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Ballistix
DOS1989 sports
Ballistix asks: “What if air hockey was controlled by futuristic cannons?” The answer: chaos. You frantically shoot pucks with directional blasts while the physics engi...
Battle Master
DOS1991 strategy
In Battle Master (1991), you play as a heavily armored murder-hobo leading an army across a fantasy world that really doesn’t want you there. It’s part action-RPG, part...
Omega
DOSLinux1988freeware rpg
A year earlier, the other Omega (1988) hit DOS and Linux, and no, it’s not the same game wearing a disguise. This one blends sci-fi exploration with tactical decision-making,...
Pac Gal
DOS1982 action
Pharoah's Curse
Windows 3.x1998remake action
Port Royale
Windows XP/98/952002protected simulation
Nord and Bert Couldn't Make Head or Tail of It
DOS1987 adventure
Infocom really went off the rails with Nord and Bert, and bless them for it. This is a text adventure not about dragons or spaceships, but about puns. Yes, literal wordplay puzzles...
Snood
DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1996freeware puzzle
The Lurking Horror
DOS1987 adventure
From 1987’s text adventure golden age, The Lurking Horror proves you don’t need graphics to be terrified. You’re a student trapped on a snowy university campus du...
Borland Reflex 2.0
DOS1986 application
Borland Reflex was a relational database management system (RDBMS) developed by Borland International, a software company that was prominent in the 1980s and 1990s. Reflex was rele...
Blade Warrior
DOS1991 action
Blade Warrior (1991) is a side-scrolling beat 'em up that looks like it was illustrated entirely in heavy metal album covers. You’re a silhouette of rage, cutting through dem...
Dungeons of Kroz
DOS1989freeware action
Ah, Dungeons of Kroz, the glorious mess of ASCII characters that somehow became addictive. Created by Apogee in 1989, it’s a fast-paced dungeon adventure where every symbol m...
Vectorball
DOS1988 sports
The Wizard of Oz
DOS1985 adventure
Dragon World
DOS1984 adventure
Dragon World (1984) might sound like the precursor to a sprawling epic RPG, but it’s actually more of a board-game-style fantasy experience. Less “slay the dragon with ...
Murder Club
DOSWindows XP/98/951991 adventure
Imperium
DOS1990 strategy
Battlestar
Windows 3.x1996freeware strategy
No, not that Battlestar. Battlestar (1996) is more obscure than a reboot that never happened. Set in deep space with a top-down view and UI only a Windows 3.x user could love, it m...
Seal Team
DOS1993 strategy
Seal Team (1993) drops you into the muddy waters of the Vietnam War as part of an elite Navy SEAL squad. It’s surprisingly realistic for its time—meticulously tactical,...
Metal Gear
DOS1990 action-adventure
Bushido
DOS1983 action
Step into feudal Japan with Bushido, a game that tries to simulate samurai life on a machine barely capable of rendering a convincing circle. Still, there’s something charmin...
Pac-girl
DOS1982 action
Hexxagon 2
DOS1993 puzzle
Rollo and the Brush Brothers
DOS1983 action
Bouncing Babies
DOS1984 action
Ah yes, the golden age of video games: where catching babies yeeted from burning buildings was a fun pastime. In Bouncing Babies, you play as a heroic volunteer with a trampoline, ...
CHAMP Centipede
DOS1993remake shooter
Ever wanted to shoot a giant caterpillar in the face? CHAMP Centipede is your chance. It brings back that bizarre arcade energy where bugs, mushrooms, and bullets coexist in perfec...
The Hound of Shadow
DOS1989 adventure
Psi 5 Trading Company
DOS1986protected vehicle simulation
Imagine being the captain of a space freighter crewed entirely by neurotic aliens, each with a personality straight out of a sitcom. That’s Psi 5 Trading Company in a nutshel...
Great Naval Battles vol. 2: Guadalcanal 1942 - 43
DOS1994protected vehicle simulation
Lost Dutchman Mine
DOS1989 simulation
Lost Dutchman Mine (1989, DOS) is what happens when you mix an old western, an adventure game, and a survival simulator — and somehow it works. You’re a prospector with...






























