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Pacific Islands
DOS1992 vehicle simulation
In the Dead of Night
DOS1995 adventure
Alter Ego: Male Version
DOS1986 simulation
Welcome to Alter Ego: Male Version, where your life begins with a cry and a diaper and only goes downhill - or uphill, depending on your choices. This text-based simulation lets you experience the full ride of being a man: childho...
TV Sports: Boxing
DOS1991freeware sports
The mist
DOS1985 adventure
Ultima 8: Pagan
DOSMac OS1994protected rpg
BattleTech: The Crescent Hawks' Revenge
DOS1990 strategy
BattleTech: The Crescent Hawks' Revenge is a turn-based strategy game developed by Westwood Associates and published by Infocom in 1990. It is the sequel to "Crescent Hawk's Inception" and is set in the BattleTech universe, a...
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 about not getting your 1930s jalopy vaporized by bad t...
Epic Pinball
DOSMac OS1993protected action
Dark Legions
DOS1994protected strategy
Diggers
DOS1994 puzzle
Aquanox
Windows XP/98/952001protected vehicle simulation
Dive into Aquanox (2001), where post-apocalyptic submarines battle it out beneath the ocean in a world that’s half Waterworld, half neon rave. With moody lighting and dialogue that screams “we’re trying to be dee...
City of Lost Children
DOS1997 adventure
Ultima 9: Ascension
Windows XP/98/951999protected rpg
King's Quest 6: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow
DOSWindows 3.x1992protected adventure
Commander Keen 2: The Earth Explodes
DOS1990protected action
Reunion
DOS1994 strategy
In Reunion, you return to a solar system that’s moved on without you—like showing up to your own birthday party two centuries late. Your mission? Rebuild civilization, survive political drama, and master a UI that seem...
X-Men 2: The Fall of the Mutants
DOS1991 action-adventure
Mario's Game Gallery
DOSMac OS1995 strategy
Cartooners
DOS1989 application
Cartooners lets you live out your childhood dream of being a one-person animation studio… minus the caffeine addiction. It’s a charming sandbox where you can draw your own characters, animate them, and build little sk...
Total Annihilation
Windows XP/98/951997protected strategy
Seven Cities of Gold (Commemorative Edition)
DOS1993protected simulation
Batman: the Caped Crusader
DOS1988 action-adventure
Half comic book, half arcade game, Batman: The Caped Crusader (1988) offers a delightfully weird aesthetic with its paneled visual style and pulp serial vibe. You’ll punch, puzzle-solve, and generally Batman your way through...
Amazon: Guardians of Eden
DOS1992 adventure
Think Indiana Jones meets 90s daytime TV. Amazon: Guardians of Eden is a cinematic point-and-click adventure filled with jungles, conspiracies, and more hair gel than any explorer should carry. As a square-jawed hero investigating...
Gobliiins
DOSMac OS1991protected adventure
Gobliiins is a peculiar adventure game designed by Pierre Gilhodes, developed by French company Coktel Vision and released by Sierra On-Line in 1991 for DOS, Mac, Amiga and Atari ST. In Gobliiins, you control multiple goblins...
Tomb Raider
DOS1996protected action-adventure
Syndicate Wars
DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1996protected strategy
Syndicate Wars is the sequel to the much acclaimed Syndicate developed by Bullfrog in its golden years. Like its predecessor, Syndicate Wars is a real-time tactics strategy game set in a cyberpunk dystopian world involving excessi...
The Temple of Elemental Evil
Windows XP/98/952003protected rpg
The Temple of Elemental Evil is a computer role-playing game (CRPG) released in 2003 by Troika Games and published by Atari. The game is set in the World of Greyhawk, one of D&D's most famous campaign settings. The story ...
Command HQ
DOSMac OS1990 strategy
Command HQ was developed by Microplay Software. It was one of the early real-time strategy (RTS) games and focused on global warfare, allowing players to control armies, fleets, and economies in various historical and futuristic s...
Jet Set Willy remake
DOS1999freewareremake action
Jet Set Willy is a classic platform video game released for various home computers in the 1980s. It was developed by Matthew Smith and published by Software Projects for the ZX Spectrum in 1984. The game is the sequel to Manic Min...