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X-COM: Apocalypse
DOSWindows XP/98/951997protecteddemo strategy
X-COM: Apocalypse takes the familiar alien invasion formula and tosses it into a sprawling futuristic city, where things feel both more chaotic and oddly more personal. Instead of ...
Alien Nations
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1999protected strategy
Microsoft Decathlon
DOS1982 sports
Microsoft Decathlon challenges players to compete in ten demanding track-and-field events, including running, jumping, throwing, and several activities specifically designed to mak...
The Global Dilemma: Guns or Butter
DOS1990 strategy
Treasures of the Savage Frontier
DOS1992protected rpg
Caverns of Chaos
DOS1992 adventure
Despite the ominous title, Caverns of Chaos (1992) plays like the lovechild of rogue-like masochism and old-school dungeon crawling. There’s loot, traps, monsters, and more w...
Hollywood Squares
DOS1989 puzzle
Hollywood Squares brings the classic TV game show to your computer, complete with trivia questions and a grid of personalities who may or may not be telling the truth. Released in ...
Corporate Raider: The Pirate of Wall Street
DOS1988protected simulation
In Corporate Raider: The Pirate of Wall Street, you’re not sailing the high seas—you’re sinking companies from the comfort of an office chair. This business simul...
Sid Meier's Covert Action
DOS1990protected simulation
Companions of Xanth
DOS1993protected adventure
Based on Piers Anthony’s pun-filled fantasy world, Companions of Xanth is like walking into a joke book that got lost in a spellbook. You play a guy from the "real world" suc...
Steel Thunder
DOS1989protected simulation
Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom
DOS1984 shooter
Welcome to a future where zooming through tunnels and dodging neon obstacles is considered heroic. Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom is a proto-3D arcade shooter that tries its best to i...
Leather Goddesses of Phobos
DOS1986 adventure
Infocom released Leather Goddesses of Phobos in 1986, delivering one of the most humorous and memorable text adventures ever written. Rather than taking science fiction seriously, ...
Designasaurus
DOS1988 simulation
In 1988, kids with floppy disks instead of smartphones got Designasaurus, a quirky blend of education and prehistoric fantasy. The premise: design your own dinosaur and see if it s...
Mystery at the Museums
DOS1993 puzzle
Mystery at the Museums turns a museum into the setting for an engaging detective adventure where players investigate strange events among exhibits, artifacts, and suspicious charac...
Decision in the Desert
DOS1985 strategy
Before Gettysburg, there was Decision in the Desert (1985), which simulates WWII’s North African campaign. Expect hex maps, endless sand, and the occasional tank battle that ...
Tiny Skweeks
DOS1992 puzzle
DOS Navigator v 1.5
DOS1991freeware application
Infiltrator 2
DOS1988 simulation
Infiltrator 2 basically asks: “What if we took everything from the first game and doubled down?” The result is a sequel that’s larger, louder, and just as gleeful...
Les Manley in: Search for the King
DOS1990protected adventure
Released in 1990, Les Manley in: Search for the King introduces players to an offbeat adventure full of comedy, quirky characters, and classic point-and-click puzzles. Les embarks ...
NetHack
DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OSLinux1987freeware rpg
NetHack is one of the great survivors of computer gaming, a 1987 roguelike that has been challenging players for decades with randomly generated dungeons, brutal enemies, complex s...
Traffic department 2192
DOS1994freeware shooter
Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 3
DOS1992 strategy
By 1992, Vol. 3 wrapped up the trilogy with even more complex scenarios. At this point, the series had become less of a game and more of an interactive textbook—though that&r...
Postal
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protected shooter
Xixit
DOS1995 puzzle
Xixit is a puzzle game that feels like it is constantly trying to outwit you, presenting challenges that require both logic and a bit of creative thinking. It does not rely on flas...
Casino Mogul
Windows XP/98/952001 simulation
Wizardry 3: Legacy of Llylgamyn
DOS1983 rpg
Legacy of Llylgamyn steps up the ante, sending your party into a town under siege and dungeons filled with more monsters than your imagination can comfortably handle. This isn&rsqu...
Eye of the Storm
DOS1993 vehicle simulation
Released in 1993, Eye of the Storm is an action-oriented game that embraces speed and spectacle. You’re thrust into fast-paced scenarios where reflexes matter more than long-...
Hoverforce
DOS1990 shooter
Hoverforce takes flight combat and wraps it in a futuristic package that feels both ambitious and slightly experimental. Released in 1990, it lets you pilot a hovercraft through mi...
Mindshadow
DOSMac OS1985 adventure
Mindshadow presents a mysterious adventure in which the protagonist awakens with no memory and must gradually reconstruct his identity by exploring an unfamiliar world. The game co...






























