Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

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Chaos Overlords

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1996protected strategy
Chaos Overlords is a cyberpunk-themed strategy game developed by Stick Man Games and published by New World Computing in 1996. Set in a dystopian future, the game focuses on contro...
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Red Storm Rising

DOS1989 vehicle simulation
Red Storm Rising is a submarine simulation video game developed and published by MicroProse in 1988, based on the novel of the same name by Tom Clancy and Larry Bond. The game is s...
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O-Pong

DOS1996 action
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Sopwith

DOS1984freeware shooter
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Dino Crisis

Windows XP/98/951999 action-adventure
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18th Airborne

DOS1993 shooter
18th Airborne is what happens when a military recruitment pamphlet and a tactical shooter have a baby. You’re thrown into the boots of a paratrooper with a mission, a gun, an...
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The Quest for the Time-bird

DOS1989 adventure
Based on the French comic series, The Quest for the Time-bird (1989, DOS) offers a fantasy adventure full of personality, odd creatures, and enough lore to fill a small library. Th...
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Ween: The Prophecy

DOS1993 adventure
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MicroLeague Baseball 2

DOS1989 sports
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Vette!

DOS1989 racing
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LHA

DOS1988 application
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Hoverforce

DOS1990 shooter
Hoverforce takes flight combat and wraps it in a futuristic package that feels both ambitious and slightly experimental. Released in 1990, it lets you pilot a hovercraft through mi...
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When Two Worlds War

DOS1993 strategy
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Suspect

DOS1984 adventure
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Pharaoh's Tomb

DOS1990 action
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Stormlord

DOS1989 action
Stormlord is an abandoned DOS platform game set in a fantasy world, developed and published by Hewson Consultants in 1989 and designed by Raffaele Cecco. There was some controversy...
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Pit Fighter

DOS1991 action
Pit Fighter is an arcade-style fighting game that was originally released in arcades in 1990 by Atari Games. It was later ported to various home gaming platforms, including DOS, th...
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Spellbreaker

DOS1985 adventure
The last entry in Infocom’s Enchanter trilogy, Spellbreaker is where the training wheels come off. It’s unforgiving, cryptic, and expects you to understand spellcraft l...
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Le Maitre Des Ames

DOS1987 rpg
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Pinball Dreams 2

DOS1994protected action
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Rad Warrior

DOS1986 action
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Overlord

DOS1994 vehicle simulation
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Battle of Antietam

DOS1985protected strategy
Civil War buffs, rejoice. Battle of Antietam (1985) lets you relive one of the bloodiest days in American history... via pixelated dots and turn-based tension. There’s no fla...
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Arnie 2

DOS1993 shooter
Arnie 2 is the unofficial Schwarzenegger sim where you run around shirtless with guns bigger than your torso, blowing up helicopters, bunkers, and bad guys in increasingly ridiculo...
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Faces Tris 3

DOS1990 puzzle
Faces Tris 3 (1990) takes a familiar concept and gives it a slightly unsettling twist. Yes, it’s a falling-blocks puzzle game, but instead of abstract shapes, you’re st...
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Escape from Monkey Island

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2000protected adventure
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Star Command

DOS1988protected strategy
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Aquaphobia

DOS1992freeware shooter
Despite the name, Aquaphobia (1992) doesn’t help you overcome your fear of water. In fact, it might just make it worse. This is an action-platformer where you try not to drow...
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Combat Chess

Windows XP/98/951997protected strategy
Combat Chess (1997, Windows XP) takes the cerebral game of kings and adds swords, screams, and shameless violence. Every piece battle-animates into Mortal Kombat-lite fights when y...