Abandonware DOS title

The most popular abandonware simulation games

Simulation games are designed to convey realism in every aspect, from gameplay to visuals. Simulation games have a number of sub-genres according to their main goals, for example building cities, managing business companies, leading a social life, or campaigning for president.
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Car Builder

DOS1982
Car Builder is less about speed and more about spreadsheets—just with axles. In this 1982 gem, you don’t race cars, you design them. From gear ratios to weight distribution, it’s a glorified sandbox for budding e...
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Black Gold

DOS1989 business simulation
In Black Gold (1989), you're in the cutthroat world of oil barons. It’s like Dallas, but with more charts and fewer cowboy hats. You build rigs, negotiate deals, and try to outmaneuver rivals who are probably less ethical th...
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Oil Barons

DOS1992 business simulation
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The Clue!

DOS1994freeware point and click adventure
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Search for the Titanic

DOS1989protected business simulation
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Computer Underground

DOS1993freeware
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Global Effect

DOS1992 city building
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Taipan for Windows

Windows XP/98/952002freeware business simulation
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Lords of the Realm 3

Windows XP/98/952004protected kingdom simulation, real-time strategy
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Executive Suite

DOS1982 life simulation
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Sid Meier's Pirates!

DOS1987protected
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Floor 13

DOS1992 political simulation
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Ghost Master

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2003protected
Ghost Master is a strategy and simulation game developed by Sick Puppies and published by Empire Interactive. It was originally released for Microsoft Windows in 2003 and later ported to other platforms. In Ghost Master, you ...
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Visual Star Trek

DOS1990 space exploration
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SimHealth

DOS1994 business simulation
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Rags to Riches

DOS1993 business simulation
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Transworld

DOS1990 business simulation
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Tracon: Air Traffic Control Simulator

DOS1989 civilian flight simulation, flight simulation
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Gloriana

DOS1996 business simulation
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Inside Trader

DOS1987
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Designasaurus

DOS1988
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TV Mogul

DOS1988 business simulation
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Kaiser

DOS1992 kingdom simulation
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Infiltrator 2

DOS1988 flight simulation, third-person shooter
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Merchant Colony

DOS1991 business simulation, turn-based tactics, kingdom simulation
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Subtrade: Return to Irata

DOS1993 business simulation
Subtrade: Return to Irata is an abandoned science fiction business simulation game developed by Century Interactive and published by Boeder Software in 1993 for Amiga and later ported to DOS. Subtrade is an updated multiplayer clo...
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Coaster

DOS1993
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Airlines

DOS1994 business simulation
Think running an airline is easy? Airlines (1994) says “think again.” This old-school management sim hands you a failing fleet and a world map, then laughs quietly as you go bankrupt in under 10 turns. Buy planes, open...