List of Apple IIGS games


This is a list of native 16-bit Apple IIGS game. A second section lists all the games which were announced, rumored, or otherwise were not released for the system.

Released games

There are currently games on this list.
TitleYearDeveloperPublisherGenre
4th & InchesTony Manso & Sculptured SoftwareAccoladeSports
Aaargh!Synergistic SoftwareArcadia SoftwareAction
Affaire Santa Fe Antoine Vignau & Olivier Zardini Simulation
Affaire Sydney Antoine Vignau & Olivier Zardini Simulation
Affaire Vera Cruz Antoine Vignau & Olivier Zardini Simulation
AirballJason HarperMicroDealAction
Alien MindRob Karr & Matt CrysdalePBI SoftwareAction-adventure
Ancient GloryLogical Design Works, Westwood AssociatesBig Red Computer ClubAction
Ancient Land of YsDesigner SoftwareKyodaiAction RPG
AntetrisPeter JensenShoot 'em up
Apple IIgs KarateAntoine Vignau & Olivier Zardini Fighting
ArkanoidRyan Ridges & John LundTaito AmericaAction
Arkanoid II: Revenge of DohRyan Ridges & John LundTaito AmericaAction
As the Link TurnsParik Rao & Scott Pease Shoot 'em up
Balance of Power: The 1990 EditionChris CrawfordMindscapeSimulation
Bard's Tale, TheRebecca HeinemanElectronic ArtsRPG
Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight, TheRebecca HeinemanElectronic ArtsRPG
Battle ChessRebecca HeinemanInterplay ProductionsBoard
Belle Zohra, LaAntoine Vignau & Olivier Zardini Interactive fiction
Beyond ZorkBrian MoriartyInfocomInteractive fiction
Bill PalmerAntoine Vignau & Olivier Zardini Adventure
Bille ArtAntoine Vignau & Olivier Zardini Puzzle
Black CauldronAl LoweSierraAdventure
Blackjack AcademyWestwoodMicro IllusionsCards
Block OutLogical Design WorksCalifornia DreamsPuzzle
BlockadeAntoine Vignau & Olivier Zardini Puzzle
BoggledKenrick Mock Board
Bouncing BlusterJean-Francois Doué & Jean-Michel Vallat Action
Bouncing Bluster IIJean-Francois Doué & Jean-Michel VallatToolboxAction
Bridge 6.0Arthur Walsh & Roger HarnishArtworxCards
Bubble GhostERE InformatiqueAccoladeAction
BuGSJeremy RandShoot 'em up
California GamesDesigner Software EpyxSports
Canal MeurtreAntoine Vignau & Olivier Zardini Adventure
Captain BloodERE Informatique MindscapeSimulation/adventure
Carte PrimusDavid MantheyCards
Castle ArmsTom Gooding
CatacombsJohn Carmack & Tom HallSoftdiskAction-adventure
Cavern CobraGreg HalePBI SoftwareShoot 'em up
Chessmaster 2100, The FidelityTroy Heere & Mark ManyenSoftware ToolworksBoard
Club BackgammonLogical Design WorksCalifornia DreamsBoard
CogitoAntoine Vignau & Olivier Zardini Puzzle
ColumnsKenrick Mock Puzzle
Copy KillersBrian Greenstone & Dave TriplettPangea Software
CosmocadeBrian Greenstone, Dave Triplett & Gene KohPangea SoftwareAction
Cribbage King / Gin KingMark ManyenSoftware ToolworksCards
Cryllan Mission 2088Vinay Pai, Vivek Pai & Vijay PaiVictory SoftwareRPG
Cryllan Mission 2088: The Second ScenarioVinay Pai, Vivek Pai & Vijay PaiVictory SoftwareRPG
Crystal QuestRebecca HeinemanCassidy & GreeneAction
Dark CastleLane RoathThree SixtyAction
Dark Designs IJohn CarmackSoftdiskRPG
Dark Designs II: Closing the GateJohn CarmackSoftdiskRPG
Dark Designs III: Retribution!John CarmackSoftdiskRPG
Defender of the CrownManley & AssociatesCinemawareAction/strategy
Deja Vu: A Nightmare Comes TrueICOM SimulationsMindscapeAdventure
Deja Vu II: Lost in Las VegasICOM SimulationsMindscapeAdventure
