Games released in 1988 sorted by popularity
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Star Goose!
DOS19884/5 shooter
Star Goose is a classic video game developed by Logotron and released in 1988 for various home computer systems of that era, including the Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and Amstrad CPC. It is a top-down, vertically scrolling shooter that combines elements of shoot 'em up gameplay with exploration and power-up mechanics.
F-19 Stealth Fighter
DOS1988protected4.2/5 vehicle simulation
Centerfold Squares
DOS1988NSFW3.9/5 puzzle
Police Quest 2: The Vengeance
DOS1988protected4/5 adventure
Police Quest 2: The Vengeance is a graphical point-and-click adventure game developed and published by Sierra On-Line. It was released in 1988 as the second installment in the Police Quest series, which was created by former police officer Jim Walls.In Police Quest 2, Sonny Bonds is now a sergeant with the Lytton Police Department, and the gam...
Teenage Queen
DOS1988NSFW3.9/5 strategy
Double Dragon II: The Revenge
DOS19884.1/5 action
Leisure Suit Larry 2: Goes Looking for Love (in Several Wrong Places)
DOS1988NSFW4.1/5 adventure
Arkanoid
DOS19884.1/5 action
Arkanoid is a classic arcade video game that was first released in 1986 by Taito. It is a breakout-style game, which means that the primary objective is to break a wall of bricks or blocks by bouncing a ball off a paddle at the bottom of the screen. The game takes its name and inspiration from Atari's Breakout, which was released in the 1970s. ...
The Bard's Tale 2: The Destiny Knight
DOS19884/5 rpg
Might and Magic 2: Gates to Another World
DOS19884/5 rpg
Might and Magic II: Gates to Another World is a classic role-playing video game developed and published by New World Computing. It was originally released in 1988 for various home computer platforms, including the Apple II, MS-DOS, and Commodore 64. The game is part of the long-running Might and Magic series and is known for its deep gameplay, and ...
Deluxe Paint 2
DOS19884.3/5 application
Deluxe Paint, often abbreviated as DPaint, was a popular bitmap graphics editor and animation software package. It was developed by Electronic Arts (EA) and released in the mid-1980s. Deluxe Paint was initially designed for the Commodore Amiga computer, which was known for its advanced graphics capabilities at the time.
Strip Poker 2
DOS1988NSFW3.9/5 strategy
Fire and Forget
DOS19883.8/5 racing
2400 A.D.
DOS19884/5 rpg
Nobunaga's Ambition
DOS19883.7/5 strategy
Street Fighter
DOS19883.7/5 action
Fast Break
DOS1988protected3.8/5 sports
GW-BASIC 3
DOS19884.1/5 application
GW-BASIC (short for Gee Whiz BASIC) is a dialect of the BASIC programming language that was developed by Microsoft. It's one of the early implementations of BASIC and was included as the default programming environment in early versions of the MS-DOS operating system.GW-BASIC was initially released with MS-DOS 2.0 in 1983. Subsequent versions of MS...
Manhunter: New York
DOS19883.8/5 adventure
Paperboy
DOS19884.1/5 action
Paperboy was one of (if not THE) arcade hit of 1985. It was developed by Atari for the arcades and later published by Mindscape for DOS in 1988. More conversion were made for quite a few other platforms. Paperboy gameplay is peculiar: you control a boy riding a bicycle and your goal is to deliver as many newspapers as you can to a number of ho...
Grand Prix Circuit
DOSMac OS19884.1/5 racing
Feud
DOS19884/5 action-adventure
Batman: the Caped Crusader
DOS19884/5 action-adventure
Batman: The Caped Crusader is an action-adventure video game released in the late 1980s. It was developed and published by Ocean Software and was available on various home computer systems of that era, including the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Amiga, Atari ST and, of course, DOS. The game was a graphic action-adventure that combine...
Rambo 3
DOS19883.6/5 shooter
Double Dragon
DOS19884/5 action
Life & Death
DOSMac OS19883.9/5 simulation
Life & Death is a medical simulation game developed by Software Toolworks and released in 1988 for MS-DOS computers. It aimed to provide players with a realistic simulation of the life of a surgeon. The game puts players in the role of a surgeon at a hospital, where they must diagnose and treat various medical conditions, perform surgeries, and...
Dungeon Master's Assistant Vol 1
DOS1988protected4/5 application
Lombard RAC Rally
DOS19884.4/5 racing
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.
Wasteland
DOS1988protected3.9/5 rpg