Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

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Great Napoleonic Battles

DOS1991 strategy
Great Napoleonic Battles is the kind of game that assumes you are ready to command armies and possibly rewrite history before breakfast. In Great Napoleonic Battles, strategy is ev...
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Sky Shark

DOS1989 shooter
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Kingdoms of Germany

DOS1994 strategy
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Vaxine

DOS1991 shooter
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Starquake

DOS1988 action
Starquake is a weird DOS science fiction platform game developed by Bubble Bus Software in 1988 and designed by Stephen Crow and Dave Collins. The Commodore 64 version bo...
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Cosmic Crusader

DOS1982 shooter
Cosmic Crusader is proof that sometimes simple is perfect. You’re a lone pilot defending space against endless waves of enemies, in a game that’s basically a love lette...
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Shadow Warrior

DOS1997protected shooter
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Taipan for Windows

Windows XP/98/952002freeware simulation
In Taipan for Windows, you’re not a hero, you’re a 19th-century capitalist trying to get rich trading tea, silk, and the occasional bit of opium in the South China Sea....
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Sonic Millennium Edition

Windows XP/98/952000freeware action
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Kurtan

DOS1990 puzzle
Little-known but oddly captivating, Kurtan (1990, DOS) feels like someone’s ambitious homebrew fantasy experiment gone right. You play a wandering warrior exploring a pixelat...
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Logo

DOS1990NSFW puzzle
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LineWars

DOS1990 shooter
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Dr. Sbaitso

DOS1991 application
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Passengers on the Wind

DOS1986 adventure
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Enigma

DOS1996freeware action
Released in 1996 for DOS, Enigma is what happens when a puzzle game decides it’s not content with simply challenging you—it wants to tease you, mock you, and eventually...
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Lords of the Realm 3

Windows XP/98/952004protected simulation
Released in 2004, Lords of the Realm III is an interesting, sometimes controversial attempt to modernize a beloved strategy franchise. The move to full 3D and a more streamlined ap...
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Wing Commander Academy

DOS1993protected vehicle simulation
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Mine Shaft

DOS1983 action
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Heroes of the Lance

DOS1989protected action-adventure
Heroes of the Lance takes the beloved fantasy setting and turns it into a side-scrolling adventure that is as ambitious as it is occasionally frustrating. Controlling a party of he...
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Evets

DOS1988freeware rpg
Evets is a puzzle game that proves simplicity can be deceptive. With minimal graphics and a straightforward premise, it invites you in gently before revealing its true complexity. ...
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StarBlade

DOS1990 action
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Dungeons of Kroz

DOS1989freeware action
Ah, Dungeons of Kroz, the glorious mess of ASCII characters that somehow became addictive. Created by Apogee in 1989, it’s a fast-paced dungeon adventure where every symbol m...
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Popeye 2

DOS1992 action
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Outpost

Windows 3.x1994 simulation
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Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego? Deluxe edition

DOS1993 adventure
Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego? Deluxe Edition is an educational computer game released in 1992 by Broderbund Software. It's part of the popular Carmen Sandiego franchise, des...
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Overlord

DOS1994 vehicle simulation
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Visions of the Aftermath: The Boomtown

DOS1988 simulation
Visions of the Aftermath: The Boomtown is an abandoned simulation game with role-playing elements developed by Mindscape and released in 1988 exclusively for DOS. Visions of the Af...
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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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Football Glory

DOS1995freeware sports
Football Glory (1995, DOS) approaches the beautiful game with a playful smirk and a willingness to bend reality for entertainment’s sake. The players move with exaggerated fl...