Secret Agent (1992): Apogee’s Underrated Spy Platformer
Combine James Bond spy aesthetics with classic Apogee platformer gameplay and you get Secret Agent — a charming, gadget-filled DOS […]
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Bio Menace (1993): Apogee’s Contra-Flavored Answer to Commander Keen’s Engine
Snake Logan doesn’t get a good day. He crash-lands over a city full of mutants, and Apogee gives him nothing
Jill of the Jungle (1992): Tim Sweeney’s First Game, Free to Play Today
A Different Kind of DOS Protagonist In an era when DOS game protagonists were overwhelmingly male, Jill of the Jungle
Crystal Caves (1991): David Joiner’s Comfort-Food Platformer
Not every DOS classic needed to reinvent the wheel. Crystal Caves knew exactly what it wanted to be — a
One Must Fall: 2097 (1994): A Free Fighting Game Built Just for DOS
Fighting games on DOS almost never matched their console counterparts — the genre belonged to arcades and to the Genesis
Tyrian 2000 (1995): The Free Shoot-‘Em-Up That Took Itself Seriously
Vertical scrolling shooters were everywhere on DOS, and most of them were content to be a joystick and a bullet
Rise of the Triad (1994): The DOS Shooter That Refused to Behave
Few DOS shooters were less interested in being taken seriously than Rise of the Triad. A drunk-mode power-up that makes
Doom II: Hell on Earth (1994): id Software’s Confident Sequel
If Doom opened the floodgates, Doom II: Hell on Earth burst them wide open. Released in 1994, the sequel took
Prince of Persia (1989): Jordan Mechner’s Rotoscoped Masterclass in Movement
No 1989 platformer moved like Prince of Persia, and honestly, not many since have either. Rotoscoping a game into existence
10 Free DOS Games Worth Playing in 2026 (Our Actual Picks)
We get asked constantly where to start with DOS gaming, so here’s an honest answer instead of a generic “best
The Golden Age of DOS Gaming: How Fourteen Years Built Modern PC Gaming (1981-1995)
Between 1981 and 1995, a revolution happened inside beige boxes sitting on desks in offices, bedrooms, and universities around the
Cosmo’s Cosmic Adventure (1992): Apogee’s Gentlest Platformer, Free to Play
Not every great DOS game needs guns or demons. Cosmo’s Cosmic Adventure, Apogee’s 1992 side-scrolling platformer, stars a wide-eyed alien