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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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Retro Gaming and Abandonware News

More adventures: point and click, interactive fiction, etc.

24th May 2019new content

Another week, another update. This time I added a bunch of adventure games still missing from Abandonware DOS, pretty different one from the other.Hook and Ween: The Prophecy are two fairly well know point and click adventure games; I'm sure you heard about both of them. Arthur, Legend of ...
One of the most controversial games ever released

18th May 2019retro game spotlight

Apparently, Hooligans is one of the most controversial games ever made. I say apparently simply because I've never played Hooligans back then. A few weeks ago I spent half an hour playing the tutorial mission and I have to admit that I felt uncomfortable walking around thrashing benches and beating innocent people. Maybe that's because, despite being Italian, I'm not really interested in football; probably that's because I really dislike any kind of bully, violent sports fanatics included.
Mobygames awards: Games of the Year

14th May 2019top games and awards

Mobygames is perhaps the biggest video game database on the Internet (I'm talking about something more than abandonware, for every system ever came to be), as many of you I'm sure already know. What you might not know is that Mobygames has a Games Of The Year award... well... sort of. The "best games" are automatically chosen among the games with the highest review scores on the whole site.
Shoot 'em ups: shoot down anything that moves

11th May 2019new content

The phrase "shoot 'em up" amuses me; it's like... a redneck declaration of violent intent. As a subgenre of shooter video games, it's difficult to define. Shoot' em ups are usually identified with some kind of vehicle shooting down (pew! pew!) aliens, soldiers, planes, etc.With this update, I bring ...

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Civilian flight simulation: Microsoft Flight Simulator 4.0

Released in 1989Get Civilian flight simulation games

Civilian flight simulator games are very different from their combat counterpart. In Civilian flight games, as the name suggests, the player have to fly airliners, manage traffic, take offs and landings. No combat is involved. The most popular civilian flight simulators are the Microsoft Flight Simulator series.
Based on toys: Barbie

Released in 1992Get Based on toys games

Surprisingly, given the similarities, video games based on toys are not that many. Popular toylines that made it into the digital entertainment world are, as you can expect, well known to everyone: Barbie, Trolls, toy soldiers, Micro Machines and even Tamagotchi.
Wargame: North and South

Released in 1990Get Wargame games

Wargames are tactical, strategy-based games in which the player controls a number of units on a map (usually subdivided into regular hexagons - a hex map) in order to win a battle or a war. Wargames are often historically accurate, but they can also be based on fantasy or sci-fi worlds. Among the most popular wargames are Panzer General and the Close Combat series.

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KOEI

Based in:

Japan
Established in: 1978
Closed in: 2010
See KOEI games

Horror Soft

Based in:

United Kingdom
Established in: 1988
Closed in: 1992
See Horror Soft 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.

Download abandonware games for DOS and Windows

Retro Gaming and Abandonware News

More adventures: point and click, interactive fiction, etc.

One of the most controversial games ever released

Mobygames awards: Games of the Year

Shoot 'em ups: shoot down anything that moves

Featured keywords

Civilian flight simulation: Microsoft Flight Simulator 4.0

Based on toys: Barbie

Wargame: North and South

Featured retro companies

The Abandonware Top 10

To abandonware or not?