The best hotseat games
Games supporting hotseat multiplayer mode can be played by more than one player (usually two) on the same PC taking turns playing the game. Many strategy games offer an hotseat multiplayer mode.
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Clue Master Detective
DOS1989 Dalali Software
Clue Master Detective is an abandoned strategy game developed by Dalali Software and released by Leisure Genius in 1989 for DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, C64. Clue Master Detective is based on the well known board game Clue (also known as Cluedo). Clue can be played in single player, but the best gaming experience come from the multi-player mode.
High Command: Europe 1939-45
DOS1992 Colorado Computer Creations
Toyota Celica GT Rally
DOS1992 Gremlin Graphics / Gremlin Interactive
Warlords
DOS1990 SSG Strategic Studies Group
Bundesliga Manager Professional
DOS1991 Kron Simulation Software
Extreme Pinball
DOS1995 Epic MegaGames
Face Off!
DOS1989 MindSpan
Face Off! is an abandoned hockey sports game developed by MindSpan (known for their Hardball series) and released by Gamestar in 1989 for DOS and also for Commodore 64. Face Off supports multiplayer in competitive or cooperative modes.
Sherlock: The Game of Logic
DOS1991protected Everett Kaser Software
Civilization II: Test of Time
Windows XP/98/951999remake Atari
Civilization II: Test of Time is an abandoned turn-based strategy game developed by Atari and released by MicroProse Software in 1999 for Windows. Civilization II: Test of Time is a remake of the cult classic Civilization 2, without the involvement of Sid Meier (the creator of the Civilization franchise). Test of Time includes fantasy and science f...
DX-Ball 2
Windows XP/98/951998protected Longbow Digital Arts
DX-Ball 2 is a popular brick-breaking game that was first released in 1998 by Longbow Digital Arts. It serves as a sequel to the original DX-Ball, which was inspired by the classic arcade game Breakout and its successor Arkanoid. The core mechanics of DX-Ball 2 involve controlling a paddle at the bottom of the screen to bounce a ball upwards. ...
Felony!
DOS1984 BrainBank
Pac-Man
DOS1983 Namco
Pac-Man is a classic arcade game created by Namco and first released in Japan on May 22, 1980. It was later released in North America by Midway Games. The game was designed by Toru Iwatani and has become one of the most famous and influential video games of all time. The main goal of Pac-Man is to navigate a maze, eating all the pac-dots (smal...
Psycho Pinball
DOS1995 Codemasters
Tony La Russa Ultimate Baseball
DOS1991protected Beyond Software
Warlords 2
DOS1993 SSG Strategic Studies Group
Xenon 2: Megablast
DOS1990 Bitmap Brothers
Xenon 2: Megablast is a classic shoot'em up developed by Bitmap Brothers and released by Image Works in 1990 for DOS and for a plethora of other systems. Xenon was good, Xenon 2 was far better. Compared to today standards Xenon 2 is perhaps a mediocre shoot 'em up, but at the time every shooter fan loved it. Plus, it was developed by Bitmap Brother...
Ugh!
DOS1992 Egosoft
Patrician 2: Quest for Power
Windows XP/98/952000protected ASCARON Entertainment
Arkanoid 2: The Revenge of Doh
DOS1989 Taito
Doh is back, and he’s mad - presumably because no one understood what he was in the first place. Arkanoid 2 takes the original formula and dials everything up: more levels, more power-ups, more neon madness. It’s still paddle-meets-brick, but now with branching paths, weirder enemies, and a storyline that sounds like it was written on a...
Panzer General
DOS1994protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Panger General is a turn based strategy wargame developed by SSI set in World War 2. The player can choose Axis or Allies and fight against the AI or another human player in more than 30 scenarios on a classic hex based map.
Dragon Lord
DOS1990 Spotlight Software
Fooblitzsky
DOS1986 Infocom
Jetpack: Christmas Special
DOS1993
Penthouse Hot Numbers
DOS1993NSFW reLINE Software
Solomon's Key
DOS1988 Probe Entertainment
Solomon’s Key is an arcade puzzle-platformer developed by Tecmo and released in 1986. It gained popularity for its challenging gameplay and was later ported to various home systems, including the NES, Commodore 64, and others.You play as Dana, a wizard tasked with retrieving the titular Solomon’s Key, a powerful artifact hidden in a dan...
Gemfire
DOS1992 KOEI
WinRisk
Windows 3.x1992
Big Sea: The Better One Will Win
DOS1994 Cyberdyne Systems
With a title that sounds like a deep-sea motivational poster, Big Sea: The Better One Will Win is a maritime strategy game where the stakes are high and the water’s pixelated. Outwit your foes on the high seas while trying to figure out what exactly the game is about. Naval warfare? Diplomacy? Fish-based economics? The answer is “yes.&r...
Grand Prix Wizard
DOS1996 Wizard Games
Nebulus
DOS1988 Hewson Consultants
Nebulus, also known as Tower Toppler in some regions, is a classic video game released in the 1980s. It was developed by John M. Phillips and published by Hewson Consultants. The game was initially released for various home computer systems, including the Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari ST, and others. It later saw ports to different platforms. Neb...