The best hotseat games
Games supporting hotseat multiplayer mode can be played by more than one player (usually two) on the same PC taking turns playing the game. Many strategy games offer an hotseat multiplayer mode.
Most popular hotseat games
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Carl Lewis Challenge
DOS19925/5 Teque
Carl Lewis Challenge is a sports simulation video game that was released in 1992 by Psygnosis for various platforms, including the Amiga, Atari ST, and DOS. Named after the famous American track and field athlete Carl Lewis, the game aims to simulate several athletic events in which Lewis excelled. The game features multiple track and field ev...
Time Bandit
DOS19894.4/5 MichTron
Time Bandit is a classic top-down arcade-style video game that was released in 1982 for various home computer systems, such as the Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, and others. It was developed by MichTron. In Time Bandit, players control a character who must navigate through a series of maze-like levels, battling various enemies and collecting treasure a...
DX-Ball 2
Windows XP/98/951998protected4.3/5 Longbow Digital Arts
DX-Ball 2 is a popular brick-breaking game that was first released in 1998 by Longbow Digital Arts. It serves as a sequel to the original DX-Ball, which was inspired by the classic arcade game Breakout and its successor Arkanoid. The core mechanics of DX-Ball 2 involve controlling a paddle at the bottom of the screen to bounce a ball upwards. ...
Volfied
DOS19914.3/5 Taito
Volfied is an arcade game developed and released by Taito Corporation in 1989. It's a puzzle game that gained popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The game is named after the fictional planet "Volfied", where the gameplay is set.In Volfied, players control a small spaceship called "Challenger" and must eliminate 80% or more of the playfiel...
Skate or Die
DOS19884.3/5 Electronic Arts
Skate or Die is an abandoned sports game, developed and released by Electronic Arts in 1988 for DOS and a number of other platforms. Skate or Die is a multi-sport kind of game, including every kind of unconventional "sport" done on skateboard. A sequel, Ski or Die, was released an year later.
Winter Supersports 1992
DOS19924.3/5
The Incredible Machine 2
DOSWindows 3.xWindows XP/98/9519944.3/5 Jeff Tunnell Productions
Master of Orion 2: Battle at Antares
DOSWindows XP/98/951996protected4.3/5 SimTex
Master of Orion II is a 4X turn-based sci-fi strategy game set in space. Master of Orion 2 gives the player an empire to run by controlling food and production, managing economy and researching new technology. The player can wage war against other races or use spies and diplomacy to achieve victory.
Ms Pac PC
DOS1995remake4.3/5 Magicom Multimedia
Grand Prix 2
DOS19954.3/5 MicroProse Software
Grand Prix 2 is an abandoned Formula 1 racing game designed by Geoff Crammond and published by MicroProse Software in 1995 for DOS. Grand Prix 2 is the sequel to Formula One Grand Prix and was a one-man project (which was uncommon at the time). Grand Prix 2 was essentially an accurate simulation of the 1994 Formula 1 season.
Face Off!
DOS19894.3/5 MindSpan
Face Off! is an abandoned hockey sports game developed by MindSpan (known for their Hardball series) and released by Gamestar in 1989 for DOS and also for Commodore 64. Face Off supports multiplayer in competitive or cooperative modes.
Global Conquest
DOS19924.3/5 Ozark Softscape
Battlezone
DOS19834.2/5 Atari
Psycho Pinball
DOS19954.2/5 Codemasters
Ogre
DOS19864.2/5 Origin Systems
Patrician
DOS1992protected4.2/5 ASCARON Entertainment
Battle Chess
DOS1988protected4.2/5 Interplay Productions
Chess was a niche genre in video gaming. There were lots of chess simulations: black and white very old games, licensed games from chess champions, etc. No one ever attempted to broaden the audience until Interplay published Battle Chess. Battle Chess appeal was almost entirely focused on the animations when two pieces ended on the same square.
Extreme Pinball
DOS19954.2/5 Epic MegaGames
Age of Wonders
Windows XP/98/951999protecteddemo4.2/5 Triumph Studios
Defender
DOS19834.2/5 Williams Entertainment
Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight
DOS19924.2/5 Mindscape
Battle Bugs
DOS19944.2/5 Epyx
Clue Master Detective
DOS19894.2/5 Dalali Software
Clue Master Detective is an abandoned strategy game developed by Dalali Software and released by Leisure Genius in 1989 for DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, C64. Clue Master Detective is based on the well known board game Clue (also known as Cluedo). Clue can be played in single player, but the best gaming experience come from the multi-player mode.
Conflict: Korea
DOS1992protected4.2/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Jack Nicklaus Golf & Course Design: Signature Edition
DOS19924.2/5 Sculptured Software
Axis and Allies: Iron Blitz
Windows XP/98/9519994.2/5 Wargaming West
Gary Grigsby's Pacific War
DOS1992protected4.2/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Xenon 2: Megablast
DOS19904.2/5 Bitmap Brothers
Xenon 2: Megablast is a classic shoot'em up developed by Bitmap Brothers and released by Image Works in 1990 for DOS and for a plethora of other systems. Xenon was good, Xenon 2 was far better. Compared to today standards Xenon 2 is perhaps a mediocre shoot 'em up, but at the time every shooter fan loved it. Plus, it was developed by Bitmap Brother...
The Humans
DOS1993protected4.2/5 Imagitec Design
Fantasy General
DOS1996protected4.2/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Fantasy General is a hex-based turn-based strategy fantasy wargame. The player can duel either against a computer or a human opponent or even take part in a longer campaign. There are two sides to chose from, one good and one evil, each with unique and colorful units.