Ancient mythology
Every country with a past has its myths. Some are more popular than others. Egyptian gods, the greek pantheon, the norse gods are all part of mythologies that cinema, literature and video games exploited every time they could. Even DOS games developers took inspiration from some kind of mythology, from time to time.
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Altered Beast
DOS1990 Sega
Altered Beast is a classic side-scrolling beat 'em up arcade game developed and published by Sega. It was originally released in arcades in 1988 and later ported to various home consoles, including the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.Players control a resurrected centurion who battles through five levels filled with undead creatures and other mythical beas...
Archon: the Light and the Dark
DOS1984 Free Fall Associates
Archon: The Light and the Dark is an abandoned DOS fantasy blend of strategy and action game, developed by Free Fall Associates and published for DOS by Electronic Arts in 1984. Archon and its sequels are a unique mix of chess-like turn-based strategy and arcade action games. Take chess and add the fact that every time two pieces land on the same s...
Artura
DOS1989 Arcadia Systems
Atlantis: The Lost Tales
DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protected Cryo Interactive Entertainment
Atlantis: The Lost Tales is a graphic adventure game developed by Cryo Interactive and released in 1997. It is the first in a series of games set around the legendary lost city of Atlantis. You play as Seth, a young hero who becomes entangled in the political and mysterious happenings of the city. Seth is tasked with finding the missing queen,...
Brimstone
DOS1985 Synapse Software
Celtic Tales: Balor of the Evil Eye
DOS1995 KOEI
Celtic Tales: Balor of the Evil Eye is a strategy video game developed by KOEI and released in 1995. It is set in a mythical version of ancient Ireland and draws heavily from Celtic mythology, particularly focusing on the legendary figure Balor of the Evil Eye. Players take on the role of a clan leader, managing their tribe's resources, engagi...
Conquests of Camelot: The Search for the Grail
DOS1990 Sierra On-Line
Conquests of Camelot: The Search for the Grail is an old DOS point and click adventure game designed by Christy Marx, developed and published by Sierra On-Line in 1990. As the title implies, Conquests of Camelot setting is based on the Arthurian legends.
Daughter of Serpents
DOS1992 Eldritch Games
Day of the Pharaoh
DOS1989 Chip
Dusk of the Gods
DOS1991 Event Horizon
Eye of Horus
DOS1989 Denton Designs
Fairy Nights
Windows XP/98/952000NSFW Milky House
God of Thunder
DOSWindows XP/98/951993freeware Adept Software
God of Thunder is a classic computer game developed by Adept Software and released in 1993. It's a puzzle platformer with a fantasy theme. In the game, you control Thor, the Norse god of thunder, on a quest to save Midgard (Earth) from the evil god Loki and his minions.The gameplay involves navigating through various levels filled with obstacles, e...
Gods
DOS1991 Bitmap Brothers
Gods is a video game developed by The Bitmap Brothers and initially released in 1991. It is a platformer that combines action and puzzle-solving elements. The game was originally released for various platforms, including the Commodore Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS.In Gods, players control a hero navigating through a series of levels filled with enemi...
Heimdall
DOS1992 Core Design
Heimdall 2: Into the Hall of Worlds
DOS1994 The 8th Day
Hercules
Windows XP/98/951997protected Eurocom Developments
ICON: Quest for the Ring
DOS1984 Macrocom
King's Table: The Legend of Ragnarok
DOS1993protected Imagitec Design
Myth
DOS1989 Magnetic Scrolls
Pharaoh
Windows XP/98/951999protected Impressions Games
Populous 2: Trials of the Olympian Gods
DOSMac OS1993protected Bullfrog
Populous 2: Trials of the Olympian Gods is an old sandbox strategy god-game. As the title suggests, the setting is more of less ancient Greek mythology and you're a god (hence the god-game label). Populous 2 is the sequel of the much acclaimed Populous, designed by Peter Molineaux. Populous 2 was developed by Bullfrog and published by Electronic Ar...
Populous: The Beginning
Windows XP/98/951998protected Bullfrog
Prophecy: The Viking Child
DOS1991 Imagitec Design
Ragnarok
DOS1993freeware Gray Design Associates
The Golden Fleece
DOS1989
Ulises
DOS1989 Opera Soft
Zeus: Master of Olympus
Windows XP/98/952000protected Impressions Games
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