Games Courtesy of PC GAMER


  • Age of Rifles
    From SSI comes the Age of Rifles, a new turn-based wargame that takes place during the heyday of the rifle
    Download the Age of Rifles demo; 4.6 megabytes; from SSI.

  • Age of Sail
    Real-time naval combat in the era of sailing ships and cannons comes to life in this new title from TalonSoft.
    The demo requires Win95 or 3.1, a 486/33+, 8 MB RAM, and a 256 color SVGA display.
    Download the Age of Sail demo; 6.1 megabytes; from TalonSoft.
  • Albion
    This new roleplaying game from Germany takes place on an strange, alien planet. It requires DOS or Win95, a 486, and 8 megabytes of RAM.
    Download the Albion demo; 11 megabytes; from BlueByte.

  • Alien Rampage
    Alien Rampage is a new side-scrolling shooter. This shareware game has seven levels and many puzzles and weapons, so it's worth a look.
    The game requires: a 486 DX2 66mhz or better (recomend Pentium 75 or above); 6.5 Megs of free memory, 15 Megs free hard drive space, VGA graphics card and MS-DOS 5.0 or higher.
    Alien Rampage will be downloaded to your computer as a 6.5 megabyte self-extracting executable file named sdramp.exe. Run it and it will create a temporary subdirectory called ramtemp within the current directory. Go there and run install.exe to install the game.
    Download the Alien Rampage demo; 6.5 megabytes, from SoftDisk.
  • Alien Trilogy
    The acclaimed console shooter series blasts its way onto the PC in this new action trilogy from Acclaim. Its based on the world famous Alien movies.
    No System Requirements listed on either the Acclaim site or within the demo. However it will run under either DOS or Windows 95.
    Download the Alien Trilogy demo from the Adrenaline Vault; 3.8 megabytes.
  • Allied General
    SSI's follow-up to the award-winning Panzer General. Requires Windows.
    Download the Allied General demo; 14 megabytes.

  • American Civil War
    A strategic overview of the Civil War, from Interactive Magic; requires Windows 3.1 or Win95.
    Download the American Civil War demo; 5.8 megabytes, from Interactive Magic.

  • Amok
    Control a battle mech in this new game from GT Interactive. The first PC release from Scavenger, an LA development house. GT notes that this demo will not work with the Matrox Millenium card.
    Download the Amok demo; 6.6 megabytes, from GT Interactive.

  • Amulets and Armor
    An impressive little shareware RPG featuring a first-person, Doom-style pespective, eleven different character classes, three types of magic and multi-player IPX network play. The graphics are a bit dated but it's very playable.
    No system requirements listed in the documentation, but it seems to run under both DOS and Win95.
    Download the Amulets and Armour demo; 6.71 megabytes, from PC Gamer Online.

  • Apache
    This helicopter combat game from Interactive Magic was an Editors' Choice winner and PC Gamer's simulation of the year for 1995. Also be sure to check out the Hind demo.
    Download the Apache demo; 2.8 megabytes.

  • Archimedean Dynasty
    From Blue Byte Software over in Germany comes this new action strategy game. Similar to Wing Commander except set underwater, you get a sub, buy weapons, complete missions and battle bad guys.
    IMPORTANT: You must have HiColor (65,000 colors) to run this demo. You'll also need 16 megabytes of RAM and a 486/100 or better. Win95 or DOS 5.0+.
    Download the Archimedean demo; 7.8 megabytes.

  • The Ardennes Offensive
    This new turn-based wargame from SSI covers the events in December 1944, when the Wehrmacht attacked the American positions in the Ardennes, triggering the Battle of the Bulge. It's the first game in SSI's new Decisive Battles of WWII series.
    This demo requires a P90, 8 MB of RAM (12 for high-res texture maps) and Windows 95.
    Here are specific instructions for installing the demo, from the readme.txt file:
    To INSTALL This WIN '95 Demo, follow these steps:
    1. Download the file: "Taodemo.exe"
    2. Copy the file "Taodemo.exe" to your C:\ drive.
    3. From the DOS prompt type "Taodemo.exe -d -o" to extract the demo files.
    4. Type "exit" to return to Windows.
    5. In the Taodemo directory double-click the file "Bulge.exe" to start the demo.
    Download the Ardennes demo from SSI, 6.3 megabytes.

