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Joe Blade 2
DOS1988 action
Giana Family
Windows XP/98/951998 action
Clearly inspired by more famous platforming families, Giana Family doesn’t exactly hide its influences, but it manages to carve out its own identity anyway. The levels are pl...
One Step Beyond
DOS1993 puzzle
Dominium
DOS1992 strategy
Dominium (1992) is an ambitious mix of real-time strategy and empire management, though perhaps “ambitious” is just another word for “slightly overwhelming.&rdquo...
Kaeon
DOS1992 shooter
Kaeon is one of those obscure role-playing adventures that quietly invites players into a fantasy world without relying on flashy presentation. Exploration, character growth, and t...
WitchavenRL
Windows Vista/7/8Linux2013 rpg
Sarge
DOS1989 shooter
Overlord
DOS1994 vehicle simulation
Meteors
DOS1989 shooter
The Scoop
DOS1989 adventure
A detective adventure inspired by Agatha Christie’s collaborative story, The Scoop (1989, DOS) turns you into a newspaper reporter poking around a suspicious death with nothi...
Beast
DOS1984 action
Beast is ASCII horror at its most gloriously minimal. You’re a brave soul (well, a smiley face) trapped in a dungeon with sentient blobs (the titular beasts) that want you ve...
Epidemic!
DOS1983protected simulation
Released back when computers still hummed ominously and monitors glowed like radioactive jellyfish, Epidemic! throws you into the grim business of stopping a deadly outbreak. The i...
Merlin Challenge
DOS1993 vehicle simulation
Pac Gal
DOS1982 action
The Basket Manager
DOS1991 sports
Star Wars: Rebel Assault
DOSMac OS1993protected shooter
Saboteur 2
DOS1987 action-adventure
PC Paintbrush
DOS1984 application
Cavequest
DOS1985 rpg
Back in 1985, Cavequest asked: what if you mixed ASCII graphics with deadly bats and claustrophobia? The answer: a punishingly hard maze crawler that’ll have you screaming at...
Dungeon Explorer
DOS1990 rpg
Dungeon Explorer takes the term “dungeon” very seriously—there’s a lot of it, and not much else. Released in 1990, this top-down adventure is part RPG, part...
Black Moon Chronicles
DOS1999protected strategy
Based on a French comic series, Black Moon Chronicles (1999) is what you'd get if a fantasy novel and a real-time strategy game had a slightly awkward baby. The art is dark, the to...
The Tracer Sanction
DOS1985 adventure
Golden Eagle
DOS1991 action-adventure
Golden Eagle is a platformer that feels like it’s constantly testing your reflexes—and your patience. You navigate traps, enemies, and environmental hazards in a quest ...
Pinball Dreams 2
DOS1994protected action
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...
Monster Bash
DOS1993protected action
If you thought childhood was all about sunshine and puppies, Monster Bash begs to differ. This 1993 side-scroller throws you into the shoes of Johnny Dash, a slingshot-toting kid w...
Rolling Ronny
DOS1991 action
Tiny Skweeks
DOS1992 puzzle
Slam!
Windows 3.x1993 sports
Il Grande Gioco di Tangentopoli
DOS1993 shooter
Il Grande Gioco di Tangentopoli from 1993 is one of those rare political satire games that feels both hilariously specific and unexpectedly timeless. Built around Italy's corruptio...






























