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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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The best top-down perspective RPGs according to you

13th October 2018top games and awards

Top down RPG is one of the most beloved genres by old gamers like myself. I think I added to Abandonware DOS the vast majority of top down RPGs ever published for DOS. If I'm mistaken, tell me and I'll fix it. You, dear readers, rated every single one of them: this is the list of the highest rated top down RPGs according to you.
Pinball: the art of bouncing balls

1st October 2018new content

Pinball is a very specific subgenre of action games that can't be assimilated to other kind of games. It's not a platformer or a shooter, and there were a lot of pinball games in the 80s and the 90s, so I think it's only fair that there's a whole category of pinball games on Abandonware DOS. Pinball Fantasies action 1994Pinball ...
DOS game spotlight: Battle Chess

22nd September 2018retro game spotlight

Chess was a niche genre in video gaming. There were lots of chess simulations: black and white very old games, licensed games from chess champions, etc. No one ever attempted to broaden the audience until Interplay published Battle Chess. I'm a chess fan (I barely remember the rules), but I played Battle Chess just to see every animation the game had to offer.
Game Critics Awards in 1998: Homeworld, Half-Life, Grim Fandango

15th September 2018top games and awards

The Game Critics Awards are annual awards held after the very popular E3 video game conference since 1998. As you can see, 1998 saw the birth of great classics for every kind of gamer: Half-Life for shooter lovers, Homeworld for RTS gamers, Grim Fandango for adventure addicts and Alpha Centauri for the ones who can't wait for the next Sid Meier game.1998...

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Featured keyword: Engine: Infocom InfoComics

An engine developed by Infocom, used for a series of games that today would be defined as visual novels, very similar to non-interactive comics. InfoComics weren't much popular and, apparently, were one of the causes that lead to Infocom demise.
Get Engine: Infocom InfoComics games

Featured developer: Dynamix

Based in:

U.S.A.
Established in: 1984
Closed in: 2001
See Dynamix games

Featured publisher: Infogrames

Based in:

France
Established in: 1983
Closed in: 2009
See Infogrames 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.