DestroyerMichael Kosaka & Chuck SommervilleEpyxSimulation
Downhill ChallengeMicroidsBroderbundSports
Dr. MarioBlue Adept Puzzle
Dragon WarsRebecca HeinemanInterplay ProductionsRPG
Dragon's LairAntoine Vignau & Olivier Zardini Action
Dragon's Lair: Escape from Singe's CastleAntoine Vignau & Olivier Zardini Action
Dragon's Lair II: Time WarpAntoine Vignau & Olivier Zardini Action
Dragon's Lair III: The Curse of MordreadAntoine Vignau & Olivier Zardini Action
Dream ZoneNaughty Dog BaudvilleAdventure
DuelTrisSteven Chiang, Dave Seah & James BrookesDreamWorldPuzzle
Dungeon MasterDon JordanFTLRPG
DuoTrisRichard Wifall & James Brookes Puzzle
Egérie, L'Antoine Vignau & Olivier Zardini Adventure
ExplorerGSJason SmartRPG
F1 RaceJoel QuejadaRacing
Fast BreakGreg Hospelhorn & George WongAccoladeSports
Final AssaultInfogramesEpyxSimulation
FirepowerStephen LepistoMicroIllusionsAction
Full Metal PlaneteBrainstorm Software InfogramesTurn-based strategy
Fun ColumnsFTA ToolboxPuzzle
Futureshock 3DJeff JohnsonNeeka ElectronicsAction
GATEBright Software Toolbox & Seven HillsAction-adventure
GauntletAtari GamesMindscapeAction
GBA Championship Basketball: Two on TwoGamestar ActivisionSports
Gnarly GolfVisual Concepts Britannica / FanfareSports
Gold of the AmericasStephen Hart, Ian Trout & Allan BellStrategic Studies GroupTurn-based strategy
Gold Rush!Doug & Ken MacNeillSierraAdventure
GS AdventurePeter HirschbergAction-adventure
GS AsteroidsPeter HirschbergAction
GS InvadersDavid Ong-Tat-WeeAction
GShisenKelvin SherlockBoard
GrackleBrian GreenstonePangea SoftwareShoot 'em up
Grand Prix CircuitDistinctive SoftwareAccoladeRacing
Great Western ShootoutVisual Concepts Britannica / FanfareAction
Hacker II: The Doomsday PapersSteve CartwrightActivisionReal-time strategy
Halls of MontezumaRoger Keating & Ian TroutStrategic Studies GroupTurn-based strategy
HardBall!Distinctive Software AccoladeSports
HostageInfogramesMindscapeAction/strategy
Hover BladeShiraz Akmal & Eric BodenMCXAction
Hunt for Red OctoberJohn Brooks, Todd Daugherty & Alex VillagranSoftware ToolworksSimulation
Immortal, TheSandcastle Electronic ArtsAction RPG
Impossible Mission 2NovotradeEpyxAction
Jack Nicklaus' Greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship GolfTony MansoAccoladeSports
Jigsaw!Huibert Aalbers & Javier Rullan RuanoBritannica SoftwarePuzzle
John Elway's QuarterbackShadowmasters DesignMelbourne HouseSports
KABOOM!NinjaforceAction
KaleidokubesBob & Betsy CouchArtworxPuzzle
Keef the ThiefNaughty Dog Electronic ArtsRPG
King of ChicagoDoug SharpCinemawareAction/strategy
King's Quest: Quest for the CrownRoberta WilliamsSierraAdventure
King's Quest II: Romancing the ThroneRoberta WilliamsSierraAdventure
King's Quest III: To Heir Is HumanRoberta WilliamsSierraAdventure
King's Quest IV: The Perils of RosellaRoberta WilliamsSierraAdventure
LaserForceEuropean Software PartnerBritannica / FanfareAction
Last Ninja, TheSystem 3ActivisionAction-adventure
Legend of the Star AxeHeads on the Hills Software SoftdiskShoot 'em up
Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge LizardsAl LoweSierraAdventure
LemmingsAntoine Vignau & Olivier Zardini Puzzle
LetterSlideKenrick Mock Board
Life & DeathMark Manyen & Jacob P. SmithSoftware ToolworksSimulation
Lode RunnerAntoine Vignau & Olivier Zardini Puzzle-platform
