Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

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Interpose

DOS1996 shooter
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Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games

DOS1996protected strategy
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Battle Isle

DOS1991protected strategy
Turns out war is a lot tidier when it’s turn-based. Battle Isle (1991) gives you neat little hexagons to move your units on, like a very angry board game. It’s got stra...
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Escape from Dr. Colosso

DOS1997freeware shooter
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Manhunter 2: San Francisco

DOSMac OS1989 adventure
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The Civil War

DOS1995 strategy
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The Light Corridor

DOS1990 puzzle
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Pong v.2.1 clone

DOS1984 action
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Ultimate Body Blows

DOS1994protected action
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Karnov

DOS1987 action
Karnov is a classic side-scrolling action arcade game developed by Data East in 1987. The game features a unique protagonist named Jinborov Karnovski, or "Karnov", a fire-breathing...
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Settlers of Catan

DOS1998 strategy
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Double Dragon 3: The Rosetta Stone

DOS1992 action
Double Dragon 3: The Rosetta Stone (1992) is what happens when a simple beat-’em-up decides to go globetrotting. Instead of just brawling through alleys, Billy and Jimmy trav...
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Inside Trader

DOS1987 simulation
If you’ve ever wondered what the world of finance might look like as a video game—minus the existential dread—Inside Trader has you covered. This quirky DOS title...
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Dragon's Lair

DOS1989protected adventure
By 1989, Dragon’s Lair had already become legendary in arcades, so its DOS port had a lot to live up to. Spoiler: it couldn’t quite match the arcade’s gorgeous la...
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Metaltech: Battledrome

DOS1994 vehicle simulation
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Secret of the Silver Blades

DOSMac OS1990protected rpg
Secret of the Silver Blades is a fantasy RPG set in the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons universe, developed and released by SSI Strategic Simulations Inc. in 1990 for DOS, Macintos...
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Crossbow: The Legend of William Tell

DOS1990 shooter
In Crossbow: The Legend of William Tell, you’re not just a heroic archer—you’re a babysitter for an entire group of reckless companions who have an uncanny talent...
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Jack the Ripper

DOS1995 adventure
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Dark Sun 2: Wake of the Ravager

DOS1994protected rpg
Dark Sun 2: Wake of the Ravager takes the harsh desert world of Athas and turns up the intensity. Building on its predecessor, it offers deeper role-playing, improved combat, and a...
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Zork Quest: The Crystal of Doom

DOS1989 adventure
More illustrations, more intrigue, more doom. The Crystal of Doom continues the hybrid of comic-style storytelling and light role-playing with just enough choices to make you feel ...
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The Hunt for Red October

DOSMac OS1987 vehicle simulation
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Archon Ultra

DOS1994protected strategy
Archon Ultra is what happens when you smash chess into an arcade cabinet and call it a day. This updated version of the original Archon throws in jazzed-up graphics and faster game...
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Realms of the Haunting

DOSMac OS1997protected action-adventure
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Adventure in Serenia

DOS1982 adventure
Before heroes had inventory screens and voice acting, there was Adventure in Serenia, the lovechild of a text parser and a fever dream. Released in 1982, this proto-graphic adventu...
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Obitus

DOS1991 rpg
Obitus is a role-playing video game developed by Psygnosis and released in 1991 for various platforms including the Amiga, Atari ST, and DOS. It combines elements of role-playing g...
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Super Huey UH-IX

DOS1985protected vehicle simulation