Play Helious Online
Dodging pixel-perfect bullet hell in a tiny ship, chaining explosions while that crunchy soundtrack pushes you faster—Helious is pure MS-DOS adrenaline with zero breathing room.
Helious is the kind of MS-DOS shooter that grabs you by the collar and doesn’t let go. You’re dumped straight into a tiny, overpowered ship, weaving through swarms of enemies while bullets fill the screen—no story, no fluff, just you and pure chaos. The controls are tight, the explosions are satisfyingly chunky, and that soundtrack? Pure adrenaline in 8-bit form.
It’s got that perfect balance where you’ll die a lot at first, but each run feels fair—like you could’ve dodged that last bullet if you’d just twitched left instead of right. The later levels get absolutely brutal, but in the best way. If you’ve ever lost hours to Tyrian or Raptor, this one’s right up your alley. Just don’t blame me when you realize it’s 2 AM and you’re still muttering “one more try.”
Each game uses different controls, most DOS games use the keyboard arrows. Some will use the mouse , "Alt" ,"Enter" and "Space bar".
Download Helious ROM
You can download this ROM to play Helious offline using an MS-DOS emulator (Top Emulators).
*This ROM is provided for backup and educational purposes only.