Lost Treasures of Infocom, TheMike Howard & John WrenholtBig Red Computer ClubInteractive fiction
Lost Tribe, TheSteve Vance, Frank Andrews & Todd HarrisLawrence ProductionsAdventure/strategy
Mad MatchPaul GauthierBaudville
MancalaLogical Design WorksCalifornia DreamsBoard
Manhunter: New YorkDave, Barry and Dee Dee MurraySierraAdventure
Marble MadnessWill HarveyElectronic ArtsAction
Mazer IIFarfetch SoftwareBig Red Computer ClubAction RPG
Mean 18Mark Lesser & Micro SmithsAccoladeSports
Mighty Marvel Vs the Forces of E.V.I.L.Winchell ChungISMRPG
Milestones 2000Ken FranklinCards
Mini-PuttRoss Salas & Tanager Software ProductionsAccoladeSports
Mixed Up Mother GooseRoberta WilliamsSierraAdventure
Monte CarloRichard Seaborne & Jeff LeffertsPBI SoftwareGambling
NeuromancerRebecca HeinemanInterplay ProductionsAdventure
Night DriverIan Schmidt & Fatdog ProjectsRacing
OmegaMicro MagicOriginSimulation
One Arm BattleKen Franklin
Operation LambdaBret Victor Puzzle
OrbizoneBrian Greenstone & Dave TriplettPangea SoftwareAction
Out of this World (aka Another World)Rebecca HeinemanInterplay ProductionsAction-adventure
Panzer BattlesRoger Keating, Danny Stevens & Ian TroutStrategic Studies GroupTurn-based strategy
PaperboyAtari GamesMindscapeAction
Passagers du vent Antoine Vignau & Olivier Zardini Adventure
Passagers du vent II Antoine Vignau & Olivier Zardini Adventure
PenteKenrick Mock Puzzle
Pick 'n PileAtreid ConceptProcyonPuzzle
Pipe DreamVisual ConceptsLucasfilm GamesPuzzle
Pirates!Ed MagninMicroproseAction/strategy
Plunder!Ken Franklin
PlottingOnce Product Action
Police QuestJim WallsSierraAdventure
Puyo PuyoBret Victor Puzzle
QixRyan Ridges & John LundTaito AmericaAction
QuadronomeBrian Greenstone & Dave TriplettPangea SoftwareAction
Quest for the HoardKen Burtch Puzzle
Quest for the Hoard II: Treasures from HeavenKen Burtch Puzzle
Questmaster ISean BargerMiles ComputingAdventure
Questron IIWestwoodStrategic SimulationsRPG
RastanJohn BrooksTaito AmericaAction
Reach for the StarsRoger Keating & Ian TroutStrategic Studies GroupTurn-based strategy
Rescue RoverRebecca Heineman & Adrian CarmackSoftdiskPuzzle
Retour du Dr Genius Antoine Vignau & Olivier Zardini Adventure
Revolution '76Edward and Patricia BeverBritannica SoftwareTurned-based strategy
Roadwar 2000WestwoodStrategic SimulationsTurn-based strategy
Rocket RangerEd MagninCinemaware
Sea StrikeRichard Seaborne & Jeff LeffertsPBI SoftwareShoot 'em up
Secrets of Bharas, TheVinay Pai, Vivek Pai & Vijay PaiVictory SoftwareRPG
SenseiPhil Rivipellio, Walt Scapela & Neil Pulcadesso Fighting
Senseless Violence 1: Survival of the FetusBrian Greenstone & Dave TriplettPangea SoftwareAction
Senseless Violence 2: You Use, You DieBrian Greenstone & Gene KohPangea SoftwareAction
Serve & VolleyJeffrey SiglerAccoladeSports
ShadowgateICOM SimulationsMindscapeAdventure
ShanghaiManley & Associates ActivisionBoard
Shanghai II: Dragon's EyeJohn Wrenholt & Steve LuellmanBig Red Computer ClubBoard
Silent ServiceEd MagninMicroproseSimulation
SilpheedGame ArtsSierraScrolling shooter
Sinbad and the Throne of the FalconJim Simmons & Andrew CaldwellCinemaware
Skate or Die!David Bunch, Michael Kosaka & Michelle ShelferElectronic Arts
SolarianDavid TolsonShoot 'em up
Solitaire & CribbageComputrek SoftwareCards
Solitaire RoyaleJake Hoelter, Jody Sather & Brad FreggerSpectrum HolobyteCards
