Abandonware DOS title

Games based on comic books sorted by year, newest first

Comics aren't always about superheroes. Think about classics like Tin Tin, Asterix or even comic strips like Dilbert or Peanuts. There are mangas and, in general, comic books created in different countries than the superhero-centric USA.

Most popular based on a comic book games

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Spider-Man 2: The Game

Windows XP/98/95Mac OSWindows 10/112004
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Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1999protected Virtual Studio
Amerzone is like stepping into a dream where logic is optional and atmosphere is everything. You play a journalist unraveling the mystery of a dying explorer’s last journey, which involves a lost civilization, mystical eggs,...
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Black Moon Chronicles

DOS1999protected Cryo Interactive Entertainment
Based on a French comic series, Black Moon Chronicles (1999) is what you'd get if a fantasy novel and a real-time strategy game had a slightly awkward baby. The art is dark, the tone is darker, and the gameplay is surprisingly com...
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Mega Man X3

Windows XP/98/951998 Capcom
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Mega Man X4

Windows XP/98/951998 Capcom
Mega Man X4 is a side-scrolling action-platformer video game released by Capcom for Windows, Sony PlayStation, and Sega Saturn in 1997 and 1998. It is part of the Mega Man X series, a spin-off of the original Mega Man franchise.Se...
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Dilbert's Desktop Games

Windows XP/98/951997
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Lucky Luke

Windows XP/98/951997 Infogrames
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X-Men: Children of the Atom

DOS1997demo Capcom
X-Men: Children of the Atom is a fighting video game developed by Capcom and released in arcades in 1994. The game features characters from Marvel Comics' X-Men series, including popular mutants like Wolverine, Cyclops, Storm, and...
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Asterix and Obelix

DOS1996 Infogrames
When in Gaul, punch like the Gauls do. In Asterix and Obelix (1996), you control the iconic French duo on a globetrotting beat-‘em-up adventure that mostly involves sending Romans flying like ragdolls. It’s all charmin...
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Mandrake: L'Ombra del Cobra

DOS1994 Holodream Software
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Yellow Kid: Giallo al Circo

DOS1994 Holodream Software
Italian noir meets circus mystery in Yellow Kid: Giallo al Circo, where you play a journalist with a yellow trench coat and more curiosity than self-preservation. The game’s art style oozes comic book flair, while the puzzle...
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Batman Returns

DOS1992 Spirit of discovery
Just like the movie, Batman Returns (1992) is dark, gritty, and full of dudes in clown makeup getting punched in the face. You play as the Caped Crusader in a beat-‘em-up side-scroller that delivers satisfying combos and a s...
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Dylan Dog: Murderers

DOS1992 Simulmondo
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Flash Gordon: Il Rapimento di Dale

DOS1992 Holodream Software
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Mega Man 3

DOS1992 Hi-Tech Expressions
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Popeye 2

DOS1992 Bizarre Developments
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Viz

DOS1991
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X-Men 2: The Fall of the Mutants

DOS1991 Paragon Software
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Batman: the Movie

DOS1990 Ocean Software
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 like a bat on a bungee cord. One moment you're cr...
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Dick Tracy

DOS1990 Titus Interactive
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Lorna

DOS1990NSFW Topo Soft
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North and South

DOS1990 Infogrames
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Ranx: The Video Game

DOS1990 UBI Soft
Ranx is a 1990 action-adventure video game based on the Italian cyberpunk comic RanXerox, created by artist Tanino Liberatore. The game was developed by Ubisoft and released for the Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS platforms. The ...
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Snoopy and Peanuts

DOS1990 The Edge
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The Amazing Spider-Man

DOS1990 Oxford Digital Enterprises
The Amazing Spider-Man is a side-scrolling action game developed by Oxford Digital Enterprises and published by Paragon Software for MS-DOS, Amiga, and Atari ST. The plot revolves around Spider-Man trying to rescue Mary Jane Watso...
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The Punisher

DOS1990 Paragon Software
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Asterix: Operation Getafix

DOS1989 Coktel Vision
Operation Getafix (1989) is what happens when you turn a beloved comic series into a game with the precision of a wild boar wearing gloves. You play as Asterix on a quest to help Getafix the druid recover his memory and his recipe...
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Superman: The Man of Steel

DOS1989 Tynesoft Computer Software