Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

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Sango Fighter

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1993freeware action
metropolis-4

Metropolis

DOS1987 adventure
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FlixMix

DOS1993 puzzle
FlixMix feels like someone took a film editor’s desk, scattered it across a computer screen, and invited you to tidy up at speed. The premise is deceptively simple: assemble ...
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Caveman Ugh-Lympics

DOS1989 sports
Before the IOC cracked down on fun, Caveman Ugh-Lympics gave us the primeval sporting event we never knew we needed. Clubs, fire, and the 100-meter mate drag—yes, that’...
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Return to Castle Wolfenstein

Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS2001protected shooter
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Xixit

DOS1995 puzzle
Xixit is a puzzle game that feels like it is constantly trying to outwit you, presenting challenges that require both logic and a bit of creative thinking. It does not rely on flas...
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Dungeon Explorer

DOS1990 rpg
Dungeon Explorer takes the term “dungeon” very seriously—there’s a lot of it, and not much else. Released in 1990, this top-down adventure is part RPG, part...
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Stargate

DOS1983 shooter
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M Labyrinth

DOS1993 puzzle
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Backgammon

DOS1986 strategy
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Sink or Swim

DOS1993 puzzle
Sink or Swim is basically what happens when someone asks, “What if we turned a rescue operation into a slapstick puzzle show?” You guide lifeboat-juggling hero S.S. Dav...
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Transport Tycoon

DOS1994 simulation
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, ...
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The Lost Patrol

DOS1991 action
The Lost Patrol (1991, DOS) drops you into the brutal jungles of Vietnam, where survival depends on strategy, luck, and maybe divine intervention. You lead a squad of exhausted sol...
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Late Night Sexy TV Show

DOS1994NSFW puzzle
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Clash of Steel

DOS1993protected strategy
If Risk and Excel had a baby during WWII, it would be Clash of Steel. You command nations, move armies, manage production, and try to stop history from repeating itself—usual...
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Transland

DOS1996 shooter
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Sensible Golf

DOS1994 sports
Sensible Golf is a golf video game developed by Sensible Software and published by Virgin Interactive Entertainment. It was released in 1994 for Amiga and MS-DOS.Unlike traditional...
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Anachronox

Windows XP/98/952001protected rpg
Anachronox is a 2001 role-playing video game developed by Ion Storm and published by Eidos Interactive with a futuristic, cyberpunk-inspired setting. The game was written and direc...
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Crazy Nick's Parlor Games with Laura Bow

DOS1992 strategy
In Crazy Nick’s Parlor Games with Laura Bow, the famous young detective swaps clues for checkers, backgammon, and card tables. The change of pace is gentle—no bodies to...
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8088 Othello

DOS1985 strategy
There’s something oddly poetic about 8088 Othello, a 1985 take on the classic board game that feels like it was programmed by someone who had a personal vendetta against flas...
kaiser-03

Kaiser

DOS1992 simulation
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Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters

DOS1990 shooter
If Saturday-morning cartoons and B-movies fused into a pixelated arcade blast, you’d get Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters. This action shooter throws you onto a d...
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Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned

Windows XP/98/951999protected adventure
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Exterminator

DOS1990 shooter
Exterminator, released in 1990, is one of those games that knows exactly what it wants to do and wastes no time doing it. You’re thrown into a top-down action scenario with a...
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Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror

Windows XP/98/951997protected adventure
Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror is a point-and-click adventure game developed by Revolution Software. Released in 1997. The game follows the continuing adventures of George...
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Omni Play Basketball

DOS1990 sports
If you’ve ever wanted to command a basketball team without having to actually dribble or break a sweat, Omni Play Basketball (1990, DOS) has your number. The game lets you ma...
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Invaders 78

DOS2000freewareremake shooter
Invaders 78 in 2000 is a loving revival of classic arcade shooting, bringing retro alien-blasting into the modern era with affectionate energy. It understands exactly what made the...
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Daemonsgate

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMac OS1993protected rpg
Daemonsgate is what happens when someone decides RPGs need more moral ambiguity, political intrigue, and sprawling maps that require an actual notebook to navigate. You’re to...
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The Guild of Thieves

DOS1987 adventure
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Shadow of Yserbius

DOS1993 rpg