Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

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Theatre of War

DOS1992protected strategy
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Borland Turbo Pascal 1.0

DOS1983 application
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Joe Blade

DOS1987 action
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Conquest of Japan

DOS1992 strategy
Feudal Japan gets the wargame treatment in Conquest of Japan, a strategy title that mixes historical context with tactical ambition. You manage provinces, wage war, and occasionall...
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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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David Wolf: Secret Agent

DOS1989 action-adventure
Back in 1989, David Wolf: Secret Agent tried really hard to make you feel like James Bond. You get car chases, fistfights, and enough cheesy dialogue to fill an action movie marath...
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The Punisher

DOS1990 action
Long before comic-book games became blockbuster spectacles, The Punisher (1990, DOS) delivered gritty vigilante action with a side of pixelated attitude. You step into Frank Castle...
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LA Law: The Computer Game

DOS1992 adventure
Based on the hit TV series, LA Law: The Computer Game (1992) lets you live out legal drama without needing a law degree—though it certainly helps. You manage cases, interview...
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Scapeghost

DOS1989 adventure
In Scapeghost (1989), you’re not just dead—you’re also on the clock. As police officer Alan Chance, recently murdered and newly spectral, you’ve got one las...
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Spy vs Spy 3: Arctic Antics

DOS1988 strategy
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Alex Higgins World Snooker

DOS1986 sports
The title Alex Higgins World Snooker might imply world-class snooker. What it delivers is 1986 DOS ball physics that sometimes feel like they were modeled in an alternate dimension...
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Kingdom of Kroz

DOS1988freeware action
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Race Drivin'

DOS1992 racing
Race Drivin' is a 1990 arcade racing game developed and published by Atari Games.  It's the sequel to Hard Drivin' (1989) and retains the same stunt-based driving mechanics wh...
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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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Jagged Alliance

DOS1994protected strategy
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Dusk of the Gods

DOS1991 rpg
Before open-world RPGs let you be anyone, Dusk of the Gods made you a literal Viking demigod with a bad temper and worse manners. Released in 1991, it blends Norse mythology with t...
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Silverball

DOS1993 action
Silverball is an abandoned DOS pinball action game developed by Digital Extremes, designed by James Schmalz and published by MicroLeague Multimedia in 1993. Silverball is one of th...
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Cutthroats

DOS1984 adventure
In Cutthroats, you’re a diver hired for a treasure-hunting expedition that’s about to go very wrong. This text adventure from Infocom mixes underwater exploration with ...
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Ultimate Body Blows

DOS1994protected action
Ultimate Body Blows is a fighting game that boldly enters a genre dominated by arcade giants and says, “We can do this on a PC keyboard.” Inspired heavily by Street Fig...
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Toonstruck

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMac OS1996protected adventure
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Dark Side

DOS1988 action-adventure
Dark Side (1988) is a first-person sci-fi adventure set on a moon orbiting a planet that’s about to be destroyed. No pressure. The gameplay combines exploration with puzzle-s...
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Skale Tracker

Windows XP/98/95Linux2005freeware application
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Ballistix

DOS1989 sports
Ballistix asks: “What if air hockey was controlled by futuristic cannons?” The answer: chaos. You frantically shoot pucks with directional blasts while the physics engi...
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Cap Man

Windows XP/98/951999 action
It’s Pac-Man, except it’s… not. Cap Man is a low-budget clone with just enough charm to avoid immediate deletion. You’ve got the dots, the ghosts, the powe...
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Crusader: No Remorse

DOS1995protecteddemo shooter
The original Crusader: No Remorse sets the tone for the series: brutal, explosive, and unapologetically action-focused. You’re a rogue operative taking on a dystopian corpora...
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Mission Critical

DOS1995protected adventure
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Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

Windows XP/98/951999protected action-adventure
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver is an action-adventure game released in 1999, developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Eidos Interactive. It’s the second game in the Legacy...
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The Cool Croc Twins

DOS1992 action
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Arnhem: The Market Garden Operation

DOS1988 strategy
Arnhem is the kind of wargame where you spend more time reading hex maps than shooting anything. It’s all about recreating Operation Market Garden — you know, that WWII...