Play The Black Cauldron Online – MS-DOS Game

Game Overview

The Black Cauldron is a classic MS-DOS adventure game based on Disney’s 1985 animated film of the same name. Players take on the role of Taran, a young pig-keeper who must rescue his magically gifted pig, Hen Wen, from the Evil Horned King before he can use her powers to locate the all-powerful Black Cauldron. The gameplay follows the style of Sierra’s early graphic adventures, with side-view exploration, item-based puzzles, and interactions with characters like Eilonwy and Fflewddur Fflam. Unlike many contemporary adventure games, it replaces the traditional text parser with function-key commands for actions like walking, talking, and using items.

Notably, The Black Cauldron was ahead of its time with its branching narrative and multiple endings—choices like saving Hen Wen or destroying the Cauldron in different ways affect the outcome, a feature that predated similar innovations in games like Maniac Mansion. Its blend of Disney charm, puzzle-solving, and player-driven storytelling makes it a unique entry in the early adventure game genre.
Each game uses different controls, most DOS games use the keyboard arrows. Some will use the mouse , "Alt" ,"Enter" and "Space bar".