Ancient mythology sorted by title, from Z to A
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.
Most popular mythology games
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Zeus: Master of Olympus
Windows XP/98/952000protected Impressions Games
Move over, Caesar — Zeus: Master of Olympus is here to show you that ancient city-building is better with gods throwing tantrums. In this mythological city sim, you don’t just deal with taxes and unemployment; you&rsqu...
Ulises
DOS1989 Opera Soft
The Golden Fleece
DOS1989
Ragnarok
DOS1993freeware Gray Design Associates
Prophecy: The Viking Child
DOS1991 Imagitec Design
Populous: The Beginning
Windows XP/98/951998protected Bullfrog
Populous 2: Trials of the Olympian Gods
DOSMac OS1993protected Bullfrog
Populous 2: Trials of the Olympian Gods is a classic sandbox strategy god game. As the title suggests, its setting is loosely based on ancient Greek mythology, and you play as a deity (hence the "god game" label). Populous 2 is th...
Pharaoh
Windows XP/98/951999protected Impressions Games
Pharaoh is a city-building strategy game released in 1999 by Impressions Games and published by Sierra Studios. It is set in ancient Egypt and is heavily inspired by Caesar III, another game by the same developer. Pharaoh focuses ...
Myth
DOS1989 Magnetic Scrolls
King's Table: The Legend of Ragnarok
DOS1993protected Imagitec Design
ICON: Quest for the Ring
DOS1984 Macrocom
Hercules
Windows XP/98/951997protected Eurocom Developments
Heimdall 2: Into the Hall of Worlds
DOS1994 The 8th Day
Heimdall
DOS1992 Core Design
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 Commo...
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)...
Fairy Nights
Windows XP/98/952000NSFW Milky House
Eye of Horus
DOS1989 Denton Designs
Dusk of the Gods
DOS1991 Event Horizon
Day of the Pharaoh
DOS1989 Chip
Daughter of Serpents
DOS1992 Eldritch Games
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 o...
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 legendar...
Brimstone
DOS1985 Synapse Software
Ever wanted to fight fire with... even more fire? Brimstone tosses you into a magical mess of spells, dungeons, and monsters who woke up on the wrong side of the crypt. It’s a 1985 RPG that oozes charm and confusion in equal...
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 ...
Artura
DOS1989 Arcadia Systems
Artura is a hack-and-slash side-scroller that looks like someone tried to draw Gauntlet from memory after a power outage. You’re some kind of Celtic warrior on a mystical mission, but really you’re just trying not to d...
Archon: the Light and the Dark
DOS1984 Free Fall Associates
Before Battle Chess, there was Archon. Imagine a board game where pawns and knights settle disputes not with rules, but with full-on gladiatorial combat. Archon gives you light versus dark, spellcasters versus golems, and battles ...
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.Play...
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