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Norton Desktop
DOS19924/5 application
Links 386 Pro
DOS19924.3/5 sports
Dig Dug
DOS19833.9/5 action
Dig Dug is a classic maze arcade action game that was first released by Namco in 1982 as a coin-op and later for a number of other systems. The gameplay of Dig Dug involves digging tunnels through the earth to reach and defeat the various creatures that inhabit the underground maze. The player has an air pump, which he can use to inflate the monste...
Heroes of Might and Magic
DOSWindows XP/98/951995protected4.2/5 strategy
The Games: Summer Edition
DOS19884/5 sports
Transport Tycoon Deluxe
DOS19954.3/5 simulation
Transport Tycoon Deluxe 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, railroads to transport passengers, mail and various goods using trucks, trains and planes. The game became a cult and a few talented fans created some of the best ...
Fade to Black
DOS19954.1/5 action-adventure
SimLife
DOSMac OSWindows 3.x19924/5 simulation
SimLife is an abandoned simulation game focused on managing a ecosystems and experimenting with genetics. SimLife was designed by Ken Karakotsios, developed and released by Maxis in 1992 for DOS and later also published for Macintosh, Amiga, Windows 3.x and Amiga.
Legend of the Silver Talisman
DOS1996freeware3.9/5 rpg
Duke Nukem 2
DOS19934.2/5 action
Sam and Max Hit the Road
DOSWindows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS1993protecteddemo3.8/5 adventure
Sam & Max Hit the Road is a point-and-click adventure game developed and published by LucasArts. It was released in 1993 and is based on the characters Sam and Max created by comic artist Steve Purcell. The game follows the titular characters, Sam, a detective canine, and Max, a hyperkinetic rabbity thing, as they embark on a bizarre and humoro...
Quarantine
DOS19944/5 racing
Quarantine is a futuristic racing/driving game released by GameTek in 1994 for DOS. Quarantine is set in a dark dystopian futuristic city where the player drives around in a taxi cab, picking up passengers and killing everyone else. If you loved Carmageddon, you will also like Quarantine. Stay away if you don't like gratuitous violence, gore and bl...
Star Wars
DOS19884.2/5 shooter
Uridium
DOS19883.9/5 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 (including MS-DOS). In Uridium, players control a spaceship known as the Manta, and the objective is to destroy a series of enemy spacecraft, as well as ground-based inst...
Theme Hospital
DOSWindows XP/98/951997protecteddemo4/5 simulation
Decision in the Desert
DOS19853.8/5 strategy
Game Over
DOS19882.9/5 shooter
Game Over is an abandoned side scrolling shooter/platform game designed by Ignacio Ruiz Tejedor, Pedro Sudón Aguilar, developed and released by Dinamic Multimedia in 1988 for DOS. Game Over isn't exactly one of the best games ever made... be prepared for clunky controls and repetitive level design that may test your patience.
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
DOS19903.9/5 adventure
Scavengers of the Mutant World
DOS19883.9/5 rpg
Maupiti Island
DOS19914.3/5 adventure
Alien Rampage
DOS19964.1/5 shooter
Dungeon Crawl
Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1997freeware4/5 rpg
Dungeon Crawl (also known as Linley's Dungeon Crawl from the name of the original programmer: Linley Henzell) is a classic roguelike: an RPG with permadeath, procedural generation and high replayability. Dungeon Crawl was released on 1997 but it's not maintained anymore. The spiritual successr of Crawl is DCCS (Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup).
DOS Navigator v 1.5
DOS1991freeware4/5 application
Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf
DOS19944.2/5 shooter
Witchaven
DOSWindows XP/98/951995protected4.2/5 shooter
Witchaven is an abandoned fantasy first-person shooter (or "slasher", since you'll wield melee weapons) developed by Capstone and released by IntraCorp in 1995 for DOS and Windows. Witchaven includes RPG elements such as experience and leveling your character but it's primarily an action game with swords and spells.
King's Quest 4: The Perils of Rosella
DOS1988protecteddemo3.8/5 adventure
King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella is an adventure game developed and published by Sierra On-Line in 1988. It is the fourth installment in the popular King's Quest series created by Roberta Williams. The game was originally released for MS-DOS and Apple II computers and later ported to other platforms.The story of King's Quest IV follows Prince...
Adventure Construction Set
DOS19873.9/5 rpg
Adventure Construction Set is an abandoned application developed by Stuart Smith and published for DOS, Amiga, Apple II and Commodore 64 by Electronic Arts in 1987. As the name suggests, ACS is a game-building system (we're talking about adventure RPGs) that lets you edit maps, items, creatures, etc. Included with ACS is a complete game called...
Xonix
DOS1984remake4/5 action
King's Quest 2: Romancing the Throne
DOS1985protected4/5 adventure
Strip Poker Deluxe
DOS1994NSFW4.2/5 strategy