Dystopian games
A dystopia is the lesser-known counterpart to utopia, representing an undesirable or nightmarish society. Dystopian societies often suffer from various negative aspects such as environmental degradation, oppressive governments, rampant despotism, extreme inequality, or social decay.
Cyberpunk and post-apocalyptic games serve as prime examples of dystopian themes. Cyberpunk worlds often depict high-tech, low-life futures where corporate control, surveillance, and societal breakdown are rampant. Post-apocalyptic games, on the other hand, explore the aftermath of catastrophic events, where humanity is struggling to survive in a ruined, lawless world. Both genres reflect dystopian fears about the future, technology, and society.
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Narco Police
DOS19903.5/5 Iron Byte
Narco Police is a tactical action game developed by Dinamic Software and released in 1990. It was available on various platforms, including MS-DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, and ZX Spectrum. The game is set in a dystopian near-future world where drug cartels have become powerful enough to control entire regions. The player assumes the role of a leader of an...
Neuromancer
DOS19894/5 Interplay Productions
The Neuromancer video game, released in 1988 by Interplay Productions, is an adventure/role-playing game loosely based on William Gibson's seminal cyberpunk novel Neuromancer (1984). It combines elements of science fiction, hacking, and RPG-style exploration in a digital world, set in a dystopian future dominated by artificial intelligence, corpora...
Normality
DOS1996protecteddemo4/5 Gremlin Graphics / Gremlin Interactive
Normality is a first-person adventure video game developed by Gremlin Interactive and released in 1996. The game is set in a dystopian future where a totalitarian regime known as the One True Government (OTG) controls the city of Neutropolis. The player takes on the role of Kent, a rebellious citizen who opposes the oppressive rule of the OTG. The ...
Quarantine
DOS19944/5 Imagexcel
Quarantine is a futuristic racing/driving game released by GameTek in 1994 for DOS. Quarantine is set in a dark dystopian futuristic city where the player drives around in a taxi cab, picking up passengers and killing everyone else. If you loved Carmageddon, you will also like Quarantine. Stay away if you don't like gratuitous violence, gore and bl...
Quarantine 2: Road Warrior
DOS19953.2/5 GameTek
Ranx: The Video Game
DOS19903.9/5 UBI Soft
Rise of the Dragon
DOS19904/5 Dynamix
Rise of the Dragon is a point-and-click adventure game developed and published by Dynamix in 1990. It was originally released for MS-DOS and later ported to other platforms such as the Amiga and Sega CD. The game is set in a cyberpunk-inspired future Los Angeles, where the player assumes the role of William "Blade" Hunter, a private detective taske...
Roadwar 2000
DOS1987protected4/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Roadwar Europa
DOS1987protected3.9/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Robocop
DOS19894/5 Data East
Robocop is an abandoned beat 'em up / run and gun shooter game developed and released by Data East in 1989 for a number of platforms, including DOS. Robocop is a conversion from an arcade game released by Data East in 1988 and it was based on the movie of the same name, Robocop, by Paul Verhoeven. Your goal is to get to the final boss by shoot...
Scavengers of the Mutant World
DOS19883.9/5 Interstel Corporation
Space Crusade
DOS19924.2/5 Gremlin Graphics / Gremlin Interactive
Superhero League of Hoboken
DOS1994protected3.9/5 Legend Entertainment
Syndicate
DOS1993protected4.1/5 Bullfrog
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
DOS19914/5 Syntetic Dimensions
Terminator 2: Judgment Day is one of the many adaptations of the Terminator franchise. This one is based on the movie of the same name, but it's not as good as the movie, according to critics. Terminator 2 is an action game developed by Syntetic Dimensions and released by Ocean Software in 1991 for DOS. It was also published for C64, ZX Spectrum, A...
Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive
Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMac OS1996protected4/5 Access Software
Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive is the sequel to Under a Killing Moon and the 4th game in the Tex Murphy series. The Pandora Directive is a first-person 3D adventure game set in a dark sci-fi version of the U.S.A., more specifically in a futuristic San Francisco. The Pandora Directive was developed by Access Software and released in 1996 for...
Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon
Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMac OS1994protected4/5 Access Software
The Terminator: Future Shock
DOS19954.1/5 Bethesda Softworks
The Terminator: Future Shock is an abandoned science fiction first-person shooter game based on the popular Terminator movies franchise, set in a dystopian world where machines has taken over the Earth. The Terminator: Future Shock was developed by Bethesda Softworks and released in 1995 for DOS.
The Terminator: Rampage
DOS19934/5 Bethesda Softworks
Transarctica
DOS19933.9/5 Silmarils
Warp Rogue
Windows 10/11Linux2004freeware3.9/5
Wasteland
DOS1988protected3.9/5 Interplay Productions
William Shatner's TekWar
DOS19954/5 Capstone
Zyclunt
DOS19953.5/5 Phantagram
Zyclunt is a side-scrolling action game developed and published by Phantagram in 1995. The game is set in a dystopian future where incurable diseases and a rise in criminal activities have brought society to the brink of collapse. In this setting, advanced genetic engineering has led to the creation of cybernetic organisms, or cyborgs, which have b...
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