Best Games for DOS of 1997

Fallout

Role-playing game, Isometric, Turn-based, Post-apocalyptic

October 9, 1997

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Blood

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view

May 31, 1997

Players: 9.7/10

Blood is an old-school shooter about a religious cult and its minions who are trying to destroy the main...

Abuse

Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Sandbox

August 14, 2009

Abuse is an action game with a touch of shooter and sandbox from the developers from the Crack dot Com studio. The game is published by RedHat. Sometimes the game...

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...

Chasm: The Rift

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

September 30, 1997

Players: 5.5/10

Chasm: The Rift is an old-school first-person shooter set in a dark fantasy and science fiction setting. In the game you will take on the role of a nameless marine...

Duke Nukem 3D (1996)

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

January 29, 1996

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Theme Park

Strategy, Business / Management, Top-down view

August 25, 1995

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Theme Park is a top-down strategy game with business simulator elements from the developers of Bullfrog Productions, Ltd.. The game is published by Electronic Arts...

Powerslave

Action, Shooter, First-person view

March 1, 1997

Powerslave is a classic old-school first-person shooter that originally came out back in the mid-90s on the Sega Saturn, MS-DOS, and the first PlayStation. In the...

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...

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...

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...

Normality

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

July 14, 2011

Normality is a first-person adventure with puzzle elements from the masters at Gremlin Interactive Ltd.. The game is published by Gremlin Interactive Ltd...

Wanderer

Action, Strategy, Top-down view, Puzzle

October 22, 1997

Wanderer is a top-down action game with a dash of strategy and puzzle. Wanderer may be in development for PC, but that version has not yet been...

Polanie

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval

March 21, 1996

Polanie is a top-down strategy game with fantasy game elements from the masters at TopWare Interactive Poland Sp. z o.o.. The main publisher of the game is TopWare...

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...

Mercy

Adventure, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic

август 1997

Mercy is a first-person adventure game. Sometimes the game is also called Mercy: A Short Story. The PC version of Mercy, unfortunately, has not yet been released...

Imperium Galactica

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, In real time, Futurism (Future), Interactive movie, Cyberpunk

март 1997

Imperium Galactica is a role-playing game with a mixture of action, strategy and interactive cinema games from developers from the Digital Reality Software Kft...

X-COM: Apocalypse

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based

July 15, 1997

Players: 7.7/10

X-COM: Apocalypse is a third-person strategy game from Mythos Games Ltd.. The game is published by MicroProse Ltd.. In some circles, X-COM: Apocalypse is also...

Animal

Action, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Third-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click

1996

Animal is a classic point and click adventure with first-person shooter elements. The game takes place in the amazing city of Snackpolis, where tensions grow...

Legends

Action, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

1996

Legends is a top-down action game with a mixture of puzzle and fantasy game from the masters from the studio Krisalis Software Ltd.. The game is published by...

Alien Rampage

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Horror, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Cyberpunk

1996

Alien Rampage is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter, horror, platformer, puzzle and fantasy game from developers from the studio Inner...

Dig

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

October 29, 2002

Dig is a third-person adventure with puzzle elements from LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC and Dark Codex. The game's main publishers are LucasArts Entertainment...

Command & Conquer: Red Alert

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

November 22, 1996

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 90/100

Command & Conquer: Red Alert is a legendary top-down real-time strategy game set in a sci-fi...

WarCraft: Orcs & Humans

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval

December 2, 1995

Players: 7.7/10

WarCraft: Orcs & Humans — the plot includes the beginning of the history of the Warcraft Universe, in which a portal opens between the worlds of people and...

Pandora Directive

Adventure, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic

June 30, 2009

Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive, Pandora Device , Pandora Akte and Die are alternative names for Pandora...

MegaRace 2

Racing, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

1996

MegaRace 2 is a third-person racing game from the developers at Cryo Interactive Entertainment. The game is published by Mindscape, Inc.. MegaRace 2 for PC has not...

Tomb Raider (1996)

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

November 14, 1996

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Drone

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

1999

Drone is a top-down arcade shooter in a sci-fi setting. An evil alien race has infiltrated Earth's security system and launched six deadly nuclear missiles &mdash...

Death Rally (Classic)

Action, Shooter, Racing, Top-down view

August 3, 2012

Players: 3.2/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Death Rally (Classic) is a furious racing shooter with a top-down view, where you have to survive in battle against real death...

Constructor

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric

May 26, 2017

Players: 5/10

Street Racer

Arcade, Racing

May 8, 1997

Street Racer is an arcade game with a dash of racing from the developers from the Vivid Image studio. The game is published by Ubisoft. There has still been no...

Descent 2

Action, Shooter, First-person view

March 13, 1996

Players: 10/10

Descent 2 is a first-person action game with shooter elements from the developers of Parallax Software Corp.. The game is published by Interplay Productions, Inc...

Chickens

Action, Shooter

1996

Chickens is an action game with shooter elements. Chickens may be in development for PC, but that version has not yet been...

Super Stardust

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

1996

Super Stardust is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter and flight simulator from the studio Bloodhouse Ltd.. The game is published by Team17...

Realms of the Haunting

Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

April 5, 2011

Realms of the Haunting is an adventure shooter with a first-person view and horror elements. The events of the game take place in a mysterious place that was...

Eradicator

Action, Shooter, In real time, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle

1997

Eradicator is a first-person action game with shooter and puzzle elements from the masters from the studio Accolade, Inc.. The game is published by Accolade, Inc...

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...

DOOM 2D

Action, Shooter, Platformer

1996

DOOM 2D is an action game with shooter and platformer elements from developers from the Prikol Software studio. There has still been no announcement of DOOM 2D for...

Destruction Derby 2

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

October 31, 1996

Players: 7.7/10

Destruction Derby 2 is a first-person action game with racing elements from the studio Reflections Interactive Limited. The game is published by Psygnosis...

Syndicate Wars

Action, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Cyberpunk

July 17, 1997

Syndicate Wars is an action game with an isometric view with strategy elements from the developers from the studio Bullfrog Productions, Ltd.. The game is published...