  • Ashes to Ashes
    Corel has branched out from their graphics programs into games. Here's their new first-person shooter.
    Requires: Windows95, P60 CPU, 8 MB of RAM.
    Download the Ashes to Ashes demo; 3.8 megabytes, from Corel.

  • Atomic Bomber Man
    Here's Interplay's PC version of the SNES console classic. It's a great multi-player game, and this alpha demo version supports up to two players; the full version will support ten.
    This demo requires a Pentium 60 or faster, 16 MB RAM, Windows 95 and 2 MB of video memory.
    Download the Bomber Man demo, 8.8 MB, from Interplay.
    Download the Bomber Man demo, 8.8 MB, from PC Gamer Online.

  • Bad Mojo
    Here's a small demo of Bad Mojo, an offbeat graphic adventure in which you are transformed into a cockroach, and must explore the grimy depths of a New York tenement building. It's a manageable download size, so it's worth a look for adventure fans.
    Requires: Win 3.1 or Win95, 486/66+, 8MB RAM, QuickTime
    Download the Bad Mojo demo; 3.2 megabytes, from Pulse Entertainment.
    Download the Bad Mojo demo; 3.2 megabytes, from PC Gamer Online.

  • Battle Arena Toshinden
    This is the PC version of the huge arcade hit. It's a 3D fighting game, so get your fighting gloves out!
    Download the Toshinden demo from PC Gamer Online; 2.7 megabytes.

  • Battle Isle 2200
    An exciting wargame set on a strange alien planet, this game is from the German software house Blue Byte.
    Download the Battle Isle 2200 demo; 2.1 megabytes.

  • Battle Isle 2220
    The latest installment in the Battle Isle series, this demo requires a P75, 8 MB of RAM, and Windows 95, NT or 3.11.
    Download the Battle Isle 2200 demo; 4.7 megabytes, from Blue Byte.

  • Beavis & Butthead in Virtual Stupidity
    They're rude, they're crude, and they're on your PC. Here's a minigame called "Hock the Loogie"; it's only a small portion of this great adventure game. Requires Windows 95.
    Download the Beavis & Butthead demo; 1.3 megabytes.

  • Betrayal at Krondor
    One of the most respected roleplaying games of the last several years, and based on the popular fantasy novels of Raymond Feist. This is the entire game, being given away for free by Sierra!
    Visit Sierra's Krondor support page for installation tips and a troubleshooting guide.
    Download the Betrayal at Krondor full game, 10 megabytes, from Sierra Online.
    Download the Betrayal at Krondor full game, 10 megabytes, from PC Gamer Online.
    If 10 megs seems to large, try downloading this small demo first to see if you like it.
    Download the Betrayal at Krondor demo, 1.3 megabytes, from PC Gamer Online.

  • Big Red Racing
    This new racing game from Domark puts you behind the wheel of toy racers as you whip around muddy tracks all over the world.
    Download the Big Red Racing demo; 2.8 megabytes. (use the -d option to unzip)

  • Birthright
    This is a Sierra title based on TSR's AD&D boxed game, Birthright. It combines roleplaying, strategy and real-time combat elements into one fantasy game.
    The game requires a 486, 8 MB of RAM, Win 3.1 or 95, and a 256 color display. The demo is self-extracting, put it in a temporary directory and extract it. Then run the setup program.
    Download the Birthright demo; 10.7 megabytes, from Sierra Online.
    Download the Birthright demo; 10.7 megabytes, from PC Gamer Online.

  • Blast Chamber
    An action game from Activision, Blast Chamber puts you in a rotating chamber with a timebomb strapped to your chest. This game is out for the PlayStation right now but the planned PC port was cancelled -- despite the work that's obviously gone into it, as this demo attests.
    Requires Pentium 90 MHz processor or higher, 8 MB RAM, 2 MB of hard disk space (not including 5 MB for downloaded files and 9.5 MB for decompressed files) 16-bit high-color SVGA video card with VBE 2.0 compatibility 100% Sound Blaster 16 compatible sound card and Microsoft MS-DOS 6.22, Windows 3.1x, or Windows 95 operating system.
    Download the Blast Chamber demo from Activision; 5/1 megabytes.
    Download the Blast Chamber demo from PC Gamer Online; 5.1 megabytes.

