Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

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Jump 'n Bump

DOS1998freeware action
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Fleet Command

DOS1999protected vehicle simulation
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Street Sports Soccer

DOS1988 sports
Street Sports Soccer (1988, DOS) trades professional pitches for empty lots, with goalposts made of bricks and wild kids chasing glory. It’s messy, fast, and surprisingly end...
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Arkanoid: Doh It Again

Windows XP/98/951997 action
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Time and Magik: The Trilogy

DOS1988 adventure
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Math Cad 2.5

DOS1989 application
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Frogger Jr.

DOS1984 action
Released in 1984, Frogger Jr. takes the familiar Frogger concept and gives it a slightly friendlier, more educational twist. Levels are themed around letters, numbers, and simple l...
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Remote Control

DOS1989 puzzle
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Apollo 18: Mission to the Moon

DOS1987 vehicle simulation
Apollo 18: Mission to the Moon (1987) lets you relive the lunar missions in all their... spreadsheet-like glory. This game is as educational as it is punishing; you’ll learn ...
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European Championship 1992

DOS1992 sports
European Championship 1992 captures football in a raw, almost scrappy form. This isn’t about realism or presentation; it’s about getting the ball forward and hoping for...
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Deadly Racer

DOS1994 racing
Deadly Racer is basically what happens when someone at the office said, “What if racing, but everyone might die?” Released in 1994 for DOS, it’s a fast-paced, rou...
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Fantasy Empires

DOS1993protected strategy
Released in 1993, Fantasy Empires is a turn-based strategy game that politely assumes you enjoy spreadsheets as much as swords. Managing kingdoms, armies, and resources, it offers ...
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Sabre Team

DOS1994protected strategy
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Demon Blue

DOS1992 action
In this 1992 platformer, you control a small, shaggy blue demon navigating a dungeon filled with enemies. Jump, dodge, and collect items as you progress through levels. It's like p...
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Return to Krondor

Windows XP/98/951998protected rpg
If you liked Betrayal at Krondor, Return to Krondor is that younger cousin who tries real hard to live up to the family name. It's got 3D graphics (for 1998), turn-based combat, an...
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F-Prot

DOS1995 application
F-PROT is an antivirus developed by FRISK Software International. The name "F-PROT" stands for "FRISK-PROActive," emphasizing its proactive approach to virus detection and preventi...
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Theatre of War

DOS1992protected strategy
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Curse of the Azure Bonds

DOS1989protected rpg
Based on the popular D&D module, Curse of the Azure Bonds puts you in control of a party of adventurers cursed with magical tattoos that force them into dangerous quests. You&r...
world-tour-tennis-04

World Tour Tennis

DOS1993 sports
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Legends of Murder: Volume 1 - Stonedale Castle

DOS1989protected rpg
If you wanted a mix of Clue, D&D, and a dash of text-parser frustration, Legends of Murder: Volume 1 – Stonedale Castle (1989) was your game. You play a detective dropped...
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NFL Football

DOS1992 sports
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Defender of Boston: The Rock Island Mystery

DOS1992 rpg
In this 1992 DOS RPG, you play as an agent of the Faunus Foundation, protecting the world from cosmic horrors. Set in 1921, the game combines detective work with Lovecraftian eleme...
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Independence War

Windows XP/98/951997protected vehicle simulation
Independence War takes space combat seriously, almost stubbornly so. Instead of arcade-style dogfights, it presents a Newtonian flight model where momentum, inertia, and positionin...
volleyball-simulator-03

Volleyball Simulator

DOS1987 sports
jetset-1

Jetset

DOS1982 vehicle simulation
mission-critical-06

Mission Critical

DOS1995protected adventure
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Lords of Conquest

DOS1987 strategy
Released in 1987, Lords of Conquest is strategy in its most distilled, no-nonsense form. This is a game that drops you onto a map, hands you control of armies, and essentially says...
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Oliver & Company

DOS1989 action
Based on the Disney movie that taught us cats can sing, dance, and apparently navigate 1980s New York, Oliver & Company for DOS (1989) is a surprisingly earnest platformer. You...