This is a list of native 16-bit Apple IIGS game (it does not include 8-bit Apple II games which the system is backward compatible with). A second section lists all the games which were announced, rumored, or otherwise were not released for the system.

Released games There are currently games on this list.

{|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Title !! Year !! Developer !! Publisher !! Genre

|- id="0.E2.80.939" |4th & Inches | |Tony Manso & Sculptured Software |Accolade |Sports |- |Aaargh! | |Synergistic Software |Arcadia Software |Arcade-port |- |Affaire Santa Fe (l') | |Antoine Vignau & Olivier Zardini (Brutal Deluxe) | |Simulation |- |Affaire Sydney (l') | |Antoine Vignau & Olivier Zardini (Brutal Deluxe) | |Simulation |- |Affaire Vera Cruz (l') | |Antoine Vignau & Olivier Zardini (Brutal Deluxe) | |Simulation |- |Airball | |Jason Harper |MicroDeal |Action |- |Alien Mind | |Rob Karr & Matt Crysdale |PBI Software |Action-adventure |- |Ancient Glory | |Logical Design Works, Westwood Associates |Big Red Computer Club |Action |- |Ancient Land of Ys | |Designer Software |Kyodai |Action RPG |- |Antetris | |Peter Jensen | |Shoot 'em up |- |Apple IIgs Karate | |Antoine Vignau & Olivier Zardini (Brutal Deluxe) | |Fighting |- |Arkanoid | |Ryan Ridges & John Lund |Taito America |Arcade-port |- |Arkanoid II: Revenge of Doh | |Ryan Ridges & John Lund |Taito America |Arcade-port |- |As the Link Turns | |Parik Rao & Scott Pease (Rogue Systems) | |Shoot 'em up |- |Balance of Power: The 1990 Edition | |Chris Crawford |Mindscape |Simulation |- |Bard's Tale, The | |Rebecca Heineman |Electronic Arts |RPG |- |Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight, The | |Rebecca Heineman |Electronic Arts |RPG |- |Battle Chess | |Rebecca Heineman |Interplay Productions |Board |- |Belle Zohra, La | |Antoine Vignau & Olivier Zardini (Brutal Deluxe) | |Interactive fiction |- |Beyond Zork | |Brian Moriarty |Infocom |Interactive fiction |- |Bill Palmer | |Antoine Vignau & Olivier Zardini (Brutal Deluxe) | |Adventure |- |Bille Art | |Antoine Vignau & Olivier Zardini (Brutal Deluxe) | |Puzzle |- |Black Cauldron | |Al Lowe |Sierra |Adventure |- |Blackjack Academy | |Westwood |Micro Illusions |Cards |- |Block Out | |Logical Design Works |California Dreams |Arcade-port |- |Blockade | |Antoine Vignau & Olivier Zardini (Brutal Deluxe) | |Puzzle |- |Boggled | |Kenrick Mock (Sound Barrier Systems) | |Board |- |Bouncing Bluster | |Jean-Francois Doué & Jean-Michel Vallat (Fantasia Entertainment) | |Action |- |Bouncing Bluster II | |Jean-Francois Doué & Jean-Michel Vallat |Toolbox |Action |- |Bridge 6.0 | |Arthur Walsh & Roger Harnish |Artworx |Cards |- |Bubble Ghost | |ERE Informatique |Accolade |Action |- |BuGS (Centipede) | |Jeremy Rand | |Arcade-port |- |California Games | |Designer Software (Jimmy Huey) |Epyx |Sports |- |Canal Meurtre | |Antoine Vignau & Olivier Zardini (Brutal Deluxe) | |Adventure |- |Captain Blood | |ERE Informatique (Alexis Martial & Jean-Michel Jarre) |Mindscape |Simulation/adventure |- |Carte Primus | |David Manthey | |Cards |- |Castle Arms | |Tom Gooding

|Catacombs | |John Carmack & Tom Hall |Softdisk |Action-adventure |- |Cavern Cobra | |Greg Hale |PBI Software |Shoot 'em up |- |Chessmaster 2100, The Fidelity | |Troy Heere & Mark Manyen |Software Toolworks |Board |- |Cimetière des Ocelots (le) | |Antoine Vignau & Olivier Zardini (Brutal Deluxe) | |Simulation |- |Club Backgammon | |Logical Design Works |California Dreams |Board |- |Cogito | |Antoine Vignau & Olivier Zardini (Brutal Deluxe) | |Puzzle |- |Columns | |Kenrick Mock (Sound Barrier Systems) | |Puzzle |- |Copy Killers | |Brian Greenstone & Dave Triplett |Pangea Software

