The most interesting games released in 1981
All the best and most popular games of the year, upcoming releases, and hits from the past. Use filters to narrow down search.
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Star Trek (1981)
Strategy 30 November 1981
A strategic text game in which the player's task is to defeat a certain number of Clingo ships and prevent them from attacking the command center of the Federation. This is one of the first games released on IBM PCs.
Chess
Puzzle 31 December 1981
The first computer chess simulator, released on PC in December 1981. The game frame was created entirely with the use of ASCII characters, and the operation is limited to typing commands directly from the keyboard.
The Wizard's Castle
RPG 31 December 1981
One of the first games released for PCs with MS DOS. The title is a simple text RPG in which, as an adventurer, we enter the castle of a sorcerer in search of treasures and a powerful artifact.
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