The best modem games

Games supporting modem play can be played by multiple players on PCs connected using... guess what?... a modem. Back in the day, being able to play via modem didn't involve Internet at all.

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Knights of the Sky

DOS1990protected4.1/5 MicroProse Software

Pacific General

Windows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Tyrian 2000 is an old DOS science fiction classic shoot'em up, developed by Eclipse Software and designed by Alexander Brandon, Jason Emery, Daniel Cook. Tyrian 2000 is one of the most popular shoot'em ups ever published for DOS and it's still remembered by retro gaming fans to this day.

Global Effect

DOS19924.1/5 Millennium Interactive

Deadlock: Planetary Conquest

Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x1996protected4.1/5 Accolade

Wacky Wheels

DOS1994protected4.1/5 Apogee Software

FIFA Soccer 96

DOS19954.1/5 Extended Play Productions

Command & Conquer

DOS1995freeware4.1/5 Westwood Studios

Empire II: The Art of War

DOSWindows XP/98/9519954.1/5 White Wolf Productions

Operation Combat II: By Land, Sea & Air

DOS19934.1/5 Merit Software

Slipstream 5000

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1995protected4.1/5 The Software Refinery

Slipstream 5000 is a futuristic racing video game that was released in 1995 for MS-DOS. It was developed by The Software Refinery and published by Gremlin Interactive. The game is set in the year 2110, and players engage in high-speed, anti-gravity racing in a variety of unique and challenging tracks. One distinctive feature of Slipstream 5000...

Total Annihilation

Windows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 Cavedog Entertainment

One Must Fall 2097

DOS1994freeware4.1/5 Diversions Entertainment

Alien Trilogy

DOS19964.1/5 Probe Entertainment

Dungeon Keeper

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protected4.1/5 Electronic Arts

FIFA: Road to World Cup 98

Windows XP/98/9519974.1/5 Electronic Arts

FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 (also known as FIFA 98) is a football sports game developed by Electronic Arts and released in 1997 for multiple platforms including Windows, Genesis, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, SNES. FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 is the fifth game in the FIFA Soccer series.

Ultimate Doom

DOS1995protected4.1/5 id software

Total Annihilation Kingdoms

Windows XP/98/951999protected4.1/5 Cavedog Entertainment

Death Rally

DOS1996freeware4.1/5 Remedy Entertainment Ltd.

Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2001protected4.1/5 LucasArts

Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds is a science fiction real-time strategy game set in the Star Wars universe, focused both on the first and the second Star Wars trilogy. Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds was developed by LucasArts Entertainment in 2001. SWGB was developed using the Genie engine, the same used for Age of Empires.

Battle Isle 2200

DOS1994protected4.1/5 Blue Byte Software

688 Attack Sub

DOS19894.1/5 Electronic Arts

Z

DOS1996protected4.1/5 Bitmap Brothers

Z is a real-time strategy game developed by The Bitmap Brothers and originally released in 1996 for MS-DOS. It's known for its fast-paced gameplay, humorous style, and distinctive art design.In Z, players control a robot army across various battlefields, aiming to conquer territories and defeat enemy forces. The game features a tongue-in-cheek narr...