  • Blood
    The BLOOD shareware is here. This is the next game using the Build engine, the same technology used in Duke Nukem 3D. It's from Monolith.
    Download the complete Blood demo from PC Gamer Online; 17 megabytes.
    OR:
    Download the Blood demo in small pieces:
    bsplit.exe share.002 share.003 share.004 share.005 share.006 share.007 share.008 share.009 share.010 share.011 share.012 share.013
    In Windows 95, right click on a file to save it. Put the pieces in the same directory and then run the bsplit program. After that, run the Install program. When it prompts you to "insert share002", just hit enter. Keep doing that. Then run setup, and you can play.

  • Caesar II
    Can you match the feats of one of the greatest conquerors in history? Not only must you match wits on the battlefield, but Caesar II challenges you to manage the cities of your growing empire as well. This small demo will give you an idea of the whole scope of the game.
    Download the Caesar II demo; 2.7 megabytes, from Sierra Online.
    Download the Caesar II demo; 2.7 megabytes, from PC Gamer Online.

  • Cannon Fodder
    Is this what happens when Lemmings go to war? Sure, they're little and cute, but they've got guns. And grenades. And bazookas... This is an oldie but a goodie, especially since it will run on 386s.
    Download the Cannon Fodder demo.

  • Capitalism
    This business simulation from Interactive Magic was an Editors' Choice winner because of its excellent game play and numerous options.
    Download the Capitalism demo; 4.4 megabytes.

  • Cave Wars
    Set in a world of subterranean warfare, Cave Wars is a turn-based strategy game from Avalon Hill. Its most intriguing features is that your empire can expand in three dimensions, up and down as well as left and right, as you burrow through the earth.
    Requires 8 MB of RAM and a 486. It will run under DOS or under Windows 95 in a DOS box. Unzip using the -d switch, and be sure to read the readme.txt file too.
    Download the Cave Wars demo from PC Gamer Online; 12 megabytes.

  • Chasm
    A beta look at a first-person shooter being developed by a Russian team and distributed by MegaMedia. Has some Quake-like features like a console, but a lot of placeholder art and sounds.
    Requires 486 DX2-66 MHz CPU, Standard VGA card, 8 MB of RAM, 6 MB of hard disk space. Pentium recommended. Read the readme file.
    Download the Chasm demo from PC Game Online; 1.6 megabytes. Download the Chasm demo from Megamedia; 1.6 megabytes.

  • Close Combat
    Microsoft and Atomic Games have teamed up to bring us this new real-time wargame set in the smoky aftermath of D-Day. It requires Win 95, a Pentium processor, 8 megabytes of RAM, and Super VGA.
    Download the Close Combat demo; 7 megabytes; from Atomic Games.
    Download the Close Combat demo; 7 megabytes; from PC Gamer Online.

  • Command & Conquer
    This is a demo of Westwood's fantastic realtime strategy game. The action never stops as you control troops and vehicles engaging the ruthless Brotherhood of Nod.
    Download the Command & Conquer demo; 9.3 megabytes; from Westwood.
    Download the Command & Conquer demo; 9.3 megabytes; from PC Gamer Online.

  • Conquest of the New World
    This demo gives you a good idea of the combat model in Conquest of the New World, a new strategy game from Interplay. It also makes an enjoyable mini-game on its own.
    486/66DX2 w/ 8 MB RAM required; Pentium recommended.
    Download the Conquest of the New World demo; 4.5 megabytes.

  • Crusader: No Regret
    The follow up to the action spectacular, Crusader: No Remorse, has finally been made available by Origin.
    Download the Crusader: No Regret demo; 17.5 megabytes.

  • Crush! Deluxe
    Crush! Deluxe is a turn-based strategy game featuring futuristic football games, believe it or not. The game requires a 486/66DX2, 8 MB of RAM and Windows95 with DirectX.
    Download the Crush demo, from CD-ROM.COM, 8 megabytes.
    Download the Crush demo from PC Gamer Online, 8 megabytes.

  • CyberGladiators
    Sierra's first fighting game, it uses a 2D perspective and futuristic alien fighters, reminiscent of Rise of the Robots.
    Requires: Windows 95.
    Download the CyberGladiators demo, 3 megabytes, from PC Gamer Online.
    Download the CyberGladiators demo, 3 megabytes, from Sierra Online

  • Daggerfall
    RPG fans take note! Here is a previw of Daggerfall, the sequel to Elder Scrolls. This is an old demo, but some of you may not have seen it, and even though the game is now out, it at least gives you a good glimpse at some of the character generation stuff.
    Download the Daggerfall demo; 11.5 megabytes.
    Download the Daggerfall demo; 9.7 megabytes.

