Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

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Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader

Windows XP/98/952003protected rpg
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Shadow of the Comet

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1993protected adventure
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Highway Fighter

DOS1995 racing
Highway Fighter delivers straightforward action with a focus on reflexes and timing. It throws obstacles your way with enthusiasm, expecting you to adapt quickly or face the conseq...
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System Shock

DOS1994protected action-adventure
System Shock drops you into a space station run by an AI that has clearly read too many villain manuals and decided to try them all at once. SHODAN, the game’s iconic antagon...
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Flash Gordon: Il Rapimento di Dale

DOS1992 action-adventure
Flash Gordon: Il Rapimento di Dale throws you into a pulpy sci-fi serial where subtlety is left at the airlock. Based on the adventures of the square-jawed space hero, the game lea...
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Skullduggery: Adventures in Horror

DOS1986 adventure
Don’t let the cartoony name fool you: Skullduggery: Adventures in Horror wants to unsettle you, and it’s surprisingly good at it. This early horror adventure mixes clas...
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Dungeon of Shalan

DOS1988 action-adventure
Dungeon of Shalan is one of those games that greets you with the words “You awaken in a dark room” and then proceeds to make that darkness your entire reality. Released...
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The Usurper

DOS1989 adventure
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Escape from delirium

DOS1995 adventure
Escape from Delirium feels like someone took a pulp adventure novel, dipped it in a bucket of chaos, and fed it to a DOS system. You wake up with amnesia (because of course you do)...
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Bounce Zone

DOS1990 action
If gravity had a sense of humor, it would look like Bounce Zone. This 1990 DOS oddball is part platformer, part physics experiment, and part unintentional comedy. You bounce. A lot...
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McDonald Land

DOS1992 action
McDonald Land (1992) is one of the strangest brand tie-ins ever to grace DOS, and that’s saying something. You play as Ronald McDonald himself, jumping across colorful platfo...
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Caverns of Chaos

DOS1992 adventure
Despite the ominous title, Caverns of Chaos (1992) plays like the lovechild of rogue-like masochism and old-school dungeon crawling. There’s loot, traps, monsters, and more w...
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Fleet Defender

DOS1994protected vehicle simulation
Fleet Defender places you in the cockpit of a carrier-based fighter and politely suggests you try not to embarrass yourself in front of the entire navy. This flight sim balances ac...
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Command HQ

DOSMac OS1990 strategy
Before Command & Conquer, there was Command HQ (1990, DOS/Mac)—an early RTS that said “what if we made World War III playable?” It’s global domination m...
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Pacific Islands

DOS1992 vehicle simulation
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Dick Tracy

DOS1990 shooter
Dick Tracy (1990) tries to turn the classic comic-strip detective into a video game, and the result is equal parts charming and clunky. You’ll chase gangsters, dodge bullets,...
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Dungeon Master's Assistant Vol 2

DOS1989protected application
The sequel that proved even Dungeon Masters need sequels. Dungeon Master’s Assistant Vol. 2 refined the formula with more monsters, better encounter tools, and enough data to...
striker-2

Striker

DOS1985 shooter
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Il Grande Gioco di Tangentopoli

DOS1993 shooter
Il Grande Gioco di Tangentopoli from 1993 is one of those rare political satire games that feels both hilariously specific and unexpectedly timeless. Built around Italy's corruptio...
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Austerlitz

DOS1989protected strategy
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Catacomb Armageddon

DOS1993protected shooter
If Catacomb Abyss was “Doom for wizards,” then Catacomb Armageddon is “Doom with a Halloween costume budget.” Bigger levels, more enemies, and slightly more...
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Trivial Pursuit

DOS1989 strategy
Trivial Pursuit is a popular trivia board game that was adapted into a computer game for various platforms, including DOS. In the game, players answer trivia questions from va...
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Ascii Sector

Windows Vista/7/8LinuxDOS2007freeware simulation
Ascii Sector is what happens when someone takes Privateer, removes the graphics, and replaces them with pure ASCII and sheer willpower. It’s open-world space sim meets roguel...
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Superbike Challenge

DOS1987 racing
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Bible Builder

DOS1992 puzzle
Ever wanted to combine your love for trivia with Old Testament knowledge and 256-color DOS graphics? Bible Builder is here to test your biblical memory one verse at a time. It's li...
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Risky Woods

DOS1992protected action
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Primal Rage

DOS1995 action
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Yendorian Tales: Book I - Chapter 2

DOS1996 rpg
Despite the baffling title (Book I – Chapter 2, yes, really), this is a charmingly earnest old-school RPG. Think “Ultima clone with extra oatmeal” and you're clos...
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Eye of the Storm

DOS1993 vehicle simulation
Released in 1993, Eye of the Storm is an action-oriented game that embraces speed and spectacle. You’re thrust into fast-paced scenarios where reflexes matter more than long-...