Son of Star AxeJay Jennings & Jerry JonesSoftdiskShoot 'em up
Space AceDavid Foster & Simon DouglasReady SoftAction
Space Ace Antoine Vignau & Olivier Zardini Action
Space Ace II: Borf's RevengeAntoine Vignau & Olivier Zardini Action
Space ClusterPascal Watel, Olivier Philipp & Claude Pélisson Shoot 'em up
Space Quest I: The Sarien EncounterScott Murphy & Mark CroweSierraAdventure
Space Quest II: Vohaul's RevengeScott Murphy & Mark CroweSierraAdventure
Space SharkMiami SoftwareToolboxShoot 'em up
SpacefoxBright Software Toolbox & Seven HillsAction
Spirit of ExcaliburSynergistic SoftwareVirgin MastertronicRPG
Spy HunterShane RichardsAction
StalactitesRebecca HeinemanSoftware GremlinsAction
Star Saga One: Beyond the BoundaryRichard Dutton, Walter Freitag, Andrew Greenberg, Michael MassimillaMaster PlayRPG
Star Saga: Two - The Clathran MenaceRichard Dutton, Walter Freitag, A. & S. Greenberg, Michael Massimilla, Gerald SeixasMaster PlayRPG
Star Trek ClassicJoe JaworskiReal-time strategy
Street Sports SoccerDesigner SoftwareEpyxSports
Strip Poker IIRoger HarnishArtworxGambling
Sub Battle SimulatorRob Brannon & Kelly FergasonEpyxSimulation
SubVersionAl Griest & Jason HarperPoint of View ComputingTurn-based strategy
Superstar Ice HockeyDesignStar Consultants MindscapeSports
TarotFrançois Uhrich & Jean-François SauvageToolboxCards
Task ForceVisual Concepts Britannica / FanfareAction
Tass Times in TonetownRebecca Heineman ActivisionAdventure
Test Drive II: The DuelDistinctive SoftwareAccoladeRacing
TetrisRoland Gustafsson, Sean Barger & Dan GeislerSpectrum HolobytePuzzle
TetrotrixPierre AbelPuzzle
Time PilotStefan WesselsAction
ThexderGame ArtsSierraRun and gun
Third Courier, TheManley & AssociatesAccoladeAdventure/RPG
Three Stooges, TheEd MagninCinemaware
Tinies, TheAntoine Vignau & Olivier Zardini Puzzle
TomahawkJohn BrooksDatasoftFlight simulator
Tout a disparuAntoine Vignau & Olivier Zardini Interactive fiction
Tower of MyraglenRichard Seaborne & Jeff LeffertsPBI SoftwareAction RPG
Transylvania IIIAntonio Antiochia & Veronika SlintakPolarwareAdventure
TriangoLogical Design WorksCalifornia DreamsBoard
Tunnels of ArmageddonLogical Design WorksCalifornia DreamsAction
Ultima I: The First Age of DarknessRebecca HeinemanVitesseRPG
UninvitedICOM SimulationsMindscapeAdventure
Vegas CrapsLogical Design WorksCalifornia DreamsGambling
Vegas GamblerLogical Design WorksCalifornia DreamsGambling
VIADKenrick Mock & James Brookes Puzzle
War in Middle EarthSynergistic SoftwareMelbourne HouseReal-time strategy
WarlockERE InformatiqueThree SixtyAction
Wheel of FortuneEdward RambeauTrivia/puzzle
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?Loring VogelBroderbundEducational
Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego?Sculptured Software BroderbundEducational
WindwalkerGreg MaloneOriginRPG
Winter GamesWestwood & ITEpyxSports
Wolfenstein 3DRebecca Heineman, Eric Shepherd & NinjaForceLogicwareFirst-person shooter
World GamesWestwood & ITEpyxSports
World Tour GolfJohn Selhorst & Tanager Software ProductionsElectronic ArtsSports
XenocidePangea SoftwareMicro RevelationsScrolling shooter
Zany GolfSandcastle Electronic ArtsSports
Zappa RoidzIdeas From the Deep SoftdiskShoot 'em up

Unreleased games

This section lists games that were never completed or officially released.
