Best Games for DOS of 1996

Tomb Raider (1996)

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

November 14, 1996

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Quake

Action, Shooter, First-person view

June 22, 1996

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Quake is a legendary sci-fi first-person shooter. You will try on the role of a nameless soldier who needs to fight the legions of death sent by a mysterious enemy...

Locus

Racing, Futurism (Future), Sports game

1995

Players: 9.6/10

Locus is a racing game with a touch of sports game from the Zombie LLC studio. The game is published by GT Interactive Software...

Rayman

Platformer, Side view, Action, Arcade

September 1, 1995

Players: 5.1/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Rayman is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer. In this game you have to find and save all the Electuns — unusual little creatures. After this, you can...

Exploration

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Top-down view

1995

Exploration is a top-down simulator with elements of strategy and business simulation from the studio Software 2000. The game is published by Software 2000...

11th Hour

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle

November 30, 1995

Players: 9.7/10

Command & Conquer

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

August 31, 1995

Players: 7.2/10

Command & Conquer is a legendary top-down real-time strategy game set in a sci-fi setting. The game will tell about the beginning of a large armed conflict between...

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Cyberpunk

October 31, 1996

Players: 9/10

Duke Nukem 3D (1996)

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox

January 29, 1996

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Star Wars: Dark Forces

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars

January 31, 1997

Players: 7.3/10

Star Wars: Dark Forces is a cult first-person shooter in the Star Wars universe. The action takes place before and after the events of the film Star Wars: Episode...

Master of Orion

Strategy, Business / Management, Futurism (Future), Turn-based

1995

Players: 8.9/10

Master of Orion is a strategy game with a dash of business simulation from the developers at SimTex, Inc.. The game is published by MicroProse Ltd.. Master of Orion...

7th Guest

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click

December 15, 2010

Players: 8/10

7th Guest is a classic "point and click" adventure with horror elements and a first-person view. Henry Stauffe, a rich man with a sinister past, invited six guests...

Relentless: Twinsen's Adventure

Action, Adventure, Isometric, Puzzle

December 15, 1995

Relentless: Twinsen's Adventure is an isometric action game with a dash of adventure and puzzle from Adeline Software International. The game is published by...

Descent 2

Action, Shooter, First-person view

March 13, 1996

Players: 10/10

Need for Speed

Arcade, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

December 9, 1994

Players: 9.7/10

Need for Speed is a first-person arcade game with racing elements from the developers of Electronic Arts Canada and Pioneer Productions. The game is published by...

D

Action, Adventure, Horror

July 28, 1995

Players: 9.9/10

D: Solving the Mystery Means Visiting the Dark Pit of Your Soul is an adventure horror game with survival elements. A young girl, Laura Harris, receives a call from...

Z

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

September 2, 1996

Players: 10/10

Z is a top-down strategy game from the studio Bitmap Brothers, The. The game is published by Renegade Software. For some reason the game has not yet been released...

Guilty

Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle

1995

Guilty is a third-person adventure with puzzle elements from the masters at Divide By Zero, Ltd.. The game is published by Psygnosis Limited. Guilty is also known...

Heroes of Might and Magic

Role-playing game, Strategy, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

June 20, 2000

Heroes of Might and Magic — turn-based role-playing game in the fantasy genre. In the Heroes of Might and Magic series, the player will have to fight with...

Mortal Kombat 3

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Third-person view

July 5, 1995

Players: 8/10

Mortal Kombat 3 is a third-person arcade game with a touch of action and fighting from the masters from the studio Midway Games, Inc.. The game is published by...

Screamer (1995)

Arcade, Action, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view

October 31, 1995

Ancient Domains of Mystery

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

January 28, 1996

Players: 5.5/10

Ancient Domains of Mystery is a top-down RPG with puzzle and fantasy elements. Ancient Dungeons of Mystery and ADOM are alternate titles for Ancient Domains of...

