Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

manic-miner-02

Manic Miner remake

DOS1997remake action
Manic Miner is a quintessential platformer game that emerged in the early 1980s, developed by Matthew Smith for the ZX Spectrum. It stands as a hallmark of the 8-bit gaming era, ce...
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Kingdom of Kroz

DOS1988freeware action
shangai-01

Shanghai

Windows 3.xMac OS1986 puzzle
metalmutant-2

Metal Mutant

DOS1991 action
champboxing-5

Sierra Championship Boxing

DOSMac OS1985 sports
Sierra Championship Boxing is an abandoned sports boxing game, developed by Evryware and released by Sierra On-Line in 1985. You can issue instructions to the boxer between rounds,...
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Far Cry

Windows XP/98/952004protected shooter
Far Cry arrived in 2004 looking like a postcard from paradise and playing like a survival exam you didn’t study for. Set on sun-drenched tropical islands, it lures you in wit...
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Shadow Knights

DOS1990 action
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Vaxine

DOS1991 shooter
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Chess

DOS1981 strategy
If you’ve ever wanted to feel intellectually inferior to a few hundred lines of 1981 code, Chess is your game. This digital board doesn’t bother with graphics flair or ...
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Infiltrator 2

DOS1988 simulation
Infiltrator 2 basically asks: “What if we took everything from the first game and doubled down?” The result is a sequel that’s larger, louder, and just as gleeful...
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Gateworld

DOS1993 action
Gateworld is one of those games that seems determined to test your patience as much as your reflexes. On paper, it’s a straightforward platformer, but in practice it’s ...
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Microsoft Diagnostics 3.01

DOS1994 application
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Dragon Strike

DOS1990protected vehicle simulation
Released in 1990, Dragon Strike dared to combine the wonder of Dungeons & Dragons with the thrill of first-person flight simulation. Yes, instead of piloting jets, you piloted ...
kings-table-01

King's Table: The Legend of Ragnarok

DOS1993protected strategy
grandmonsterslam-2

Grand Monster Slam

DOS1989 sports
Grand Monster Slam takes tennis, removes anything resembling normal human athletes, and replaces them with creatures that look like they escaped a fever dream. In Grand Monster Sla...
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James Bond 007: Goldfinger

DOS1986 adventure
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Power Drift

DOS1990 racing
Power Drift feels like a rollercoaster decided it wanted to be a racing game. The tracks are tilted, twisted, and occasionally seem designed by an architect who had a personal grud...
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Lollypop

DOS1994 action
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Aspar GP Master

DOS1989 racing
Aspar GP Master is a 1989 motorcycle racing game that invites you to tear up the track with the same grace and control as a caffeinated squirrel on rollerblades. Loosely inspired b...
mscobol

Microsoft Cobol

DOS1982 application
infestation-02

Infestation

DOS1990 shooter
Infestation drops you onto a hostile alien world where the welcome committee consists mostly of things with too many legs and way too many teeth. The game mixes exploration and act...
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Starglider

DOS1986 vehicle simulation
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Transylvania

DOS1986freeware adventure
starcontrol3_003

Star Control 3

DOS1996protected strategy
moonwalker-03

Moonwalker

DOS1989 action
Before rhythm games took over, there was Moonwalker (1989), where you play as none other than Michael Jackson himself, saving kidnapped kids by dancing enemies into submission. Yes...
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Port Royale

Windows XP/98/952002protected simulation
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Obitus

DOS1991 rpg
Obitus is a role-playing video game developed by Psygnosis and released in 1991 for various platforms including the Amiga, Atari ST, and DOS. It combines elements of role-playing g...
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Sid Meier's Pirates!

DOS1987protected simulation
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Dungeon Master's Assistant Vol 2

DOS1989protected application
The sequel that proved even Dungeon Masters need sequels. Dungeon Master’s Assistant Vol. 2 refined the formula with more monsters, better encounter tools, and enough data to...