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Raven Software followed up their hit Heretic with something even more ambitious. Hexen: Beyond Heretic (1995) introduced three distinct character […]

Released just days before Doom in December 1993, Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold is one of history’s great “what if”

Not every great DOS game involves guns and demons. Cosmo’s Cosmic Adventure (1992) is a delightful side-scrolling platformer by Apogee

In 1994, Epic MegaGames released a DOS platformer so fast and colorful it genuinely felt like playing a Sega Genesis

Vertical scrolling shooters — or shmups — were a staple of arcade gaming, and in 1994, Apogee Software brought one

What if Doom took place in a dark fantasy world of sorcerers, gargoyles, and enchanted weapons? That question was answered

Few DOS games had as much personality as Duke Nukem 3D. Released in 1996 by 3D Realms, this first-person shooter

If Doom defined the early FPS era, Quake launched the next one. Released by id Software in 1996, Quake was

Before Doom, there was Wolfenstein 3D. Released in 1992 by id Software, this first-person shooter is widely credited as the

Long before id Software invented the first-person shooter, they made one of the greatest DOS platformers ever created. Commander Keen: