Category: Action

Screenshot from Lineality

Lineality

Lineality claims to be the first one-dimensional game – like, literally, it’s just a line. As you’d expect, it’s a joke.

Screenshot from Mind Walker

Mind Walker

Enter the human brain in Mind Walker, a multi-layered, genre-hopping trip through the subconscious that gets lost in its own metaphors.

Screenshot from Realm of Impossibility

Realm of Impossibility

Originally named Zombies after its mindless enemies, this maze game traps players in weird, towering architecture that uses optical illusions.

Screenshot from Robomaze II

Robomaze II

A combination of issues with level design and controls make this visually sharp, quick-moving Die Hard-with-robots game occasionally difficult to play.

Screenshot from Robomaze III

Robomaze III

The third Robomaze is a wild departure for the series – from dystopian sci-fi to Zelda-inspired magical woods – but it still gets stuck on many of the same issues.

Screenshot from Traffic Department 2192

Traffic Department 2192

With a solid base, the cocky and brash Traffic Department 2192 keeps rolling for surprisingly long after it runs out of steam.

Screenshot from Tunnels of Armageddon

Tunnels of Armageddon

Racing through this game’s namesake tunnels is a tough, wavering thrill, and it mostly ignores the extra complications thrown on top.

Screenshot from Under Pressure

Under Pressure

Under Pressure is a clunky game – because it was produced under extreme constraints by a company on the verge of shutting down.

Screenshot from Unreal

Unreal

When the epic Unreal came out in 1990, it was something of a technical and artistic marvel. Can you experience that the same way today?

Screenshot from Zephyr

Zephyr

Zephyr has all the charm and production values of a dystopian sci-fi classic, though the gameplay is sort of a mess.

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