There are currently unfinished games on this list. This number is always up to date by this script.
TitleYearDeveloper/planned publisherExists ?Notes
1942Brutal DeluxeYesIncomplete - rudimentary scrolling, player sprite only
3-D Helicopter SimulatorSierraUnverifiedReported in development
Attack of the PETSCII RobotsThe 8-Bit Guy YesGame coding only 15% complete; GS-specific graphics created. Development halted.
BarbarianMelbourne HouseUnverifiedReported in development in 1988
Bard's Tale III: Thief of FateRebecca Heineman / Interplay ProductionsUnverifiedProgrammer claimed "was almost complete"
Blue AngelsAccoladeYesIncomplete - missing features, crashes
Blue HelmetFTAYesIncomplete - rudemtary sprites/scrolling
Bouncin' FernoFTAYesIncomplete -
Bubble BobbleTaito AmericaUnverifiedAdvertised available by Taito
Catacomb Abyss 3DRebecca Heineman / SoftdiskYesFully playable; audio not present?
Clue: Master DetectiveMastertronicUnverifiedReported in development at 1989 CES
Colonel's BequestSierraUnverifiedReported in development at 1989 CES
Conspiracy: The Deadlock FilesAccoladeUnverifiedReported in development at 1989 CES
Defender of the WorldDavid Ong Tat-WeeYesIncomplete - only first level playable
Deluxe TetrisScot Simpson / Jah SoftwareUnverifiedClaimed game "complete and fully tested". May have seen limited distribution; Demo exists.
DiamondsRichard Bennett, Sean Craig & Alex LeeYesPlayable, 99% complete
Don't Go AloneAccoladeUnverifiedReported in development at 1989 CES
Double Dragon IIMastertronicUnverifiedReported in development at 1989 CES
Dragon's LairReady SoftUnverifiedReported in development. Prototype version spanning 16 floppy disks, used greyscale
Dragon's Lair: Escape from Singe's CastleReady SoftUnverifiedReports it was completed. Manual from other ports have IIGS loading instructions.
Dragon's Lair II: Time WarpReady SoftUnverifiedReports it was completed. Manual from other ports have IIGS loading instructions.
