Abandonware DOS title

Multi-direction scrolling games sorted by release date

A multi-directional scroller is a video game in which the action is shown in a top-down or isometric perspective and the player can scroll the screen in any direction (vertical, horizontal, diagonal).

Most popular multi-directional scroller games

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Boulder Dash

DOS1984 First Star Software
Boulder Dash is a classic action-puzzle video game that was first released in 1984 by First Star Software. In Boulder Dash, players control a character named Rockford as he digs through caves to collect diamonds while avoidin...
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Boulder Dash 2: Rockford's Revenge

DOS1985 First Star Software
Boulder Dash II is the sequel to the original Boulder Dash game. It was released in 1985 and follows the same basic gameplay mechanics as its predecessor while introducing new levels and features. In Boulder Dash II, players once ...
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Gauntlet

DOS1986 Mindscape
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Boulder Dash Construction Kit

DOS1987 First Star Software
Boulder Dash Construction Kit is both a full game and a level editor, built around the gameplay mechanics of the original Boulder Dash (1984). You still play as Rockford, the pixelated, googly-eyed spelunker, digging through caves...
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Into the Eagle's Nest

DOS1987 Pandora
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Marble Madness

DOS1987 Atari
Marble Madness is an abandoned isometric action game designed by Mark Cerny and originally published by Atari as a successful and iconic arcade game. It was later converted for many platform in 1986 and for IBM PCs in 1987 by Atar...
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Mad Mix

DOS1988 Topo Soft
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A Nightmare on Elm street

DOS1989 Westwood Studios
Forget Freddy’s razor glove for a second - A Nightmare on Elm Street (1989) for DOS is terrifying in its own way. Mostly because of the controls. You play as a teen trying to stay awake and alive while navigating dreamscapes...
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Alien Syndrome

DOS1989 Sega
Alien Syndrome (1989) is a top-down shooter where you save hostages, shoot aliens, and scream internally because you’re always out of time. It’s frantic arcade action at its finest—like Contra had a baby with Gau...
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APB

DOS1989 Atari
In APB (1989), you’re a cop in a little squad car with a huge attitude problem. Your job? Pull over criminals, avoid donuts, and try not to smash into every tree, wall, and pedestrian. It’s basically Grand Theft Auto i...
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Aspar GP Master

DOS1989 Dinamic Multimedia
Aspar GP Master is a 1989 motorcycle racing game that invites you to tear up the track with the same grace and control as a caffeinated squirrel on rollerblades. Loosely inspired by Jorge “Aspar” Martínez, the g...
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Demon Stalkers

DOS1989 Micro Forté
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Gauntlet 2

DOS1989 Atari
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Livingstone 2

DOS1989 Opera Soft
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Moonwalker

DOS1989 Emerald Software
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Rock 'n Roll

DOS1989 Rainbow Arts
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Satan

DOS1989 Dinamic Multimedia
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Time Bandit

DOS1989 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 contro...
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Titan

DOS1989 Titus Interactive
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Cloud Kingdoms

DOS1990 Logotron
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King's Bounty

DOSMac OS1990 New World Computing
King’s Bounty is a turn-based strategy game with RPG elements, originally released in 1990 by New World Computing. It was created by Jon Van Caneghem, also known for the Might and Magic series. This game is often regarded as...
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Operation Harrier

DOS1990 Creative Materials
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Sito Pons 500cc Grand Prix

DOS1990 Zigurat Software
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Soviet

DOS1990 Opera Soft
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The Punisher

DOS1990 Paragon Software
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Battle Master

DOS1991 Personal Software Services
In Battle Master (1991), you play as a heavily armored murder-hobo leading an army across a fantasy world that really doesn’t want you there. It’s part action-RPG, part tactical slog, with clunky pathfinding and surpri...
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Gazza 2

DOS1991 Empire Interactive
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Hill Street Blues

DOS1991 Krisalis
Hill Street Blues is an old DOS "driving" game developed by Krisalis in 1991. The gameplay it's similar to a Grand Theft Auto clone (we're talking about GTA 1 or 2) in which you are the police and you have to apprehend criminals. ...
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Rescue Rover

DOS1991protected id software