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The best winter games

Winter themed games range from sports games (typically winter olympics games) to strategy games or RPGs. The common ground of these games is obviously a cold environment, snow, ice, etc. Some of the most popular winter/cold themed old games are: Icewind Dale (RPG), Midwinter (action/strategy), The Games: Winter Challenge (winter sports).

Most popular winter games

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Holiday Lemmings

DOS1993 DMA Design
Lemmings was one of the most iconic puzzle games ever made. It was also one of the most inventive. The idea behind those tiny furred punk suicidal rodents is truly a stroke of genius. Not surprisingly, after the huge success of the first game a lot of sequels followed. Holiday Lemmings is just one of them.
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Prisoner of Ice

DOS1995protected Chaosium Inc.
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The Games: Winter Challenge

DOS1991 MindSpan
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Midwinter

DOS1990 Maelstrom Games
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Fire and Ice

DOS1993 Graftgold
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Icewind Dale

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2000protected Interplay Productions
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Jazz Jackrabbit Holiday Hare

DOS1994protected Epic MegaGames
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Ski or Die

DOS1990 Electronic Arts
Ski or Die is a winter sports-themed video game that was originally released in 1990 for various platforms, including the Commodore 64, Amiga, and MS-DOS. The game was developed by Electronic Arts and was a follow-up to their earlier title, "California Games". Ski or Die features a collection of winter sports events: downhill blitz, acro aerials, s...
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Xmas Lemmings

DOS1992freeware DMA Design
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SkiFree

Windows 3.x1991
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Icewind Dale 2

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2002protected Black Isle Studios
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Transarctica

DOS1993 Silmarils
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Winter Olympiad 88

DOS1988 Tynesoft Computer Software
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Push-Push Penguin

Windows XP/98/952004freewareremake
Push-Push Penguin is an expanded version of the classic Sega's 1982 arcade game Pengo, incorporating features like power-ups, a combo system, and a more diverse array of enemies, breathing new life into Sega's original concept. According to the Freeware Database, among the many Pengo remakes, Push Push Penguin stands out as the best, offering minor...
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Syberia 2

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2004protected Microids
Syberia 2 is an adventure game developed by Microïds and released in 2004 as a direct sequel to the critically acclaimed Syberia (2002). The story picks up where the first game left off, with Kate Walker leaving behind her corporate lawyer life in New York to accompany the eccentric inventor Hans Voralberg on his lifelong quest to find th...
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Santa's Xmas Caper

DOS1993 Zeppelin Games
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Skyroads: Xmas Special

DOS1994freeware Bluemoon Interactive
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