Games featuring split screen multiplayer mode sorted by release date
Games supporting split screen multiplayer mode can be played by more than one player (usually no more than 2) on the same screen, at the same time. The screen is divided in two independent areas (horizontally or vertically) and each player plays in its portion of the screen.
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ACE 2
DOS1987 Artronic Limited
In ACE 2 (1987, DOS), you and a buddy can engage in split-screen dogfights so slow they make real air combat look like fast-forwarded ballet. The graphics are simple, but the charm is in the rivalry — few things bond friends...
Superbike Challenge
DOS1987 Microids
Top Gun
DOS1987 Ocean Software
Top Gun is an abandoned flight combat simulation game developed by Ocean Software and released by Thunder Mountain in 1987 for DOS and a number of other 8 bit platforms. As the title suggests, Top Gun is based on the movie of the ...
Spy vs Spy 3: Arctic Antics
DOS1988 First Star Software
The Games: Summer Edition
DOS1988 Epyx
The Games: Summer Edition is a sports simulation video game developed and published by Epyx, originally released in 1988. The Games: Summer Edition simulates various summer Olympic events. Players can compete in these events eithe...
The Games: Winter Edition
DOS1988 Epyx
Bloodwych
DOS1989
Step into a dungeon, take a left at the creepy skeleton, and say hello to Bloodwych, the 1989 DOS game that proves co-op first-person dungeon crawling can be both confusing and oddly addictive. It's got split-screen multiplayer (y...
Caveman Ugh-Lympics
DOS1989 Dynamix
Klax
DOS1990 Atari
Logo
DOS1990NSFW Starbyte Software
Tennis Cup
DOS1990 Loriciels
Battle Isle
DOS1991protected Blue Byte Software
Turns out war is a lot tidier when it’s turn-based. Battle Isle (1991) gives you neat little hexagons to move your units on, like a very angry board game. It’s got strategy, sci-fi flair, and just enough AI ruthlessnes...
Grand Prix 500 2
DOS1991 Microids
Masterblazer
DOS1991remake Rainbow Arts
Super Tetris
DOS1991 Sphere
Alcatraz
DOS1992 221B Software Development
Alcatraz (1992) asks the question: what if Rambo got locked in prison and had to bust out while flexing dramatically the entire time? This top-down action game puts you in the very macho boots of an elite commando trying to escape...
American Gladiators
DOS1992 Magicom Multimedia
Remember the spandex-clad madness of 90s TV? American Gladiators brings it to your DOS screen with all the grace of a flying pugil stick. You’ll compete in various bizarre events like The Joust and The Wall, all while being ...
International Athletics
DOS1992 True Emotions Software
Lamborghini: American Challenge
DOS1992 Titus Interactive
Lamborghini: American Challenge is a racing video game that was originally released in 1992. It was developed by Titus Interactive and is part of the Crazy Cars series. The game is known for its fast-paced, illegal street racing s...
Tennis Cup 2
DOS1992 Loriciels
Winter Supersports 1992
DOS1992
Zyconix
DOS1992protected Miracle games
Imagine Tetris went on a sugar binge and had an identity crisis. That’s Zyconix (1992, DOS) in a nutshell. It’s a tile-matching puzzle game where nothing quite behaves how you expect it to, and that’s half the fu...
18th Airborne
DOS1993
18th Airborne is what happens when a military recruitment pamphlet and a tactical shooter have a baby. You’re thrown into the boots of a paratrooper with a mission, a gun, and maybe a vague idea of what’s going on. The...
Battle Isle 93: The Moon of Chromos
DOS1993 Blue Byte Software
A game with a name like Battle Isle 93: The Moon of Chromos clearly means business. Released in 1993, it’s an expansion-slash-standalone with new missions, harder AI, and an even more hostile moon. You’ll manage resour...
Evasive Action
DOS1993 Particle Systems
Hired Guns
DOS1993 DMA Design
Hired Guns is an abandoned game developed by DMA Design and published by Psygnosis in 1993 for DOS and Amiga platforms. Hired Guns is a sci-fi RPG in which you control four mercenaries in four individual simultaneous first person ...
Squarez Deluxe!
DOS1993freeware Adept Software
The Great War: 1914 - 1918
DOS1993protected Blue Byte Software
The Settlers
DOS1993protected Blue Byte Software
Alien Olympics
DOS1994 Dark Technologies
Released in 1994, Alien Olympics answers the age-old question: “What if the Olympics were hosted by Martians on acid?” This wacky collection of mini-games has you competing in events like laser javelin and rocket racin...
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