GAMES for FREE: Internet Archive's PC Classics

6. January 2015 Epic Staff

Play more than 2300 classic PC games including The Ultimate DOOM, Maniac Mansion, Turrican II, Duke Nukem 3D, Hexen, Wolfenstein 3D, Indiana Jones, Might and Magic 5, Wasteland, Dune 2, (...) for FREE! Another game library curated by the awesome team the Internet Archive.

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If you're interested in classic games and love freebies, you should absolutely take a look at the Internet Archive's updated software library. This collection of MS-DOS games includes action, strategy, adventure and other unique genres of game and entertainment software.

You can play these games in your browser or use the DOSBox emulator to run them.

Our 10 highlights... (selected from 2386)

Here is our small hand-picked selection of gaming classics including download links.

The Ultimate DOOM by id Software
Maniac Mansion Enhanced by LucasArts
Turrican II - The Final Fight by Factor 5
Duke Nukem 3D by 3D Realms
Hexen - Beyond Heretic by id Software
Wolfenstein 3D by id Software
Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade by LucasArts
Might and Magic 5 - Darkside of Xeen by New World Computing
Wasteland by Interplay Productions
Dune 2 - The Building of a Dynasty by Westwood Studios

Play all 2386 classic PC Games here for FREE!

More highlights: Microsoft Flight Simulator, Lemmings 2, Prince of Persia, Bust-A-Move, Cannon Fodder 2, North & South, Golden Axe, Sim City, Bust-A-Move, Leisure Suit Larry, Super Street Fighter II, Giana Sisters ...and many more!

Which are your favourite games? We know we've missed many of them. Feel free to add a comment with your all-time-favourites you've found in the MS-DOS game collection by the Internet Archive.

How to run the games on your computer?

You can play the downloaded games (.zip files) with the DOSBox frontend D-Fend (Windows).

Following you'll find some hints how to add and how to play games with D-Fend.

Add a game: Click [File] » [Import] » [Import archive file] » Select a game (.zip) file from your harddrive » Click [Open] » A new window opens » Don't change anything in this window and click [Ok]. » The game has been added to your library!

Play a game: You should now see and start the game from the main list.

Mac or Linux gamer? A list of DOSBox Frontends for any platform is available here.

Have fun!

The Ultimate DOOM

a FPS / Shooter, released 1995 by id Software.

Demons from Hell have overrun the planet, and you are the brave space marine who is forced to defeat them and send them back to where they came from. Ultimate DOOM is DOOM with an additional fourth episode called Thy Flesh Consumed.

Internet archive: Play online | Download and play in DOSBox.

"THE ULTIMATE DOOM for PC Review" by CGR Overboard

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Maniac Mansion Enhanced

a point and click adventure, released 1993 by LucasArts.

Purple Tentacle, one of the crazy Dr. Fred's creations, drinks contaminated water from Dr. Fred's Sludge-o-matic. He mutates into an insane genius and grows arms, and now he's plotting to take over the world.

Internet archive: Play online | Download and play in DOSBox.

"Maniac Mansion Review" by Locke Vincent

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Turrican II - The Final Fight

a platformer, released 1995 by Factor 5.

A platformer/shooter as typically seen on consoles, but designed for home computers from the ground up. Its plot is - naturally - very simple: an evil mega-robot called The Machine attacks the United Planets Ship Avalon 1, slaughtering all who resist.

Internet archive: Play online | Download and play in DOSBox.

"Turrican II Review" by Scarfulhu

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Duke Nukem 3D

a FPS / Shooter, released 1996 by 3D Realms.

The Atomic Edition of Duke Nukem 3D contains the three original episodes of the main game, the Plutonium Pak expansion, and many additional features like Windows themes, screensavers, jigsaw puzzles and an image carousel.

Internet archive: Play online | Download and play in DOSBox.

"Duke Nukem 3D Review" by DOS Nostalgia

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Hexen - Beyond Heretic

a FPS / Shooter, released 1995 by id Software.

Hexen is the sequel to Heretic. While the Heretic was destroying D'Sparil, the other two Serpent Riders have come to your dimension and slaughtered everyone. Or so they thought. Like Heretic, Hexen is a fantasy game based on an enhanced DOOM engine.

Internet archive: Play online | Download and play in DOSBox.

"Retro Review - Hexen: Beyond Heretic" by Gggmanlives

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Wolfenstein 3D

a FPS / Shooter, released 1992 by id Software.

Wolfenstein 3D is an episodic first-person shooter and a follow-up to the top-down infiltration game Castle Wolfenstein. The game puts the player in the boots of B.J. Blazkowicz, an allied spy.

Internet archive: Play online | Download and play in DOSBox.

"Wolfenstein 3D Review" by Lazy Game Reviews

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Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade

a point and click adventure, released 1989 by LucasArts.

As in the movie (and the more famous graphic adventure), your task is to find the Holy Grail. Before this can be done you must find the Cross of Coronado, a shield and a diary. This makes for a four-level arcade adventure combining climbs, exploration (with several routes through each level, and some traps) and puzzles.

Internet archive: Play online | Download and play in DOSBox.

"Wolfenstein 3D Review" by Lazy Game Reviews

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Might and Magic 5 - Darkside of Xeen

a point and click adventure, released 1993 by New World Computing.

Following the trail of Prince Roland, six brave adventurers venture into the Darkside, the other side of the world Xeen. There, a mysterious person who calls himself Lord Alamar has defeated the local queen and usurped her throne.

Internet archive: Play online | Download and play in DOSBox.

"Might and Magic 5 Review" by Elanarae

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Wasteland

a cRPG, released 1988 by Interplay Productions.

Wasteland takes place in the future after the nuclear holocaust of World War III. The player guides band of Desert Rangers from town to town, gradually uncovering a sinister plot that threatens what's left of mankind.

Internet archive: Play online | Download and play in DOSBox.

"Wasteland Review" by Lazy Game Reviews

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Dune 2 - The Building of a Dynasty

a real time strategy game, released 1992 by Westwood Studios.

The planet Arrakis (also known as Dune for its sandy landscape) is the only place in the known universe where Melange (more commonly known as the Spice) can be found. The Spice is the basis of interstellar travel and thus the standard of the Imperial economy.

Internet archive: Play online | Download and play in DOSBox.

"Dune 2 Gameplay" by SmashTom

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