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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

blockout2-03

BlockOut 2

#1 Top game!puzzle2000 4.33/5
- / -
ZAngband-02

ZAngband

#2 Top game!rpg1999 4.33/5
- / -
Zangband is a variant of the popular roguelike game Angband. Zangband, short for Zelazny Angband, was developed by Chris Weisiger and first released in 1994. The game features a fantasy world with diverse races, classes, and monsters. Players explore dungeons, caves, and other environments in a quest to reach the bottom level of the dungeon, defeat the final boss, and retrieve a powerful artifact known as the Palantir of Westernesse.
unreal-gold-03

Unreal Gold

#3 Top game!shooter2000 4.29/5
Epic MegaGames / GT Interactive Software
Unreal Gold is a first-person shooter (FPS) video game developed by Epic MegaGames and published by GT Interactive. It was originally released in 1998 for Windows. Unreal Gold is an enhanced edition of the original Unreal game, and it includes the base game along with its expansion pack.The game is set on a distant planet called Na Pali, and players take on the role of a prisoner, who must escape from an alien world.
jagged-alliance-2-04

Jagged Alliance 2

strategy1999 4.28/5
Sir-tech Software / TopWare Interactive
loom-11

Loom

adventure1990demo 4.27/5
LucasArts / LucasArts
wizardry7-05

Wizardry 7: Crusaders of the Dark Savant

rpg1992 4.24/5
Sir-tech Software / Sir-tech Software
broken-sword-1-01

Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars

adventure2009 4.24/5
Revolution Software / UBI Soft
tomenet-03

TomeNET

rpg2001 4.24/5
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colonization-6

Colonization

strategy1994 4.23/5
MicroProse Software / MicroProse Software
dark-horizon-06

Dark Horizons Lore: Invasion

vehicle simulation2004 4.21/5
- / -
railroad-tycoon-2-03

Railroad Tycoon 2

simulation1998 4.20/5
Pop Software / Gathering of Developers
maniacmansion-1

Maniac Mansion

adventure1987 4.18/5
LucasArts / LucasArts
blade-runner-10

Blade Runner

adventure1997 4.16/5
Westwood Studios / Virgin Interactive
system-shock-2-07

System Shock 2

action-adventure1999 4.16/5
Irrational Games / Electronic Arts
constructor-4

Constructor

simulation1997 4.14/5
System 3 / Acclaim Entertainment
rogue-1

Rogue

rpg1984 4.13/5
Artificial Intelligence Design / Artificial Intelligence Design
ufo2000-03

UFO 2000

strategy2004 4.12/5
- / -
wizardry-6-4

Wizardry 6: Bane of the Cosmic Forge

rpg1990 4.12/5
Sir-tech Software / Sir-tech Software
slashem-vampire-03

Slash'Em

rpg1997 4.11/5
- / -
marathon-03

Marathon

shooter1994 4.11/5
Bungie / Bungie
ardentryst-02

Ardentryst

rpg2009 4.08/5
- / -
marathon2-03

Marathon 2: Durandal

shooter1996 4.08/5
Bungie / Bungie
baldurs-gate-1-03

Baldur's Gate

rpg1998 4.05/5
BioWare / Black Isle Studios
under-a-killing-moon-02

Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon

adventure1994 4.04/5
Access Software / Access Software
toonstruck-02

Toonstruck

adventure1996 4.02/5
Virgin Interactive / Virgin Interactive
ascii-sector-02

Ascii Sector

simulation2007 4.00/5
- / -
realms-of-chaos-03

Realms of Chaos

action1995 4.00/5
Apogee Software / Apogee Software
pandora-directive-04

Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive

adventure1996 4.00/5
Access Software / Access Software
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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