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Doom Shareware

Recommended 16+
Gun violence, pixel blood and horror imagery. About age guidance

Game-written records and save files stay in this browser.

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Original DOS game · 1993

Doom Shareware

Arrows move forward/back and turn. Ctrl fires; Space opens doors and uses switches. Alt plus left/right strafes; use the Strafe buttons on a phone. Shift runs. Enter confirms, Escape opens the menu and pauses singleplayer play, F2 saves and F3 loads. Use the Map button for the automap; Tab leaves the emulator. View + / − changes the original screen size during play. Weapons 1–5 are available when collected. Original saves and settings stay in this browser.

Original DOS release · Game-written saves stay in this browser

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Arrows move forward/back and turn. Ctrl fires; Space opens doors and uses switches. Alt plus left/right strafes; use the Strafe buttons on a phone. Shift runs. Enter confirms, Escape opens the menu and pauses singleplayer play, F2 saves and F3 loads. Use the Map button for the automap; Tab leaves the emulator. View + / − changes the original screen size during play. Weapons 1–5 are available when collected. Original saves and settings stay in this browser. Tab returns to the page.

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NetHack

Recommended 12+
Text and tile depictions of fantasy combat, death and dangerous situations. About age guidance

2026 · Explore the complete original 5.0.0 roguelike dungeon, with original tile graphics, thirteen character roles, pets, traps and native saves.

Choose a name and character in the original menus. Arrows move in four directions; Home / Page Up / End / Page Down move diagonally. Walk into monsters to attack. i shows inventory, comma picks up items, o opens a door and e eats. Period waits; if the game warns about nearby enemies, prefix it with m to force rest. Shift + comma / period climbs up / down stairs. Shift + S saves and exits; use the same player name to restore. Escape cancels a prompt, Enter confirms and Space dismisses messages. Choose the original tutorial if you are new to NetHack. The native Help key lists every command; # opens extended commands. F4 shows the dungeon overview and F5 switches between the original tiles and text map. Use the on-screen keys for a phone; landscape and fullscreen give more room.

One Must Fall 2097

Recommended 12+
Robot fighting and explosions. About age guidance

1994 · The complete original robot fighter, with eleven HARs, five arenas and four tournament campaigns.

Choose Regular Game for local play. On first use choose Sound Blaster 16, accept the detected settings and default playback quality. Enter confirms and punches; Right Shift kicks. Arrows move, jump and crouch; hold away from the opponent to block. P pauses and Escape opens the arena menu. Tournament pilots and progress save through the original game. Use the name form when the game asks for a pilot name.

Doom Shareware

Recommended 16+
Gun violence, pixel blood and horror imagery. About age guidance

1993 · Original v1.9 first-person shooter with all nine Knee-Deep in the Dead shareware levels.

Arrows move forward/back and turn. Ctrl fires; Space opens doors and uses switches. Alt plus left/right strafes; use the Strafe buttons on a phone. Shift runs. Enter confirms, Escape opens the menu and pauses singleplayer play, F2 saves and F3 loads. Use the Map button for the automap; Tab leaves the emulator. View + / − changes the original screen size during play. Weapons 1–5 are available when collected. Original saves and settings stay in this browser.

Kiloblaster

Recommended 12+
Weapon combat and explosions. About age guidance

1992 · Play all three original arcade-shooter episodes: Death of a Starship, No Way Out and The Final Battle.

Use the original trilogy launcher to select an episode. Choose an episode with arrows and Enter. On first use, Y enables sound and then music. Arrows move, Space or Shift fires and Alt uses bombs. S saves the beginning of the level; select a slot, enter a name and confirm with Enter. L loads a save. P pauses, F1 shows help and Escape opens Quit. Native written files stay in this browser.

Stargunner

Recommended 12+
Weapon combat and explosions. About age guidance

1996 · The complete original horizontal shooter, with space, underwater and surface missions, weapons and ship upgrades.

Arrows steer, Ctrl fires and Alt uses a nuke. Enter confirms menus; Escape goes back. In the supply store, use arrows to select Play and Ctrl to launch. F2 saves and F3 loads through the original menus. F6 quick-saves and F9 quick-loads. F1 shows help. The first download is about 43 MiB. Use the name form for the original player-name prompt; native written files stay in this browser.

Major Stryker

Recommended 12+
Weapon combat and explosions. About age guidance

1993 · The complete three-episode vertical shooter: alien cities, lava caves and space stations.

Arrows steer; Alt fires and Space uses a bomb. Enter advances intros and confirms menus. F2 opens the original help/save menu; choose Save, press 0 for the first slot, type a name and Enter. Saves restore the beginning of the level. Escape asks to quit the run. Written files stay on this device when storage is available.

Alien Carnage

Recommended 16+
Gun violence, pixel blood and alien combat. About age guidance

1993 · Halloween Harry's complete four-mission adventure: rescue hostages, fly the jetpack and fight alien invaders.

