Play Cosmos Adventures 2 Online

Man, Cosmos Adventures 2 is one of those MS-DOS games that just nails that old-school space shooter vibe. You hop into this rickety little ship—all jagged pixels and chunky sound effects—and suddenly you're weaving through asteroid fields like it's 1995 again. The aliens actually put up a fight this time, dodging your shots in ways that make you mutter "oh come on" at the screen.

What I love is how it doesn't mess with the formula too much—just gives you more of everything. Bigger star systems to explore, weirder enemy patterns to figure out, and this one boss that took me three tries because I kept crashing into its spinning tentacles. That laser cannon still sounds like someone smacking a trash can lid, and honestly? Perfect.

If you've got a soft spot for CRT glow and keyboard controls that leave your fingers sore after an hour, this is pure nostalgia fuel. Just don't blame me when you realize you've been playing through lunch.

Each game uses different controls, most DOS games use the keyboard arrows. Some will use the mouse , "Alt" ,"Enter" and "Space bar".