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Day of the Viper
DOS1990 shooter
Released in 1990, Day of the Viper is a first-person shooter before shooters really found their footing. Imagine a blend of Doom and a bargain-bin puzzle game, but with robots. You...
Bio Menace Episode 1: Dr. Mangle's Lab
DOS1993freeware action
Mutants! Explosions! Green slime! Bio Menace kicks off with Dr. Mangle’s Lab, a side-scrolling blast of carnage where you, Snake Logan (yes, really), shoot your way through a...
Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 1
DOS1988 strategy
Released in 1988, Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 1 is as straightforward as its title. You get historical accuracy, a serious strategy engine, and about as many g...
Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego? Deluxe
DOS1992 adventure
Ascii Sector
Windows Vista/7/8LinuxDOS2007freeware simulation
Ascii Sector is what happens when someone takes Privateer, removes the graphics, and replaces them with pure ASCII and sheer willpower. It’s open-world space sim meets roguel...
MegaRace 2
DOS1996protected racing
Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2001protected strategy
Released in 2001 for PC, Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds is what happens when someone looks at Age of Empires II and says, “This is good, but what if there were AT-ATs stom...
Home Alone
DOS1991 action
Home Alone attempts to capture the chaotic charm of the film, placing you in the shoes of a child defending a house with questionable safety standards. Released in 1991, it mixes s...
Night Shift
DOS1990 puzzle
Night Shift is a 1990 action game with a wonderfully unusual premise: instead of saving the world, the player is busy working a night shift. Naturally, this is not an ordinary job,...
Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego?
DOS1986 adventure
Emmanuelle: A Game of Eroticism
DOS1989NSFW adventure
Emmanuelle: A Game of Eroticism is less about eroticism and more about awkward curiosity. Released in 1989, it’s a slow, text-heavy experience filled with suggestion, innuend...
Fallout
DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protecteddemo rpg
When Fallout landed in 1997, it didn’t just introduce a new RPG, it redefined what post-apocalyptic storytelling could feel like. Set in a retro-futuristic wasteland dripping...
Frogger
DOS1983 action
Frogger needs very little introduction, yet it still deserves respect. Originally released in 1983, this deceptively simple game asks you to guide a frog across busy roads and trea...
Crescent
DOS1993NSFW adventure
Crescent is a mysterious blend of action and intrigue set in a pixelated sci-fi world. The plot is sparse, dropped in cryptic hints as you battle your way through hostile landscape...
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark
DOS1990 adventure
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark is a strange but fascinating blend of adventure game, RPG, and comedy horror. You wander through a spooky mansion, solve puzzles, fight monsters, and g...
Code-Name: Iceman
DOS1989 adventure
Part Cold War thriller, part adventure game, part submarine simulator, Code-Name: Iceman is a Sierra title that demands patience, precision, and a deep respect for diplomacy and to...
1869
DOS1992 simulation
If you’ve ever dreamed of becoming a 19th-century merchant sailing the high seas with a suspiciously optimistic outlook on international trade, 1869 is your jam. It throws yo...
Heart of China
DOS1991 adventure
Heart of China is an adventure game that leans heavily into storytelling, weaving a tale of intrigue and danger across exotic locations. The narrative is its strongest asset, pulli...
Soviet
DOS1990 shooter
Released in 1990 for DOS, Soviet is a cold war thriller that plays out like an interactive spy novel. You’re an American journalist turned reluctant agent, caught in a tangle...
Leisure Suit Larry 7: Love for Sail
DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1996protecteddemoNSFW adventure
Released in 1996, Leisure Suit Larry 7: Love for Sail sends Larry aboard a luxurious cruise where romance, mystery, and comedy collide with spectacular enthusiasm. The hand-drawn a...
Comanche: Maximum overkill
DOS1992 vehicle simulation
If you ever wanted to fly a helicopter that looks like it belongs in a Michael Bay fever dream, Comanche: Maximum Overkill (1992, DOS) is for you. This voxel-powered beast puts you...
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers
DOS1992 rpg
Italicized title: J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers. Continuing the ambitious adaptation of Tolkien’s saga, this sequel expands both the scope a...
Dark Seed
DOS1992 adventure
When H.R. Giger is involved, you know things will get weird. Dark Seed (1992) is a point-and-click horror adventure where you play Mike Dawson, a man haunted by nightmarish visions...
Wasteland
DOS1988 rpg
Released in 1988 for DOS, Wasteland is the kind of game that quietly changed history while pretending to be just another post-apocalyptic RPG. Long before wastelands were fashionab...
Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe
DOS1991 vehicle simulation
Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe is a combat flight simulation game developed and published by Lucasfilm Games (later known as LucasArts) in 1991. It was designed for MS-DOS systems...
The Game of Harmony
DOS1990 puzzle
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...
Fast Food Tycoon
Windows XP/98/951999 simulation
Maniac Mansion Deluxe
Windows XP/98/952004freewareremake adventure
Created by devoted fans, Maniac Mansion Deluxe lovingly rebuilds the Lucasfilm classic with improved graphics, modern conveniences, and remarkable respect for the original adventur...
American McGee's Alice
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2000 action-adventure






