Arrows move; Ctrl activates the jetpack, Alt fires and Space cycles weapons. Enter confirms menus. First-run setup: S enables Sound Blaster effects, M enables music, then Escape. Escape skips intros or asks to quit the current run. F2 saves the beginning of the current level, not a live position; choose a slot, type a name and Enter. Resume Game loads a saved slot. F1 shows the original keyboard map. Written DOS files stay on this device when storage is available.

Jetpack

Recommended 7+
Mild cartoon combat or peril. About age guidance

1993 · Fly, phase through bricks and collect emeralds across all 100 original levels. Includes the original level editor and graphics-module switcher.

S starts; E opens the original editor. Arrows move, Alt activates the jetpack and Ctrl uses the phase shifter. Space toggles the status bar. Q quits the run; Escape loses a life. Use Save (Alt + S) when the game prompts before a level. F4 cycles standard, custom and saved games. F3 chooses a starting level. Keyboard recommended for the editor; touch keys support play. The original graphics switcher and both games remain in the complete package.

Squarez Deluxe

All ages
No mature themes in the built-in game. About age guidance

1993 · Build 3 by 3 squares with falling pieces, then explore Basic, Normal and Extreme modes with bombs, missiles and other special tiles.

S starts; M cycles Basic, Normal and Extreme; P changes player mode. In one-player mode, arrows move the piece, Ctrl rotates and Alt places it. Escape gives up, F1 pauses and F10 returns to the menu. Local two-player mode has separate original key sets; see the retained manual. Scores/settings and written DOS files stay on this device when storage is available.

Liero

Recommended 16+
Weapon combat and pixel blood. About age guidance

1998 · Dig, grapple and duel in the original real-time worm battle. Includes a computer opponent and local keyboard play.

Play as player 1 against the computer: D / G move, R / F aim, left Ctrl fires, left Alt jumps and left Shift changes weapons (hold with D / G). Hold left Shift + left Alt to throw the ninja rope. On-screen arrows move and aim. Enter confirms menus; Escape opens them. Choose both players as human in Player Options for a keyboard duel. Desktop or landscape recommended.

Xargon — Complete trilogy

Recommended 12+
Fantasy combat and threatening situations. About age guidance

1993 · Beyond Reality, The Secret Chamber, and Xargon's Fury · all three original episodes.

Arrows move. Ctrl / Alt jump; Shift / Space fire. Enter selects an episode. First-run setup: Y for sound and music, K for keyboard. Esc opens the menu.

Bio Menace

Recommended 16+
Gun violence, blood and monster combat. About age guidance

1993 · All three episodes: Dr. Mangle's Lab, The Hidden Lab and Master Cain.

Arrows move. Ctrl fires, Alt jumps, Space throws a grenade. Enter confirms menus; Esc opens the menu.

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ZZT — Demo world

Recommended 7+
Abstract shooting in the included demo. Imported worlds may contain different content. About age guidance

1991 · Explore the included demonstration world and build your own with the editor.

Choose K for keyboard and C for color, then P to play. Arrows move; Shift + arrow shoots; T lights a torch. Esc opens the menu.

Heartlight PC

Recommended 7+
Mild cartoon combat or peril. About age guidance

1994 · 70 puzzle rooms: collect hearts, push rocks and reach the exit.

Arrows move and push. Space skips the intro and starts; hold Space + Left / Right to change levels. Esc restarts the level; F10 returns to the title screen.

Adventures of Robbo

Recommended 7+
Mild cartoon combat or peril. About age guidance

1994 · Explore 60 planets: gather bolts, unlock the exit and solve mechanical puzzles.

Arrows move and push. Space starts; hold Space + an arrow to shoot after collecting batteries. Esc restarts with one life lost; F3 enters a system code; F10 returns to the title screen.

Electro Man

Recommended 12+
Weapon combat and explosions. About age guidance

1994 · The original Electro Body in English: collect three disks through eight action levels.

Left / Right move; Up jumps; Down activates a teleport. Space starts and fires. F2 saves and F3 loads the last checkpoint for this session. Esc returns to the title screen.

Ken’s Labyrinth

Recommended 12+
Fantasy combat and threatening situations. About age guidance

1993 · Rescue Sparky across 30 maze floors in the complete original 3D adventure.

Enter opens the game menu and confirms choices. Arrows move and turn; Ctrl fires, Space opens doors and uses objects, Shift runs. Esc opens the menu.

Traffic Department 2192

Recommended 16+
Mature story themes, violence and adult humor. About age guidance

1994 · All three episodes of the original sci-fi vehicle shooter and story.

Arrows move. Space fires; the on-screen Weapon key switches guns/missiles (Tab). 0 uses the afterburner; Alt toggles infrared vision, F5 shows the map, F6 shows communications. Enter confirms menus and advances dialogue; Esc opens the menu or skips dialogue. At startup press 1 for the original script or 2 for the edited script. The original script contains mature language.

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Cyberdogs

Recommended 12+
Weapon combat and explosions. About age guidance

1994 · Ten generated missions per campaign: buy equipment, blast targets and find the exit.

Arrows move. Ctrl fires, Enter changes weapons; hold Enter while moving to strafe. Hold F1 for the map; Esc returns to the menu. Enter confirms menus. Original sound effects included; optional music files are not bundled.

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