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Dragonriders of Pern
DOS1987 strategy
Based on Anne McCaffrey’s novels, Dragonriders of Pern (1987) is an odd duck. It tries to blend diplomacy, strategy, and a dash of action into one package. You don’t ju...
LHA
DOS1988 application
Sword of Aragon
DOS1989protected strategy
Starflight 2: Trade routes of the Cloud Nebula
DOS1989 rpg
Beyond Columns
DOS1989remake puzzle
Beyond Columns is what happens when someone looks at Tetris and says, “What if we made it... slightly fancier?” This match-three puzzle game involves dropping shiny col...
Capture the Flag
DOS1993 strategy
No guns. No glory. Just two invisible players navigating a weird Tron-like maze to steal each other’s flag. Capture the Flag is what you get when someone says “let&rsqu...
Legend of Faerghail
DOS1990 rpg
Back in 1990, Legend of Faerghail was what you played if you wanted a role-playing experience both grand and slightly unforgiving. A German-developed RPG, it combined dungeon crawl...
Westphaser
DOS1989 shooter
When Two Worlds War
DOS1993 strategy
Total Carnage
DOS1994 shooter
Stormlord
DOS1989 action
Stormlord is an abandoned DOS platform game set in a fantasy world, developed and published by Hewson Consultants in 1989 and designed by Raffaele Cecco. There was some controversy...
Ikari Warriors 2: Victory Road
DOS1988 shooter
Ikari Warriors 2: Victory Road in 1988 continued the tradition of heroic soldiers storming impossible odds while carrying enough ammunition to challenge basic physics. This sequel ...
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 ...
World tour golf
DOS1985 sports
Top Gun
DOS1987 vehicle simulation
Top Gun is an abandoned flight combat simulation game developed by Ocean Software and released by Thunder Mountain in 1987 for DOS and a number of other 8 bit platforms. As the tit...
MicroLeague Baseball 2
DOS1989 sports
Noctis
DOSWindows XP/98/952000 vehicle simulation
Noctis is less of a "game" and more of a meditative ritual performed through DOS interface, with fonts so pixelated they might just be ancient runes. You play as a silent explorer ...
International Soccer Challenge
DOS1990 sports
International Soccer Challenge in 1990 continues the tradition of digital football with a more competitive edge. The pacing is brisk, the mechanics approachable, and the matches of...
Batalia
DOS1986 shooter
Batalia (1986) is what happens when war games and spreadsheet programs fall in love. This early DOS strategy title throws you into tactical battles with graphics that would struggl...
Cirque de Zale
Windows XP/98/952004freeware adventure
Cirque de Zale is a point-and-click adventure game released in 2004, developed by Rebecca Clements as a freeware title. Created using the Adventure Game Studio (AGS) engine, the ga...
Fates of Twinion
DOS1993 rpg
Fates of Twinion, released in 1993 for DOS, is a classic action-adventure platformer with a fantasy twist and a surprisingly playful tone. You control a hero navigating colorful wo...
MicroLeague baseball
DOS1984 sports
Escape from Dr. Colosso
DOS1997freeware shooter
In Escape from Dr. Colosso, you find yourself trapped in the lair of a mad scientist whose idea of interior design seems to be “danger first, safety never.” It’s ...
Where Time Stood Still
DOS1987protected action-adventure
Invaders 78
DOS2000freewareremake shooter
Invaders 78 in 2000 is a loving revival of classic arcade shooting, bringing retro alien-blasting into the modern era with affectionate energy. It understands exactly what made the...
Trivial Pursuit
DOS1989 strategy
Trivial Pursuit is a popular trivia board game that was adapted into a computer game for various platforms, including DOS. In the game, players answer trivia questions from va...
Scapeghost
DOS1989 adventure
In Scapeghost (1989), you’re not just dead—you’re also on the clock. As police officer Alan Chance, recently murdered and newly spectral, you’ve got one las...
Sabre Team
DOS1994protected strategy
Tubular Worlds
DOS1994 shooter
The all new Family Feud
DOS1989 puzzle
The all new Family Feud brings the classic TV game show into your home, complete with survey questions and the eternal struggle to guess what other people are thinking. It’s simp...






























