends of Valour
DOS1992 rpg
Legends of Valour (1992) was one of those ambitious games that aimed to create a living, breathing fantasy city—and partially succeeded. Set in the sprawling metropolis of Mi...
Action Supercross
DOS1997protected puzzle
Transport Tycoon
DOS1994 simulation
Transport Tycoon is a business simulation game that puts the player at the head of a transport company to compete against rival companies. The player can build stations, airports, ...
1893: A World's Fair Mystery
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2003 adventure
1893: A World's Fair Mystery is an interactive fiction game developed by the American studio Illuminated Lantern and released in 2002. Set during the Chicago World's Columbian Expo...
China Sea Trader
DOS1989 simulation
Forget piracy—China Sea Trader makes hauling porcelain and spices across 19th-century Asia feel like a cutthroat business. It’s part economic sim, part geography lesson...
Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss
DOS1992protected rpg
Before immersive sims were a buzzword, there was Ultima Underworld. Dropping you into a massive first-person dungeon, it gave players freedom unthinkable at the time. Want to negot...
DX-Ball 2
Windows XP/98/951998protected action
DX-Ball 2 is a popular brick-breaking game that was first released in 1998 by Longbow Digital Arts. It serves as a sequel to the original DX-Ball, which was inspired by the classic...
Bionic Commando
DOS1988 action
In Bionic Commando, you're a soldier with no jumping ability—because who needs knees when you have a grappling arm? Swing through 1988 DOS architecture like a pixelated Tarza...
Die Hard
DOS1989 shooter
Before “yippee-ki-yay” became gaming shorthand for chaos, Die Hard (1989) tried to capture the movie’s skyscraper shootout on DOS. You play as John McClane, trapp...
Total Annihilation Kingdoms
Windows XP/98/951999protected strategy
Batman: the Caped Crusader
DOS1988 action-adventure
Half comic book, half arcade game, Batman: The Caped Crusader (1988) offers a delightfully weird aesthetic with its paneled visual style and pulp serial vibe. You’ll punch, p...
Altered Destiny
DOS1990protected adventure
In Altered Destiny, a perfectly average guy named P.J. Barrett gets sucked into a bizarre alien dimension because he answered a phone call. Seriously. What follows is a classic poi...
Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom
DOS1984 shooter
Welcome to a future where zooming through tunnels and dodging neon obstacles is considered heroic. Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom is a proto-3D arcade shooter that tries its best to i...
Little Big Adventure
DOS1994protected action-adventure
Last Half of Darkness
DOS1989 adventure
Links: The Challenge of Golf
DOS1990 sports
Alien Syndrome
DOS1989 shooter
Alien Syndrome (1989) is a top-down shooter where you save hostages, shoot aliens, and scream internally because you’re always out of time. It’s frantic arcade action a...
Bobby Fisher teaches chess
DOS1994 strategy
Ever wanted to get chess lessons from a genius who could crush your soul with a bishop and a glare? Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess (1994, DOS) is your chance. Based on the classic boo...
Master of Orion
DOS1993protected strategy
Heimdall
DOS1992 rpg
Heimdall blends action and strategy in a way that feels ambitious, placing you in a mythological setting where decisions matter as much as reflexes. Managing resources, recruiting ...
Gengis Khan
DOS1989 strategy
In Gengis Khan, you’re not just playing history—you’re rewriting it with pixelated armies. This 1989 Koei classic lets you lead the great Mongol conqueror (or oth...






























