Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

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Targhan

DOS1989 action
Dark, brooding, and a little too serious for its own good, Targhan throws you into a side-scrolling world of swords, sorcery, and moody backgrounds. You play as a loincloth-clad wa...
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Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 1

DOS1988 strategy
Released in 1988, Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 1 is as straightforward as its title. You get historical accuracy, a serious strategy engine, and about as many g...
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Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

DOS1989 vehicle simulation
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier takes the least-loved movie in the franchise and turns it into a game — which is bold, maybe even illogical. Released in 1989 for DOS, it trie...
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S.T.U.N. Runner

DOS1990 racing
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1994Pool

DOS1994 sports
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Psi 5 Trading Company

DOS1986protected vehicle simulation
Imagine being the captain of a space freighter crewed entirely by neurotic aliens, each with a personality straight out of a sitcom. That’s Psi 5 Trading Company in a nutshel...
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Slam!

Windows 3.x1993 sports
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The Operative: No One Lives Forever

Windows XP/98/952000 shooter
The Operative: No One Lives Forever is a first-person shooter with stealth gameplay elements, developed by Monolith Productions and released by Fox Interactive in 2000 for Windows,...
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Car Builder

DOS1982 simulation
Car Builder is less about speed and more about spreadsheets—just with axles. In this 1982 gem, you don’t race cars, you design them. From gear ratios to weight distribu...
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Weird Dreams

DOS1988 puzzle
Weird Dreams is an abandoned action - puzzle game developed and released by Rainbird Software in 1988 for DOS, but also published for Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64. Weird Dreams is...
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Learn The Alphabet

DOS1993 puzzle
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Checkers for Windows

Windows 3.x1997 strategy
Checkers for Windows is exactly what it says on the tin—checkers. But somehow, it turns this rainy-afternoon classic into a digital duel of patience and spite. No explosions,...
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Pinball Dreams 2

DOS1994protected action
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Striker 95

DOS1995 sports
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Rad Warrior

DOS1986 action
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Hardball 2

DOS1989 sports
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Celtic Tales: Balor of the Evil Eye

DOS1995 strategy
Celtic Tales (1995) throws you into the misty, myth-soaked hills of ancient Ireland, where diplomacy is just war with more steps. You’re a clan leader trying to outwit druids...
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Das Boot: German U-Boat Simulation

DOS1990protected vehicle simulation
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to sit in a metal tube underwater while depth charges rain from above, Das Boot: German U-Boat Simulation has you covered. Releas...
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Auf Wiedersehen Monty

Windows XP/98/952001remake action
In Auf Wiedersehen Monty, our favorite marsupial is back, and this time he's taking a very pixelated Eurotrip. Released for Windows XP in 2001, it's a nostalgia-fueled platformer t...
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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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American Challenge: A Sailing Simulation

DOS1986 vehicle simulation
If your idea of high-octane excitement involves wind direction, tacking angles, and sail trim, then American Challenge: A Sailing Simulation is your digital paradise. This 1986 DOS...
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Guardians: Agents of Justice

DOS1997canceled strategy
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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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Sleepwalker

DOS1993protected action
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Joan of Arc

DOS1989 strategy
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High Command: Europe 1939-45

DOS1992 strategy
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The Great War: 1914 - 1918

DOS1993protected strategy
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Loopz

DOS1990 puzzle
Loopz, released in 1990, is the kind of puzzle game that looks innocent for about five seconds before it starts humbling you. The concept is simple: connect the pieces, form loops,...
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NetWars

DOS1993freeware shooter
NetWars, developed by Novell, is a 3D space shooter video game originally released in 1993 for DOS. NetWars was designed primarily as a promotional tool to demonstrate the networki...