Abandonware DOS title

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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Jagged Alliance 2

#1 Top game!strategy1999 4.26/5
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.
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Wizardry 7: Crusaders of the Dark Savant

#2 Top game!rpg1992 4.24/5
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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Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars

#3 Top game!adventure2009 4.24/5
Revolution Software / UBI Soft
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Loom

adventure1990demo 4.24/5
LucasArts / LucasArts
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Colonization

strategy1994 4.22/5
MicroProse Software / MicroProse Software
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Dark Horizons Lore: Invasion

vehicle simulation2004 4.21/5
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BlockOut 2

puzzle2000 4.20/5
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Railroad Tycoon 2

simulation1998 4.20/5
Pop Software / Gathering of Developers
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Maniac Mansion

adventure1987 4.18/5
LucasArts / LucasArts
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Blade Runner

adventure1997 4.16/5
Westwood Studios / Virgin Interactive
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TomeNET

rpg2001 4.16/5
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System Shock 2

action-adventure1999 4.16/5
Irrational Games / Electronic Arts
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Rogue

rpg1984 4.15/5
Artificial Intelligence Design / Artificial Intelligence Design
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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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Slash'Em

rpg1997 4.14/5
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Marathon

shooter1994 4.12/5
Bungie / Bungie
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Toonstruck

adventure1996 4.12/5
Virgin Interactive / Virgin Interactive
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Unreal Gold

shooter2000 4.11/5
Epic MegaGames / GT Interactive Software
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Constructor

simulation1997 4.11/5
System 3 / Acclaim Entertainment
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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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