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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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Cadaver: action, platform, adventure

18th January 2019retro game spotlight

Cadaver (and the expansion Cadaver: The Payoff) is a blend of adventure and platform game. The gameplay reminds me of the glorious Head over Heels, with a fantasy setting, an inventory and the fact that you can die... and I died a lot, when I played it back in the day.
Flight simulations at dawn

12th January 2019new content

For a game collector like me, flight simulators are something to look for. The original big boxes of flight sims published a few decades ago included all sort of items: keyboard layouts, maps, huge manuals. I own a few and I plan to buy some more.Anyway... I have to admit... I always found flight sims controls a challenge. Taking ...
My humble collection of old games

4th January 2019retro game spotlight

I own a small collection of old games from the era of those wonderful big boxes full of letters, maps, object, feelies. I own RPGs mostly, but also a few simulations, a couple of adventure games, strategy games, etc. From time to time I like to look at these old boxes. I take my time to open them, read everything inside and remember the childhood afternoons spent fighting headless creatures or sailing through space.

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Featured keywords

Vector graphics: Styx

Released in 1984Get Vector graphics games

Games that use vector graphics use geometrical shapes such as points, lines and curves instead of bitmap graphics. The point of view in vector graphics games can be either first-person or third-person.
4x: Master of Orion

Released in 1993Get 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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Featured retro companies

Probe Entertainment

Based in:

United Kingdom
Established in: 1984
Closed in: 2000
See Probe Entertainment games

GameTek

Based in:

U.S.A.
Established in: 1987
Closed in: 1998
See GameTek 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.