Command & Conquer (the ~97 win95 version), Red Alert and Tiberian Sun had official Win95 Plus! desktop themes. The steam rereleases should still come with them (which is bizarre as the windows that steam requires had pretty much regressed desktop theming, probably the only steam games that even ship a plus! theme)

Some of the larger publishers used to consolidate desktop themes, so you might look for things like this:
https://web.archive.org/web/20001206033700/ht … com/themes.html

Even if the files are not there, it will tell you what themes exist and the filenames to look for. Fansites sometimes have that stuff.

Crusader No Remorse or No Regret had a cursor pack and probably Windows sounds as well in the extras folder (I remember the running silencer wait cursor).

UbiSoft's POD addon "Battle out of Hell" also came with a Plus! theme for Windows 95.

Sonic & Knuckles Collection also had some extras like cursors, wallpapers, screensavers and icons. Not sure about themes.

Tons of games include something, fewer include complete themes. Here is what I could find off the top of my CD image collection:

• The Doom 3 Demo CD distributed with Doom Collector's Edition includes 4 desktop wallpapers.
• Earthworm Jim Special Edition (the Windows 95 version) includes a desktop theme.
• Redneck Rampage includes a Plus! Theme and maybe another theme (there are two separate ZIPs on the 'Gamefest Classics' release).

Nice topic 😀 i remember some of these, especially the c&c ones! That used to be a cool feature of some games

In trying to find some usable links for themes I came across this: https://web.archive.org/web/20180709164212/ht … .com/games.html. No idea how many are official.

Here are some additional games with official themes. I have provided URLs where I could, but links frequently don't work.

Infogrames/Particle Systems I-War (non-working links)
https://web.archive.org/web/20001215151100/ht … ort/goodies.htm

Electronic Arts/Bullfrog Productions Dungeon Keeper (see bottom of page for non-working link)
https://web.archive.org/web/20081224195156/ht … oads/index.html

Electronic Arts/Bullfrog Productions Dungeon Keeper 2 (No unified theme, but separate desktop components)
https://web.archive.org/web/20081222050106fw_ … ktop/index.html

Electronic Arts/Sonalysts 688(i) Hunter-Killer (688_theme.zip)

Bethesda Softworks/Akella Sea Dogs (non-working link)
https://web.archive.org/web/20050311183738/ht … les/SeeDogs.exe

LucasArts Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine
https://web.archive.org/web/20000818053530fw_ … dy_download.htm

Electronic Arts/Origin Systems Privateer 2: The Darkening (p2_6x4.zip, p2_8x6.zip)

Epic Games Chaos Works Fire Fight (FFTHEME.ZIP)

Ubi Soft POD (PodTheme.zip)

Infogrames Appeal Outcast (outcast_theme.zip)
https://web.archive.org/web/20020205094916/ht … ast/theme_1.exe

Infogrames Epic MegaGames Unreal Tournament
https://web.archive.org/web/20020205094916/ht … ent/theme_1.zip

Interplay Fallout (fallout_theme.zip)

Interplay Fallout 2 (fallout2_theme.zip)

Origin Systems Crusader: No Regret (Crusader-Themes.ZIP)

Activision Interstate '76 (i76theme.zip, link on URL below does not work)
https://web.archive.org/web/19970606141902/ht … /downloads.html

Westwood Studios Blade Runner (blade1_0.zip)

Mindscape/Simis Team Apache (apache.zip)

Blizzard Entertainment Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness (w2themes.zip)

Westwood Studios Command & Conquer (ccthemes.zip)

Westwood Studios Command & Conquer: Red Alert (FRTHEMES.ZIP, GMTHEMES.ZIP, RATHEMES.ZIP)

Westwood Studios Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 (RA2THEME11.EXE)

Westwood Studios Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun (TSGDITP1.EXE)

Westwood Studios Dune 2000 (D2000TP1.EXE)

Westwood Studios Emperor: Battle for Dune (EMPTHEME11.EXE)

Konami Corporation Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (1024x768theme.zip, 1280x1024theme.zip, 800x600theme.zip)

Codemasters Colin McRae Rally 2 (cmr2theme.exe)
https://web.archive.org/web/20010801152655/ht … c/cmr2theme.exe

Codemasters/Bohemia Interactive Studio Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis (flashpointtheme.exe)

Gremlin Interactive/Digital Illusions Motorhead (mhtheme.zip)

Monolith Productions/Nival Interactive Rage of Mages (rom_themes.zip) (non-working link in URL below)
https://web.archive.org/web/19991008060101/ht … s.com/download/

JoWooD Productions/Wings Simulations Panzer Elite Special Edition (panzer_elite_desktop_theme.zip)

3DO Uprising (uprising.zip)

Electronic Arts/Firaxis Sid Meier's Gettysburg! (gettheme.zip, link below does not work)
https://web.archive.org/web/19980114144726fw_ … getty/theme.htm

Some pre-order releases of Prince of Persia (the 2008 reboot) included a multimedia bonus DVD which had wallpapers, AIM/MSN avatars and a (useless) Vista widget.
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands also featured a 'limited edition' with a bonus DVD that had some wallpapers.
None of them had complete themes.

Rayman Compilation (a promotional SONY release, including a handful of Rayman 1 levels and a demo of Rayman 2) included a Rayman 2 Win98 Desktop theme, a screensaver and some wallpapers.

FYI the gamesdomain.co.uk ftp mirror on gamers.org does have some of these official themes, but be warned it's a bare folder that's also mixed with unofficial fan-made themes. Not linking because I don't want to guide the ai overlords towards hammerleeching them into oblivion.

akula65 wrote on 2026-03-26, 19:19:

Infogrames/Particle Systems I-War (non-working links)
https://web.archive.org/web/20001215151100/ht … ort/goodies.htm

I archived those here (and you might've even sent them to me all those years ago 😁):

https://i-war2.com/downloads/download/33-good … -desktop-themes