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Abandonware DOS is an ever growing database of old PC computer games released for MS-DOS and Windows systems. Some of the games are available for download, some are not. Find here on Abandonware DOS those favourite games from the 80s and the 90s that you remember so fondly by searching by genre, keyword or year of release. For a full list of features see the Want to help? page.

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The Terminator: Future Shock

30th May 2020retro game spotlight

"The Terminator: Future Shock offers a new slant on the tried and tested Doom formula. The control system makes the game more involving and really draws you into the realistic game world Bethesda have created. The way the plot updates between stages when you meet up with your resistance mates, and how you keep in radio contact with them during the level is excellent and adds far more to the atmosphere than you might anticipate. The graphics are hugely evocative and moody" - Excerpt from the PC Powerplay review (1997)
The best DOS game designers of the past

23rd May 2020companies and designers

Back in the last century (I'm talking about the 90s, the 80s and even the 70s), video games were often developed and sometimes published by a small group of programmers. Among the team were the "designer", the one who came up with the idea of the game in the first ...
CODiE Awards 1998: Diablo, Red Alert, Riven

16th May 2020top games and awards

In 1998 happened something that would later change the whole world and the way we use the Internet: Google was founded. In the U.S.A. Bill Clinton is having trouble with Monica Lewinsky. In Russia the Rouble devaluates quickly. Microsoft releases Windows 98 (now abandonware...?). Some of the most popular ...
Dreamweb: a top-down cyberpunk adventure

9th May 2020retro game spotlight

Cyberpunk video games are receiving a lot of attention lately. The upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 and the tactical RPG series Shadowrun Returns are just some of the most popular recent cyberpunk games.Some of you, dear retro DOS games lovers, may remember a cyberpunk game from more than 20 years ago: Dreamweb....
Abandoned games set in the 19th century

2nd May 2020keywords and genres

The 19th century was the age of steam, railroads and remarkable discoveries. It was the age of literary masterpieces like the Sherlock Holmes novels, Dracula and Jules Verne's sci-fi stories.Some of the most popular games set in the 19th centurey are:The Oregon TrailThe Lost Files of Sherlock HolmesMartian ...

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Space Invaders clones: Space Commanders 2

Released in 1985Space Invaders clones

Space Invaders was a milestone in video gaming history. As one might expect, the Space Invaders franchise received lots of attention by developers all over the world. A number of sequels, remakes, fan games were published across the last decades and are still being released, some of them good, some not and some plain awful.
Isometric action-adventure: The Great Escape

Released in 1986Isometric action-adventure

In isometric action-adventure games the action (and the adventure too...) takes place in an isometric environment. Isometric perspective allow the player to walk around in a 3D environment in a third-person view without the need of real 3D graphics. Like every action-adventure game, isometric action-adventure games can include features of both adventure and action elements: action mini-games, inventory, a story, etc.
BattleTech: Mechwarrior 2: 31st Century Combat

Released in 1995BattleTech

As many wargaming fans know, BattleTech is a franchise of board games (and later, video games) created by FASA corporation a long time ago: in 1984. BattleTech is known for the iconic "mechs", giant robotic armored machines, fighting in a sci-fi setting.

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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 on Abandonware DOS are no longer supported by their respective developers (as far as I know: I check often sites like Steam and GOG). 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.

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