Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

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Air Trax

DOS1983 vehicle simulation
Ah yes, Air Trax from 1983 - a game where “flight” is more of a philosophical concept. It’s clunky, it's slow, and it looks like it was coded in someone’s g...
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Robot Rascals

DOS1987 strategy
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Total Carnage

DOS1994 shooter
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Endless Horror

DOS1993 action
Despite its title, Endless Horror doesn’t go for cheap jump scares—it prefers the slow, creeping kind of dread that seeps in while you stare at murky DOS graphics and w...
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Guardians

DOS1991 puzzle
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Coaster

DOS1993 simulation
Ever wanted to design a roller coaster so terrifying it’d make your pixelated patrons vomit in joy? Coaster is your twisted playground. Build loops, dives, and stomach-churni...
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V for Victory: D-day Utah Beach

DOS1991protected strategy
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Bass Duel

DOS1993 sports
Fish or be fished could be the motto of Bass Duel (1993), a competitive angling game that pits you against a friend or an AI in a fight to the last splash. Strategy is key: where t...
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Nova 9: The Return of Gir Draxon

DOS1991 shooter
If you ever wanted to pilot a hovering tank while yelling at a computer screen, Nova 9 has you covered. A sequel to Stellar 7, it puts you in the cockpit against Gir Draxon’s...
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DJ Puff

DOS1993 action
You probably didn’t know you needed a game about a rapping, music-spinning dragon, but DJ Puff fills that oddly specific void. Released in 1993 for DOS, this platformer featu...
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Borland Eureka: the Solver

DOS1987 application
Borland Eureka: the Solver is an abandoned text-based application developed by Borland Software Corporation and released in 1987 for DOS. The product is designed to solve complex p...
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The Cardinal of the Kremlin

DOS1990 simulation
The Cardinal of the Kremlin is an abandoned simulation game involving espionage, politics and govern management set in the cold war years. It was designed by Kenneth Rothschil...
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Airlines

DOS1994 simulation
Think running an airline is easy? Airlines (1994) says “think again.” This old-school management sim hands you a failing fleet and a world map, then laughs quietly as y...
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Battlestar

Windows 3.x1996freeware strategy
No, not that Battlestar. Battlestar (1996) is more obscure than a reboot that never happened. Set in deep space with a top-down view and UI only a Windows 3.x user could love, it m...
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Earthworm Jim

DOS1995protected action
By the time Earthworm Jim hit DOS, its reputation already preceded it, and it largely lived up to the hype. This is a platformer that thrives on absurdity: a worm in a spacesuit, b...
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Treasure Island

DOS1985 adventure
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Crazy Nick's Parlor Games with Laura Bow

DOS1992 strategy
In Crazy Nick’s Parlor Games with Laura Bow, the famous young detective swaps clues for checkers, backgammon, and card tables. The change of pace is gentle—no bodies to...
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Into the Eagle's Nest

DOS1987 shooter
Into the Eagle's Nest from 1987 is a top-down action game where stealth and gunfire coexist in uneasy partnership. Players infiltrate enemy territory, rescue prisoners, and survive...
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Checkers for Windows

Windows 3.x1997 strategy
Checkers for Windows is exactly what it says on the tin—checkers. But somehow, it turns this rainy-afternoon classic into a digital duel of patience and spite. No explosions,...
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Strider

DOS1989 action
When Strider (1989, DOS) hit PCs, gamers suddenly felt like ninjas who’d been dropped into a Cold War fever dream. You play as Hiryu, a futuristic assassin slicing through me...
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Terminal Velocity

Windows XP/98/95DOS1995protected shooter
Terminal Velocity is all about speed, freedom, and blowing things up while flying at ridiculous velocities. The open environments give a sense of scale rarely seen at the time, and...
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Mind Mirror

DOS1986 simulation
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Fire Power

DOS1988 action
Few titles announce their intentions as clearly as Fire Power. This is top-down tank warfare with all the subtle grace of a marching band in a library. You roll into battle, shells...
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Caverns of Kroz 2

DOS1989 action
Hot on the heels of the first, Caverns of Kroz 2 (also 1989) doesn’t mess with the formula—it sharpens it. More puzzles, more monsters, more reasons to scream at fallin...
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The Simpsons: Bart's House of Weirdness

DOS1991 action
The Simpsons: Bart’s House of Weirdness is what happens when a platform game decides to take a holiday inside a surreal cartoon fever dream. You control Bart through two wild...
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Grand Slam Bridge

DOS1986 strategy
Grand Slam Bridge is exactly what it says on the tin, which is both comforting and slightly intimidating if you are not already fluent in the mysterious language of card games. In ...