Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

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Color Balls

DOS1996 puzzle
Ever wondered what it would feel like to be trapped in a neon nightmare where physics and color coordination decide your fate? Color Balls (1996, DOS) is like a Rubik’s Cube ...
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Moonbase

DOS1990 simulation
Moonbase (1990) isn’t about blasting aliens or dodging meteors—it’s about survival, planning, and resource management. You’re tasked with building a functio...
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Lost Adventures of Kroz

DOS1990freeware action
In Lost Adventures of Kroz, ASCII characters do all the heavy lifting. No sprites, no polygons — just your imagination and a fearless “@” symbol running for its l...
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The Third Courier

DOS1989 adventure
The Third Courier is an abandoned (atypical) adventure / role playing game set in Berlin during the cold war era and, of course, it's a spy game. The Third Courier was developed by...
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Guardians of Infinity: to Save Kennedy

DOS1988protected adventure
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Wordtris

DOSMac OS1991 puzzle
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Swap

DOS1992 puzzle
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Orbiter

DOSMac OS1986 vehicle simulation
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Transworld

DOS1990 simulation
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Pick 'n Pile

DOS1990 puzzle
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Ruins of Cawdor

DOS1995 rpg
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The Hunt for Red October

DOSMac OS1987 vehicle simulation
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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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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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Warhammer 40000: Chaos Gate

Windows XP/98/951998protected strategy
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Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space

Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS2005protected simulation
Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space is a science fiction roguelike game developed by Digital Eel. Originally released in 2005, it is the sequel to Strange Adventures in Infinite...
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Project Neptune

DOS1989 action
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Crossfire

DOS1982 shooter
Crossfire is what happens when you throw a tank into a maze, give it infinite ammo, and tell it to go wild. Released in 1982, it’s all about twitch reflexes and precise shoot...
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Columbus Discovery

DOS1992 puzzle
Columbus Discovery (1992, DOS) is a history-flavored point-and-click adventure where you, as a pixelated Christopher Columbus, set sail to "discover" lands that are already very mu...
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Neverwinter Nights

DOS1991protected rpg
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Redhook's Revenge

DOS1993 strategy
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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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Prince of Evil

DOS1993 shooter
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Sherman M4

DOS1989 vehicle simulation
invest-01

Inve$t

DOS1990 simulation
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Backgammon

DOS1986 strategy
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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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Sexy Droids

DOS1992NSFW puzzle
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Shanghai II: Dragon's Eye

Windows 3.xMac OS1990 puzzle
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X-Fighter

DOS1987 shooter