Play Lemmings online — the original 1991 DOS game Works — the full original game runs via DOSBox in your browser
Guide updated October 2026 · Runs via DOSBox + WebAssembly
Lemmings — DMA Design's 1991 puzzle game, published by Psygnosis. A trapdoor opens, lemmings stream out and walk straight ahead whatever lies there, and you assign them jobs (climber, floater, bomber, blocker, builder, basher, miner, digger) to steer enough of them to the exit. Click Play; at the setup screens press 1 and then Enter to accept the defaults.
Tap the screen to click · ENTER: confirm · ESC: menu
⌨ Keyboard — for menus & name entry
Controls — what does what
| Action | Keyboard | Mouse / touch |
|---|---|---|
| Pick a skill | Click its icon (or F1–F10) | Click |
| Give it to a lemming | — | Click a lemming |
| Pause | P | — |
| Nuke the level | — | Double-click the mushroom cloud |
| Setup prompts | 1, then Enter | — |
Runs in your browser tab with DOSBox + WebAssembly — nothing is uploaded. Click the screen to capture input; press Ctrl+F10 to release mouse.
Lemmings is no longer sold anywhere, and its publisher is gone or has left it unsold for decades. It is hosted here on the same footing as the Internet Archive's software collections. That is a practical position, not a legal claim. This page carries no advertising. Provenance: /apps/lemmings/NOTICE.md. Rights holders: it comes down within 48 hours on request.
About Lemmings
Lemmings began on the Amiga and was ported to almost everything, the DOS version included. Its 120 levels are split into four difficulty ratings, Fun, Tricky, Taxing and Mayhem, and each has a password so you can come back to it. Each level gives you a fixed number of each skill and a minimum number of lemmings to save. The puzzle is in spending them well: a blocker in the right place turns the whole crowd, and one builder too few means a fall.
Tips for getting started
Use P to pause and plan. The plus and minus icons change the release rate. Write down the level password shown after each success: it is how the game remembers your progress.
How it runs here
This is the original DOS release of Lemmings, unmodified, running in DOSBox compiled to WebAssembly. The whole game is about 1 MB, so it starts within seconds on a normal connection. Sound and music play once you click into the game.
Frequently asked questions
Can I play Lemmings online for free?
Yes. Click Play and the original 1991 DOS version starts in your browser, running in a WebAssembly build of DOSBox. Nothing to install and no account.
Why is Lemmings hosted here?
Lemmings is not sold anywhere today; we checked the stores listed in its provenance note. It is preserved here the way the Internet Archive preserves old software. That is a practical position, not a legal claim. If the rights holder (Sony Interactive Entertainment (Psygnosis)) asks, it comes down within 48 hours.
Does my progress save?
Saved games persist in this browser between visits, best-effort. Clearing site data removes them.
Can I play on a phone or tablet?
Yes. Touch buttons for the keys Lemmings uses appear under the game on touch devices.
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