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Volcano Hunter is one of those MS-DOS games that somehow makes pixelated lava feel legitimately terrifying. You play as this reckless researcher who thinks running toward an erupting volcano is a good career move. The first time I played, I spent five minutes carefully mapping out a path to collect samples—then the ground split open and swallowed my guy whole. Classic.

What I love is how the game keeps you on edge. The volcanoes don’t just erupt on a timer—they’ve got moods. Sometimes you get a calm stretch where you can actually breathe, other times it’s like the mountain personally hates you. And that chunky MS-DOS rumble when the screen starts shaking? Still weirdly effective at making you panic.

It’s janky in the best way, the kind of game where you’ll yell at the screen when a rogue lava blob ends your perfect run. If you’ve got nostalgia for that era when games were more about chaotic charm than tutorials, this one’s a blast (sometimes literally).

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