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Inner Worlds
DOSLinux19963.7/5 action
Alien Rampage
DOS19964.1/5 shooter
F-22 Lightning 2
DOS19964.2/5 vehicle simulation
Powerslave
DOS19964/5 shooter
Monster Truck Madness
Windows XP/98/9519964.1/5 racing
The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Rose Tattoo
DOS19964/5 adventure
Free Enterprise
Windows XP/98/9519964.2/5 simulation
Dehumanizing offices? Check. Depressing environment? Check. No windows in the whole place? Check. Good, I'm ready to exploit my workers and become great entrepreneur. All of this thanks to Free Enterprise, a simulation for Windows by Tsunami Media, published in 1996.
Fantasy General
DOS1996protected4.2/5 strategy
Fantasy General is a hex-based turn-based strategy fantasy wargame. The player can duel either against a computer or a human opponent or even take part in a longer campaign. There are two sides to chose from, one good and one evil, each with unique and colorful units.
Conquest of the New World (Deluxe Edition)
DOSWindows XP/98/951996protected4.2/5 strategy
Conquest of the new world is a turn-based strategy game that lets you control one of 6 different nations in their attempt to colonize the new continent. The gameworld is represented in an isometric point of view. Combat is a mini-game taking place on a battlefield where victory can be achieved by killing enemy troops or capturing the enemy's flag.
Jane's Combat Simulations: Advanced Tactical Fighters
DOS19964.2/5 vehicle simulation
Great Naval Battles vol. 5: Demise of the Dreadnoughts 1914-18
DOS1996protected4.1/5 vehicle simulation
Great Naval Battles vol. 5: Demise of the Dreadnoughts 1914-18 is an abandoned naval simulation game, developed for DOS only by Divide by zero and released by SSI Strategic Simulations Inc. in 1996. As the title implies, Great Naval Battles vol. 5 is a fairly accurate historical simulation set in World War I. The game also includes a mission editor.
Z
DOS1996protected4.1/5 strategy
Z is a real-time strategy game developed by The Bitmap Brothers and originally released in 1996 for MS-DOS. It's known for its fast-paced gameplay, humorous style, and distinctive art design.In Z, players control a robot army across various battlefields, aiming to conquer territories and defeat enemy forces. The game features a tongue-in-cheek narr...
The Gene Machine
DOS19963.8/5 adventure
Mechwarrior 2: Mercenaries
DOSWindows XP/98/9519964/5 vehicle simulation
Tomb Raider
DOS1996protected4/5 action-adventure
Sensible World of Soccer 96/97
DOS1996protected3.7/5 sports
Emperor of the Fading Suns
Windows XP/98/9519964.1/5 strategy
3 Skulls of the Toltecs
DOSWindows XP/98/951996protected4.1/5 adventure
Syndicate Wars
DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1996protected4/5 strategy
Syndicate Wars is the sequel to the much acclaimed Syndicate developed by Bullfrog in its golden years. Like its predecessor, Syndicate Wars is a real-time tactics strategy game set in a cyberpunk dystopian world involving excessive violence, mega-corporations, bleak urban environment. Syndicate Wars also supports a multi-player co-op mode via LAN.
Realms of Arkania 3: Shadows Over Riva
DOS1996protected4/5 rpg
Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive
Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMac OS1996protected4/5 adventure
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...
The Smurfs
DOSWindows XP/98/9519964.2/5 action
Crusader: No Regret
DOS1996protected4/5 shooter
Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh
Windows XP/98/95DOS1996protected3.5/5 adventure
Dogs of War
Windows XP/98/951996demo4.2/5 strategy
Zeitgeist
Windows XP/98/9519963.6/5 rpg
Zeitgeist, also known as Jupiter Strike in North America, is a 3D space shooter developed by Taito and published by Acclaim Entertainment. It was released for the PlayStation and Windows in 1996. Zeitgeist is a rail shooter: the player controls a spaceship that moves along a fixed path, with limited control over the ship's movement within...
Amok
DOS19963.5/5 shooter
Ultimate Soccer Manager 2
DOSWindows 3.x19964/5 sports
Marathon 2: Durandal
Windows XP/98/95Linux19964.1/5 shooter
Seek and Destroy
DOS19964.2/5 shooter
Seek and Destroy was a shoot'em up published by the well known Epic Megagames in 1996 that tried to change the usual shoot'em up gameplay for the better. Instead of wave after wave of enemies to shoot down, you are given short missions to accomplish with your helicopter or your tank (yes, you can choose). At first, missions could seem a bit repetit...