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Abandoned Linux classic games

Linux has never been a particularly well-known and popular operating system for video games. Despite this, over the decades, several independent developers have worked hard to design and develop games natively supported on Linux.

In keeping with the ideals of those who supports Linux, several developers created completely free and open source games, several of which have disappeared from circulation, forgotten by a merciless Internet. Others have survived oblivion, abandoned, but still available to the public who knows how to find them.

There are several approaches to gaming on Linux for games not natively supported. Wine is ideal for native Windows games. Alternatively, you can always use a Virtual Machine. DOSBox is a valid DOS emulator, even on Linux (take a look at DBoxFE, a front-end for DOSBox). 

The best Linux games on Abandonware DOS

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Wizardry 7: Crusaders of the Dark Savant

#1 Top game!rpg1992 4.25/5
Sir-tech Software / Sir-tech Software
Wizardry VII: Crusaders of the Dark Savant is a first-person perspective party-based RPG developed and released by Sir-tech Software in 1992 for Windows, Linux and DOS. Wizardry 7 is the seventh chapter in the Wizardry series and it's part of the Dark Savant trilogy, set in a world where sci-fi themes (space travel, androids) are mixed with fantasy themes (weapons and armors, magic).
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Loom

#2 Top game!adventure1990demo 4.24/5
LucasArts / LucasArts
Loom is a graphic adventure game developed and published by Lucasfilm Games (now LucasArts). It was designed by Brian Moriarty and is known for its unique gameplay mechanics and emphasis on storytelling. Loom is distinctive for its interface, which revolves around musical notes and spells. The protagonist, Bobbin Threadbare, is a young weaver who can use a magical distaff to play musical drafts to interact with the world. The puzzles often revolve around using musical notes and spells in creative ways.
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Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars

#3 Top game!adventure2009 4.23/5
Revolution Software / UBI Soft
Templars, assassins, and a clueless American tourist named George. Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars is a 2D point-and-click masterpiece with more intrigue than a Vatican basement. Originally released in the ‘90s and remastered for modern systems, it's a blend of murder mystery, historical nonsense, and delightfully dry humor. If you're into puzzles that don’t hold your hand and French journalists who outwit everyone, this is your jam.
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Colonization

strategy1994 4.22/5
MicroProse Software / MicroProse Software
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Jagged Alliance 2

strategy1999 4.20/5
Sir-tech Software / TopWare Interactive
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BlockOut 2

puzzle2000 4.20/5
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Railroad Tycoon 2

simulation1998 4.18/5
Pop Software / Gathering of Developers
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Maniac Mansion

adventure1987 4.18/5
LucasArts / LucasArts
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Blade Runner

adventure1997 4.17/5
Westwood Studios / Virgin Interactive
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Rogue

rpg1984 4.16/5
Artificial Intelligence Design / Artificial Intelligence Design
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System Shock 2

action-adventure1999 4.16/5
Irrational Games / Electronic Arts
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Wizardry 6: Bane of the Cosmic Forge

rpg1990 4.14/5
Sir-tech Software / Sir-tech Software
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Unreal Gold

shooter2000 4.14/5
Epic MegaGames / GT Interactive Software
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Marathon

shooter1994 4.13/5
Bungie / Bungie
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Toonstruck

adventure1996 4.11/5
Virgin Interactive / Virgin Interactive
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Constructor

simulation1997 4.11/5
System 3 / Acclaim Entertainment
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Marathon 2: Durandal

shooter1996 4.11/5
Bungie / Bungie
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Slash'Em

rpg1997 4.10/5
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ZAngband

rpg1999 4.10/5
- / -
The game on this page are the highest-rated by visitors of Abandonware DOS. The selection is continually updated based on user ratings and popularity.
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