Retro games, abandonware, freeware and classic games for PC and Mac
Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters is an Atari coin-op released in 1989, ported to Amiga, CPC, Atari ST, C64, DOS, and other platforms. The game was designed by Mark Stephen Pierce, also known for Klax and Dark Castle.
2 players arcade co-op coin-op conversion isometric multi-directional multi-scrolling shooter run and gun science fiction shooter
Time Bandit is an action/adventure arcade written originally for the TRS-80 the ported in 1985 to Atari ST and Amiga by MichTron. The gameplay is similar to the popular Gauntlet,...
2 players brawler interactive fiction multi-scrolling shooter science fiction split-screen
Captive is a sci-fi RPG created by Antony Crowther and published by Mindscape in 1990 for the Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS. The game uses a first-person perspective, with movements in the four directions in a pseudo-3D environment.
Year: 1990 Genre: Role Playing
dungeon crawler first-person party-based rpg science fiction space
Tyrian is a science fiction shoot-’em-up game developed by Eclipse Software and published by Epic MegaGames in 1995 for DOS. It became freeware in 2004 and has been ported to suit iPad and iPhone in 2010 and 2009, respectively.
freeware science fiction shooter v-scrolling shoot-em up
Chronomaster is a graphic adventure developed by DreamForge and published by Capstone in 1995 for PC. The game was written by famous novelist Roger Zelazny, known for winning sever...
adventure detective graphic adventure non-linear novel pre-rendered science fiction space
Released in 1991 by Core Design, Thunderhawk is a combat flight simulator that blends fast-paced action with light strategic elements. At a time when flight simulators on the Amiga...
Year: 1991 Genre: Simulation
3d amiga original game combat flight simulation helicopter military polygons science fiction simulation
Earth 2140 is a real-time strategy game released in 1997 for MS-DOS and later Windows. It was developed by Polish studio Reality Pump (then known as TopWare’s in-house team "Trans Fiction").
dystopia real-time rts science fiction strategy
Driller, also known as Space Station Oblivion, is a 3D strategy/puzzler created by Incentive Software. It was initially released in 1987 for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, and Amstrad CPC.
3d first-person polygons puzzler science fiction vector graphics virtual world zx spectrum
Armalyte: The Final Run is the enhanced version for 16-bit platforms of the Shoot 'Em Up created by Cyberdyne Systems/Thalamus in 1988 for the C64. The Final Run was published in 1991 for the Amiga and Atari ST.
h-scrolling shoot-em up science fiction shooter side-scrolling space flight
BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception is a sci-fi RPG created by Westwood Associates and published by Infocom. It was released initially for MS-DOS in 1988, then ported to Atari ST, Apple II, Commodore 64, and Amiga (in 1989).
Year: 1988 Genre: Role Playing
boardgame conversion mecha rpg science fiction tactical-rpg top-down turn-based rpg war
Xenomorph is a sci-fi RPG set in space, developed by Pandora and published in 1990 for the Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, and - strangely - Commodore 64. The title is clearly inspired by the movie Alien.
Year: 1990 Genre: Role Playing
aliens dungeon crawler first-person rpg science fiction survival horror
Projectyle is a futuristic sports game created by the two founders of Eldritch the Cat, Steve Wetherill, and Marc Dawson. The game was developed initially for the Atari ST and was published in 1990 for ST and Amiga.
atari st original futuristic sports multi-directional multiplayer science fiction sports top-down
Special Operations 2 is the second expansion pack for Wing Commander II: Vengeance of The Kilrathi. The sequel to Wing Commander) was developed by and published by Origin Systems in 1992.
Year: 1992 Genre: Simulation
science fiction simulation space combat sim
Anarchy is a side-scrolling parallax shooter developed by WJS Design and published by Psygnosis in 1990 for the Amiga and Atari ST. Despite not being extremely innovative, this Def...
h-scrolling shoot-em up science fiction shooter side-scrolling