  • Dark Forces
    The demo of LucasArts' great Doom rival. Take on the role of Kyle Katarn and battle Stormtroopers, Imperial officers, and other denizens of the Star Wars universe in this classic game.
    Requires: 486 or better processor, 8 megabytes of RAM.
    Download the Dark Forces demo, from PC Gamer Online; 3.3 megabytes.

  • Darklight Conflict
    Space combat game from Electronic Arts. You can control your ship with a keyboard, joystick, mouse as you fly through the detailed, true 3D space environment. Definitely worth a look.
    The demo requires a P60, 8 MB of RAM and either DOS or Windows 95.
    Download the Darklight Conflict demo, from Electronic Arts, 9.2 megabytes.
    Download the Darklight Conflict demo, from PC Gamer Online, 9.2 megabytes.

  • Death Drome
    Arcade action from Viacom New Media. Eight heavily-armed vehicles are forced to compete in a domed stadium, the Death Drome. Only the survivor gets his freedom, and his life.
    This game is Windows 95, and requires DirectX 2.0, a Pentium 75, and 16 megabytes of RAM.
    Download the Death Drome demo; 14 megabytes.

  • Death Rally
    Top-down combat driving from Apogee. With every victory, you may earn enough money to buy more weapons, armor and tires for your car.
    Requires 486DX2/66 or faster processor(Pentium recommended), 8MB RAM (16 MB recommended), DOS or Windows.
    Download the Death Rally shareware from Apogee; 6.8 megabytes.
    Download the Death Rally shareware from PC Gamer Online; 6.8 megabytes.

  • Descent
    The shareware version of the original Descent, a blockbuster of a game, and Doom's first true rival, it features true three-dimensional action and fantastic multi-player gameplay. In fact, Descent was probably the key games to push Internet gaming into the big time.
    Download the Descent shareware; 2.1 megabytes.

  • Descent II
    Here's the demo of the sequel to Interplay's smash success, Descent, which shows off a truly remarkable 3D engine that lets you manuever your ship in any direction.
    Download the Descent 2 demo; 4.3 megabytes, from Interplay.

  • Destruction Derby 2
    Put an end to bad driving on the information superhighway! Here's Psygnosis' sequel to their great smash'em up driving game.
    Requires a 486/66 and 8 MB of RAM.
    Download the Destruction Derby 2 demo, 3.0 megabytes from Psygnosis.
    Download the Destruction Derby 2 demo, 3.0 megabytes from PC Gamer Online.

  • Doom
    It's all been said before, so here it is, the shareware version of the original Doom.
    Download the Doom shareware; 2.4 megabytes.
    Check out our Doom I & II file area online!

  • Duke Nukem 3D
    The best 3D shooter since Doom itself, Duke Nukem 3D combines brilliant level design, fun weapons and raunchy, sarcastic, adolescent humor to make one helluva game.
    486/66, 8 MB RAM are our minimal recommendations.
    Download the Duke Nukem 3D shareware; 5.8 megabytes; from Best.
    Download the Duke Nukem 3D shareware; 5.8 megabytes; from PC Gamer Online.

  • Earthsiege 2
    Sierra's battle armor fighting game, along the lines of MechWarrior 2.
    Requies Pentium, 16 megabytes of RAM, Windows 95 and DirectX.
    Download the Earthsiege 2 demo; 5.5 megabytes; from Sierra Online.
    Download the Earthsiege 2 demo; 5.5 megabytes; from PC Gamer Online.

  • Earthworm Jim
    There's plenty of arcade-style fun and annelid antics in this side-scroller from Playmates Interactive.
    Download the Earthworm Jim demo; 3.4 megabytes.

  • Elder Scrolls: Arena
    Before there was Daggerfall there was Arena. Check out this small demo of the classic rpg from Bethesda.
    Download the Arena demo; 1.8 megabytes.

  • Enemy Nations
    Real-time strategy from Windward Studios. This will take a long time to download if you have a modem so we advise against it.
    Requires: 486 DX/66; 8 MB RAM; Win 95, DirectX.
    Download the Enemy Nations demo from Windward Studios; 20 megabytes.

