Video Games of 1985
Let's celebrate the best video games of 1985, including PC and console games. Here’s a list of the most popular videogames released in 1985 organised by Genre, Platform and Publisher
![Desert Fox]( "Desert Fox")
Desert Fox
Platform: Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC
Publisher: Accolade Inc.
![Repulse]( "Repulse")
Repulse
Platform: Arcade
Genre: Vertical shooter
![Acrojet]( "Acrojet")
Acrojet
Platform: Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, MSX, ZX Spectrum, NEC PC-8801, NEC PC-9801
Genre: Flight simulator
Publisher: U.S. Gold Ltd.
![F-15 Strike Eagle]( "F-15 Strike Eagle")
F-15 Strike Eagle
Platform: Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game Boy, PC-8801, Sega Game Gear, MSX, NES, IBM PC, ZX Spectrum, Arcade
Genre: Combat flight simulator
Publisher: MicroProse
![Back to the Future]( "Back to the Future")
Back to the Future
Platform: Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum
Genre: Adventure
Publisher: Electric Dreams Software
![Koronis Rift]( "Koronis Rift")
Koronis Rift
Platform: Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum, Atari 8-bit family, Tandy Color Computer 3
Genre: Strategy
Publisher: Lucasfilm Games
![City Connection]( "City Connection")
City Connection
Platform: Arcade NES MSX Virtual Console Arcade Archives(PS4)
Genre: Platform
Publisher: Jaleco, Kitcorp, HAMSTER
![Blade Runner]( "Blade Runner")
Blade Runner
Platform: Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC
Genre: Shoot-em-up
Publisher: CRL Group PLC
![The Eidolon]( "The Eidolon")
The Eidolon
Platform: Apple II, MSX, Atari XL/XE, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum
Genre: First-person shooter, Adventure
Publisher: Epyx
![Master of Magic]( "Master of Magic")
Master of Magic
Platform: ZX Spectrum, C64
Genre: Adventure
Publisher: Mastertronic Added Dimension
![Moebius: The Orb of Celestial Harmony]( "Moebius: The Orb of Celestial Harmony")
Moebius: The Orb of Celestial Harmony
Platform: x86 (MS-DOS), Apple II series, Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Atari 8-bit, Macintosh SE
Genre: Role-playing video game with action elements.
Publisher: Brøderbund
![Finders Keepers]( "Finders Keepers")
Finders Keepers
Platform: MSX, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Commodore 16, Amstrad CPC
Genre: Platform game, arcade adventure
Publisher: Mastertronic
![Fairlight]( "Fairlight")
Fairlight
Platform: Amstrad CPC by Trevor Inns, Amstrad PCW by Trevor Inns, Commodore 64 by Trevor Inns, ZX Spectrum
Genre: Arcade adventure
Publisher: Edge Games
![A Mind Forever Voyaging]( "A Mind Forever Voyaging")
A Mind Forever Voyaging
Platform: Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 128, MS-DOS, Macintosh
Genre: Interactive fiction
Publisher: Infocom, Activision (Commodore 128 version)
![Paradroid]( "Paradroid")
Paradroid
Platform: Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari ST, Acorn Archimedes, C64 Direct-to-TV, Virtual Console, iOS (ZX Spectrum Elite Collection)
Genre: Shoot 'em up / Puzzle
Publisher: Hewson Consultants, Jester Interactive Publishing
![Ring King]( "Ring King")
Ring King
Platform: Arcade Nintendo Entertainment System MSX2 Mobile phone
Genre: Sports
Publisher: Woodplace, Inc. Data East Namco
![The Halley Project]( "The Halley Project")
The Halley Project
Platform: Apple II Atari 8-bit family Commodore 64 Commodore Amiga
Genre: Simulation
Publisher: Mindscape
![Alice in Wonderland]( "Alice in Wonderland")
Alice in Wonderland
Platform: Apple II, Commodore 64
Genre: Adventure game
Publisher: Windham Classics
![Norway 1985]( "Norway 1985")
Norway 1985
Platform: Apple II Commodore 64
Genre: Wargame
Publisher: Strategic Simulations Inc.
![Autoduel]( "Autoduel")
Autoduel
Platform: Atari 8-bit family, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Apple II, MS-DOS, Apple Macintosh, Amiga
Genre: Role-playing video game
Publisher: Origin Systems
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