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Abandonware DOS is an ever growing database of old PC computer games developed for MS-DOS and, in a small part, for Windows systems. Some of the games are available for download, some are not. Find here that favourite game from the past that you remeber so fondly; search by genre, keyword or year of release. For a full list of features see the Want to help? page.

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More strategy games: Battle Isle, Army Men, etc.

20th April 2019new content

Looking back at the past Abandonware DOS content updates, I noticed a few missing games that deserved to be included in the Abandonware DOS database. Most notably: Army Men, one of the Battle Isle games and a few more I remember from a time when I played them, many years ...
Space simulations: combat, trading and exploring space

13th April 2019new content

Space simulation games are part of a niche genre that appeals to specific gamers, not everyone like it. I think we can categorize two main groups of space sims players: the ones who only want to fight in space (no trading, no mining, etc) and the ones who like full ...
The Underdogs on Abandonware DOS

11th April 2019retro game spotlight

No, I'm not talking about the long gone site Home of the Underdogs, a milestone in the abandonware website scene, I'm actually talking about games available on Abandonware DOS that almost no one pay attention to (myself included).Download count for these games is low and - for a few ...
New acquisition for my collection: Windwalker

9th April 2019retro game spotlight

Windwalker is not one of the most popular games developed by Origin. It's a strange RPG-action mix. Not a great game, but the big box contains lots of paper: the manual (wonderfully illustrated), a small copy of the I Ching (the chinese Book of Changes), two floppy disks, the usual postcard and the Origin software catalog.

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Superheroes: Captain Dynamo

Released in 1993Get Superheroes games

Since the first wave of Marvel and DC superhero movies a few years ago, superheroes grew from a nerd-thing to a world phenomenon. In the 80s and the early 90s Superman, Batman and co. were almost exclusively confined to comics and a few video games. Some developers also tried to create games using original superheroes: no Marvel, no DC, no big comics company licenses.
Space exploration: Frontier: Elite 2

Released in 1993Get Space exploration games

Space exploration games are self-explanatory. The gameplay is all about flying a starship in the vastness of space and doing collateral activities such as space exploration, trading commodities, space combat, mining asteroids, etc. The single most popular space trading and combat series is Elite.

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Paragon software

Based in:

U.S.A.
Established in: 1985
Closed in: 1992
See Paragon software games

U.S. Gold

Based in:

United Kingdom
Established in: 1984
Closed in: 1996
See U.S. Gold games

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To abandonware or not?

Where does the love for old abandoned games comes from? Our childhood, perhaps. What's left of that age? What do we miss so much? The long afternoons spent walking in the worlds of Ultima or the hours passed impersonating Duke Nukem. Here we are now, slightly aged, eager to pay homage to all those wonderful DOS games.

After all, it's about passion and remembering.

The games listed here are no longer supported by their respective developers (as far as I know). If you find out that a game is still on sale or "protected", please let me know and I'll remove it from Abandonware DOS as soon as possible.