Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

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The Magic Candle 2: The Four and Forty

DOS1991 rpg
The Magic Candle 2 (1991, DOS) expands the world, story, and ambition of its predecessor. With forty heroes scattered across a sprawling realm, you’ll spend as much time mana...
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Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1999protected adventure
Amerzone is like stepping into a dream where logic is optional and atmosphere is everything. You play a journalist unraveling the mystery of a dying explorer’s last journey, ...
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Jagged Alliance

DOS1994protected strategy
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Evasive Action

DOS1993 vehicle simulation
Evasive Action is a space shooter that embraces speed and precision over spectacle. You pilot a small craft through dangerous environments, dodging obstacles and enemies with littl...
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Planetfall

DOS1983 adventure
Planetfall is an interactive fiction sci-fie game released in 1983 by Infocom, written by Steve Meretzky. It is often considered one of Infocom's best titles. You play as a lo...
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Night Shift

DOS1990 puzzle
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Z

DOS1996protected strategy
Welcome to Z, the real-time strategy game where psychotic robots with British accents duke it out over territory in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Think Command & Conquer if the...
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Pac PC

DOS1995freewareremake action
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The Quest for the Time-bird

DOS1989 adventure
Based on the French comic series, The Quest for the Time-bird (1989, DOS) offers a fantasy adventure full of personality, odd creatures, and enough lore to fill a small library. Th...
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Highway Patrol 2

DOS1990 racing
Highway Patrol 2 puts you on the side of the law, chasing down offenders with determination and a bit of flair. The gameplay focuses on pursuit and control, asking you to balance s...
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Lords of Doom

DOS1990 rpg
Lords of Doom, released in 1990, wears its dark fantasy influences proudly and with very little restraint. Everything about the game feels intense, from the name to the atmosphere,...
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Borland Paradox 4.5

DOSWindows XP/98/951993 application
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Hard Drivin'

DOS1990 racing
Hard Drivin' is what happens when someone looks at arcade racing and decides that what it really needs is existential dread and a physics engine that actively judges your driving s...
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Gauntlet

DOS1986 action
In Gauntlet, four brave souls (or just you with an overworked space bar) hack, slash, and gobble food like medieval Pac-Men. This 1986 dungeon crawler is basically a family reunion...
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Wall Street Tycoon

Windows XP/98/951999 simulation
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Civilization II: Test of Time

Windows XP/98/951999remake strategy
Test of Time is what happens when Civilization II meets a Star Trek convention. This version takes the classic formula and adds space colonization, fantasy realms, and weird alien ...
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Little Big Adventure 2 (Twinsen's Odyssey)

DOSWindows XP/98/951997protected action-adventure
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Dalek Attack

DOS1992 shooter
Dalek Attack is the digital embodiment of Doctor Who’s “run for your life” mantra—except here, you can also shoot back. Playing as the Doctor or one of his ...
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Fox Ranger

DOS1992 shooter
Fox Ranger is a side-scrolling shooter that wastes no time explaining itself—because lasers are self-explanatory. You pilot a sleek craft through swarms of enemies with the s...
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Nomad

DOS1993 vehicle simulation
In Nomad, you’re a space pilot with a ship full of bad decisions and a galaxy’s worth of trouble. The game throws you into a vast star map to explore, trade, and occasi...
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Ante-Up at The Friday Night Poker Club

DOS1990 strategy
In Ante-Up at The Friday Night Poker Club, you’re not saving the world or slaying dragons — you’re just trying to win a few bucks from a room full of poker-faced ...
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Star Trek: Judgment Rites

DOS1993protected adventure
A sequel to 25th Anniversary, Star Trek: Judgment Rites (1993, DOS) is peak interactive Trek. The storytelling is sharper, the graphics improved, and the voice acting — yes, ...
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Chrono Quest II

DOS1989 adventure
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Motor City

DOS1994 simulation
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Fates of Twinion

DOS1993 rpg
Fates of Twinion, released in 1993 for DOS, is a classic action-adventure platformer with a fantasy twist and a surprisingly playful tone. You control a hero navigating colorful wo...
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Essex

DOS1985 adventure
Part interactive fiction, part “how far can curiosity push you,” Essex places you aboard a massive starship filled with secrets. As you explore its dim corridors and ma...
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Superstar Ice Hockey

DOS1987 sports
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Soccer Kid

DOS1995 action
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L.A. Crackdown

DOS1988 adventure
Welcome to Los Angeles, where crime runs rampant and your job is to bring the chaos down with nothing but surveillance skills and a stern attitude. L.A. Crackdown puts you in the s...