Play Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Online

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom came out on the NES in 1988, developed by Lucasfilm Games. It was one of those licensed games from the era that tried to capture the movie's energy, but on hardware that sometimes struggled to keep up. You see a lot of these kinds of adaptations from that time, where the spirit is there even if the execution can feel a bit rough around the edges.

You control Indy through a series of side-scrolling levels, using your whip to fight off cultists and bats. The main goal is to recover the stolen Sankara stones, which involves navigating trap-filled temples and the famous mine cart sequence. The game is known for its high difficulty, with enemies respawning quickly and platforming that demands precise jumps. It feels like a constant scramble for survival, where every screen presents a new, immediate threat.