Classic MS-DOS Games from 1990

1990 was the year VGA became the new standard, and MS-DOS games grew dramatically more colourful and detailed overnight. Wing Commander from Origin Systems delivered cinematic space combat that felt like playing a science-fiction film. The Secret of Monkey Island — LucasArts' debut SCUMM masterpiece — reinvented the adventure game with perfect comic writing and clever puzzles. King's Quest V transitioned Sierra's flagship series to a fully point-and-click interface. The golden age of DOS gaming had definitively arrived.

Games from 1990 (alphabetical)

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DragonStrike
DragonStrike
DragonStrike is a fantasy flight-combat simulator that puts players in the saddle of a mighty dragon, soaring across the war-torn skies of Krynn. Developed by Westwood Associates and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc., the game blends arcade-st...
Genre: ACTION
Release: 1990
Developer: Westwood Studios
Publisher: Strategic Simulations

Countdown
Countdown
Countdown is a gripping point-and-click adventure thriller that plunges players into a world of espionage, conspiracy, and psychological intrigue. You awaken in a Turkish asylum with no memory of who you are, accused of a murder you don’t remember co...
Genre: ADVENTURE
Release: 1990
Developer: Access Software
Publisher: -

Centurion: Defender of Rome
Centurion: Defender of Rome
Centurion: Defender of Rome, released in 1990 by Electronic Arts, is a strategy game that places players in the role of a Roman centurion tasked with building and leading the Roman Empire to glory. Combining elements of turn-based strategy, real-time...
Genre: STRATEGY
Release: 1990
Developer: Bits of Magic
Publisher: Electronic Arts

Cadaver
Cadaver
Cadaver, released in 1990 by The Bitmap Brothers, is an isometric action-adventure game that combines puzzle solving, exploration, and combat. Players step into the role of Karadoc, a lone dwarf adventurer who dares to enter the sprawling fortress of...
Genre: ACTION
Release: 1990
Developer: The Bitmap Brothers
Publisher: Image Works

B.A.T.
B.A.T.
B.A.T. is a futuristic cyberpunk role-playing adventure game developed and published by Ubi Soft in 1990 for MS-DOS and other platforms. Set in a gritty sci-fi metropolis, it blends traditional RPG elements with a strong emphasis on investigation, di...
Genre: ADVENTURE
Release: 1990
Developer: Computer's Dream
Publisher: Ubisoft

Atomix
Atomix
Atomix, released in 1990 by Thalion Software, is a challenging and addictive puzzle game that tasks players with assembling molecules from individual atoms. Set on a grid-based playing field, players must slide atoms into position to recreate the tar...
Genre: PUZZLE
Release: 1990
Developer: Günter Krämer
Publisher: Thalion Software
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