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Riven: The Sequel to Myst
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protecteddemo4/5 adventure
Riven is the sequel to the highly successful and critically acclaimed adventure game, Myst. Developed by Cyan Worlds, Riven was released in 1997 and continues the narrative established in Myst. Just like its predecessor, Riven is a first-person point-and-click adventure game with a focus on exploration and puzzle-solving.The plot revolves around At...
Season of the Sakura
DOS1997NSFW4.1/5 adventure
Season of the Sakura is an abandoned visual novel game developed by JAST USA and released by in 1997 for DOS. Season of the Sakura is one of the many Japanese visual novels published in the 90s with a eroge theme.
Shadow Warrior
DOS1997protected3.9/5 shooter
Slash'Em
Windows XP/98/95Linux1997freeware4.1/5 rpg
Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II
Windows XP/98/951997protected4.2/5 shooter
Star Wars: Yoda Stories
Windows XP/98/9519974.2/5 action-adventure
Steel Panthers 3: Brigade Command - 1939-1999
DOS1997protected4/5 strategy
Tennis Elbow
DOS19973.9/5 sports
The Feeble Files
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protected3.9/5 adventure
The Last Express
DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protecteddemo4.1/5 adventure
The Last Express, released in 1997, is a unique adventure game designed by Jordan Mechner, the creator of Prince of Persia. Set on the Orient Express in July 1914, just before World War I, the game offers an intricate and immersive narrative that unfolds in real-time.In the game, players assume the role of Robert Cath, an American doctor with a tro...
Theme Hospital
DOSWindows XP/98/951997protecteddemo4/5 simulation
Tomb Raider II
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protected4/5 action-adventure
Total Annihilation
Windows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 strategy
Virtua Cop
Windows XP/98/9519974.1/5 shooter
Virtua Cop 2
Windows XP/98/9519974.2/5 shooter
Virtua Cop 2 is an abandoned light gun first-person rail shooter game designed by Yu Suzuki, developed and released by Sega in 1997 for Windows, and also published for Saturn, Dreamcast and PlayStation 2. Virtua Cop 2 is the second title in the Virtua Cop series that became much popular in the arcades at the time.
Vlad Tepes Dracula
Windows XP/98/9519973.3/5 strategy
Warheads
Windows XP/98/9519974.1/5 strategy
Warlords 3: Reign of Heroes
Windows XP/98/9519974.3/5 strategy
Warlords 3: Reign of Heroes is an abandoned turn-based fantasy strategy game designed by Steve Fawkner, developed by SSG Strategic Studies Group and released by Red Orb Entertainment in 1997 for Windows. Warlords 3: Reign of Heroes is part of the Warlords game series and features quite a few multiplayer modes: from LAN to PBEM.
X-COM: Apocalypse
DOSWindows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 strategy
X-COM: Apocalypse is the third installment of the very popular X-COM franchise. After X-COM: Ufo Defence and Terror From the Deep, fans expected another smash hit. Apocalypse is quite different under many aspects, from gameplay to aesthetics. X-COM Apocalypse was designed by Julian Gollop (the same designer that brought the original X-COM to l...
X-Men: Children of the Atom
DOS1997demo4.1/5 action
X-Men: Children of the Atom is a fighting video game developed by Capcom and released in arcades in 1994. The game features characters from Marvel Comics' X-Men series, including popular mutants like Wolverine, Cyclops, Storm, and Magneto, among others.The gameplay follows traditional fighting game mechanics, with players selecting a character and ...
Yendorian Tales: The Tyrants of Thaine
DOS19973.9/5 rpg
Zork: Grand Inquisitor
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protected3.8/5 adventure
101: The Airborne Invasion of Normandy
Windows XP/98/9519984.2/5 strategy
240 Racing
DOS19984/5 racing
Acid Tetris
DOS1998freewareremake3.9/5 puzzle
Army Men
Windows XP/98/9519984.2/5 strategy
Army Men 2
Windows XP/98/951998protected4.1/5 strategy
Avalon
DOS1998freeware3.8/5 rpg
Axis and Allies
Windows XP/98/9519984.2/5 strategy
Baldur's Gate
Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS1998protected4/5 rpg
Baldur's Gate a fantasy RPG set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe which is regarded as the RPG that brought new life in a dying genre in the late 90s. Baldur's Gate was developed by BioWare and released by Black Isle Studios in 1998 for Windows, Lunux and Mac. Some of the innovations that Baldur's Gate introduced to the RPG genre are the ...