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System Shock 2
Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac1999protected4.2/5 action-adventure
System Shock 2 is a first-person action role-playing video game developed by Irrational Games and Looking Glass Studios. It was released in 1999 and is known for its innovative gameplay, atmospheric setting, and deep narrative.The game is set in a futuristic cyberpunk universe aboard the starship Von Braun in the year 2114. Players assume the role ...
Duke Nukem
DOS19914.1/5 action
Duke Nukem 1 was released in 1991 by Apogee Software for MS-DOS, and it marked the beginning of the Duke Nukem franchise. Duke Nukem is a side-scrolling action platformer game with a sci-fi theme. In this original game, players control Duke Nukem, a muscular action hero tasked with saving the world from the evil Dr. Proton. Dr. Proton has taken con...
Donkey Kong
DOS19834/5 action
Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars
Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMac2009protected4.2/5 adventure
FIFA: Road to World Cup 98
Windows XP/98/9519974.1/5 sports
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.
Cobra Mission
DOS1992NSFW4.1/5 rpg
Pinball Fantasies
DOS19944.2/5 action
Test Drive
DOS19874.2/5 racing
Test Drive is an abandoned racing game developed by Distinctive Software and released by Accolade in 1987 for DOS and Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64. This is the game that started the whole Test Drive franchise. Gameplay is fairly simple and consists of driving sports cars on a mountain road while avoiding police cars.
Fatal Relations
Windows XP/98/951998NSFW4.1/5 adventure
Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
Windows XP/98/95Mac2001protected4.1/5 strategy
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.
Lode Runner
DOSMac19834.3/5 action
Lode Runner is a classic video game that was first created by Douglas E. Smith in 1983. Originally, Lode Runner was developed for the Apple II, and later versions were released for various other platforms, including DOS, the Commodore 64, Atari, and others.In Lode Runner, the player controls a character who must navigate through levels filled with ...
Geisha
DOS1990NSFW3.9/5 adventure
Doom 2: Hell on Earth
DOSWindows XP/98/951994protected4.3/5 shooter
Doom 2 is the sequel to the much acclaimed FPS Doom. Doom 2: Hell on Earth is a horror sci-fi first-person shooter created by id Software, (John Carmack, Sandy Petersen, John Romero) set on a hellish Earth invaded by demons. The player must find his way in 32 levels, shooting down monsters and picking up keys in order to unlock new areas.
Lego Loco
Windows XP/98/9519984.1/5 simulation
Ultima 9: Ascension
Windows XP/98/951999protected4/5 rpg
Might and Magic Book One: Secret of the Inner Sanctum
DOS19873.9/5 rpg
Might and Magic Book One: The Secret of the Inner Sanctum is a classic first-person role-playing video game (RPG) released in 1986 for DOS and other platforms. It was developed and published by New World Computing and designed by Jon Van Caneghem. This game is considered one of the pioneers of the RPG genre.
LadyLove
DOS1990freewareNSFW4.2/5 action
The Lost Vikings
DOS19934.2/5 action
The Lost Vikings is an old DOS platform-puzzle game, developed by Silicon & Synapse and published by Interplay Productions in 1993. In The Lost Vikings you have to solve puzzles by controlling three characters (glorious vikings!), each with a single skill of its own.
Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure
Windows XP/98/9519954.1/5 action
Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure is a platform video game that was originally released in 1994. It is a sequel to the classic 1982 game Pitfall! but features updated graphics and gameplay mechanics. The game was developed by Activision and initially released for various platforms, including PC, the Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNE...
Tetris 2.0
Windows XP/98/9519904.2/5 puzzle
Centerfold Squares
DOS1988NSFW3.9/5 puzzle
Roller Coaster Tycoon
Windows XP/98/951999protected4.2/5 simulation
Wordstar 4
DOS19864.2/5 application
WordStar 4 was a popular word processing software program during the early days of personal computing. WordStar 4 included features typical of word processors in that era, allowing users to create, edit, and format documents. It used a command-driven interface, where users would enter specific commands to perform various tasks. The software wa...
Driller
DOS19874.3/5 action-adventure
Driller (also known as Space Station Oblivion) is an abandoned action-adventure game developed by Incentive and released by Epyx in 1987 based on the Freescape Engine. In Driller, you control an excavation probe in a real 3d environment, through a first person view. The goal of the game is to place a drilling rig in each of the 8 regions of the moo...
SimTower
Windows 3.x19944.1/5 simulation
SimTower is an old Windows 3.x (1994) building and business simulation game where the player is tasked with the management of a skyscraper nonetheless. Raise floors, build apartments, shops, offices and try to avoid bankruptcy if you can. SimTower spawned some similar games for mobile devices, most notably the wonderful Tiny Tower, It's surprisingl...
The Bard's Tale 3: Thief of Fate
DOS19904.2/5 rpg
Teenage Queen
DOS1988NSFW3.9/5 strategy
Ultima 5: Warriors of Destiny
DOS19884.2/5 rpg
Empire Earth
Windows XP/98/952001protected4.3/5 strategy
Empire Earth is a real-time strategy (RTS) game developed by Stainless Steel Studios and released by Sierra Entertainment in 2001. It's often compared to the "Age of Empires" series due to its similar gameplay mechanics and historical setting. However, "Empire Earth" stands out with its unique concept of spanning the entire history of mankind, from...
Hero's Quest: So you want to be a hero
DOS19894.2/5 adventure