Play Trolls Tale Online

Ah, Trolls Tale—one of those MS-DOS games that somehow sticks with you even though it barely took up a floppy disk’s worth of space. You start off in this little troll village, all chunky pixels and weirdly cheerful music, and within minutes you’re poking at suspicious-looking rocks and trying not to get flattened by a grumpy giant. The puzzles aren’t brutal, but they’re just tricky enough to make you feel clever when you figure them out.

What I love about it is how unapologetically retro it feels. No tutorials, no fancy effects—just you and a world that somehow makes trolls and treasure feel fresh. The dialogue’s got this dry humor too, like the game’s winking at you the whole time. If you’ve got a soft spot for games where you can practically hear the creak of an old keyboard while playing, this one’s a little time capsule worth cracking open.

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