# Helious

> Helious is a puzzle game with a title screen drawn from Van Gogh's Starry Night.

Web page: https://emulationking.com/microsoft/ms-dos/games/helious/
Page updated: 2026-10-04

- Developer: Unknown

Helious is a puzzle game with a title screen drawn from Van Gogh's Starry Night. You guide a ball around boards of blocks and walls, picking up coloured orbs and finding the way through each level.

It dates from 1993.

## How to set it up

1. Install [DOSBox Staging](/microsoft/ms-dos/emulator/dosboxstaging/) or another DOS emulator.
2. Unzip the download into a folder of its own.
3. Start DOSBox Staging and type `mount c "<folder>\helious"`, where `<folder>` is where you unzipped the download, then `c:`.
4. Type `HELIOUS.EXE` to start the game.

## Latest builds

Download these from the web page: https://emulationking.com/microsoft/ms-dos/games/helious/#download

- (MS-DOS, 298 KB)