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Batman: the Movie
DOS1990 action
The 1990 adaptation of Tim Burton’s Batman hit DOS screens with a moody mix of driving, platforming, and side-scrolling bat-beatdowns. Batman: The Movie swings between genres...
ZZT
DOS1991freeware action
ZZT (1991, DOS) looks like it was drawn by an enthusiastic ASCII artist with too much time and not enough colors. And yet, it’s brilliant. Part action game, part puzzle adven...
Grim Fandango
Windows XP/98/951998protecteddemo adventure
Grim Fandango is an adventure game developed and published by LucasArts. It was released in 1998 and is known for its unique setting and distinctive art style. The game was directe...
Screamer
DOS1995protected racing
Screamer (1995) was the moment when PC gamers realized DOS could, in fact, go fast. A blistering arcade racer inspired by Daytona USA, it delivered glossy graphics, roaring engines...
Full Throttle
DOS1995protecteddemo adventure
Ishar: Legend of the Fortress
DOS1992protected rpg
The first Ishar (1992, DOS) introduced players to a fantasy world where every decision could backfire spectacularly. You’re tasked with toppling a tyrant, but first you&rsquo...
Blood & Magic
DOS1996 strategy
From the people who brought you Dungeons & Dragons, here's Blood & Magic (1996), the RTS that nobody remembers but definitely deserves a second glance. You summon golems fr...
Nicky Boom
DOS1992 action
Darklands
DOSLinuxWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1992protected rpg
Darklands is what happens when medieval Europe gets even darker than it already was. This 1992 RPG drops you into the Holy Roman Empire, but don’t expect knights in shining a...
Unnatural Selection
DOS1993 strategy
Ecstatica
DOS1994 action-adventure
Castle master
DOS1990 action-adventure
In Castle Master, you get dropped into a spooky polygonal castle and told, “Figure it out.” And that’s it. Early 3D graphics make every wall look like it was pain...
Donkey BAS
DOS1981 racing
If you’ve ever wondered what Bill Gates was doing before becoming a household name, Donkey BAS holds the answer: programming a game about avoiding pixelated donkeys on a high...
Empire Deluxe
DOSWindows 3.x1993 strategy
Empire Deluxe is a classic turn-based strategy game that was originally released in the early 1990s. Developed by Mark Baldwin and Bob Rakowsky of White Wolf Productions and p...
The Magic Candle
DOS1989 rpg
Released in 1989 for DOS, The Magic Candle is a classic RPG with more depth than a wizard’s library. You must keep a sacred candle burning to prevent evil from escaping &mdas...
Starflight 2: Trade routes of the Cloud Nebula
DOS1989 rpg
The Faery Tale Adventure: Book I
DOS1987 rpg
KGB
DOS1992 adventure
Catacomb Abyss
DOS1992protected shooter
Before Doom, there was Catacomb Abyss, where you throw fireballs down corridors at zombies who all apparently graduated from the same school of slow shuffling. It's a first-person ...
Archon: the Light and the Dark
DOS1984 strategy
Before Battle Chess, there was Archon. Imagine a board game where pawns and knights settle disputes not with rules, but with full-on gladiatorial combat. Archon gives you light ver...
Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans
Windows XP/98/951998canceled adventure
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers
DOSWindows 3.xMac OS1993protecteddemo adventure
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers is a point-and-click adventure game developed and published by Sierra On-Line. It was released in 1993 and designed by Jane Jensen. The game is ...
Alien Syndrome
DOS1989 shooter
Alien Syndrome (1989) is a top-down shooter where you save hostages, shoot aliens, and scream internally because you’re always out of time. It’s frantic arcade action a...
Iron Lord
DOS1990 strategy
Iron Lord (1990, DOS) is the medieval fantasy game that tried to be everything at once—and somehow pulled it off. It’s part RPG, part action, part strategy, and part &l...
Runaway City
DOS1995NSFW adventure
Oligopoly
DOS1987 strategy
If you’ve ever stared at a Monopoly board and thought, “This needs more spreadsheets,” then Oligopoly is basically your spiritual home. Released in 1987 for DOS, ...
Oil Imperium
DOS1989 simulation
Operation: Inner Space
Windows 3.x1994protecteddemo shooter
Night Shift
DOS1990 puzzle
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...






























