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Alien Cabal
DOS1997freeware3.9/5 shooter
Amulets & Armor
DOS1997freeware4.1/5 rpg
Amulets & Armor is a first-person ARPG (action RPG) with a fantasy setting. It was developed and published as shareware for DOS by United Software Artists in 1997. Amulets & Armor became freeware in 2013. Gameplay is mission-based; the player can take up quests in any order and even complete the same quests over and over.
An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire
Windows XP/98/951997protected4/5 rpg
Assault Trooper
DOS19973.5/5 shooter
Atomic Bomberman
Windows XP/98/9519974.2/5 action
Baseball Mogul
Windows XP/98/9519973.9/5 sports
Blade Runner
Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac1997protected4.2/5 adventure
Blade Runner is one of those point & click adventure games that somewhat manages to fully capture the spirit of a cult movie without copying the original plot. Fans of the Blade Runner movie will enjoy this game, even without Harrison Ford. Blade Runner was developed by Westwood Studios and released in 1997 by Virgin.
Blades of Exile
Windows 3.xMacWindows XP/98/951997freeware4.1/5 rpg
Blood
DOS1997protected4.2/5 shooter
Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror
Windows XP/98/951997protected4.2/5 adventure
Bust-A-Move
DOS1997freeware4/5 puzzle
Callahan's Crosstime Saloon
DOS19974/5 adventure
Capitalism Plus
DOSWindows XP/98/951997protected3.9/5 simulation
Carmageddon
DOSWindows XP/98/951997protected4.2/5 racing
Carmageddon was a controversial and violent vehicular combat / car racing game, where the player must compete against a number of computer controlled opponents. Running over pedestrians and damaging opponents cars grant time bonuses and credits to be spent for upgrades.
CHAMP Asteroids
DOS1997remake3.9/5 shooter
Championship Manager: Season 97/98
DOS19974/5 sports
Chasm: The Rift
DOS19974/5 shooter
Checkers for Windows
Windows 3.x19974.1/5 strategy
City of Lost Children
DOS19973.8/5 adventure
Colosso Revenge
DOS1997freeware3.6/5 shooter
Colosso Secret
DOS1997freeware3.5/5 shooter
Combat Chess
Windows XP/98/951997protected3.8/5 strategy
Command & Conquer: Sole Survivor
Windows XP/98/9519973.8/5 strategy
Constructor
DOS1997protected4.1/5 simulation
Dark Reign: The Future of War
Windows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 strategy
Dilbert's Desktop Games
Windows XP/98/9519974.2/5 action
Dungeon Crawl
Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1997freeware4/5 rpg
Dungeon Crawl (also known as Linley's Dungeon Crawl from the name of the original programmer: Linley Henzell) is a classic roguelike: an RPG with permadeath, procedural generation and high replayability. Dungeon Crawl was released on 1997 but it's not maintained anymore. The spiritual successr of Crawl is DCCS (Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup).
Dungeon Keeper
DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac1997protected4.1/5 strategy
Dungeon Keeper 2
Windows XP/98/95Mac1997protected4/5 strategy
Entrepreneur
Windows XP/98/9519974.1/5 simulation