Abandonware DOS title

Games with a female protagonist sorted by title, from Z to A

Before Tomb Raider, not many games involved main female characters. Carmen Sandiego, Laura Bow, Elvira, Jill of the Jungle and eve Ms. Pac-Man were exceptions to the "male" rule followed by early video games.

Most popular female protagonist games

Princess Maker 2
simulationDOS
Lula: The Sexy Empire
simulationWindows XP/98/95
wheretimecarmensandiego-1

Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?

DOS19894.1/5 Broderbund
Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? is an educational computer game and television game show franchise created by Broderbund. It focuses on teaching geography and history while players try to track down the infamous thief, Carmen Sandiego, and her gang across different historical periods.The game was first released in 1989, followed by the TV show in...
carmen-sandiego-world-01

Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?

DOS19854.2/5 Broderbund
whereusacarmen-1

Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego?

DOS19863.9/5 Broderbund
whereeuropecarmen-2

Where in Europe is Carmen Sandiego?

DOSMac19884/5 Broderbund
vynil-goddess-mars-06

Vynil Goddess from Mars

DOS19953.7/5 Six Pound Sledge Studios
trafficdepartment-4

Traffic department 2192

DOS1994freeware3.7/5 P Squared
tomb-raider-3-01

Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft

Windows XP/98/95Mac1998protected4.2/5 Core Design
lara-croft-2-06

Tomb Raider II

Windows XP/98/95Mac1997protected4.1/5 Core Design
tombraider-1

Tomb Raider

DOS1996protected4.1/5 Core Design
wizard-of-oz-02

The Wizard of Oz

DOS19853.9/5 Windham Classics
questfortimebird-1

The Quest for the Time-bird

DOS19893.9/5 Infogrames
no-one-lives-forever-06

The Operative: No One Lives Forever

Windows XP/98/9520003.7/5 Monolith Productions
The Operative: No One Lives Forever is a first-person shooter with stealth gameplay elements, developed by Monolith Productions and released by Fox Interactive in 2000 for Windows, Mac and PS2. As Cate Archer, a spy working for a secret organization in the 60s, you have to find out who killed your colleagues. No One Lives Forever is the first of th...
giana-3

The Great Giana Sisters

DOS1987remake4/5
The Great Giana Sisters is a platform video game developed by Time Warp Productions and published by Rainbow Arts. It was originally released in 1987 for the Commodore 64 and other platforms, and later unofficially ported to MS-DOS.The game follows the adventures of two sisters, Giana and Maria, as they journey through a dream world filled with var...
colonelbequest-3

The Colonel's Bequest

DOS1989protecteddemo4.1/5 Sierra On-Line
The Colonel's Bequest is a graphic adventure game developed and published by Sierra On-Line. It was released in 1989 for various platforms, including MS-DOS, Amiga, and Atari ST. The game was created by Roberta Williams, co-founder of Sierra On-Line.The game is part of the "Laura Bow" series, with the full title being "Laura Bow: The Colonel's Bequ...
syberia-06

Syberia

Windows XP/98/95Mac2002protected4.1/5 Microids
septerra-core-02

Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator

Windows XP/98/951999protected4/5
princessmaker2-3

Princess Maker 2

DOS19934.1/5 Gainax
Princess Maker 2 is a life simulation anime-style game developed by Gainax in 1993. In Princess Maker 2, the player is the father of a young princess and must tutor and raise her to the age of 18 by scheduling jobs, school classes and programming other activities. The princess is defined by attributes (strength, cooking, etc.) that will change depe...
pocahontas-1

Pocahontas

DOS19953.2/5 Teeny Weeny Games
plunderedhearts-1

Plundered Hearts

DOSMac19873.9/5 Infocom
plague-moon-02

Plague of the Moon

DOS19944.1/5
phantasmagoria-02

Phantasmagoria

Windows XP/98/95DOSMac1995protected4.2/5 Sierra On-Line
peppers-adventures-in-time-2

Pepper's Adventures in Time

DOS19934/5 Sierra On-Line
pac-girl-1

Pac-girl

DOS19823.7/5 Magicom Multimedia
mspacman-2

Ms. Pac-Man

DOS19833.9/5 Midway Manufacturing Company
mspacpc-1

Ms Pac PC

DOS1995remake4.2/5 Magicom Multimedia
mixedgoose-1

Mixed-up Mother Goose

DOS19874.1/5 Sierra On-Line
metallace-1

Metal & Lace

DOS1993NSFW3.7/5 MegaTech Software
Metal & Lace: The Battle of the Robo Babes is a video game developed by Megatech Software and published by Forest Interactive in 1993. It's an adult-themed fighting game for MS-DOS.In the game, players control customizable female robots known as "Robo Babes" in one-on-one combat. The emphasis on customization allows players to modify their robo...