Jagged Alliance

Role-playing game, Strategy, Isometric, Turn-based

November 4, 2008

Players: 7.7/10

Jagged Alliance — The game's plot revolves around the A.I.M. organization, which provides mercenary services in hot spots around the world. Later (during...

Toonstruck

Adventure, Puzzle, Side view

November 4, 1996

Players: 7.2/10

Toonstruck is a classic point and click adventure with lots of puzzles and a side view. You will take on the role of Drew Blanc, an animator for the animated show...

Ultimate DOOM

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

September 27, 2006

Players: 8.4/10

Ultimate DOOM — the legendary bloody first-person shooter, now with the new fourth episode "Thy Flesh Consumed". The demons came and all the Marines died...

Flight Light Plus

Simulation, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view

февраль 1996

Flight Light Plus is a realistic flight simulator with first and third person views. You will be able to test your piloting skills on real aircraft such as: Cessna...

Bio Menace

Action, Platformer

August 3, 1993

Players: 8.2/10

Bio Menace is an action-platformer from the developers of Apogee Software, Ltd.. The game is published by Apogee Software, Ltd.. In some circles, Bio Menace is also...

Descent

Arcade, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

November 25, 1995

Players: 7.7/10

Descent is an exciting first-person shooter in a sci-fi setting. Alien invaders have occupied a number of mining complexes located throughout the Solar System. They...

Worms (1995)

Strategy, Third-person view, Turn-based

November 29, 1995

Players: 10/10

Worms (1995) is a third-person strategy game from the developers of Team17 Software Limited. The game's main publisher is Ocean Software Ltd.. Worms (1995) is also...

Carnage (1992)

Arcade, Racing, Top-down view

1995

Carnage (1992) is a top-down arcade game with a dash of racing from the masters at Warped Minds. The game is published by Zeppelin Games Limited. Turbo Carnage is...

Daehyeoljeon

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Anime / Manga, Side view

1995

Daehyeoljeon is a Japanese-style side-scrolling arcade fighting game. You can choose between eight available fighters, including seven men and one woman. Each...

Wolfsbane

Adventure, Horror, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

1995

Wolfsbane is an adventure game with horror, puzzle and fantasy elements from Moonlight games. The game is published by Merit Studios, Inc.. Wolfsbane may also be...

CyClones

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

1995

CyClones is a first-person action game with a dash of shooter from the developers at Raven Software Corporation. The game is published by Strategic Simulations...

Harvester

Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle

September 25, 1996

Players: 9.5/10

Harvester is a third-person adventure with horror and puzzle elements from the developers of DigiFX Interactive, Inc.. The game is published by Virgin Interactive...

Frontier: First Encounters

Simulation, Action, Business / Management, Futurism (Future)

1995

Frontier: First Encounters is a space simulator with a first-person view in a sci-fi setting. You have to try on the role of a real space pirate and complete a...

Heroes of Might and Magic 2: The Succession Wars

Role-playing game, Strategy, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox

October 1, 1996

Players: 10/10

Heroes of Might and Magic 2: The Succession Wars is a continuation of the turn-based strategy with role-playing elements in a fantasy setting. The game takes place...

Fantasy General

Strategy, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

март 1996

Players: 10/10

Fantasy General is a top-down strategy with elements of a fantasy game from developers from the studio Strategic Simulations, Inc.. The game is published by...

Amok

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots

October 31, 1996

Amok is a third-person action game with a touch of shooter and robot simulator from the masters from the studio Scavenger, Inc.. The game is published by Scavenger...

Advanced Civilization

Strategy, Top-down view, Board / Group Game

1995

Advanced Civilization is a top-down strategy game from The Avalon Hill Game Company. The main publisher of the game is The Avalon Hill Game Company. But Advanced...

Albion

Role-playing game, First-person view, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based

2000

Albion is a first-person role-playing game with fantasy game elements from the masters at Blue Byte Software GmbH. The game is published by Blue Byte Software GmbH...