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Multiplayer
19 classic PC games in the archive carry the multiplayer theme tag, spanning 1984-2001.
The 17 companies behind these titles — BMB Compuscience, Freeware, Gremlin, Holistic Design and Interplay, plus 12 more — worked in this theme across 3 decades (the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s). 4 of 19 titles have a known modern re-release, while 9 have unclear current status. The earliest title on record for the multiplayer tag, M.U.L.E. (1984): The Multiplayer Game That Shaped a Genre (1984), and the most recent, Little Fighter 2 (2001): Free 8-Player Beat-'Em-Up (2001), bookend that span.
- M.U.L.E. (1984): The Multiplayer Game That Shaped a GenreStatus unclear
- Sopwith 2 (1985): The Biplane Game That Started a GenreLegacy title
- Falcon AT (1988): The Overlooked Falcon PrequelLegacy title
- Flight of The Intruder (1990): Rowan's Vietnam Combat SimStatus unclear
- The Games: Winter Challenge (1991): Multi-Event Ski SimStatus unclear
- Laser Squad (1992): Julian Gollop's Game Before X-COMStatus unclear
- Master of Orion (1992): The 4X That Set the TemplateLegacy title
- Machiavelli The Prince (1993): Renaissance Trading EmpireOfficial re-release
- Ascendancy (1995): The Logic Factory's Space 4X GameStatus unclear
- Conquest of The New World Deluxe: Interplay's Colonial SimStatus unclear
- Sango Fighter 2 (1995): Three Kingdoms Fighting GameLegacy title
- Scorched Earth (1995): The Definitive Artillery GameLegacy title
- Fatal Racing (a.k.a. Whiplash): Gremlin's Stunt RacerStatus unclear
- Bluppo (1997): The Boulder Dash Clone Worth Tracking DownLegacy title
- Mageslayer (1997): Raven's Overhead Dungeon HackStatus unclear
- Pacific General (1997): Naval Combat Joins the 5-Star EngineOfficial re-release
- Warhammer 40K: Final Liberation (1997) ReviewedStatus unclear
- Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns — Zones, Not MicromanagementOfficial re-release
- Little Fighter 2 (2001): Free 8-Player Beat-'Em-UpOfficial re-release