Faery Tale AdventureMicroIllusionsUnverifiedReported in development
Final DestinationPangea SoftwareUnverifiedWas to be included with Cosmocade; canceled due to being incomplete
FlintstonesMicroIllusionsUnverifiedReported in development at 1989 CES
Greg Norman's Ultimate GolfMastertronicsUnverifiedReported in development at 1989 CES
GS Pac-Man Peter HirschbergYesMultiple bugs, poor audio; missing attract-mode and intermission cut-scenes
Hardball IIAccoladeUnverifiedReported in development at 1989 CES
Heat WaveAccoladeUnverifiedReported in development at 1989 CES
IshidoEpyxUnverifiedReported in development at 1989 CES
It Came from the DesertCinemawareUnverifiedReported in development at 1989 CES
Jigsaw DeluxeBritannica SoftwareYesComplete; missing new puzzle art
Leisure Suit Larry Goes Looking for LoveSierraUnverifiedReported in development in 1988
Lode RunnerACSYesIncomplete - no collision detection, missing sound effects
Lords of the Rising SunCinemaware UnverifiedReported in development in 1988
Magic Johnson's BasketballSynergistic Software / Melbourne HouseYesFinished - fully playable
Manhunter San FranciscoSierraUnverifiedReported in development
Le Manor de MortvilleSecond Sight SoftwareYes
Miami ViceIntracorpUnverifiedReported in development at 1989 CES
MindshadowRebecca Heineman / InterplayYesEarly-stage port using 8-bit version as framework
Mini-PrixFTAYesPlayable - pre-release beta version, bugs
MonopolyMastertronicsUnverifiedReported in development at 1989 CES
Oil LandersFTAYesIncomplete
OpaleBrutal DeluxeYesIncomplete, preview demo released
Operation WolfTaito AmericaUnverifiedReported in development at 1989 CES
Passengers on the WindOrdigrames / InfogramesYes
Pinball WizardERE Informatique / AccoladeYesIncomplete - game engine not fully complete, design bugs. Playable.
Police Quest II: The VengeanceSierraUnverifiedReported in development in 1988
Pool of RadianceStrategic Simulations IncUnverifiedReported in development at 1989 CES
Project NeptuneInfogrames / EpyxYesIncomplete
Purple Saturn DayInfogrames / EpyxUnverifiedReported in development at 1989 CES
PuzznicRyan Ridges & John Lund / Taito AmericaYesFinished - fully playable
RagnarokDreamWorldUnverifiedReported in development. Actual screen shot exists.
RenegadeTaito AmericaUnverifiedReported in development at 1989 CES. Advertised available by Taito. Actual screen shots exist.
Return to Castle WolfensteinMartin HillYesIncomplete - basic game engine only, no enemy AI or finished levels
Rick DangerousJason AndersonYesPlayable, sound engine needs work ; bugs
Runaway RobotsTomoo Yoshiya / PBI SoftwareYes
S.D.I.CinemawareUnverifiedReported in development. Actual screen shots exist.
Scooby DooMicroIllusionsUnverifiedReported in development
Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown JewelsInfocomUnverifiedReported in development
Shufflepuck CafeChristopher Gross / BroderbundYesFinished - fully playable
SimCityRebecca HeinemanYesIncomplete - rudimentary menus, scrolling, displays
Space Ace II: Borf's RevengeReadySoftUnverifiedReports it was completed. Manual from other ports have IIGS loading instructions.
Space HarrierFTAYesIncomplete - no collision detection, sound effects, or ability to complete first level
Space Quest III: The Pirates of PestulonSierraUnverifiedReported in development in 1988
Star CommandJoseph leeYesIncomplete - basic game engine
Star WizardSergeant Claude / Antic'sYesPlayable - pre-release beta version, bugs
Super Mario Bros.Lucas ScharenbroichYesIncomplete - missing levels and audio. Playable.
Sword of SodanVisual Concepts / Discovery SoftwareYesIncomplete - 5/11 levels missing enemy sprites-obstacles. Playable version shown at 1989 CES.
Teenage QueenMiami Software / InfogramesYesFinished - fully playable
TimeLordDreamworld YesIncomplete - lacks audio, unfinished map locations and story
Ultima VRichard Garriot / Origin SystemsUnverifiedReported in development by Origin staff
Ultima VIRichard Garriot / Origin SystemsUnverifiedClaimed preliminary work started. IIGS version mentioned on box and manual of ports.
UMS 2 - Nations at WarMicroplayUnverifiedReported programmed by developer. Manual from other ports have IIGS loading instructions.
VindicatorsTengen / Atari GamesYesFinished - fully playable
Wings of FuryRobin Kar & Matt Crysdale / BroderbundUnverifiedReported in development
Wonder Bulla in Terrific LandFTAYesIncomplete - no collision detection or audio. Unfinished levels.