The best female protagonist games
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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Inspector Gadget: Global terror!
DOS1992 Azeroth
Where in Europe is Carmen Sandiego?
DOSMac OS1988 Broderbund
Late Night Sexy TV Show
DOS1994NSFW Dynabyte
CHAMP Ms. Pac-man
DOS1994remake ChamProgramming corp.
Plundered Hearts
DOSMac OS1987 Infocom
Tomb Raider II
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protected Core Design
City of Lost Children
DOS1997 Psygnosis
Elvira: the Arcade Game
DOS1991 Flair Software
Lost in Time
DOS1993 Coktel Vision
Geisha
DOS1990NSFW Coktel Vision
Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego?
DOS1986 Broderbund
Fascination
DOS1991NSFW Coktel Vision
The Wizard of Oz
DOS1985 Windham Classics
Lorna
DOS1990NSFW Topo Soft
The Quest for the Time-bird
DOS1989 Infogrames
Ms. Pac-Man
DOS1984 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...
Jill of the Jungle 3: Jill Saves the Prince
DOS1992 Epic MegaGames
Metal & Lace
DOS1993NSFW 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...
King's Quest 4: The Perils of Rosella
DOS1988protecteddemo Sierra On-Line
King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella is an adventure game developed and published by Sierra On-Line in 1988. It is the fourth installment in the popular King's Quest series created by Roberta Williams. The game was originally released for MS-DOS and Apple II computers and later ported to other platforms.The story of King's Quest IV follows Prince...
Vynil Goddess from Mars
DOS1995 Six Pound Sledge Studios
The Operative: No One Lives Forever
Windows XP/98/952000 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...
Traffic department 2192
DOS1994freeware P Squared
Laura Bow 2: The Dagger of Amon Ra
DOSWindows 3.x1992protecteddemo Sierra On-Line
Laura Bow 2: The Dagger of Amon Ra is a point-and-click adventure game developed and published by Sierra On-Line in 1992. The game is a sequel to The Colonel's Bequest and follows the adventures of the protagonist, Laura Bow, a young investigative journalist.In the game, the Dagger of Amon Ra is a valuable Egyptian artifact rumored to have mystical...
Inner Worlds
DOSLinux1996 Sleepless Software
Gnome Ranger
DOS1987 Level 9 Computing
Gnome Ranger is an abandoned fantasy adventure game, developed and published by Level 9 Computing in 1987 for DOS. Gnome Ranger was designed by Peter Austin who also designed the sequel Gnome Ranger 2: Ingrid's Back.
Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego? Deluxe edition
DOS1993 Broderbund
Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego? Deluxe Edition is an educational computer game released in 1992 by Broderbund Software. It's part of the popular Carmen Sandiego franchise, designed to teach players about geography and history. Players take on the role of a detective working for the ACME Detective Agency. The objective is to track Carmen S...
Pac-girl
DOS1982 Magicom Multimedia
Silicon Dreams
DOS1986 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...
Barbie Super Model
DOS1993 Tahoe Software Productions
If Barbie was mildly passive in her 1992 debut, Barbie Super Model (1993) puts her on the runway—literally. You’ll practice walking, dodging obstacles, and matching outfits because nothing screams "video game challenge" like coordinating accessories under pressure. Half driving sim, half fashion quiz, all unapologetically pink. It&rsquo...
Marble Cooking
DOS1994NSFW Negative