Abandonware DOS title

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arnhem-01

Arnhem: The Market Garden Operation

DOS1988 strategy
Arnhem is the kind of wargame where you spend more time reading hex maps than shooting anything. It’s all about recreating Operation Market Garden — you know, that WWII...
earthrise-07

Earthrise

DOS1990 adventure
Earthrise taps into late Cold War anxieties, presenting a future shaped by political tension and hard choices. Part strategy, part simulation, it tasks you with managing global sys...
drdos7-01

Novell DOS 7

DOS1993 application
fordsimulator-2

Ford simulator 1

DOS1987freeware racing
Ford Simulator 1 (1987, DOS) is equal parts driving demo and corporate handshake, inviting you to sample shiny vehicles without leaving your desk. You cruise digital roads, admire ...
electranoid-02

Electranoid

DOS1995 action
Electranoid takes the classic Breakout formula, feeds it too much caffeine, and then turns the speed dial to “panic.” This 1995 DOS version is all about reflexes, power...
entomorph-05

Entomorph: Plague Of The Darkfall

Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.xMac OS1995protected rpg
Part action-RPG, part body-horror fairy tale, Entomorph: Plague of the Darkfall (1995) is the game where you slowly transform into an insect and, somehow, that’s not even the...
secretagent-6

Secret Agent

DOS1992protected action
baby-joe-in-going-home-02

Baby Joe in: Going Home

DOS1991 action
In 1991, DOS gamers were treated to the weirdest parenting simulator ever: Baby Joe in: Going Home. You play as Baby Joe, an infant inexplicably left to crawl through caves, forest...
tau-ceti-02

Tau Ceti

DOS1987 vehicle simulation
In Tau Ceti, you’re the lone pilot of a heavily armed hoverbike trying to reboot a dying colony under an alien sun. It’s slow, moody, and brilliantly atmospheric. The v...
summer-challenge-01

Summer Challenge

DOS1992 sports
realms-of-arkania-3-03

Realms of Arkania 3: Shadows Over Riva

DOS1996protected rpg
Shadows Over Riva caps the trilogy with a confident stride. The graphics receive a welcome upgrade, the atmosphere takes a darker turn, and the narrative leans heavily into detecti...
demons-winter-2

Demon's Winter

DOS1989protected rpg
In this 1989 DOS game, you survive in a post-apocalyptic world where demons have taken over. Scavenge for resources, fight off demonic creatures, and try to rebuild civilization. I...
playhouse-strip-poker-03

Playhouse Strip Poker

DOS1988NSFW strategy
trolls-tale-07

Troll's Tale

DOS1984 adventure
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Battle Chess 4000

DOS1992protected strategy
Set in the far-off future of 1992, Battle Chess 4000 brings space-age flair to intergalactic checkmate. Now your queen is a laser-wielding dominatrix and your pawns might be robots...
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Challenge of the Five Realms

DOS1992protected rpg
Fancy saving a kingdom from impending doom in exactly 100 in-game days? Challenge of the Five Realms (1992) offers just that, blending RPG exploration with a looming deadline and s...
heavy-barrel-02

Heavy Barrel

DOS1989 shooter
Heavy Barrel is an action game that embraces chaos with enthusiasm, throwing enemies at you in a way that feels both overwhelming and oddly satisfying. The gameplay is straightforw...
crusadernoregret-4

Crusader: No Regret

DOS1996protecteddemo shooter
In Crusader: No Regret, subtlety is left at the door. You’re a heavily armed operative on a mission to blast your way through enemy installations, leaving nothing but rubble ...
lionheart-05

Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader

Windows XP/98/952003protected rpg
v4vmarket_007

V for victory: Market-Garden

DOS1993protected strategy
covertaction-splash

Sid Meier's Covert Action

DOS1990protected simulation
shadow-of-yserbius-06

Shadow of Yserbius

DOS1993 rpg
phantasmagoria2-01

Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh

Windows XP/98/95DOS1996protected adventure
skaletracker-01

Skale Tracker

Windows XP/98/95Linux2005freeware application
joe-montana-football-04

Joe Montana Football

DOS1990 sports
ringsofzilfin-4

Rings of Zilfin

DOS1987protected rpg
microman-adventures-win3x-04

MicroMan

Windows 3.x1993freeware action
deluxe-paint-1-01

Deluxe Paint 1

DOS1985 application
rules-of-engagement-2-01

Rules of Engagement 2

DOS1993 strategy
ajax-splash

Ajax

DOS1989 shooter
Ajax (1989) is like an arcade fever dream: vertical shooter, transforming vehicles, lasers everywhere, and a soundtrack that yells “blast stuff!” every few seconds. One...