Best Games for DOS of 1997

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

October 9, 1997

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 89/100

An isometric, turn-based role-playing game set in a post-apocalyptic world, where the protagonist explores the ruins of a golden-age civilization. The...

Tomb Raider (1996)

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure

November 14, 1996

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 86/100

This third-person action-adventure follows Lara Croft as she searches for the pieces of an ancient artifact called the Scion. Her quest takes her through Incan...

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...

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Cyberpunk, Point & Click, Horror

October 31, 1996

Players: 9/10

Steam: 88/100

This point-and-click adventure horror follows five people imprisoned deep beneath the Earth in the insane computer AM. After a hundred and nine years in captivity...

Command & Conquer: Red Alert

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Action, Role-playing game

November 22, 1996

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 90/100

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

Time Slaughter

Action, Horror, Fighting, Third-person view

1996

Players: 5.5/10

Time Slaughter is a third-person action game with elements of horror and fighting from the masters from the Bloodlust Software studio. The game is published by...

X-COM: Apocalypse

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

July 15, 1997

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 89/100

A tactical strategy game about combating an alien invasion in Mega Primus in 2084, where social order is collapsing and extraterrestrials terrorize the population...

Blood

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view

May 31, 1997

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 82/100

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

Command & Conquer + The Covert Operations

Collection, Action, Strategy

March 7, 2024

Steam: 72/100

Command & Conquer + The Covert Operations is a game. The game is published by Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe) Ltd.. In some circles, Command &...

Theme Park

Strategy, Business / Management, Top-down view

August 25, 1995

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 72/100

A strategy game about building and managing a theme park, where success depends on its rides, staff and visitor services. An advisor offers guidance, while the...

Duke Nukem 3D (1996)

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

January 29, 1996

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 81/100

This first-person science-fiction shooter follows Duke as he fights a deadly alien invasion of futuristic Los Angeles. Its 28 levels span city streets, an orbiting...

Abuse

Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Sandbox, Horror, Adventure, Indie

August 14, 2009

Steam: 88/100

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...

Chasm: The Rift

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

September 30, 1997

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 81/100

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...

Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail!

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adult game, Point & Click

December 5, 1996

Steam: 86/100

Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail! is a continuation of the exciting "point and click" adventure series about the forty-year-old balding womanizer Larry Laffer. The...

Master of Orion 2: Battle at Antares

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

November 22, 1996

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Master of Orion 2: Battle at Antares is a turn-based strategy game. Includes some game mechanics from Master of Magic, as well as new gameplay features. Three new...

D

Action, Adventure, Horror, Puzzle

April 1, 1995

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 88/100

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...

Descent

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

November 25, 1995

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 64/100

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...

Mass Destruction

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

September 30, 1997

Steam: 50/100

This top-down action game puts the player in control of a tank on missions to destroy specific targets while fighting enemy forces. Each mission has a primary...

Space Hulk: Vengeance of the Blood Angels

Action, Strategy, First-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

1996

Players: 9.6/10

Space Hulk: Vengeance of the Blood Angels is a first-person action game with a dash of strategy from the developers at Key Game studio. The game is published by...

Kingdom: The Far Reaches

Adventure, Puzzle, Interactive movie, Fantasy, Action

October 28, 2008

Steam: 88/100

This fantasy adventure combines action and puzzles in a land of five kingdoms threatened by dark magic. After the Hand of Mobus amulet was shattered into five...

Last Express

Adventure, In real time, First-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click

January 26, 2011

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 86/100

This first-person real-time adventure is set aboard the Orient Express in the run-up to World War I. American Robert Cath receives a mysterious message from a...

Mercy

Adventure, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic

August 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...

Time Gate: Knight's Chase

Action, Isometric, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Role-playing game

1996

Steam: 78/100

Time Gate: Knight's Chase is an isometric action game with puzzle and fantasy elements from developers from the studio Infogrames Multimedia SA. The game is...

World Rally Fever: Born on the Road

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Anime / Manga

May 5, 1996

Atlantis: The Lost Tales

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle

September 30, 1997

Atlantis: The Lost Tales is a first-person adventure with a dash of puzzle from developers Cryo Interactive Entertainment. The game is published by Cryo Interactive...

Nemesis: The Wizardry Adventure

Role-playing game, Adventure, In real time, First-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

January 22, 1998

Nemesis: The Wizardry Adventure is a first-person role-playing game with adventure, puzzle and fantasy elements from Sir-tech Software, Inc.. The game is published...

Operation Carnage

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view

1996

Operation Carnage is a top-down arcade game with action and shooter elements from the Midnight Synergy studio. The game is published by Beaucomm Interactive. The PC...

Tunnel B1

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

October 4, 1996

Tunnel B1 is a first-person action game with a touch of shooter from the masters from the NEON Software GmbH studio. The game is published by Ocean Software Ltd...

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...

Syndicate Wars

Action, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Cyberpunk

July 17, 1997

Players: 8/10

An isometric real-time tactical strategy game set in a cyberpunk future, where the megacorporation EuroCorp tries to restore its control after a virus damages the...

WarCraft: Orcs & Humans

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

December 2, 1995

Players: 8.1/10

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...

Pirates! Gold

Simulation, Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Top-down view

February 19, 1994

Pirates! Gold is a third-person simulation game with action and strategy elements from MicroProse Software, Inc.. The main publisher of the game is MicroProse Ltd...

Revolution X

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

January 4, 1996

Revolution X is a first-person action game with shooter elements from the masters from the Midway studio. The game is published by Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.. In...

Warcraft 2: Beyond the Dark Portal

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

May 16, 1996

Players: 10/10

Warcraft 2: Beyond the Dark Portal is a top-down strategy game with a dash of fantasy from the developers at Cyberlore Studios, Inc.. The game's primary publisher...

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...

Cyberia

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Cyberpunk, Adventure, Simulation

January 12, 1994

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

This futuristic cyberpunk action game with puzzles follows Zak, an outlaw computer hacker who infiltrates a secret terrorist base in 2027 to steal a doomsday...

Fantasy General

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

September 16, 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 95/100

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...

Maths and English with Rayman: Volume 3

Educational game (Education), Platformer

1996

Maths and English with Rayman: Volume 3 is an educational game with platformer elements from the studio Aqua Pacific Ltd.. The game is published by Ubi Soft...

Seek and Destroy (1994)

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

1996

Seek and Destroy (1994) is a top-down action game with a mixture of shooter, helicopter simulator and tank simulator from developers from the Vision Software...

Command & Conquer: The Covert Operations

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

1996

Players: 9.9/10

Command & Conquer: The Covert Operations is a top-down strategy game from the developers of Westwood Studios, Inc.. The game's main publisher is Virgin...