Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

archimedean-dinasty-06

Archimedean Dynasty

DOS1996protected vehicle simulation
In Archimedean Dynasty, humanity did the logical thing after wrecking the surface world: moved underwater and started shooting each other in submarines. It's part tactical sim, part gritty sci-fi novella, and entirely German in it...
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Tennis Elbow

DOS1997 sports
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Asterix: Operation Getafix

DOS1989 action-adventure
Operation Getafix (1989) is what happens when you turn a beloved comic series into a game with the precision of a wild boar wearing gloves. You play as Asterix on a quest to help Getafix the druid recover his memory and his recipe...
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Skale Tracker

Windows XP/98/95LinuxWindows 10/112005freeware application
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Once Upon a Forest

DOS1995 adventure
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Disc

DOS1990 sports
Released in 1990, Disc feels like a relic from a parallel universe where Frisbee is the most important sport in history. The game is minimalist to a fault: you throw discs, catch discs, and occasionally wonder why you’re pla...
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ResidualVM

Windows XP/98/952003freeware application
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Les Manley in: Search for the King

DOS1990protected adventure
wizard-of-wor-98-03

Wizard of Wor 98

DOS1998remake action
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Waterloo

DOS1989protected strategy
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Archer Maclean's Pool

DOS1992 sports
For those who think snooker is too posh and billiards too French, there's Archer Maclean's Pool, the most ‘90s way to simulate the timeless art of arguing over whether that shot was really legal. It’s pool in DOS &mdas...
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Lords of the Realm 3

Windows XP/98/952004protected simulation
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Rack 'em

DOS1988 sports
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ShadowCaster

DOS1993 rpg
Shadowcaster is a first-person action role-playing game developed by Raven Software and published by Origin Systems. It was released in 1993 for MS-DOS computers.In Shadowcaster, players assume the role of Kirt, a young man who di...
sherman-m4-03

Sherman M4

DOS1989 vehicle simulation
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Oil's Well

DOS1984 action
Oil's Well is an action-puzzle game released by Sierra On-Line in 1983/84. It was originally made for platforms like the Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, and MS-DOS, but was later ported to other systems. The game is set in an...
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Jumpman Lives!

DOS1991remake action
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Wizardry 6: Bane of the Cosmic Forge

DOSLinuxMac OS1990protected rpg
Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge is a role-playing game (RPG) developed by Sir-Tech and released in 1990. It's the sixth installment in the long-running "Wizardry" series. The game begins with the player's party investig...
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Stunt Island

DOS1992protected vehicle simulation
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Dylan Dog: Through the Looking Glass

DOS1992 adventure
Dylan Dog: Through the Looking Glass takes the surrealism of the comics and dives headfirst into nightmare territory. Imagine Carroll’s Wonderland rewritten by Lovecraft and illustrated by Tiziano Sclavi, and you’re ha...
super-bubble-mania-01

Super Bubble Mania

DOS1997 action
tom-and-the-ghost-01

Tom and the Ghost

DOS1990 action
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Night Breed

DOS1990 action
nyet-03

Nyet

DOS1988freeware puzzle
Before Tetris conquered the world, Nyet gave DOS users their own block-stacking fix. It’s essentially a clone, but with its own quirks and rough edges — the kind of thing you’d find on a floppy disk labeled &ldqu...
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Street sports baseball

DOS1987 sports
Before million-dollar stadiums and sponsorship deals, there was Street Sports Baseball (1987, DOS)—where kids played in backyards, on cracked concrete, and sometimes next to suspiciously angry dogs. This game captures that s...
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Blasteroids

DOS1989 shooter
Blasteroids is a video game developed and released by Atari, Inc. in 1987. It's a sequel to the classic arcade game Asteroids, which was released in 1979. In Blasteroids, players control a spaceship tasked with destroying asteroid...
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Questprobe featuring The Hulk

DOS1984 adventure
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Cossacks: The Art of War

Windows XP/98/952001protected strategy
An expansion to the original, Cossacks: The Art of War refines, expands, and generally cranks up the chaos. New units, new campaigns, and more ways to accidentally bankrupt your nation while trying to outmaneuver your enemies. It&...
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TV Sports Baseball

DOS1991 sports