Best free DOS "side view" games

Discover free side view games developed for the "DOS" operating system sorted by user rating.

VISUAL - In gaming, a side view means you see the action from a lateral perspective, as if watching the character from the side. The game world is typically displayed on a flat plane, and movement usually occurs left and right, with occasional vertical elements like jumping or climbing. This perspective emphasizes timing, positioning, and platforming challenges, letting players focus on navigating obstacles, avoiding enemies, and performing precise actions. It’s the classic viewpoint for platformers, beat ’em ups, and many 2D action games, offering a clear and straightforward way to experience the game world.


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Beneath a Steel Sky

adventure / point & click
Revolution Software
1994
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One Must Fall: 2097

action / fighting games
Diversions Entertainment
1994
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Mario Bros VGA

platformer / arcade
Dave Sharpless
1990
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The Lost Vikings

platformer / action puzzle
Interplay Productions
1993
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Scorched Earth

strategy / games like Worms
Wendell Hicken
1991
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Tough Guy: Fighting Titans

action / fighting games
Super Fighter Team
1995
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Sango Fighter

action / fighting games
Super Fighter Team
1993
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Super Fighter Special Edition

action / fighting games
Super Fighter Team
1993
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Nippon Safes, Inc.

adventure / point & click
Dynabyte
1992
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Liero

action / games like Worms
Joosa Riekkinen
1998
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Flight of the Amazon Queen

adventure / point & click
Interactive Binary Illusions
1995
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Clyde's Adventure

platformer / action puzzle
Moonlite Software
1992
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Teen Agent

adventure / point & click
Metropolis Software House
1995
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Xenophage: Alien Bloodsport

action / fighting games
Apogee Software
1996
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Hank's Quest - Victim of Society

adventure / point & click
Femo Duo Entertainment
2002
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Captain Comic 2: Fractured Reality

platformer / metroidvania
Michael A. Denio
1990
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Jetpack

platformer
Adept Software
1993
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Blackthorne

platformer
Blizzard Entertainment
1994
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Mad TV

simulation / business simulation
Rainbow Arts
1991
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The Clue!

simulation / point & click
neo Software Produktions
1994
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The Black Cauldron

adventure / point & click
Al Lowe
1986

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