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

Duke Nukem 3D (1996)

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

January 29, 1996

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 81/100

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Constructor

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

May 26, 2017

Players: 5/10

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...

S.T.O.R.M.

Action, Shooter, Warships / Submarines, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

1996

S.T.O.R.M. is a third-person action game with shooter and warship simulator elements from developers from Virtual Studio. The game is published by American...

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...

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...

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...

Inner Worlds

Action, Horror, Fantasy / Medieval

1996

Inner Worlds is an action game with elements of horror and fantasy games from developers from the Sleepless Software Inc. studio. The game is published by Sleepless...

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...

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Cyberpunk

October 31, 1996

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...

Mass Destruction

Action, Shooter, Strategy, Top-down view, Tanks

September 30, 1997

Mass Destruction is a top-down action game with a mixture of shooter, strategy and tank simulator from the masters from the studio NMS Software Ltd.. The game is...

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...

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...

Aftershock for Quake

Action, Shooter, DLC, First-person view, Sandbox

1996

Aftershock for Quake is a first-person action game with a mixture of shooter and sandbox. The game is published by Head Games Publishing...

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...

Worms United

Collection

January 10, 2012

Worms United is a game. The game is published by Ocean Software Ltd.. Worms United is also known as Worms United and...

Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh

Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adult game

March 2, 2010

Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh is a third-person adventure with a dash of horror, puzzle and adult game from the developers of Sierra On-Line, Inc.. The game is...

Deus

Simulation, Action, Business / Management, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

December 31, 1996

Deus is a hardcore survival simulator with a first-person view in a sci-fi setting. In the world of the future, interplanetary terrorism poses a great threat to the...

Silent Hunter

Simulation, Warships / Submarines, Historical

March 25, 1996

Players: 5.5/10

Silent Hunter — a World War II submarine combat simulator for MS-DOS, developed by Aeon Electronic Entertainment and published in 1996 by Strategic...

Command & Conquer: Red Alert - Counterstrike

Action, Strategy, DLC, In real time, Top-down view

April 3, 1997

Command & Conquer: Red Alert — Counterstrike is a top-down action game with strategy elements from Westwood Studios, Inc.. The game is published by Virgin...

Tempest 2000

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view

October 31, 1996

Tempest 2000 is a top-down arcade game with a mixture of action and shooter from the developers from the studio Llamasoft Ltd.. The game is published by Atari...

Offensive

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical

1996

Offensive is a strategy with an isometric view with elements of a historical game from developers from the Wave Software Ltd. studio. The game is published by Ocean...

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...

Time Commando

Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

July 31, 1996

Metacritic: 80/100

Time Commando is a third-person action game with a mixture of puzzle and fantasy games from developers from Adeline Software International. The game is published by...

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...

Gender Wars

Action, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Futurism (Future)

март 1996

Gender Wars is an isometric action game with a dash of strategy from the developers at 8th Day, The. The game is published by Sales Curve Ltd., The. But Gender Wars...

Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri

Action, Strategy, In real time, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

1996

Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri is a first-person action game with a dash of strategy from the masters at Looking Glass Technologies, Inc.. The game's main...

Star Control 3

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

September 24, 1996

Players: 10/10

Steam: 61/100

Star Control 3 is a top-down action game with shooter and strategy elements from developers from the Legend Entertainment Company studio. The game is published by...

BioForge

Action, Third-person view, Puzzle, Cyberpunk

1996

Players: 10/10

BioForge is a third-person action game with a hint of puzzle from the developers of the studio ORIGIN Systems, Inc.. The main publisher of the game is ORIGIN...

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...

Syndicate Plus

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Collection, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk

1996

Syndicate Plus is a strategy game with an isometric view from the masters from the studio Bullfrog Productions, Ltd.. The game is published by Bullfrog Productions...

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...