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Games with an amazing soundtrack

Let's face it: video games designed for DOS weren't famous for their soundtrack. Nonetheless sometimes a musician/programmer managed to produce very nice tunes to the point that we could call that music a proper soundtrack. Music in video games, back in the DOS era, often took form of either MIDI tunes or MOD tracks and some of those melodies are still available somewhere on the internet.

Most popular amazing soundtrack games

Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings
strategyWindows XP/98/95
Gods
actionDOS
  • age-of-empires-2-04
    Windows XP/98/951999protected4.3/5 Ensemble Studios
  • anachronox-06
    Windows XP/98/952001protected4.1/5 Ion Storm
  • arkanoid2-1
    DOS19894.1/5 Taito
  • crusaderremorse-1
    DOS1995protected3.9/5 Origin Systems

    Crusader is an action-oriented computer game. The player controls a super soldier that defects from the current world government and joins the Resistance. The world is shown in an isometric view.

  • descent-1
    DOS1995protected4.1/5 Parallax Software

    Descent is a first person shooter with a unique six degree of freedom gameplay developed by Parallax Software and released by Interplay Productions in 1995.. You control a spaceship and must pilot it in a mine, through a series of 3d levels. The goal of the game is to find a series of keys, shoot down enemy ships and find your way to the next level.

  • doom-3
    DOS1993protected4.2/5 id software
  • dreamweb-hotel1
    DOS1994freeware4/5 Creative reality

    Dreamweb is a top-down point and click adventure set in a dark, cyberpunk city. You play as Ryan who has strange, violent, dreams. A top down perspective and the sheer number of items your character can pick up are just two of the peculiarities of this game. Dreamweb was developed by Creative Reality and published by Empire Interactive for DOS in 1...

  • dukenukem2-4
    DOS19934.1/5 Apogee Software
  • dune-4
    DOS19924.1/5 Cryo Interactive Entertainment
  • dune2-7
    DOS19924.2/5 Westwood Studios

    Dune II, released in 1992, is a pioneering real-time strategy game developed by Westwood Studios. Set in the world of Frank Herbert's Dune, players command noble houses in a battle for control over the planet Arrakis. With base-building, resource management, and tactical combat, the game introduced key elements of the genre and influenced future RT...

  • epicpinball-1
    DOS1993protected3.7/5 Digital Extremes
  • first-samurai-02
    DOS19923.9/5 Vivid Image
  • frontier-1
    DOS19934.1/5 Frontier Developments

    Frontier: Elite II is a classic space simulation and trading game released in 1993, developed by David Braben and his company Frontier Developments. Frontier is the sequel to the pioneering 1984 game Elite and is often considered a landmark title in the space simulation genre.

  • gabrielknight-5
    DOS1993protected4.2/5 Sierra On-Line
  • gods-4
    DOS19914.3/5 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 Commodore Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS.In Gods, players control a hero navigating through a series of levels filled with enemi...

  • halloween-harry-06
    DOS1993freeware4.1/5 Interactive Binary Illusions

    Halloween Harry is a DOS science fiction multi-directional scroller shooter game. Halloween Harry - later renamed Alien Carnage - was published by Apogee, developed by Interactive Binary Illusions and designed by John Passfield and Robert Crane.

  • heretic-1
    DOS1994protected4.3/5 Raven Software
  • indianafateatlantis-2
    DOS1992protected4.2/5 LucasArts

    Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis is a graphical point and click adventure game created by LucasArts and published in 1992, based on the popular movie character. As the famous archaeologist Indiana Jones, you will travel the world searching for the mythical land of Atlantis. Fate of Atlantis is the sequel to the acclaimed Indiana Jones and the...

  • jazzjackrabbit-7
    DOS1994protected3.7/5 Epic MegaGames
  • jilljungle-4
    DOS19924.1/5 Epic MegaGames
  • legendkirandia-1
    DOS19924.1/5 Westwood Studios

    The Legend of Kyrandia: Book One is the first installment in The Legend of Kyrandia series of point-and-click adventure games developed by Westwood Studios and released in 1992 for DOS, Amiga, Mac, etc.. The story revolves around Malcolm, who has seized power and turned Brandon's grandfather, Kallak, into stone. To save Kallak and the kingdom,...

  • lemmings-5
    DOS19914.1/5 DMA Design
  • loom-11
    DOSLinuxMac1990protected4.3/5 LucasArts

    Loom is one of the first graphic adventures released by Lucasfilm Games. It was designed by Brian Moriarty and it follows a fantasy theme. There's no inventory and it lacks classic commands like "look", "take", etc. You can play tunes using a combination of notes in order to interact with the world.

  • onemustfall2097-2
    DOS1994freeware4.1/5 Diversions Entertainment
  • princeofpersia4d-4
    DOSMac19904.2/5 Broderbund

    Prince of Persia is an abandoned DOS platform game set in Middle East, developed and released by Broderbund in 1990. Designer Jordan Mechner created a game that made a lasting impression of gamers thanks to a clever use of a tecnique called rotoscoping which makes the animation of the protagonist very realistic.

  • princessmaker2-3
    DOS19934.2/5 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 and programming other activities. The princess is defined by attributes (strength, cooking, etc.) that will change depe...

  • questglory4-3
    DOSWindows 3.x1993protected4.2/5 Sierra On-Line
  • skyroads-1
    DOS1993freeware4.2/5 Bluemoon Interactive
  • starcontrol2-11
    DOS1992protected4.2/5 Toys for Bob
  • strike-commander-04
    DOS1993protected4.3/5 Origin Systems

    Strike Commander is combat flight simulation game created by Chris Roberts (the designer behind Wing Commander) and Jeff George. Strike Commander was developed by Origin Systems and released by Electronic Arts in 1993 for DOS.