Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

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Spirit of Excalibur

DOS1990 rpg
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Pharaoh's Tomb

DOS1990 action
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Tiny Skweeks

DOS1992 puzzle
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Space Quest 4: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers

DOSWindows 3.x1991protected adventure
Space Quest 4: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers takes the series into the wonderfully chaotic territory of time travel. Released in 1991, it gleefully tosses Roger across multiple ...
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Champion of the Raj

DOS1991 strategy
Colonialism meets turn-based strategy in Champion of the Raj, where you attempt to conquer India with charm, cunning, and the occasional elephant race. It’s part political si...
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Never mind

DOS1989 puzzle
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Antarctic Adventure

DOS1986 racing
Antarctic Adventure (1986) stars a penguin who seems to be training for the Winter Olympics — at full sprint. This early Konami game has you racing across icy terrain, dodgin...
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Armor Alley

DOSMac OS1991 shooter
In Armor Alley, you command a helicopter in a warzone that looks like a side-scrolling office meeting gone wrong. It’s strategy meets action: you must manage resources, deplo...
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Reaping The Dungeon

DOS1993 rpg
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Earthly delights

DOS1984 adventure
Released in the mid-’80s, Earthly delights is an odd, almost poetic little DOS title that feels more like an experiment than a traditional game. It blends abstract visuals wi...
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Epic Pinball

DOSMac OS1993protected action
Epic Pinball is what happens when a small team says, “Sure, let’s make a pinball game,” and accidentally creates one of the most addictive shareware hits of the d...
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At the Carnival

DOS1990freeware puzzle
Step right up to At the Carnival (1990), a puzzle game that mixes traditional brain-teasers with the kind of carnival theming that makes you question whether the developers had eve...
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Turbo Champions

DOS1989 racing
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X-COM: Alliance

Windows XP/98/952002canceled shooter
X-COM: Alliance is one of those legendary “what could have been” titles, a fascinating ghost in gaming history rather than a fully realized experience. Originally envisioned as...
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Mech Brigade

DOS1987protected strategy
Mech Brigade (1987) is a strategy game that lets you live out your dream of commanding an army of giant robots. Set in a futuristic battlefield, you’re in charge of deploying...
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Lost Adventures of Kroz

DOS1990freeware action
In Lost Adventures of Kroz, ASCII characters do all the heavy lifting. No sprites, no polygons — just your imagination and a fearless “@” symbol running for its l...
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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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Zorlim's Arcade Volleyball

DOS1995freewareremake sports
Released in 1995 for DOS, Zorlim's Arcade Volleyball is what happens when someone decides regular volleyball isn’t chaotic enough. Picture stick figures with the agility of c...
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Bio Menace Episode 3: Master Cain

DOS1993freeware action
The trilogy concludes in Master Cain, where Snake Logan faces the ultimate evil: a villain with a name that sounds like a Bond bad guy and a plan straight from Saturday morning car...
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Eagle's Rider

DOS1991 shooter
Eagle's Rider is one of those early ’90s DOS games that feels slightly unhinged in the best possible way. You control a futuristic rider soaring through abstract landscapes, ...
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EGA Trek

DOS1988remake simulation
A loving parody of science fiction tropes, EGA Trek takes obvious inspiration from Star Trek and runs with it, humor first. You command a starship, making decisions that range from...
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King of Chicago

DOSMac OS1987 action-adventure
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Gulf Strike

DOS1986 strategy
Gulf Strike places you in the cockpit during a very contemporary-for-1986 conflict, blending strategy and simulation with a dash of headline-inspired drama. You manage missions, al...
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Side Arms Hyper Dyne

DOS1988 shooter
Side Arms: Hyper Dyne is a side-scrolling shoot-'em-up arcade game developed and published by Capcom in 1986 and later ported on various platforms. Players control a "mobilsui...
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Turbo Gomoku

DOS1985 strategy
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When Two Worlds War

DOS1993 strategy
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People's General

Windows XP/98/951998protected strategy
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Armchair Quarterback

DOS1985 sports
Armchair Quarterback lets you live the dream of yelling at your TV — but on your DOS machine, and with even less control. It’s part simulator, part quiz show, and all w...
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Jeopardy!

DOS1987 puzzle