Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

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Panzer Battles

DOS1990 strategy
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Chain Reaction

DOS1996 puzzle
Imagine a game where minesweeper meets viral chaos—Chain Reaction (1996) isn’t quite that, but it is a fast-paced puzzle-action hybrid where things blow up in neat litt...
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Zork Nemesis

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1996protected adventure
Dark, moody, and surprisingly creepy, Zork Nemesis is what happens when the whimsical world of Zork goes goth. The text adventures are gone—now it’s full-motion video, ...
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The Goonies

DOS1985 action
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Surf Ninjas

DOS1994 action
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Sorcerer

DOS1984 adventure
Released in 1984 for DOS, Sorcerer is Infocom at its most mischievous. You play an apprentice wizard who wakes up from a hangover only to find your mentor missing and reality sligh...
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Forbidden Quest

DOS1983 adventure
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Car and Driver

DOS1992 racing
Ever wanted to read Car and Driver magazine and then actually drive the cars featured in it? Well, someone in 1992 said “why not both?” and Car and Driver the game was ...
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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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Darius Gaiden

Windows XP/98/951998 shooter
Darius Gaiden is a visually stunning side-scrolling shooter where every boss is a giant, weaponized sea creature from a neon-soaked fever dream. You’ll pilot your ship throug...
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Die Hard 2: Die Harder

DOS1992 shooter
When Die Hard 2: Die Harder hit DOS in 1992, it decided the airport setting meant “time for an on-rails shooter.” Picture John McClane glued to a track, blasting bad gu...
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Lawn Mower

DOS1987 action
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Interpose

DOS1996 shooter
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Columbus Discovery

DOS1992 puzzle
Columbus Discovery (1992, DOS) is a history-flavored point-and-click adventure where you, as a pixelated Christopher Columbus, set sail to "discover" lands that are already very mu...
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Gnome Ranger

DOS1987 adventure
Gnome Ranger is an abandoned fantasy adventure game, developed and published by Level 9 Computing in 1987 for DOS. Gnome Ranger was designed by Peter Austin who also designed the s...
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Wizard's Crown

DOS1987protected rpg
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The Civil War

DOS1995 strategy
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Great Naval Battles vol. 2: Guadalcanal 1942 - 43

DOS1994protected vehicle simulation
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Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 3

DOS1992 strategy
By 1992, Vol. 3 wrapped up the trilogy with even more complex scenarios. At this point, the series had become less of a game and more of an interactive textbook—though that&r...
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The Island of Dr. Brain

DOS1992 adventure
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Millennia: Altered Destinies

DOS1995 vehicle simulation
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Escape from Monkey Island

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2000protected adventure
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Helter Skelter

DOS1989 puzzle
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Wacky Wheels

DOS1994protected racing
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Kingdom: The Far Reaches

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1995protected adventure
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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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Xenophage: Alien BloodSport

DOS1996freeware action
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Big Sea: The Better One Will Win

DOS1994 simulation
With a title that sounds like a deep-sea motivational poster, Big Sea: The Better One Will Win is a maritime strategy game where the stakes are high and the water’s pixelated...
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The Journeyman Project 2: Buried in Time

Windows XP/98/95Mac OSWindows 3.x1995protecteddemo adventure
The Journeyman Project 2: Buried in Time is a point-and-click adventure game developed by Presto Studios, released in 1995 as a sequel to The Journeyman Project. The Journeyma...
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Fort Apache

DOS1992 strategy