  • Eradicator
    A new action title from Accolade, Eradicator features a third-person perspective in a Doom-style environment. This game runs pretty well on 486s too.
    Download the Eradicator demo; 4.6 megabytes.

  • Extreme Pinball
    Epic MegaGames enters the pinball arena with Extreme Pinball, with its rocking Rock Fantasy table.
    Download the Extreme Pinball shareware; 3 megabytes.

  • F/A-18 Hornet 3.0
    Graphic Simulations has been doing flight sims for the Macintosh for five years. Their newest flight sim, F/A-18 Hornet 3.0 is being developed for both the Mac and the PC.
    The game requires a Pentium processor, 16 MB of RAM, Windows 95 and a joystick.
    Download the Hornet demo, 3.2 megabytes, from Graphic Simulations.
    Download the Hornet demo, 3.2 megabytes, from PC Gamer Online.

  • F22 Lightning II
    NovaLogic's sharp looking new F22 sim, with incredible graphic detail and loads of armaments.
    The demo requires a 486DX4/100+, 8 MB of RAM, DOS or Win'95, and a PCI or VLB SuperVGA graphics card.
    Download the F22 demo; 7.5 MB, from Novalogic.
    Download the F22 demo; 7.5 MB, from PC Gamer Online.

  • Fallen Haven
    The planet New Haven was supposed to be a paradise, an idyllic, peaceful new home for colonists from Old Earth. But that was before the wars broke out, before the provinces turned on one another ... and before the aliens arrived ...
    This is a new scifi turn-based strategy game from Interactive Magic. You'll need Windows 95, a 486DX2/66 (Pentium recommended), an SVGA video card, and 8 MB of RAM.
    Download the Fallen Haven demo; 4.8 megabytes, from Interactive Magic.
    Download the Fallen Haven demo; 4.8 megabytes, from PC Gamer Online.

  • Fallout Interplay's science fiction roleplaying game set in a post-Apocalyptic future. For the full rundown on this game, check out the preview in the May issue of PC Gamer.
    This demo requires a P90, 16 MB of RAM, Windows 95 and DirectX.
    Download the Fallout demo, 20 megabytes, from Interplay.
    Download the Fallout demo, 20 megabytes, from Interplay (alternate server).
    Download the Fallout demo, 20 megabytes, from PC Gamer Online.
    For a broken up version of the demo, visit the Interplay download page.

  • Fantasy General
    Using a design similar to Panzer General, this wargame puts you in command of armies of knights, wizards and elves against a ruthless orc opponent.
    Download the Fantasy General demo from PC Gamer Online; 3.7 megabytes.

  • Fate
    A new first-person shooter from Intracorp, using the Build engine.
    No system requirements listed in the file, or on their website.
    Download the Fate demo; 7.5 megabytes.

  • Fire Fight
    This new arcade action game, developed by Chaos Works and published by Epic MegaGames, Fire Fight features an isometric view, rendered graphics, parallaxing backgrounds, digitized speech, and heart-pounding action for one to four players. Requires Windows 95.
    Download the Fire Fight shareware; 11 megabytes; from Epic.
    Download the Fire Fight shareware; 11 megabytes; from PC Gamer Online.

  • Flight Commander 2
    From Korea to the Gulf War, take command of aerial strike forces as you attack the enemy in this new Avalon Hill demo.
    Required: a 386, Windows 3.1, 4 MB of RAM, SVGA.
    Download the Flight Commander 2 demo, 2.4 megabytes, from Avalon Hill.
    Download the Flight Commander 2 demo, 2.4 megabytes, from PC Gamer Online.

  • Fragile Allegiance
    Space strategy and commercial empire building, from Interplay. This demo has no sound and does not list system requirements. Runs under DOS or Win 95.
    Download the Fragile Allegiance demo, 10.5 megabytes, from Interplay. Download the Fragile Allegiance demo, 10.5 megabytes, from PC Gamer Online.

  • Front Page Sports: Golf
    It's Sierra's golf game, designed by Headgate Games and originally written up as The Golf Club in our recent golf feature.
    Download the Golf demo from 36.8 megabytes, from Sierra On-line.

  • Full Tilt Pinball 2
    Here's the sequel to Maxis' popular pinball title, Full Tilt.
    The demo requires Windows 95 and the latest version of DirectX.
    Download the Marble Drop demo, 5.8 megabytes, from Maxis.

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