Games featuring PvP multiplayer mode

Of all the multiplayer modes available for a game, PvP (Player VS Player) is one of the most appreciated. The thrill of competing in some way against a human opponent is something that changes the way you're playing and is often completely different than fighting a computer opponent. In fact, the first games in history lacked a computer opponent (it needed more resources, more code, etc.), there was PvP before everything else.

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Black & White

Windows XP/98/952001 LionHead Studios

Black & White (2001) is what happens when a god game gets a bit too literal. You play as a deity, complete with a giant hand, an enormous ego, and a giant pet that poops on villagers. Will you be kind and benevolent, or a flaming menace with a cow that throws rocks at orphans? Your followers build, pray, and panic depending on how moody you fee...

Blades of steel

DOS1990 Konami

Blades of Steel is hockey the way it was meant to be. Fast, brutal, and occasionally resembling a bar fight on ice. The game lets you punch other players mid-match and the announcer’s voice sounds like a robot trying to shout through a pillow. The graphics are chunky and glorious and the gameplay is pure arcade chaos. You can pass, shoot, and...

Blasteroids

DOS1989 Atari

Blasteroids is a video game developed and released by Atari, Inc. in 1987. It's a sequel to the classic arcade game Asteroids, which was released in 1979. In Blasteroids, players control a spaceship tasked with destroying asteroids and enemy ships while avoiding collisions and enemy fire. The game features updated graphics and gameplay mechanics co...

Blood & Magic

DOS1996 Tachyon Studios

From the people who brought you Dungeons & Dragons, here's Blood & Magic (1996), the RTS that nobody remembers but definitely deserves a second glance. You summon golems from magical “blood forges” because apparently swords and fireballs weren’t metal enough. The gameplay is surprisingly chill for something with “Blo...

Blue Max: Aces of the Great War

DOS1990protected Artech Studios

Forget missiles—Blue Max: Aces of the Great War takes you back to when air combat meant leather helmets, canvas wings, and a healthy fear of gravity. Released in 1990 for DOS, it’s a flight sim that drops you into WWI’s dogfights with all the grace of a brick wearing goggles. You’ll shoot down Fokkers, dodge anti-air fire, a...

Bobby Fisher teaches chess

DOS1994 Mission Studios

Ever wanted to get chess lessons from a genius who could crush your soul with a bishop and a glare? Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess (1994, DOS) is your chance. Based on the classic book, the game patiently walks you through strategies, tactics, and the kind of mental warfare that made Bobby a legend—and probably a very intense dinner guest. It&rs...

Body Blows

DOS1993 Team 17

Body Blows is a 2D fighting game developed and published by Team17, released in 1993. It was initially launched for the Amiga and later ported to MS-DOS. Body Blows was one of the few fighting games to emerge from Europe during the early 1990s and was heavily inspired by the success of games like Street Fighter II. Body Blows features traditio...

Bomberman

DOS1992 Hudson soft

It’s Bomberman (1992, DOS), the legendary bomb-dropping game where you play a suspiciously cute guy with an infinite bomb supply and questionable indoor safety habits. You move through grid-like mazes, drop bombs, destroy walls, and try not to blow yourself up (spoiler: you will). It’s simple, it’s brilliant, and it’ll ruin ...

Bop'N Wrestle

DOS1988protected Beam Software

If pro wrestling in the '80s had a fever dream after drinking too much neon paint, it would be called Bop'N Wrestle (1988, DOS). You play as Gorgeous Greg, who’s about as gorgeous as a punch to the face, battling an array of muscle-bound goofs with names like Mr. Touc and Purple Hays. The gameplay is simple: grab, slam, and occasionally perfo...

Brutal Sports Football

DOS1993 Teque

Take American football, remove the rules, add swords and fireballs, and throw in some screaming. That is Brutal Sports Football. This is not about touchdowns. This is about survival. Players can be decapitated, the ball can explode, and nobody really seems to care about the score. The game is loud, chaotic, and weirdly satisfying. It is like rugby ...

Brutal: Paws of Fury

DOS1995 GameTek

Budokan: the Martial Spirit

DOS1989 Electronic Arts

Capture the Flag

DOS1993

Carrier Strike: South Pacific 1942-44

DOS1992protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Checkers for Windows

Windows 3.x1997

Chessmaster 3000

DOS1991 The Software Toolworks

Chessmaster 9000

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2002 UBI Soft

Chessmaster 9000 is a chess game developed by Ubisoft and released in 2002. It's part of the Chessmaster series, which has been around since the 1980s. Chessmaster 9000 was known for its strong chess engine and comprehensive tutorial features, making it popular among both beginners and advanced players. The software also included annotated gam...

Chopper Duel

DOS1993freeware

Clash of Steel

DOS1993protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

Classic Concentration

DOS1988 Softie

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.

Combat Chess

Windows XP/98/951997protected Minds Eye Productions

Command & Conquer

DOS1995freeware Westwood Studios

Command & Conquer: Red Alert

DOS1996freeware Westwood Studios

Command & Conquer: Red Alert is a real-time strategy (RTS) video game developed by Westwood Studios and published by Virgin Interactive in 1996. It is part of the Command & Conquer series and is set in an alternate history where World War II never occurred, leading to a different global conflict.The success of Red Alert led to several seque...

Command & Conquer: Sole Survivor

Windows XP/98/951997 Westwood Studios

Conflict in Vietnam

DOS1986 MicroProse Software

Cossacks: European Wars

Windows XP/98/952000protected GSC Game World

Cossacks: European Wars is a real-time strategy game developed by GSC Game World and released in 2001. The game is set in the 17th and 18th centuries, a period marked by significant military, political, and social changes in Europe. Players can choose from 16 different European nations, each with unique units and buildings. The gamep...