What gaming platforms and time periods are covered by Home of the Underdogs?
We cover only underrated games that were released for IBM PC and compatibles, from time immemorial (or at least from the beginning of PC gaming history, i.e. around 1978). From time to time, we may include underrated games for other platforms as well (e.g. Apple II, Commodore 64), but only when their PC version was never released, and always for a good reason. For example, Dani Bunten’s Apple II game Cytron Masters is included here to complete the collection of one of the best game designers ever. Non-PC games are always accompanied by programs you can use to run them on the PC (i.e. the “emulators”). What are the criteria for choosing games for the site? As the name suggests, Home of the Underdogs focuses only on underrated and/or undersold PC games that were overlooked by most gamers. This means that you will never find well-known, best-selling games such as Sierra’s King’s Quest games, reviewed on this site. Although deciding whether or not a game is underrated is somewhat subjectiv
