If you want to start playing games from the DOS era, these games may be a good start to explore. These games are chosen either as personal recommendations or for their pop cultural impact.
FPS games
3D bomber (1998, FPS)
Alien trilogy (1996, FPS)
Blake Stone: Aliens of gold (1993, FPS)
Blake Stone: Planet strike (1994, FPS)
Blood (1997, FPS)
- Blood: Cryptic Passage (1997, expantion)
- Blood: Plasma Pak (1997, expantion)
Catacomb Abyss (1992, FPS)
Catacomb Armageddon (1992, FPS)
Catacomb Apocalypse (1993, FPS)
Chasm: the rift (1997, FPS)
Chex quest (1996, FPS)
Chex quest 2 (1997, FPS)
DooM (1993, FPS)
DooM II (1995, FPS)
- DooM Zero (?, expantion for DooM / DooM II)
- Sigil (2019, expantion for DooM / DooM II)
Duke Nukem 3D (Atomic edition) (1996, FPS)
- Duke: Nuclear Winter (1998, expantion for Duke Nukem 3D)
- Duke Caribbean: Life's a Beach (1998, expantion for Duke Nukem 3D)
- Duke it out in DC (1997, expantion for Duke Nukem 3D)
- Duke Nukem's Penthouse paradise (1997, expantion for Duke Nukem 3D)
Elvira: Mistress of the dark (1990, puzzle)
Elvira II: The Jaws of Cerberus (1992, puzzle)
Final Doom (1996, FPS)
Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders (1994, FPS)
Hexen (1995, FPS)
- Deathkings of the Dark Citadel (1996, expantion for Hexen)
Hovertank 3D (1991, FPS)
Redneck Rampage (1997, FPS)
- Redneck Rampage: The Cuss Pack (1997, expantion)
Redneck Rampage Rides Again (1998, FPS)
Redneck Rampage: Suckin' Grits on Route 66 (1997, FPS)
Rise of the Triad: Dark war (1995, FPS)
Shadow Warrior (1997, FPS)
- Twin Dragon (1998, expantion)
- Wanton Destruction (2005, expantion)
Spear of destiny (1992, FPS)
Strife (1996, FPS)
Terminal velocity (1995, action)
Ultimate DooM (1995, FPS)
Witchaven (1995, FPS)
Witchaven II: Blood Vengeance (1996, FPS)
Wolfenstein 3D (1992, FPS)
Racing games
Carmageddon (1997, race)
- Carmageddon: Splat Pack (1997, platform)
Death rally (1996, race)
Ford simulator II (1990, race)
Ignition (1997, race)
International Rally championship (1997, race)
Micro machines (1991, race)
Micro machines 2: Turbo tournament (1995, race)
SkyRoads (1993, race)
Stunts (1990, race)
Test drive (1987, race)
Test drive III: The passion (1990, race)
The duel: Test drive II (1989, race)
Wacky wheels (1994, race)
Misc games
3D dinosaur adventure (1993, educational)
Alien carnage (1993, platform)
Bio Menace (1993, platform)
Commander Keen in Aliens Ate My Babysitter (1991, platform)
Commander Keen in Goodbye, Galaxy (1991, platform)
Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons (1990, platform)
Commander Keen in Keen Dreams (1991, platform)
Duke Nukem (1991, platform)
Duke Nukem 2 (1993, platform)
Gobliins (1991, puzzle)
Gobliins 2 (1992, puzzle)
Grand theft auto (1997, action)
Guimo (1997, platform)
Home Alone (1991, puzzle)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992, puzzle)
Interpose (1996, shooter)
Jazz Jackrabbit (1994, platform)
Jill of the Jungle (1992, platform)
Kings quest (1984, puzzle)
Kings quest II (1985, puzzle)
Kings quest III (1986, puzzle)
Kings quest IV (1988, puzzle)
Kings quest V (1990, puzzle)
Lemmings (1991, puzzle)
Lemmings 2: The Tribes (1993, puzzle)
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (1991)
Oh No! More Lemmings! (1991, expantion for Lemmings)
Personal nightmare (1989, puzzle)
Police quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel (1987, puzzle)
Police quest II: The Vengeance (1988, puzzle)
Police quest III: The Kindred (1991, puzzle)
Prince of Persia (1989, platform)
Raptor: Call of the Shadows (1994, shooter)
Secret of Monkey Island, the (1990)
Sim city (1989)
Sim city 2000 (1993)
Snake game (1992, PhysTechSoft)
Space invaders (1978, action)
Space quest (1986, platform)
Space quest II (1987, platform)
Space quest III (1989, platform)
Space quest IV (1991, platform)
Space quest V (1993, platform)
Waxworks (1992, puzzle)
Weird dreams (1989, puzzle)
Winter: Olympic Challenge (1991, sports)
Worms (1995, strategy)
Yatzee (1987, Bjørn Krogh)