PC users can currently claim over 20 games for free and keep them forever, as long as they act fast and get them before ...

Have you been craving old-school games? Are you dreaming of side-scrolling shoot-’em-ups from the 1990s? Yearning for the point-and-click adventure games from Lucasarts’ and Sierra’s creative golden ...

It's completely legal to explore vast swaths of the history of PC gaming without paying a dime. I’m PCMag’s home theater and AR/VR expert, and your go-to source of information and recommendations for ...

You hear it said all the time: one of the best reasons to own a Steam Deck is for emulating classic games. The Steam Deck is fundamentally a PC, but despite this, you'll rarely hear anyone talk about ...

John is a writer at Pocket-lint. He is passionate about all things technology, and is always keeping up with the latest smartphone and PC releases. John has previously written at MobileSyrup. When ...

DOSBox makes it easy to play classic PC games on modern platforms by emulating the MS-DOS environment for which they were designed. It’s available in a variety of versions for almost any platform. But ...

Super Mario, Zelda (or Link), Purple Tentacle, Sonic—these are just a few of the heroes who have inspired gamers for over 40 years. Some of the original gaming devices from Atari, Commodore, Nintendo, ...

Retro console gaming fans love to extol the virtues of playing on original hardware, but what about retro PC gaming? There's a distinct subculture of people who go out and find old computer parts to ...

Highly anticipated: Developer showcases over the last few weeks have filled release calendars for 2024 and 2025 with reissues of numerous classic games, some of which are available now. The growing ...

Because you can still play most retro PC games on current-gen hardware. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. This weekend I spent some ...

The realm of retro gaming PC tech is something of a rabbit hole, and it's easy to accidentally become an antiquated Alice. From experience, I can tell you that exploring that vintage wonderland costs ...