Search for games by publisher

Games are listed by most recent publisher. Some games were originally self-published, or changed publishers between versions.

Accend	Digital Workshop	Microsoft	Softdisk Publishing
Adept Software	Diversions Entertainment	Moonlite Software	Soleau Software
Albino Frog Software	DMA Design	MoraffWare	Summit Software
Alive Software	Epic MegaGames	MVP Software	Sverx
Apogee Software	Everett Kaser Software	ORT Software	Tactical Neuronics
Arcanum Computing	Game Crafters	Pixel Painters	TSoft
Atari	Gray Design Associates	Pop Software	Twilight Software
BlueMoon Software	id Software	Psion Software	Union Logic Software Publishing
Capstone Software	ImagiSOFT	Psycon Software	Viable Software Alternatives
Carr Software	Impulse Software	RealTech VR	Wiering Software
Compute! Publications	Interplay	Revolution Software	Wihlborg Entertainment
Copysoft	LucasArts Entertainment Company	RO Software	Zonarware
Crack dot Com	Microdem	Sierra On-Line	Independent authors

Search for games by legal status

Some shareware games were full versions that requested a donation to register the software if it was found to be useful. Most later shareware games included the first episode in a series, or had less levels or features than the registered version. Freeware games may be former shareware or commercial software, or games that have always been freeware. Public domain games are games that the copyright holder has officially abandoned all rights into the public domain (abandonware). Whenever the legal status of a shareware game is unknown, it is presumed to continue to be shareware.

All shareware games	All freeware games	Public domain
Full version shareware	Former commercial software
Partial game shareware	Former shareware
	Always freeware

Search for games by video mode

Games are listed by supported video modes. Games that have native support for more than one standard are listed under each supported standard. Video modes that have more than one resolution can be searched by resolution, or all games can be viewed by clicking on the name of the standard.

Note: ASCII refers to games that are text-based; ASCII is not a video mode. Monochrome ASCII games can be played on Monochrome Display Adapter (MDA) or higher graphics cards, and color ASCII games can be played on CGA or higher graphics cards; all newer graphics standards are backwards compatible with these text modes.

ASCII	Hercules	CGA	EGA	VGA	8514
Monochrome text	720x348 mono	320×200×4c	320×200×16c	320×200×256c	640×480×256c
40×25×16c text		640×200 mono	640×350×16c	640×480×16c	1024×768×256c
80×40×16c text

Search for games by year

Games are listed by the year the first version was released.

1984	1988	1991	1994	1997
1985	1989	1992	1995	1998
1986	1990	1993	1996	2001
1987