Abandonware DOS title

Games influenced by anime aesthetics sorted by title, from Z to A

In the 80s and 90s the Japan influence on western culture started to grow exponentially. Publishers and designers noticed that peculiar trend and produced some of the earliest video games for DOS and Windows with graphics based on anime or manga style.

Most popular anime style games

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos - Yugi the Destiny

Windows XP/98/952003 Konami
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos - Joey the Passion

Windows XP/98/95Windows 10/112004 Konami
Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos: Joey the Passion, released by Konami in 2004, is a PC video game that brings the popular Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game to life. This game is the third and final installment in the "Power of Chaos" series.&n...
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Ys: The Vanished Omens

DOS1989 Nihon Falcom
Ys: The Vanished Omens (also known as The Ancient Land of Ys) is an abandoned top-down open-world action RPG designed by Masaya Hashimoto, developed by Nihon Falcom and released by Kyodai Software Marketing for DOS in 1989. Ys: Th...
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True Love

Windows XP/98/951995NSFW Software House Parsley
True Love is abandoned visual novel and dating simulation developed by Software House Parsley and released by JAST USA in 1995 for Windows. True Love is one of the many erotic anime-style visual novels released in the 1990s.
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Three Sisters' Story

DOS1999NSFW JAST USA
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Sorcerian

DOS1990 Nihon Falcom
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Sexy Fighter

DOS1993NSFW Kingformation
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Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator

Windows XP/98/951999protected
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Season of the Sakura

DOS1997NSFW JAST USA
Season of the Sakura is an abandoned visual novel game developed by JAST USA and released by in 1997 for DOS. Season of the Sakura is one of the many Japanese visual novels published in the 90s with a eroge theme.
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Runaway City

DOS1995NSFW JAST USA
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Princess Maker 2

DOS1993 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...
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One Must Fall 2097

DOS1994freeware Diversions Entertainment
One Must Fall: 2097 is a fighting game released in 1994 by Epic MegaGames. Set in a futuristic world, the game features giant humanoid robots known as HARs (Human-Assisted Robots) controlled by human pilots. The storyline revolves...
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Metal & Lace

DOS1993NSFW 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 fem...
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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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Mega Man X3

Windows XP/98/951998 Capcom
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Mega Man X

DOS1995protected Capcom
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Mega Man 3

DOS1992 Hi-Tech Expressions
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Marble Cooking

DOS1994NSFW Negative
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Mad Paradox

DOS1994NSFW Queen Soft
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Knights of Xentar

DOS1994NSFW MegaTech Software
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Gal Pani X

Windows XP/98/952000freewareNSFW
Gal Pani X is an action-puzzle game reminiscent of the classic arcade Qix, developed by D2 and released in 2000 for Windows. Gal Pani X is an adult-themed Doujin game: it was made by fans and wasn't for profit.
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Fatal Relations

Windows XP/98/951998NSFW
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Fairy Nights

Windows XP/98/952000NSFW Milky House
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Elona

Windows 10/112007freeware
Elona (short for Eternal League of Nefia) is a free roguelike RPG developed by Japanese indie developer named Noa in 2007. Its gameplay combines elements of open-world exploration, dungeon crawling, and life simulation. It has com...
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Crescent

DOS1993NSFW Silky's
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Cosmic Soldier: Psychic War

DOS1989 Kogado Software Products
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Cobra Mission

DOS1992NSFW MegaTech Software
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Beats of Rage

DOS2003freeware
Beats of Rage is what happens when fans of Streets of Rage decide to stop waiting for Sega and just build their own game—with a side of King of Fighters for flavor. This DOS beat 'em up is so full of punches, kicks, and pixe...
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Ardentryst

Windows 10/11Linux2009
Ardentryst is the indie platformer that tried really hard to be a Metroidvania and kinda pulled it off. With anime-style art, RPG elements, and two playable characters, it’s got ambition pouring out of its pixelated pores. T...
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Angel 3

DOS1990NSFW JAST USA
Angel 3 is that kind of DOS game where you sit down thinking "I'll give it five minutes" and three hours later you're still trying to figure out what just happened. Released in 1990, it's part shooter, part surrealist fever dream,...