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

Jagged Alliance 2

#1 Top game!strategy1999 4.21/5

Sir-tech Software / TopWare Interactive

Jagged Alliance 2 is a turn-based tactical role-playing strategy game developed by Sir-Tech and released in 1999 for Windows. It is the sequel to the original Jagged Alliance and has earned a reputation as one of the best games in the turn-based strategy genre.Set in the fictional country of Arulco, Jagged Alliance 2 presents players with the task of liberating Arulco from the oppressive rule of a dictator named Deidranna. The player takes on the role of a commander who must assemble a team of mercenaries, each with their unique skills and personalities, to overthrow the dictator and restore freedom to the country.

Colonization

#2 Top game!strategy1994 4.21/5

MicroProse Software / MicroProse Software

Sid Meier's Colonization is Civilization’s scrappy, historically charged cousin. You start with a tiny ship and a dream: exploit the New World before the other European powers do. Grow crops, trade with natives, rebel against your king—just your average day in the 1600s. It's both a love letter to history and a spreadsheet with cannons. Slightly more complex than Civ, and with a revolutionary war baked in, it’s a colonial sandbox where tobacco and taxes can win you freedom.

Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars

#3 Top game!adventure2009 4.20/5

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.

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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Abandoned Linux classic games

The best Linux games on Abandonware DOS

Jagged Alliance 2

Colonization

Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars

Loom

Maniac Mansion

Railroad Tycoon 2

Blade Runner

BlockOut 2

Wizardry 7: Crusaders of the Dark Savant

Rogue

System Shock 2

Wizardry 6: Bane of the Cosmic Forge

Constructor

Slash'Em

ZAngband