Released in 1997, Age of Empires is what happens when ancient history gets drunk and decides to party. You start in the Stone

When Little Big Adventure appeared in 1994, it immediately stood out thanks to its imaginative world, memorable storytelling, and charming protagonist Twinsen. Blending action, adventure, and puzzle

Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos (1993) is a classic first-person RPG that understands pacing better than many of its

If you ever wanted to play a point-and-click adventure where the protagonists have the combined IQ of a slice of cheese, Beavis and

Released in 1989, Lakers vs. Celtics and the NBA Playoffs is pure old-school sports gaming: simple to learn, hard to master,

Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a 1989 DOS strategy game based on the famous historical period of ancient China, where rival warlords compete for territory, influence, and ultimately control

Radical! Gnarly! And other 80s slang words! California Games is what happens when sports simulations meet neon-colored vibes

With Grand Prix 2, things suddenly get serious, like the genre collectively decided it was time to grow up and learn aerodynamics. This is not just a racing game, it is a full-blown obsession

The original Grand Theft Auto drops you into a city where rules are more of a suggestion than an obligation. In Grand Theft Auto, you play from a top-down perspective that somehow makes all your

Wing Commander 1 is a space combat simulator video game; the first game in the Wing Commander series. Wing Commander 1 was developed and published by

Managing human civilization from the Stone Age to futuristic technology is no small assignment, yet Mega lo Mania handles it with remarkable style and originality. Players guide populations

Also known as Puzzle Bobble, this bubble-popping classic stars those cute dragons from

Super Space Invaders takes the old “shoot the aliens before they land” formula and pours a shot of

Railroad Tycoon Deluxe feels like someone took the original game, showered it with confetti, tuned the engine, and handed it

Hero's Quest: So You Want to Be a Hero is a charming blend of role-playing and adventure that gently nudges you into a world where saving the day involves as much thinking as it does fighting. The

The spiritual sequel to SimTower, Yoot Tower asks

The ninja ant is back—and this time, he brought a friend. Zool 2 doubles down on the sugar-fueled mayhem of the

Take everything that made Warlords 2 addictive, polish it up, throw in more content, and you get

In Syndicate, you don’t just play the bad guy—you manage a full corporate evil empire, complete with

Released in 2001 for PC, Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds is what happens when someone looks at

Zeliard is a fantasy platformer/RPG hybrid that has all the trappings of a classic quest: a brave knight, an evil demon, a

Screamer Rally (1997) took everything that made

Beneath a Steel Sky is a classic point-and-click adventure game released in 1994, developed by Revolution Software. Set in a dystopian, cyberpunk future, the game is

There’s a certain audacity in naming a sequel Oh no! More Lemmings, as if the developers knew exactly what they were

Imagine Cheers met Quantum Leap and got weirdly

CivNet is a multiplayer adaptation of the original Sid Meier's Civilization game, released in 1995. It was developed and published by MicroProse for MS-DOS and Windows.

Days of Thunder (1990) is what happens when Hollywood’s love affair with Tom Cruise collides with DOS racing. Based

B-17 Flying Fortress (1992) is the kind of game where you don't just fly the plane—you

Elvira 2: The Jaws of Cerberus doubles down on everything that made the first game memorable: horror, humor, and puzzles that

If you like your point-and-click adventures served with a side of absurd British humor, Discworld (1995, DOS) is a feast.

Based on the fantasy novels by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, Death Gate (1994) throws you into an epic, puzzle-heavy

Known as Exhumed in some regions, Powerslave is a

Golden Axe is a classic arcade game developed by Sega and released in 1989. It's a side-scrolling beat 'em up game set in a fantasy world where players choose one of three

By the time Lords of Midnight: The Citadel arrived in 1995, it carried the weight of a classic on its shoulders. Rather than

“Want some rye? ‘Course you do!” If that line triggers PTSD, congrats: you’ve played Return to

The Secret of Monkey Island is perhaps the most popular point and click adventure game developed by Lucasfilm Games and designed by the trio Ron Gilbert, Dave Grossman and

SimAnt is a life simulation and strategy game developed by Maxis, released in 1991, and part of the 'Sim' series. Created by Will Wright, SimAnt focuses on

If you’ve ever dreamed of running an airport without the hassle of jet fuel burns or screaming passengers, Airport

The Settlers (also known as Serf City: Life is

Super Space Invaders takes the old “shoot the aliens before they land” formula and pours a shot of

Turbo OutRun is an abandoned DOS action racing game set in North America, developed and published by Sega in 1990. Turbo OutRun is a conversion from the arcade classic of the same name and it's the

Play Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles online, directly in your browser, on Abandonware DOS

Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams is an enhanced version of the original Silent Hill 2, released in 2001 for the Xbox. It later appeared on PC and PlayStation 2 under titles

Into the past: classic Cyberpunk PC games that still shine

Released in 1989 for DOS, Poker Relay (also known as 9 Poker) is less a glamorous casino sim and more a smoky backroom full of pixelated cards and questionable programming. You get nine variants of

Released in 1988 for DOS, Wasteland is the kind of game that quietly changed history while pretending to be just another

Before he was shooting Mecha-Hitler in Wolfenstein 3D, B.J. Blazkowicz was chasing the actual biblical spear that pierced

Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja is a side-scrolling platformer video game developed and released by Data East in 1991. Known as 'Joe & Mac' in North

Holiday World Tycoon is the sort of game that feels like it was designed after someone spent a bit too long staring at a