# The Black Orb

> The Black Orb is an EGA action maze game. Guide your hero through each level, collecting keys and amulets and avoiding what moves around the maze.

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

- Developer: Carl Erikson

The Black Orb is an EGA action maze game. Guide your hero through each level, collecting keys and amulets and avoiding what moves around the maze. It comes with a level editor and is freeware.

## 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>\blackorb"`, where `<folder>` is where you unzipped the download, then `c:`.
4. Type `EGAORB.EXE` to start the game.

## Latest builds

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

- (MS-DOS, 50 KB)