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You click pipe segments into place, racing against rising water—what starts chill quickly turns frantic when your maze has one missing piece and the timer's almost up. That old-school gurgle when you barely finish? Perfect.
Game Overview
Pipes is one of those MS-DOS games that looks simple until you're three levels deep, sweating as the water rushes toward your half-finished pipe maze. You start by clicking segments into place—straight pipes, elbows, crosses—trying to connect the source to the outlet before the timer runs out. At first, it feels almost too easy, like plumbing for beginners. Then the speed picks up.
What I love is how the tension sneaks up on you. One wrong turn and suddenly you're scrambling to reroute, watching the water creep closer to the gap in your design. The sound effects are pure nostalgia too—that sharp click when a piece locks in, the gurgle when you barely finish in time. It’s got the same vibe as Pipe Dream but with a stripped-down, grid-based purity that makes every mistake painfully obvious.
If you’re into old-school puzzle games that reward quick thinking over flashy graphics, this one’s a time capsule worth cracking open. Just don’t blame me when you lose track of an hour trying to beat your high score.
Each game uses different controls, most DOS games use the keyboard arrows. Some will use the mouse , "Alt" ,"Enter" and "Space bar".
Download Pipes ROM
You can download this ROM to play Pipes offline using an MS-DOS emulator (Top Emulators).
*This ROM is provided for backup and educational purposes only.
