SkyRoads Beta (Cosmonaut 2)

SkyRoads is an Estonian classic: a space race along narrow floating roads where you jump gaps, dodge obstacles and watch your fuel gauge. This, however, is not the version the world knows – it is a surviving pre-release build from December 1992, when the game was still called Cosmonaut 2.

That is exactly what makes it worth keeping. The executable is already named SKYROADS.EXE while the title screen still reads Cosmonaut 2, so the build captures the precise moment the sequel was renamed. It is fully playable and contains two roads that were cut from the retail release.

The game came from the Estonian studio Bluemoon Interactive, whose programmers later helped create Kazaa and Skype, which makes SkyRoads a cornerstone of the country's games history. On OldGame.cz this beta runs right in your browser.