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POSTAL

POSTAL

PCLinuxmacOS
Release Date
Nov 14, 1997
Developer
Running With Scissors
Publisher
Running With Scissors
Genre
Action, Indie

POSTAL is the first part in its series of shooting games. It is best known and somewhat infamous for its uncanny violence, cynical black humor, and a highly controversial theme....

56 Metacritic
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back

Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back

PlayStation
Release Date
Nov 1, 1997
Developer
Naughty Dog
Publisher
Sony Computer Entertainment
Genre
Platformer

A direct sequel to the Naughty Dog’s Crash Bandicoot was quickly put together, due to the success of the original. It’s a direct continuation of the story, with Crash trying to...

Tomb Raider II

Tomb Raider II

Classic MacintoshmacOSPCiOS
Release Date
Oct 31, 1997
Developer
Square Enix
Publisher
Square Enix
Genre
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Platformer

Tomb Raider II is an action-adventure video game, part of the Tomb Raider series and the sequel to the 1996 video game Tomb Raider. Developed by Core Design and published by Eidos...

69 Metacritic
The Curse of Monkey Island

The Curse of Monkey Island

PCmacOS
Release Date
Oct 31, 1997
Developer
LucasArts Entertainment
Publisher
Disney Interactive
Genre
Adventure

I've sailed the seas from Trinidad to Tortuga and I've never seen anything like it! The engagement ring I gave Elaine has a terrible pirate curse on it. LeChuck is behind it, I'm...

89 Metacritic
Riven: The Sequel to Myst

Riven: The Sequel to Myst

PCiOSAndroidmacOS
Release Date
Oct 29, 1997
Developer
Noodlecake Studios
Publisher
SEGA
Genre
Casual, Indie, Adventure, Puzzle

“I know what he’s doing… He’s watching you.” Travel to Riven, a beautiful and mysterious world on the verge of collapse. Explore this mysterious place, solve its puzzles, reveal...

83 Metacritic
Grand Theft Auto

Grand Theft Auto

Game Boy ColorPlayStationGame BoyPC
Release Date
Oct 21, 1997
Developer
DMA Design
Publisher
Take Two Interactive
Genre
Action

Grand Theft Auto is an action-adventure game with an isometric view, the first installment of the Grand Theft Auto series. ###Location and plot The game takes place in 3...

Fallout

Fallout

PCmacOSLinuxClassic Macintosh
Release Date
Sep 30, 1997
Developer
Black Isle Studios
Publisher
Bethesda Softworks
Genre
RPG

Fallout franchise started in a very different way than we all know it by this day. As Bethesda started to develop Fallout franchise only from the third game, original Fallout was...

STAR WARS Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II

STAR WARS Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II

PC
Release Date
Sep 30, 1997
Developer
LucasArts Entertainment
Publisher
Disney Interactive
Genre
Action, Shooter

Dark Forces™ set the industry standard for first person action in the Star Wars® universe. Now Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II picks up where the award-winning game left off...with...

91 Metacritic
Total Annihilation

Total Annihilation

PC
Release Date
Sep 30, 1997
Developer
Cavedog Entertainment
Publisher
Wargaming
Genre
Strategy

What began as a conflict over the transfer of consciousness from flesh to machines escalated into a war which has decimated a million worlds. The Core and the Arm have all but...

86 Metacritic
Sid Meier's Gettysburg!

Sid Meier's Gettysburg!

PC
Release Date
Sep 30, 1997
Developer
Firaxis
Publisher
Electronic Arts
Genre
Strategy

"All we want is to be left alone." -Jefferson Davis July 2, 4:00 P.M. Southern Objective: Take Peach Orchard and attain pivotal strategic position. Sid Meier's Gettysburg! is the...

92 Metacritic
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee

PCPlayStation 5PlayStation 4PlayStation
Release Date
Sep 19, 1997
Developer
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Publisher
GT Interactive Software
Genre
Platformer, Action

Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee is the first chapter of the Oddworld franchise. The game is set in the fictional Oddworld universe inhabited by extraterrestrials. The story follows Abe, a...

85 Metacritic
GoldenEye 007 (1997)

GoldenEye 007 (1997)

Nintendo 64
Release Date
Aug 23, 1997
Developer
Rare
Publisher
Nintendo
Genre
Shooter

GoldenEye 007 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Rare and based on the 1995 James Bond film GoldenEye. It was released for the Nintendo 64 video game console in...

96 Metacritic