Abandonware DOS title

The most popular modem games

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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Ground Control

Windows XP/98/952000protected Massive Entertainment
Ground Control is a strategy game developed by Massive Entertainment and released by Sierra On-Line in 2000. More precisely Ground Control is a real time tactical game with a sci-f...
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Global Effect

DOS1992 Millennium Interactive
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Screamer 2

DOSWindows XP/98/951996protected Milestone
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Star Trek: Starfleet Command

Windows XP/98/951999protected Interplay Productions
Star Trek: Starfleet Command (1999, Windows XP) is a dream come true for anyone who memorized warp core schematics. It’s a tactical space combat simulator that rewards patien...
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Corridor 7: Alien Invasion

DOS1994protected Capstone Software
Corridor 7 is a claustrophobic FPS where every hallway feels like a trap and every door could hide something with too many teeth. You’re humanity’s last line of defense...
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Krazy Ivan

Windows XP/98/951996 Psygnosis
If Krazy Ivan (1996, Windows XP) had a motto, it’d be “Blow it up first, ask later.” You pilot a massive mech across post-apocalyptic battlefields, obliterating a...
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Total Annihilation Kingdoms

Windows XP/98/951999protected Cavedog Entertainment
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Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II

Windows XP/98/951997protected LucasArts
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Wacky Wheels

DOS1994protected Apogee Software
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Machiavelli the Prince

DOS1995protected Holistic Design
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Neverwinter Nights

DOS1991protected Beyond Software
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Praetorians

Windows XP/98/952003protected Eidos Interactive
Praetorians is a real-time strategy (RTS) game originally released in 2003 by Pyro Studios. Set in the Roman Empire during its peak, the game offers a blend of strategy and tactics...
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Falcon AT

DOS1988 Sphere
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Battle Chess 4000

DOS1992protected Interplay Productions
Set in the far-off future of 1992, Battle Chess 4000 brings space-age flair to intergalactic checkmate. Now your queen is a laser-wielding dominatrix and your pawns might be robots...
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Ruins of Cawdor

DOS1995 Ybarra Productions
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Panzer Battles

DOS1990 SSG Strategic Studies Group
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Star Wars Rebellion

Windows XP/98/951998protected
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Terminal Velocity

Windows XP/98/95DOS1995protected Terminal Reality
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Magic Carpet 2: The Netherworlds

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1996protected Bullfrog
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Front Lines

DOS1994 Impressions Games
Front Lines, released in 1994, is a straightforward DOS action game that wears its inspiration proudly. You’re thrown into military combat scenarios with minimal narrative fr...
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Legend of the Red Dragon

DOS1989 Robinson Technologies
Legend of the Red Dragon (1989) isn’t so much a traditional game as it is a slice of online history. This BBS door game allowed players to log in, fight monsters, flirt with ...
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International Moto X

DOS1996 Renegade Software
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NFL Pro League Football

DOS1989 Micro Sports
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Faces Tris 3

DOS1990 Sphere
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Zork: Grand Inquisitor

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protected Activision
Zork: Grand Inquisitor is the ultimate swan song for the series—and what a finale it is. Combining laugh-out-loud humor, point-and-click puzzles, and a talking lantern voiced...
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Wordtris

DOSMac OS1991
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Modem Wars

DOS1988 Ozark Softscape
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Operation Bodycount

DOS1994 Capstone Software