The most popular modem games
Games supporting modem play can be played by multiple players on PCs connected using... guess what?... a modem. Back in the day, being able to play via modem didn't involve Internet at all.
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Sid Meier's CivNet
Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x1995 MicroProse Software
CivNet is a multiplayer adaptation of the original Sid Meier's Civilization game, released in 1995. It was developed and published by MicroProse for MS-DOS and Windows. This version of Civilization brought networked multiplayer ga...
Falcon 3.0
DOS1991protected Sphere
Tempest 2000
DOS1996remake Atari
Tempest 2000 is a video game developed by Llamasoft and published by Atari Corporation. It was released in 1994 for DOS, Mac, the Atari Jaguar console, etc. Tempest 2000 is an enhanced remake of the original Tempest, which was rel...
Dark Reign: The Future of War
Windows XP/98/951997protected Auran Games
3-D Helicopter Simulator
DOS1987 Sierra On-Line
Released in 1987, this is less of a simulator and more of a fever dream where you pilot a flying box over a grid pretending to be terrain. 3-D Helicopter Simulator was ambitious for its time, with wireframe graphics that suggest a...
Machiavelli the Prince
DOS1995protected Holistic Design
Big Red Racing
DOS1995 The Big Red Software Company
Big Red Racing is what happens when you combine arcade mayhem with zero regard for realism and lots of British sarcasm. Drive everything from dump trucks to hovercrafts, insult your friends, and laugh your way to the finish line. ...
Krazy Ivan
Windows XP/98/951996 Psygnosis
NetStorm: Islands at War
Windows XP/98/951997
The Civil War
DOS1987 Avalon Hill
Dark Legions
DOS1994protected Silicon Knights
MiG-29M Super Fulcrum
DOS1989 Simbiosis Interactive
Cultures
Windows XP/98/952000protected Funatics Software
Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II
Windows XP/98/951997protected LucasArts
Ground Control
Windows XP/98/952000protected Massive Entertainment
Ground Control is a strategy game developed by Massive Entertainment and released by Sierra On-Line in 2000. More precisely Ground Control is a real time tactical game with a sci-fi setting.
Star Control 3
DOS1996protected Legend Entertainment
Vette!
DOS1989 Sphere
Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2001protected LucasArts
Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds is a science fiction real-time strategy game set in the Star Wars universe, focused both on the first and the second Star Wars trilogy. Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds was developed by LucasArts...
Birthright: The Gorgon's Alliance
Windows XP/98/951996 Synergistic Software
Ever wanted to manage a kingdom, lead armies, go dungeon-crawling, and attend budget meetings? Birthright: The Gorgon’s Alliance makes all your fantasy micromanagement dreams come true. Released in 1996 for Windows XP (yes, ...
V for Victory: D-day Utah Beach
DOS1991protected Atomic Games
Slipstream 5000
DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1995protected The Software Refinery
Slipstream 5000 is a futuristic racing video game that was released in 1995 for MS-DOS. It was developed by The Software Refinery and published by Gremlin Interactive. The game is set in the year 2110, and players engage in high-s...
Star Trek: Starfleet Command
Windows XP/98/951999protected Interplay Productions
SSN-21 Seawolf
DOS1994 Electronic Arts
Star General
Windows XP/98/95DOS1996protected Catware, Inc.
Star General is a turn-based strategy game developed by Catware and published by SSI (Strategic Simulations, Inc.). It was released in 1996 for MS-DOS and later for Windows. The game is set in a science fiction universe where play...
Mechwarrior 2: Mercenaries
DOSWindows XP/98/951996 Activision
MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries is a standalone expansion to MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat, released in 1996 by Activision. Part of the larger BattleTech universe, the game puts players in control of a customizable BattleMech as t...
Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games
DOS1996protected Sir-tech Software
Merchant Prince
DOS1993 Holistic Design
Archon Ultra
DOS1994protected Free Fall Associates
Archon Ultra is what happens when you smash chess into an arcade cabinet and call it a day. This updated version of the original Archon throws in jazzed-up graphics and faster gameplay, but keeps the core idea: when pieces meet, t...
Screamer
DOS1995protected Milestone
Mageslayer
Windows XP/98/951997 Raven Software
Mageslayer is an action game developed by Raven Software and published by GT Interactive in 1997 for MS-DOS. It stands out as a top-down, hack-and-slash dungeon crawler inspired by games like Gauntlet, but with an original fantasy...