Abandonware DOS title

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pyramid-power-04

Pyramid Power

DOS1986remake action
Pyramid Power (1986) is what happens when archaeology meets abstract strategy. You’re not dodging mummies or solving hieroglyph puzzles—instead, you’re stacking t...
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Chamber of the Sci-Mutant Priestess

DOS1989protected adventure
Sci-Mutant Priestess (1989) is French, weird, and proud of it. You play as a rebellious mutant in a post-apocalyptic, sci-fi world ruled by bio-psychic cults. Obviously. It’s...
stationfall-01

Stationfall

DOS1987 adventure
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Wordtris

DOSMac OS1991 puzzle
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Cap Man

Windows XP/98/951999 action
It’s Pac-Man, except it’s… not. Cap Man is a low-budget clone with just enough charm to avoid immediate deletion. You’ve got the dots, the ghosts, the powe...
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World tour golf

DOS1985 sports
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Cirque de Zale

Windows XP/98/952004freeware adventure
Cirque de Zale is a point-and-click adventure game released in 2004, developed by Rebecca Clements as a freeware title. Created using the Adventure Game Studio (AGS) engine, the ga...
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Fates of Twinion

DOS1993 rpg
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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...
fallen-angel-03

Fallen Angel

DOS1989 action
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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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Quest for the Unicorn

DOSWindows XP/98/95Linux1990freeware rpg
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Kingdoms of Germany

DOS1994 strategy
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Daemonsgate

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMac OS1993protected rpg
Daemonsgate is what happens when someone decides RPGs need more moral ambiguity, political intrigue, and sprawling maps that require an actual notebook to navigate. You’re to...
voodoisland-splash

Voodoo island

DOS1985 adventure
vynil-goddess-mars-06

Vynil Goddess from Mars

DOS1995 action
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The Big Three

DOS1989 strategy
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Kaeon

DOS1992 shooter
roller-coaster-rumbler-03

Roller Coaster Rumbler

DOS1989 shooter
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CHAMP Pac-em

DOS1996remake action
rawcopy-01

Rawcopy

DOS1992 application
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The President is Missing

DOS1988protected simulation
Part interactive thriller, part newsroom simulator, The President is Missing (1988, DOS) casts you as an investigative journalist trying to unravel a political conspiracy before ev...
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Demon Stalkers

DOS1989 action
This 1989 DOS game has you hunting down demons in a dark, pixelated world. Equip yourself with weapons, explore eerie environments, and face off against otherworldly creatures. It'...
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Dolphin Boating Simulator

DOS1988 sports
Yes, Dolphin Boating Simulator is a real thing, and no, it’s not about dolphins driving boats (sadly). Released in 1988, this oddball DOS sim tasks you with navigating speedb...
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Star Trek Combat Arena

DOS1989 shooter
If Star Trek Combat Arena had a motto, it would be “talk diplomacy later.” Released in 1989 for DOS, this game tossed Starfleet’s peaceful ideals right out the ai...
miniputt-04

Mini Putt

DOS1988 sports
familyfeud-splash

The all new Family Feud

DOS1989 puzzle
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Doom: The Roguelike

DOS2005freeware rpg
Long before indie developers made “roguelike” a buzzword, someone decided to fuse Doom with permadeath and ASCII graphics. The result: Doom: The Roguelike (2005). On pa...
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The Taking of Beverly Hills

DOS1991 action-adventure
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Death Knights of Krynn

DOS1991protected rpg
Ah, Death Knights of Krynn—a 1991 RPG where you fight hordes of undead in the Dragonlance universe. SSI’s Gold Box series wasn’t known for holding your hand, and ...