|Cosmocade | |Brian Greenstone, Dave Triplett & Gene Koh |Pangea Software |Action |- |Cribbage King / Gin King | |Mark Manyen |Software Toolworks |Cards |- |Cryllan Mission 2088 | |Vinay Pai, Vivek Pai & Vijay Pai |Victory Software |RPG |- |Cryllan Mission 2088: The Second Scenario | |Vinay Pai, Vivek Pai & Vijay Pai |Victory Software |RPG |- |Crystal Quest | |Rebecca Heineman |Cassidy & Greene |Action |- |Dark Castle | |Lane Roath |Three Sixty |Action |- |Dark Designs I | |John Carmack |Softdisk |RPG |- |Dark Designs II: Closing the Gate | |John Carmack |Softdisk |RPG |- |Dark Designs III: Retribution! | |John Carmack |Softdisk |RPG |- |Defender of the Crown | |Manley & Associates |Cinemaware |Action/strategy |- |Deja Vu: A Nightmare Comes True | |ICOM Simulations |Mindscape |Adventure |- |Deja Vu II: Lost in Las Vegas | |ICOM Simulations |Mindscape |Adventure |- |Destroyer | |Michael Kosaka & Chuck Sommerville |Epyx |Simulation |- |Downhill Challenge | |Microids |Broderbund |Sports |- |Dr. Mario | |Blue Adept (USAlliance) | |Puzzle |- |Dragon Wars | |Rebecca Heineman |Interplay Productions |RPG |- |Dragon's Lair | |Antoine Vignau & Olivier Zardini (Brutal Deluxe) | |Arcade-port |- |Dragon's Lair: Escape from Singe's Castle | |Antoine Vignau & Olivier Zardini (Brutal Deluxe) | |Arcade-port |- |Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp | |Antoine Vignau & Olivier Zardini (Brutal Deluxe) | |Arcade-port |- |Dragon's Lair III: The Curse of Mordread | |Antoine Vignau & Olivier Zardini (Brutal Deluxe) | |Arcade-port |- |Dream Zone | |Naughty Dog (Andy Gavin & Jason Rubin) |Baudville |Adventure |- |DuelTris | |Steven Chiang, Dave Seah & James Brookes |DreamWorld |Puzzle |- |Dungeon Master | |Don Jordan |FTL |RPG |- |DuoTris | |Richard Wifall & James Brookes (GS<>IRC) | |Puzzle |- |''Egérie, L| |Antoine Vignau & Olivier Zardini (Brutal Deluxe) | |Adventure |- |ExplorerGS | |Jason Smart | |RPG |- |F1 Race | |Joel Quejada | |Racing |- |Fast Break | |Greg Hospelhorn & George Wong |Accolade |Sports |- |Final Assault | |Infogrames |Epyx |Simulation |- |Firepower | |Stephen Lepisto |MicroIllusions |Action |- |Full Metal Planete | |Brainstorm Software (Francois Uhrich & Nicolas Bergeret) |Infogrames |Turn-based strategy |- |Fun Columns | |FTA (Olivier Goguel & Olivier Bailly-Maitre) |Toolbox |Puzzle |- |Futureshock 3D | |Jeff Johnson |Neeka Electronics |Action |- |GATE | |Bright Software (Joerg Kienzle, Yann Le Tensorer & Henrik Gudat) |Toolbox & Seven Hills |Action-adventure |- |Gauntlet | |Atari Games |Mindscape |Action |- |GBA Championship Basketball: Two on Two | |Gamestar (Paul Terry & Jack Thornton) |Activision |Sports |- |Gnarly Golf | |Visual Concepts (Jim Coliz Jnr & Darren Bartlett) |Britannica / Fanfare |Sports |- |Gold of the Americas | |Stephen Hart, Ian Trout & Allan Bell |Strategic Studies Group |Turn-based strategy |- |Gold Rush! | |Doug & Ken MacNeill |Sierra |Adventure |- |GS Adventure | |Peter Hirschberg | |Action-adventure |- |GS Asteroids | |Peter Hirschberg | |Arcade-port |- |GS Invaders | |David Ong-Tat-Wee | |Action |- |GShisen | |Kelvin Sherlock | |Board |- |Grackle | |Brian Greenstone |Pangea Software |Shoot 'em up |- |Grand Prix Circuit | |Distinctive Software |Accolade |Racing |- |Great Western Shootout | |Visual Concepts (Scott Patterson & Matt Crysdale) |Britannica / Fanfare |Action |- |Hacker II: The Doomsday Papers | |Steve Cartwright |Activision |Real-time strategy |- |Halls of Montezuma | |Roger Keating & Ian Trout |Strategic Studies Group |Turn-based strategy |- |HardBall! | |Distinctive Software (Dan Thompson) |Accolade |Sports |- |Hostage | |Infogrames |Mindscape |Action/strategy |- |Hover Blade | |Shiraz Akmal & Eric Boden |MCX |Action |- |Hunt for Red October | |John Brooks, Todd Daugherty & Alex Villagran |Software Toolworks |Simulation |- |Immortal, The | |Sandcastle (Will Harvey, Ian Nitchal & Doug Fulton) |Electronic Arts |Action RPG |- |Impossible Mission 2 | |Novotrade |Epyx |Action |- |Jack Nicklaus' Greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship Golf | |Tony Manso |Accolade |Sports |- |Jigsaw!Jigsaw! | |Huibert Aalbers & Javier Rullan Ruano |Britannica Software |Puzzle |- |John Elway's Quarterback | |Shadowmasters Design |Melbourne House |Sports |- |KABOOM!KABOOM! | |Ninjaforce | |Action |- |Kaleidokubes | |Bob & Betsy Couch |Artworx |Puzzle |- |Keef the Thief | |Naughty Dog (Andy Gavin & Jason Rubin) |Electronic Arts |RPG |- |King of Chicago | |Doug Sharp |Cinemaware |Action/strategy |- |King's Quest: Quest for the Crown | |Roberta Williams |Sierra |Adventure |- |King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne | |Roberta Williams |Sierra |Adventure |- |King's Quest III: To Heir Is Human | |Roberta Williams |Sierra |Adventure |- |King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella | |Roberta Williams |Sierra |Adventure |- |LaserForceLaserForce | |European Software Partner |Britannica / Fanfare |Action |- |Last Ninja, The | |System 3 |Activision |Action-adventure |- |Legend of the Star Axe | |Heads on the Hills Software (Tom Hall, Kevin Kemmerly & Lane Roath) |Softdisk |Shoot 'em up |- |Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards | |Al Lowe |Sierra |Adventure |- |Lemmings | |Antoine Vignau & Olivier Zardini (Brutal Deluxe) | |Puzzle |- |LetterSlide | |Kenrick Mock (Sound Barrier Systems) | |Board |- |Life & Death | |Mark Manyen & Jacob P. Smith |Software Toolworks |Simulation |- |Lode Runner | |Antoine Vignau & Olivier Zardini (Brutal Deluxe) | |Puzzle-platform |- |Lost Treasures of Infocom, The | |Mike Howard & John Wrenholt |Big Red Computer Club |Interactive fiction |- |Lost Tribe, The | |Steve Vance, Frank Andrews & Todd Harris |Lawrence Productions |Adventure/strategy |- |Mad Match | |Paul Gauthier |Baudville

