Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

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Bad Street Brawler

DOS1987 action
Bad Street Brawler is a beat 'em up video game developed by Beam Software and published by Mindscape. Originally released for the Commodore 64 in 1987 and later for other platforms...
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Cossacks: European Wars

Windows XP/98/952000protected strategy
Cossacks: European Wars is a real-time strategy epic that lets you command armies so big you’ll lose track of half your soldiers. Set in the 17th and 18th centuries, it&rsquo...
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CHAMP Centipede

DOS1993remake shooter
Ever wanted to shoot a giant caterpillar in the face? CHAMP Centipede is your chance. It brings back that bizarre arcade energy where bugs, mushrooms, and bullets coexist in perfec...
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Bunny Bricks

DOS1993 action
In Bunny Bricks, you play as a rabbit in sunglasses who decides that breaking bricks with a paddle and ball is the most logical response to a kidnapped pet. It's Arkanoid meets Sat...
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Litil Divil

DOS1993protected action
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Curse of the Azure Bonds

DOS1989protected rpg
Based on the popular D&D module, Curse of the Azure Bonds puts you in control of a party of adventurers cursed with magical tattoos that force them into dangerous quests. You&r...
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Battlestar

Windows 3.x1996freeware strategy
No, not that Battlestar. Battlestar (1996) is more obscure than a reboot that never happened. Set in deep space with a top-down view and UI only a Windows 3.x user could love, it m...
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Warhammer 40000: Chaos Gate

Windows XP/98/951998protected strategy
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Bloodwych

DOS1989 rpg
Step into a dungeon, take a left at the creepy skeleton, and say hello to Bloodwych, the 1989 DOS game that proves co-op first-person dungeon crawling can be both confusing and odd...
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Orbiter

DOSMac OS1986 vehicle simulation
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Cirque de Zale

Windows XP/98/952004freeware adventure
Cirque de Zale is a point-and-click adventure game released in 2004, developed by Rebecca Clements as a freeware title. Created using the Adventure Game Studio (AGS) engine, the ga...
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Dark Designs 2: Closing the Gate

DOS1990 rpg
Dark Designs 2: Closing the Gate picks up right where the first game left off, with your party stumbling into yet another world-threatening mess. The stakes are higher, the enemies...
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Hugo 2: Whodunit?

DOS1991protecteddemo adventure
Hugo 2: Whodunit? is an old school graphic adventure game designed by David P. Gray, developed by Gray Design Associates and released in 1991 for MS-DOS only. Hugo 2: Whodunit? is ...
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Roadwar 2000

DOS1987protected strategy
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Burger Blaster

DOS1983 action
Before BurgerTime stole the fast-food spotlight, there was Burger Blaster—a game where you build burgers by shooting them. With a gun. Because why not? This early arcade-styl...
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Designasaurus

DOS1988 simulation
In 1988, kids with floppy disks instead of smartphones got Designasaurus, a quirky blend of education and prehistoric fantasy. The premise: design your own dinosaur and see if it s...
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Metaltech: Battledrome

DOS1994 vehicle simulation
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Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego? Deluxe edition

DOS1993 adventure
Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego? Deluxe Edition is an educational computer game released in 1992 by Broderbund Software. It's part of the popular Carmen Sandiego franchise, des...
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Great Naval Battles vol. 3: Fury in the Pacific 1941-1944

DOS1995protected vehicle simulation
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Transylvania

DOS1986freeware adventure
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Bouncing Babies

DOS1984 action
Ah yes, the golden age of video games: where catching babies yeeted from burning buildings was a fun pastime. In Bouncing Babies, you play as a heroic volunteer with a trampoline, ...
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4 Queens Computer Casino

DOS1992 strategy
This 1992 casino sim for DOS drops you into the neon-soaked carpet jungle of the Four Queens Hotel in Vegas. There’s no plot, no hero’s journey - just you, a digital ba...
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Night Mission Pinball

DOS1982 action
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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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Questprobe featuring The Hulk

DOS1984 adventure
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PKzip

DOS1989protected application
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Beneath Apple Manor

DOS1983freeware rpg
Beneath Apple Manor is a pioneering game in the roguelike genre, originally developed and released in 1978 by Don Worth for the Apple II and later re-released for DOS as a "Special...
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Outpost

Windows 3.x1994 simulation
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Advanced Destroyer Simulator

DOS1990 vehicle simulation
Welcome aboard, Captain! Advanced Destroyer Simulator throws you into the high seas with all the firepower and radar beeps a '90s DOS machine can handle. Manage torpedoes, dodge de...