Play Blockout on Msdos Online
Stare into a 3D pit while twisting falling blocks along three axes—panic when you realize you rotated wrong and now there’s no space left. That keyboard control struggle makes every cleared layer feel like a tiny victory.
Blockout came out in 1989 as part of the MS-DOS Classic Games series, published by California Dreams. It was a time when puzzle games were finding their footing on the PC, often offering a stark, focused challenge without much flash. This one fit right in, a no frills take on the block dropping genre that asked for precision and spatial awareness above all else.
You control a transparent, wireframe pit and a set of falling blocks that can be rotated along three axes before they settle. The goal is to completely fill horizontal layers to make them disappear, clearing space before the pit fills up. The key mechanics involve rotating each complex block in real time, judging depth in the isometric view, and sometimes desperately trying to correct a bad placement before it locks. The pace is relentless; the blocks drop faster as you progress, and a single miscalculation can quickly lead to a game over. It feels like a tense, three dimensional chess match against gravity itself.
Each game uses different controls, most DOS games use the keyboard arrows. Some will use the mouse , "Alt" ,"Enter" and "Space bar".
Download Blockout on Msdos ROM
You can download this ROM to play Blockout on Msdos offline using an MS-DOS emulator (Top Emulators).
*This ROM is provided for backup and educational purposes only.
