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Test Drive 3: The Passion
DOS1990 racing
Test Drive 3: The Passion takes the “driving simulator” label and adds just enough early-’90s flair to make you feel like a rebel with a V8. Forget endless racetr...
Windwalker (Moebius 2)
DOS1989 rpg
In The Hunt
Windows XP/98/951993 shooter
In The Hunt is a side-scrolling shooter that looks like Metal Slug took a deep breath and dove underwater. Released in arcades first and later ported to PC, it’s all about pi...
Ultima 8: The Lost Vale
DOS1994canceled rpg
The Lost Vale is the great “what if” of the Ultima series. Developed as an expansion to Pagan but never officially released, it became the stuff of legend. Players were...
Links: The Challenge of Golf
DOS1990 sports
When Links: The Challenge of Golf appeared in 1990, it immediately set new standards for realistic golf simulations. Beautifully designed courses, convincing physics, and carefully...
Space Quest 1: The Sarien Encounter
DOSMac OS1986 adventure
In Space Quest 1: The Sarien Encounter, the galaxy’s least qualified hero, Roger Wilco, begins his long tradition of surviving disasters mostly by accident. Released in 1986,...
Skyglobe 3.5
DOS1992 application
SkyGlobe is an astronomy software that was popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was a DOS-based planetarium program that allowed users to explore the night sky in real-tim...
Lyle in Cube Sector
Windows XP/98/952006 action-adventure
Lyle in Cube Sector (2006, Windows) looks like it fell out of a lost NES cartridge and landed straight on your hard drive. This indie metroidvania has you tossing cubes, exploring ...
Melody Maker 3
DOS1992 application
Dilbert's Desktop Games
Windows XP/98/951997 action
Long before “quiet quitting” became a buzzword, Dilbert’s Desktop Games captured the soul-crushing absurdity of office life. Released for Windows XP in 1997, this...
Monster Truck Madness
Windows XP/98/951996 racing
Monster Truck Madness (1996) is proof that “subtlety” and “monster trucks” don’t belong in the same sentence. With Microsoft at the wheel, you’r...
Q*Bert
DOS1984 action
Q*Bert is a 1984 arcade classic that takes a small orange creature, places him on a pyramid of colorful cubes, and then makes the entire structure a surprisingly dangerous workplac...
Borland Turbo C v2
DOS1988 application
Might and Magic: World of Xeen
DOSMac OS1994protecteddemo rpg
Might and Magic: World of Xeen is what happens when two already massive RPGs decide to shake hands and merge into one enormous adventure. By combining Clouds of Xeen and Darkside o...
Sentinel Returns
Windows XP/98/951998 puzzle
Released in 1998, Sentinel Returns revived Geoff Crammond’s peculiar classic with updated visuals and an atmosphere that felt strangely hypnotic. Players wandered surreal landsca...
Alternate Reality: The City
DOSMac OS1988 rpg
Alternate Reality: The City is a role-playing video game developed by Paradise Programming for various platforms including Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, and Commodore 64. It was released ...
Roller Coaster Tycoon
Windows XP/98/951999protected simulation
Teenage Queen
DOS1988NSFW strategy
In Teenage Queen, you step into the awkward, melodramatic shoes of a young woman navigating romance, school drama, and questionable life decisions. It feels like someone turned a s...
Myth: The Fallen Lords
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1997 strategy
Myth: The Fallen Lords is a landmark real-time strategy game that combines intense tactical battles with a remarkably dark and atmospheric fantasy setting. Players command armies a...
Bolo Ball
DOS1992 puzzle
Bolo Ball is a DOS game from the mid-1990s. It features a physics-based gameplay where the objective is to knock opponent balls out of an arena. When you start the game, you find y...
Chris Sawyer's Locomotion
Windows XP/98/952004protected simulation
Metal & Lace
DOS1993NSFW action
Metal & Lace combines giant robots, futuristic combat, and adult-oriented visual novel elements into an unusual package that certainly does not suffer from a lack of ambition. Play...
IndyCar Racing
DOS1993 racing
IndyCar Racing is a racing simulation video game developed by Papyrus Design Group and published by Virgin Interactive. Released in 1993 for MS-DOS, it marked a significant step fo...
Risk: the World Conquest Game
DOS1989 strategy
1000 Miglia
DOS1992 racing
Ah, 1000 Miglia - the only racing game where you can almost smell the exhaust fumes and espresso. Based on the historic Italian road race, it’s less about speed and more abou...
007: License to Kill
DOS1989 shooter
Before James Bond was saving the world with cinematic flair, he was crashing pixelated helicopters in 007: License to Kill. This top-down action game takes the movie and crams it i...
Apache strike
DOS1989 vehicle simulation
Ah, Apache Strike (1989), the game where you're the lone helicopter pilot flying through blocky cities that look like they were made of leftover Lego bricks. Your mission? Blow up ...
Goody
DOS1987 action
Goody throws you into the shoes of a small-time thief in a colorful, chaotic city that feels like it was designed by someone who really wanted to punish jump timing. As you sneak a...
Tomb Raider
DOS1996protected action-adventure
Sirwood
DOS1990 shooter
Sirwood throws you into a fantasy kingdom where the trees are friendlier than some of the locals. Half strategy, half adventure, it's the kind of game that expects you to think, pl...






























