Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

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The Games: Winter Edition

DOS1988 sports
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Football Fanatic

DOS1998freeware sports
Football Fanatic (1998, DOS) is pure arcade chaos dressed in cleats. It doesn’t care much for the finer tactical nuances of the sport; it wants you sprinting, tackling, and g...
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Spiritual Warfare

DOS1993protected action
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Project Neptune

DOS1989 action
elric-of-melnibone-01

Stormbringer: Elric of Melnibone

Windows XP/98/952000canceled rpg
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Lynx

DOS1992freeware application
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TV Mogul

DOS1988 simulation
There’s something charmingly ruthless about TV Mogul, a game that hands you a television network and basically says, “Don’t mess it up.” Released in 1988, it throws you int...
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Serve & Volley

DOS1988 sports
Released in 1988, Serve & Volley transformed tennis into a surprisingly entertaining digital pastime. It captured the excitement of the sport without requiring players to understan...
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Beyond the Titanic

DOS1986 adventure
Before Titanic was a movie with a lot of weeping, there was Beyond the Titanic, a text adventure where surviving the iceberg is just the beginning. The game takes the historic disa...
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Basket Master

DOS1990 sports
What happens when a basketball game forgets about realism and goes full cartoon? Basket Master (1990), that’s what. This Spanish-developed DOS gem pits two oddly animated bal...
racter-ai-01

Racter

DOS1984 application
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Bert and the Snake

DOS1983remake action
In Bert and the Snake, you are Bert. And yes, there's a snake. That’s the plot. It’s a maze game from a time when naming conventions were refreshingly honest and graphi...
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WinFrotz

Windows XP/98/952002freeware application
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Pacific Islands

DOS1992 vehicle simulation
ibm-fixed-disk-organizer-01

IBM Fixed Disk Organizer

DOS1983 application
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Magic Johnson's Basketball

DOS1989 sports
Sports games from the late 1980s often relied on imagination as much as graphics, and Magic Johnson's Basketball is no exception. Featuring the NBA legend himself, it delivers fast...
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Cybercon III

DOS1992 vehicle simulation
Cybercon III drops you into a cyberpunk nightmare of claustrophobic corridors, hostile robots, and oppressive AI control. You’ll navigate a massive 3D complex, solving puzzle...
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Psion Chess

DOSMac OS1985 strategy
Before AI could annihilate grandmasters, Psion Chess was already humbling humans back in 1985. Available for DOS and Macintosh, this game wasn’t flashy, but it didn’t n...
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Wembley Rugby League

DOS1996 sports
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Skale Tracker

Windows XP/98/95Linux2005freeware application
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Blackstar: Agent of Justice

DOS1995 adventure
In Blackstar: Agent of Justice (1995), you play a noir-style detective in a trench coat so dramatic it probably has its own union. Set in a dark, crime-ridden city where everyone t...
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O-Pong

DOS1996 action
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Indenture

DOS1995remake action-adventure
Indenture is a small, relatively obscure DOS adventure that thrives on mood rather than complexity. Set in a bleak, oppressive world, it uses minimalistic visuals and text-driven s...
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Hexxagon

DOS1993 puzzle
Hexxagon takes a simple concept and turns it into something surprisingly engaging. The rules are easy to grasp, but mastering them requires a bit more finesse, especially when faci...
pharaos-curse-01

Pharoah's Curse

Windows 3.x1998remake action
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No Exit

DOS1990 action
cosmos-adventures-1-03

Cosmo's Cosmic Adventures

DOS1992protected action
In Cosmo’s Cosmic Adventures, you’re a green alien kid with suction-cup hands who’s crash-landed on a strange planet. It’s a platformer with bright visuals,...
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Golden Eagle

DOS1991 action-adventure
Golden Eagle is a platformer that feels like it’s constantly testing your reflexes—and your patience. You navigate traps, enemies, and environmental hazards in a quest ...