Abandonware DOS title

Games featuring modem multiplayer mode sorted by year, newest first

Games supporting modem play can be played by multiple players on PCs connected using... guess what?... a modem. Back in the day, being able to play via modem didn't involve Internet at all.
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Transport Tycoon

DOS19944.2/5 MicroProse Software
Transport Tycoon is a business simulation game that puts the player at the head of a transport company to compete against rival companies. The player can build stations, airports, railroads to transport passengers, mail and various goods using trucks, trains and planes. The game became a cult and a few talented fans created some of the best remakes...
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Wacky Wheels

DOS1994protected4.1/5 Apogee Software
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Warcraft: Orcs and Humans

DOS1994protecteddemo4.2/5 Blizzard Entertainment
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans is the first real-time fantasy strategy game from Blizzard Entertainment. Two separate story lines (Orcs and Humans) evolve with 12 scenarios per side telling the tale of the battle for the Kingdom of Azeroth. Players must mine gold and chop wood in order to construct buildings and create units. Each side tries to destro...
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Wing Commander: Armada

DOS1994protected4/5 Origin Systems
Wing Commander: Armada is space combat simulation game developed by Origin Systems and released by Electronic Arts in 1994 for DOS. Wing Commander: Armada is part of the Wing Commander game series and was published before Wind Commander III. Armada is focused on multiplayer battles but it can be played in single player mode too. It features differe...
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Empire Deluxe

DOSWindows 3.x19934/5 White Wolf Productions
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Evasive Action

DOS19934.3/5 Particle Systems
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Fates of Twinion

DOS19933.6/5 Sierra On-Line
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Global Domination

DOS19933.5/5 Impressions Games
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Merchant Prince

DOS19934.1/5 Holistic Design
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Operation Combat II: By Land, Sea & Air

DOS19934.1/5 Merit Software
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Populous 2: Trials of the Olympian Gods

DOSMac1993protected4.2/5 Bullfrog
Populous 2: Trials of the Olympian Gods is an old sandbox strategy god-game. As the title suggests, the setting is more of less ancient Greek mythology and you're a god (hence the god-game label). Populous 2 is the sequel of the much acclaimed Populous, designed by Peter Molineaux. Populous 2 was developed by Bullfrog and published by Electronic Ar...
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Shadow of Yserbius

DOS19933.8/5 Sierra On-Line
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When Two Worlds War

DOS19933.6/5 Impressions Games
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Battle Chess 4000

DOS1992protected4/5 Interplay Productions
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Car and Driver

DOS19924.2/5 Lerner Research
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Dominium

DOS19924.1/5 Microids
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F-15 Strike Eagle III

DOS19924.3/5 MicroProse Software
F-15 Strike Eagle III is a combat flight simulation video game released in 1992. It was developed by MicroProse and is the third installment in the F-15 Strike Eagle series. The game was designed for various computer platforms of that era, including MS-DOS and Amiga. F-15 Strike Eagle 3 is a military flight simulation that puts playe...
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Global Conquest

DOS19924/5 Ozark Softscape
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Global Effect

DOS19924.1/5 Millennium Interactive
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Powermonger

DOS19923.9/5 Bullfrog
Powermonger is a real time strategy game where the player must defeat the opponents by conquering towns and tipping the balance of power in his/her favor. This is done by giving orders to soldiers and captains and by accumulating enough resources (food and equipment) to survive and ultimately win.
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Tetris Classic

DOSWindows 3.x19924.3/5 Spectrum HoloByte
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Armor Alley

DOSMac19913.9/5
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Falcon 3.0

DOS1991protected4.2/5 Sphere
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Lexi-Cross

DOS19914/5 Platinumware
Lexi-Cross is an abandoned science fiction tv show-styled puzzle game. Lexi-Cross was developed by Platinumware and released for DOS by Interplay Productions in 1991. The gameplay is a turn-based mix between Scrabble and Wheel of fortune with elements of Battleship.
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Neverwinter Nights

DOS1991protected4/5 Beyond Software
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The Perfect General

DOS19914.1/5 White Wolf Productions
The Perfect General is a turn-based strategy military game developed by White Wolf Productions and released in 1991 by Quantun Quality Production. The Perfect General gameplay is quite simple compared to other wargames, but it's based on a solid set of rules and let the players progress at their own pace through missions and scenarios. The Perfect ...
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V for Victory: D-day Utah Beach

DOS1991protected3.9/5 Atomic Games
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Wordtris

DOSMac19913.2/5
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Battle Chess 2: Chinese Chess

DOS1990protected3.7/5 Interplay Productions
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Billy The Kid

DOS19903.8/5 Level 9 Computing