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StarCraft
Windows XP/98/95Mac1998protecteddemo4.1/5 strategy
StarCraft is a classic RTS (Real-Time Strategy) game developed by Blizzard Entertainment and released in 1998 for Windows and Macintosh. StarCraft takes the Warcraft experience to a sci-fi setting with an interesting story, three very different races (the militaristic Humans, the alien Zerg and the religious Protoss) and one of the best gameplay ex...
Castle Wolfenstein
DOS19844.1/5 action-adventure
King's Quest 6: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow
DOSWindows 3.x1992protected4.2/5 adventure
Leisure Suit Larry 6: Shape Up or Slip Out!
DOSWindows 3.x1993protectedNSFW4/5 adventure
Quest for glory 1: So you want to be a hero
DOS1989protected4/5 adventure
Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight
DOS19924.2/5 rpg
Dark Sun: Shattered Lands
DOS1993protected4.1/5 rpg
Ms. Pac-Man
DOS19833.9/5 action
Astrotit
DOS1987NSFW3.5/5 shooter
The Duel: Test Drive 2
DOS19894.2/5 racing
Hard Nova
DOS19903.7/5 rpg
Wizardry 7: Crusaders of the Dark Savant
Windows XP/98/95LinuxDOS1992protected4.2/5 rpg
Wizardry VII: Crusaders of the Dark Savant is a first-person perspective party-based RPG developed and released by Sir-tech Software in 1992 for Windows, Linux and DOS. Wizardry 7 is the seventh chapter in the Wizardry series and it's part of the Dark Savant trilogy, set in a world where sci-fi themes (space travel, androids) are mixed with fantasy...
Boulder Dash
DOS19843.7/5 puzzle
Boulder Dash is a classic action-puzzle video game that was first released in 1984 by First Star Software. In Boulder Dash, players control a character named Rockford as he digs through caves to collect diamonds while avoiding falling boulders and other hazards. The game is set in a scrolling, grid-based environment, and players must strategic...
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
DOS19914/5 action
Terminator 2: Judgment Day is one of the many adaptations of the Terminator franchise. This one is based on the movie of the same name, but it's not as good as the movie, according to critics. Terminator 2 is an action game developed by Syntetic Dimensions and released by Ocean Software in 1991 for DOS. It was also published for C64, ZX Spectrum, A...
Gunship 2000
DOS19914.1/5 vehicle simulation
TV Sports: Boxing
DOS1991freeware3.6/5 sports
The Blues Brothers
DOS19914.2/5 action
The Blues Brothers is a platformer that follows the adventures of Jake and Elwood Blues as they try to put their band back together. The player controls one of the Blues Brothers through various levels, each filled with obstacles, enemies, and puzzles. The ultimate goal is to collect musical notes and instruments to assemble the band. develope...
Chasm: The Rift
DOS19974/5 shooter
Pirates! Gold
DOSWindows 3.xMac1993protectedremakedemo4/5 simulation
Pirates! Gold is an open world game designed by Paul Murphy, developed and released by MicroProse Software in 1993 for DOS, Windows 3.x, Mac and also Sega Genesis and Amiga CD32. Pirates! Gold is a remake of the game Pirates, created by Sid Meier in 1987. Pirates! Gold gameplay is a unique mix of action, strategy, pirate life simulation, ...
Batman: the Movie
DOS19904.1/5 action
Ultima 7 Part 2: Serpent Isle
DOS19934/5 rpg
After the well received Ultima 7 The Black Gate, Origin decided that their Ultima engine could be used for one more game. Ultima 7 Part 2: Serpent Isle begins right after The Black Gate ends. This time the Avatar travels to a whole new land, far away from the usual Britannia. Serpent Isle brings its own charm to the series; exploring new lands...
Operation Wolf
DOS19894.3/5 shooter
Amberstar
DOS19924/5 rpg
Amberstar is a fantasy old school RPG very similar to Ultima 6 that uses a top-down view for interiors and small locations and a first person pseudo 3D view for everything else. Unfortunately, the sequel (called Ambermoon) was available for Amiga only and no version existed for DOS or Windows. Amberstar was developed and published by Thalion for DO...
Worlds of Legend: Son of the Empire
DOS19934.1/5 rpg
SimSafari
Windows XP/98/9519984.1/5 simulation
Comix Zone
Windows XP/98/9519954.1/5 action
Comix Zone is a peculiar science fiction and superhero themed action game.It was developed and released by Sega in 1995 for Windows and other platforms. What makes Comix Zone different from other similare titles is that the game world is framed like a comic book.
Sextris
DOS1992NSFW4.1/5 puzzle
Ghostbusters 2
DOS19893.8/5 action
Ghostbusters 2 is an abandoned action game based on the movie of the same name, set in New York. Ghostbusters 2 was developed by Dynamix and released by Activision in 1989. It's part of a series of games based on the popular Ghostbuster franchise, being the olny one developed for DOS.
Castle of the Winds
Windows 3.x1993freeware4.2/5 rpg
Castle of the Winds is a fantasy roguelike role-playing game developed by SaadaSoft in the early 1990s. It was designed for Windows 3.x and is notable for being one of the earliest graphical RPGs for that platform. The game features a top-down perspective and incorporates elements of dungeon crawling, exploration, and character development.The game...
The Incredible Machine
DOS19934.2/5 puzzle
The Incredible Machine (part of The Incredible Machine series) is a single-player peculiar DOS physics-puzzle game developed by Jeff Tunnell Productions and published by Sierra On-Line in 1993. The goal of the game is to build strange complicated contraptions using the few pieces at your disposal. When you feel pretty sure that your contraptio...