Games with a female protagonist
Before Tomb Raider, not many games involved main female characters. Carmen Sandiego, Laura Bow, Elvira, Jill of the Jungle and eve Ms. Pac-Man were exceptions to the "male" rule followed by early video games.
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Metal & Lace
DOS1993NSFW3.8/5 MegaTech Software
Metal & Lace: The Battle of the Robo Babes is a video game developed by Megatech Software and published by Forest Interactive in 1993. It's an adult-themed fighting game for MS-DOS.In the game, players control customizable female robots known as "Robo Babes" in one-on-one combat. The emphasis on customization allows players to modify their robo...
Mixed-up Mother Goose
DOS19874.1/5 Sierra On-Line
Ms Pac PC
DOS1995remake4.3/5 Magicom Multimedia
Ms. Pac-Man
DOS19843.9/5 Atarisoft
Ms. Pac-Man is a classic arcade game released by Midway in 1982 (1984 for DOS) as a follow-up to the original Pac-Man (1980), developed by Namco. While its core gameplay is similar - navigating a maze, eating dots, and avoiding ghosts - there are key differences. Ms. Pac-Man features four distinct maze designs, moving bonus fruits, and mo...
Pac-girl
DOS19823.7/5 Magicom Multimedia
Pepper's Adventures in Time
DOS19934/5 Sierra On-Line
Phantasmagoria
Windows XP/98/95DOSMac OS1995protecteddemo4.2/5 Sierra On-Line
Phantasmagoria is a point-and-click horror adventure game developed and published by Sierra On-Line, released in 1995. Directed by Roberta Williams, Phantasmagoria departed from Sierra's usual fantasy and comedic themes to explore a darker, more mature narrative.The game follows the story of Adrienne Delaney, played by Victoria Morsell, and her hus...
Plague of the Moon
DOS19944.1/5
Plundered Hearts
DOSMac OS19873.9/5 Infocom
Pocahontas
DOS19953.2/5 Teeny Weeny Games
Princess Maker 2
DOS19934.1/5 Gainax
Princess Maker 2 is a life simulation anime-style game developed by Gainax in 1993. In Princess Maker 2, the player is the father of a young princess and must tutor and raise her to the age of 18 by scheduling jobs, school classes and programming other activities. The princess is defined by attributes (strength, cooking, etc.) that will change depe...
Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator
Windows XP/98/951999protected4.1/5
Sexy Fighter
DOS1993NSFW3.5/5 Kingformation
Silicon Dreams
DOS19863.6/5 Level 9 Computing
Silicon Dreams by Level 9 Computing is a trilogy of interactive fiction (text adventure) games released in the mid-1980s. The trilogy includes three separate games: Snowball, Return to Eden, and The Worm in Paradise. Each game combines elements of science fiction with puzzle-solving and exploration. All three games are text-based, relying on d...
Syberia
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2002protected4/5 Microids
The Colonel's Bequest
DOS1989protecteddemo4.1/5 Sierra On-Line
The Colonel's Bequest is a graphic adventure game developed and published by Sierra On-Line. It was released in 1989 for various platforms, including MS-DOS, Amiga, and Atari ST. The game was created by Roberta Williams, co-founder of Sierra On-Line.The game is part of the "Laura Bow" series, with the full title being "Laura Bow: The Colonel's Bequ...
The Great Giana Sisters
DOS1987remake4/5
The Great Giana Sisters is a platform video game developed by Time Warp Productions and published by Rainbow Arts. It was originally released in 1987 for the Commodore 64 and other platforms, and later unofficially ported to MS-DOS.The game follows the adventures of two sisters, Giana and Maria, as they journey through a dream world filled with var...
The Operative: No One Lives Forever
Windows XP/98/9520003.7/5 Monolith Productions
The Operative: No One Lives Forever is a first-person shooter with stealth gameplay elements, developed by Monolith Productions and released by Fox Interactive in 2000 for Windows, Mac and PS2. As Cate Archer, a spy working for a secret organization in the 60s, you have to find out who killed your colleagues. No One Lives Forever is the first of th...
The Quest for the Time-bird
DOS19893.9/5 Infogrames
The Wizard of Oz
DOS19853.9/5 Windham Classics
Tomb Raider
DOS1996protected4/5 Core Design
Tomb Raider II
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protected3.9/5 Core Design
Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1998protected4.1/5 Core Design
Traffic department 2192
DOS1994freeware3.7/5 P Squared
Vynil Goddess from Mars
DOS19953.8/5 Six Pound Sledge Studios
Where in America's Past is Carmen Sandiego?
DOS19914.2/5 Broderbund
Where in Europe is Carmen Sandiego?
DOSMac OS19884/5 Broderbund
Where in Space is Carmen Sandiego? Deluxe
DOS19934.1/5 Broderbund
Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego?
DOS19863.9/5 Broderbund
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?
DOS19854.3/5 Broderbund