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Space MAX
DOS1992 vehicle simulation
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Windows XP/98/951999protected action-adventure
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver is an action-adventure game released in 1999, developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Eidos Interactive. It’s the second game in the Legacy...
Car Builder
DOS1982 simulation
Car Builder is less about speed and more about spreadsheets—just with axles. In this 1982 gem, you don’t race cars, you design them. From gear ratios to weight distribu...
Archery
DOS1985freeware sports
Archery (1985) is what happens when someone says, “Hey, what if we made a bow-and-arrow game with the graphical fidelity of a cave painting?” You shoot arrows. That&rsq...
Scrooge
DOS1991 adventure
In Scrooge (1991), you play everyone’s favorite miser in a faithful retelling of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol—if Dickens had access to VGA graphics and MIDI carols....
Ishido: The Way of the Stones
DOSMac OS1990 puzzle
Ishido (1990, DOS/Mac) is the digital version of sitting in a Zen garden and realizing you’re terrible at strategy. The game’s premise is simple: place stones on a grid...
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...
Return to Doom
DOS1988 adventure
Before Doom became the 3D gore-fest we all know, there was Return to Doom—and no, it has nothing to do with space marines. This 1988 title is more Choose Your Own Adventure t...
Tau Ceti
DOS1987 vehicle simulation
In Tau Ceti, you’re the lone pilot of a heavily armed hoverbike trying to reboot a dying colony under an alien sun. It’s slow, moody, and brilliantly atmospheric. The v...
Lords of the Realm
DOSWindows XP/98/951994protected simulation
Released in 1994, Lords of the Realm is medieval strategy with a distinctly hands-on attitude. This isn’t just about moving armies; it’s about managing land, people, an...
Grand Slam Bridge
DOS1986 strategy
Highway Fighter
DOS1995 racing
MDDClone
Windows Vista/7/8LinuxMac OS2007remake vehicle simulation
Loopz
DOS1990 puzzle
Loopz, released in 1990, is the kind of puzzle game that looks innocent for about five seconds before it starts humbling you. The concept is simple: connect the pieces, form loops,...
In the Dead of Night
DOS1995 adventure
In the Dead of Night is one of those mid-90s DOS oddities that feels like it crawled straight out of a programmer’s personal nightmares. Part adventure, part horror, and part...
X-COM: Alliance
Windows XP/98/952002canceled shooter
The Dam busters
DOS1985 vehicle simulation
Winnie the Pooh in the Hundred Acre Wood
DOS1984 adventure
Super 3-D Noah's Ark
DOS1995protected shooter
Winter Supersports 1992
DOS1992 sports
Visions of the Aftermath: The Boomtown
DOS1988 simulation
Visions of the Aftermath: The Boomtown is an abandoned simulation game with role-playing elements developed by Mindscape and released in 1988 exclusively for DOS. Visions of the Af...
Pro Manager
DOS1985 sports
Wizard's Crown
DOS1987protected rpg
The Manhole: CD-ROM Masterpiece Edition
Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.xMac OS1994protectedremake adventure
The Manhole: CD-ROM Masterpiece Edition (1994, Windows/Mac) is the kind of game that makes you feel like you’ve fallen into a dream. Created by the same minds behind Myst, it...
Dragonflight
DOS1991 rpg
Dragonflight (1991) was a German RPG that dared to think big—party-based adventuring, sprawling maps, and a proper fantasy plot. It played like a love letter to Ultima with i...
Jewels of Darkness
DOS1986 adventure
Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 2
DOS1989 strategy
By 1989, SSI doubled down with Vol. 2, offering more battles, more maps, and the same demanding mechanics. If you enjoyed the first, you’ll feel right at home; if you didn&rs...
Backgammon
DOS1984 strategy
Mach 3
DOS1987 shooter
Diabolika
Windows XP/98/951999freeware puzzle






























