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The games listed on Abandonware DOS are defined by one or more keywords or themes such as "cyberpunk" or "fantasy" or "dungeon crawler". Find the games you're looking for starting by choosing a keyword from the list.


keyword / theme count description
anime / manga 9
ascii, text only 48 Games using ascii (text) characters to represent the interface.
auto mapping 22
aviation 31
based on a board game 9
based on a cartoon 6
based on a comic 11
based on a movie 30
based on a novel 36
based on a TV game show 5
based on a TV series 13
character: Indiana Jones 4
character: Sherlock Holmes 5 The famous fictional english detective created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
coin-op conversion 47 Direct conversions of coin ops (coin operated machines, often found in arcades).
crime and mystery 31
dungeon crawler 27 A simple RPG variant in which heroes explore a dungeon - or a similar environment - fighting monsters and looting treastures.
dystopia 27 The opposite of utopia, dystopian societies are undesirable under one or more aspects: pollution, despotism, social decline, etc.
educational 20 Software created to teach something to the user.
erotic, adult 23
espionage 20
fantasy 181
fantasy: Dungeons & Dragons 21
fantasy: The lord of the rings 8
female protagonist 22
Formula 1 3
hacking 5
hex based 24 Gameboard represented on a map of identical hexagons.
historical 41
horror 29
humor 54
importable characters 16
law enforcement 14
level editor 25 A level or map editor is available to the player.
magic 92
martial arts 15
medieval 27
military 57
mini-games 52 Games including one or more smaller video games such as puzzles or action sequences in some adventure game.
modern world 176
nudity 16
open world 26 In an open world, the player is free to explore the environment and set his own goals.
pirates 8
prehistory 9
procedural generation 20 Tecnique used to algorithmically generate content (ie. world generation).
romance, dating 7
sci fi: cyberpunk 14
sci fi: on Mars 8
sci fi: post-apocalyptic 13
sci fi: Star Trek 7
sci fi: Star Wars 4
science fiction 247
setting: 19th century 14
setting: Africa 3
setting: ancient Egypt 8
setting: ancient Greece 5
setting: ancient Rome 5
setting: Middle East 10
setting: norse, celtic 11
setting: oriental 15
setting: South America 4
space exploration 7 In a space exploration game the player pilots a spaceship and can roam freely in an open universe. Space exploration games usually also involve trading and combat.
steampunk 4
superheroes 6
time travel 6
trading 14
turn based 149
unusual box content 50 Unusual, extra content included in the original box (ie: Infocom feelies or Ultima cloth maps).
urban setting 81
vampires 5
war: cold war 11
war: world wars 25
western 4
zombies 3