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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 RPGs: Might and Magic, Wizardry, Elder Scrolls

16th March 2019new content

While browsing the Abandonware DOS database, I noticed that a few very popular RPGs were missing. How could I forget to include them? I had to add them to the already long list of old school RPGs, even if they are not technically abandoned (and you can't download them for ...
Legend Entertainment Interactive Fiction

9th March 2019companies of the past

Legend was a developer who created quite a few adventure games. The first ones were interactive fiction adventures with a unique interface (Spellcasting 101, Gateway, etc.). You could type commands and read room descriptions, but you could also click on a list of verbs, a compass to move from room to room, and navigate using a map. Legend later developed point & click adventure games (Companions of Xanth, Shannara, etc.) and a few games of different genres.
Master of Magic: Civilization meets fantasy

4th March 2019retro game spotlight

Master of Magic is a turn based 4x strategy game developed by SimTex and published by Microprose, very similar to Civilization, with a fantasy twist. You play as a wizard and your objective is to evolve your race from a small settlement to a bursting empire. To do so, you can produce military units to fight other computer controlled players, research news spells and use magic, conquer territories and found new cities.
The Origin of The Savage Empire

1st March 2019retro game spotlight

After the success of Ultima 6: The False Prophet, Origin decided to "create worlds" not part of the popular Ultima series using the same engine as Ultima 6. They came up with two games: The Savage Empire and Martian Dreams. The Savage Empire is set in a stone-age-like time period and features prehistoric tribes, a few dinosaurs, insect and reptile species, and NPCs with familiar names to Ultima fans...

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Arcade classics: J-Bird

Released in 1983Get Arcade classics games

Back in the day, when going to the "arcades" was a thing, before the first video game crash, a few games made history. Titles like Pac-Man, Space Invaders, Donkey Kong are known both to video game fans and people who never touched a joystick in their lives. These games spawned official conversions, sequels, fangames and clones.
4x: Machiavelli the Prince

Released in 1995Get 4x games

4x stands for eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, eXterminate. Players of these games control a whole empire by managing resources and technical developments (eXploit), expanding their domains (eXplore and eXpand), and fighting against the computer or other players (eXterminate). Among the most popular 4x games are Civilization and Master of Orion.

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Loriciels

Based in:

France
Established in: 1983
Closed in: 1995
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Ocean Software

Based in:

United Kingdom
Established in: 1982
Closed in: 1998
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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 RPGs: Might and Magic, Wizardry, Elder Scrolls

Legend Entertainment Interactive Fiction

Master of Magic: Civilization meets fantasy

The Origin of The Savage Empire

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Arcade classics: J-Bird

4x: Machiavelli the Prince

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The Abandonware Top 10

To abandonware or not?