The most popular multi-directional scroller games
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NetHack - Falcon's Eye
Windows XP/98/952001freeware3.8/5
Transport Tycoon Deluxe
DOS19954.3/5 Chris Sawyer Productions
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 ...
Legend of the Silver Talisman
DOS1996freeware3.9/5 Inter-Active Arts
Dark Reign: The Future of War
Windows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 Auran Games
Alien Breed
DOS1993protected3.6/5 Team 17
StarCraft
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1998protecteddemo4.1/5 Blizzard Entertainment
StarCraft is a classic RTS (Real-Time Strategy) game developed by Blizzard Entertainment and released in 1998 for Windows and Macintosh. StarCraft takes the Warcraft experience to a sci-fi setting with an interesting story, three very different races (the militaristic Humans, the alien Zerg and the religious Protoss) and one of the best gameplay ex...
Times of Lore
DOS19894.1/5 Origin Systems
Times of Lore is an abandoned action RPG designed by Chris Roberts, developed and released by Origin Systems in 1989 for DOS and many more 8 bit and 16 bit platforms. Compared to Ultima (the much more popular franchise also by Origin) Times of Lore is a washed down RPG, more similar to a NES game. In fact, Roberts was inspired by The Legend of Zelda.
Command & Conquer: Sole Survivor
Windows XP/98/9519973.8/5 Westwood Studios
The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici
DOSMac OS1996protected3.9/5 Blue Byte Software
Halloween Harry
DOS1993freeware4.2/5 Interactive Binary Illusions
Halloween Harry is a DOS science fiction multi-directional scroller shooter game. Halloween Harry - later renamed Alien Carnage - was published by Apogee, developed by Interactive Binary Illusions and designed by John Passfield and Robert Crane.
Cannon Fodder
DOS1994protected4.2/5 Sensible Software
Alien Syndrome
DOS19894.3/5 Sega
Constructor
DOS1997protected4.1/5 System 3
Alpha Centauri
Windows XP/98/951999protected4/5 Firaxis Games
Warcraft: Orcs and Humans
DOS1994protecteddemo4.2/5 Blizzard Entertainment
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans is the first real-time fantasy strategy game from Blizzard Entertainment. Two separate story lines (Orcs and Humans) evolve with 12 scenarios per side telling the tale of the battle for the Kingdom of Azeroth. Players must mine gold and chop wood in order to construct buildings and create units. Each side tries to destro...
Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire
DOS1990freeware4/5 Origin Systems
After the success of Ultima 6: The False Prophet, Origin decided to "create worlds" not part of the popular Ultima series (strictly speaking) using the same engine of Ultima 6. They came up with two games: The Savage Empire and Martian Dreams. The Savage Empire is set in a stone age-like world and features prehistoric tribes, dinosaurs, insectoid a...
Seek and Destroy
DOS19964.2/5 Safari Software
Seek and Destroy was a shoot'em up published by the well known Epic Megagames in 1996 that tried to change the usual shoot'em up gameplay for the better. Instead of wave after wave of enemies to shoot down, you are given short missions to accomplish with your helicopter or your tank (yes, you can choose). At first, missions could seem a bit repetit...
Total Annihilation Kingdoms
Windows XP/98/951999protected4.1/5 Cavedog Entertainment
Crusader: No Remorse
DOS1995protected3.9/5 Origin Systems
Crusader is an action-oriented computer game. The player controls a super soldier that defects from the current world government and joins the Resistance. The world is shown in an isometric view.
Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse
DOS1994protected3.8/5 Cyberlore studios
Shadoworlds
DOS1993protected4/5 Teque
Industry Giant 2
Windows XP/98/952002protected4/5 JoWooD Entertainment
Operation: Inner Space
Windows 3.x1994protecteddemo3.7/5 Software Dynamics
Populous 2: Trials of the Olympian Gods
DOSMac OS1993protected4.2/5 Bullfrog
Populous 2: Trials of the Olympian Gods is an old sandbox strategy god-game. As the title suggests, the setting is more of less ancient Greek mythology and you're a god (hence the god-game label). Populous 2 is the sequel of the much acclaimed Populous, designed by Peter Molineaux. Populous 2 was developed by Bullfrog and published by Electronic Ar...
Army Men 2
Windows XP/98/951998protected4.1/5 The 3DO Company
Dungeon Keeper 2
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protected4/5 Bullfrog
Prophecy of the Shadow
DOS1992protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Ultima 8: Pagan
DOSMac OS1994protected4.2/5 Origin Systems
Syndicate
DOS1993protected4.2/5 Bullfrog
Satan
DOS19893.8/5 Dinamic Multimedia