|Mancala | |Logical Design Works |California Dreams |Board |- |Manhunter: New York | |Dave, Barry and Dee Dee Murray |Sierra |Adventure |- |Marble Madness | |Will Harvey |Electronic Arts |Arcade-port |- |Mazer II | |Farfetch Software |Big Red Computer Club |Action RPG |- |Mean 18 | |Mark Lesser & Micro Smiths |Accolade |Sports |- |Mighty Marvel Vs the Forces of E.V.I.L. | |Winchell Chung |ISM |RPG |- |Milestones 2000 | |Ken Franklin | |Cards |- |Mini-Putt | |Ross Salas & Tanager Software Productions |Accolade |Sports |- |Mixed Up Mother Goose | |Roberta Williams |Sierra |Adventure |- |Monte Carlo | |Richard Seaborne & Jeff Lefferts |PBI Software |Gambling |- |MontezumaGS | |Riad Megueddem | |Action-adventure |- |Neuromancer | |Rebecca Heineman |Interplay Productions |Adventure |- |Night Driver | |Ian Schmidt & Fatdog Projects | |Arcade-port |- |Omega | |Micro Magic |Origin |Simulation |- |One Arm Battle | |Ken Franklin

|Operation Lambda | |Bret Victor (Right Triangle Production) | |Puzzle |- |Orbizone | |Brian Greenstone & Dave Triplett |Pangea Software |Action |- |Out of this World (aka Another World) | |Rebecca Heineman |Interplay Productions |Action-adventure |- |Panzer Battles | |Roger Keating, Danny Stevens & Ian Trout |Strategic Studies Group |Turn-based strategy |- |Paperboy | |Atari Games |Mindscape |Action |- |Passagers du vent (les) | |Antoine Vignau & Olivier Zardini (Brutal Deluxe) | |Adventure |- |Passagers du vent II (les) | |Antoine Vignau & Olivier Zardini (Brutal Deluxe) | |Adventure |- |Pente | |Kenrick Mock (Sound Barrier Systems) | |Puzzle |- |Pick 'n Pile | |Atreid Concept |Procyon |Puzzle |- |Pipe Dream | |Visual Concepts |Lucasfilm Games |Puzzle |- |Pirates! | |Ed Magnin |Microprose |Action/strategy |- |Pitfall! GS | |Dagen Brock | |Action-adventure |- |Plunder! | |Ken Franklin

|Plotting | |Once Product (Philippe Leclercq) | |Arcade-port |- |Police Quest | |Jim Walls |Sierra |Adventure |- |Puyo Puyo | |Bret Victor (Right Triangle Production) | |Puzzle |- |Qix | |Ryan Ridges & John Lund |Taito America |Arcade-port |- |Quadronome | |Brian Greenstone & Dave Triplett |Pangea Software |Action |- |Quest for the Hoard | |Ken Burtch (Pegasoft) | |Puzzle |- |Quest for the Hoard II: Treasures from Heaven | |Ken Burtch (Pegasoft) | |Puzzle |- |Questmaster I | |Sean Barger |Miles Computing |Adventure |- |Questron II | |Westwood |Strategic Simulations |RPG |- |Rastan | |John Brooks |Taito America |Arcade-port |- |Reach for the Stars | |Roger Keating & Ian Trout |Strategic Studies Group |Turn-based strategy |- |Rescue Rover |