The best fixed screen 2D games
In a fixed-screen 2D game, the gameplay is confined to a single screen with no vertical or horizontal scrolling. The screen remains static, and the overall gameplay occurs within the boundaries of this fixed screen.
Fixed-screen games were common in the early days of video gaming, especially in arcade games. This design was largely due to technical limitations of early hardware, which made scrolling more difficult to implement. As a result, many early arcade classics, such as Pac-Man or Space Invaders, relied on fixed-screen mechanics.
Fixed-screen games were common in the early days of video gaming, especially in arcade games. This design was largely due to technical limitations of early hardware, which made scrolling more difficult to implement. As a result, many early arcade classics, such as Pac-Man or Space Invaders, relied on fixed-screen mechanics.
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Megapede
DOS1992
Mortal Pong
DOS1995freeware
Pictionary: The Game of Quick Draw
DOS1989 Oxford Mobius
Pong Kombat
DOS1994freeware
Remote Control
DOS1989 Softie
Take Down
DOS1989
Video Casino
DOS1987 Mastertronic
Magnetic Crane
DOS1989
Fiendish Freddy's Big Top O'Fun
DOS1989 Gray Matter
Kangaroo
DOS1982
Manhole
DOS1992
Batalia
DOS1986 The Right Brothers
Batalia (1986) is what happens when war games and spreadsheet programs fall in love. This early DOS strategy title throws you into tactical battles with graphics that would struggle to impress a calculator. But don’t be fooled—it’s deeper than it looks. Planning, resource management, and an iron will are essential. It's not pretty...
Shanghai II: Dragon's Eye
Windows 3.xMac OS1990 Activision
Airlines
DOS1994 InterActive Vision
Think running an airline is easy? Airlines (1994) says “think again.” This old-school management sim hands you a failing fleet and a world map, then laughs quietly as you go bankrupt in under 10 turns. Buy planes, open routes, and try to explain to investors why you scheduled 12 flights to Greenland. It’s dry, brutal, and oddly sa...
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DOS1992 Sierra On-Line
Gremlins
DOS1984 Atari
Bounce Zone
DOS1990
If gravity had a sense of humor, it would look like Bounce Zone. This 1990 DOS oddball is part platformer, part physics experiment, and part unintentional comedy. You bounce. A lot. Off walls, enemies, your own ego. Precision is optional—chaos is guaranteed. With janky charm and gameplay that feels like a trampoline made of banana peels, it&r...
Round 42
DOS1986
Enigma
DOS1996freeware Geckosoft
Hamburger Hell
DOS1986remake
Endless Horror
DOS1993
Archery
DOS1985freeware
Archery (1985) is what happens when someone says, “Hey, what if we made a bow-and-arrow game with the graphical fidelity of a cave painting?” You shoot arrows. That’s it. You aim, fire, and pray the pixel lands where you want. The controls feel like they were designed for someone with three fingers and a vendetta against ergonomic...
Math Circus
DOS1993
Poko Memorial: 18 Hole Miniature Golf
DOS1987 Gold Hill Software