Abandonware DOS title

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earthrise-07

Earthrise

DOS1990 adventure
Earthrise taps into late Cold War anxieties, presenting a future shaped by political tension and hard choices. Part strategy, part simulation, it tasks you with managing global sys...
basket-master-03

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...
finders-keepers-03

Finders Keepers

Windows Vista/7/82007remake action
Bright, quirky, and just a little bit mischievous, Finders Keepers feels like it wandered in from another dimension where puzzles and platforming share equal custody of your patien...
tracon-for-win-01

Tracon for Windows

Windows 3.x1993 vehicle simulation
yendorian-tales-book2-ch2-03

Yendorian Tales: Book I - Chapter 2

DOS1996 rpg
Despite the baffling title (Book I – Chapter 2, yes, really), this is a charmingly earnest old-school RPG. Think “Ultima clone with extra oatmeal” and you're clos...
taipan-for-windows-01

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....
pkunzip-splash

PKzip

DOS1989protected application
plague-moon-02

Plague of the Moon

DOS1994 adventure
super-bubble-mania-01

Super Bubble Mania

DOS1997 action
up-periscope-02

Up Periscope!

DOS1988 vehicle simulation
Up Periscope! from 1988 lets you take command of a submarine, which sounds exciting until you realize just how much responsibility that entails. Managing depth, speed, and position...
the-kristal-05

The Kristal

DOS1989 adventure
enigma-sh-04

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...
tron92-01

Tron

DOS1992 action
bart-house-weirdness-01

The Simpsons: Bart's House of Weirdness

DOS1991 action
The Simpsons: Bart’s House of Weirdness is what happens when a platform game decides to take a holiday inside a surreal cartoon fever dream. You control Bart through two wild...
slipstream-5000-06

Slipstream 5000

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1995protected racing
Slipstream 5000 is a futuristic racing video game that was released in 1995 for MS-DOS. It was developed by The Software Refinery and published by Gremlin Interactive. The game is ...
world-cricket-04

World Cricket

DOS1994 sports
video-casino-1

Video Casino

DOS1987 strategy
champ-galagon-03

CHAMP Galagon

DOS1997remake shooter
starlord-02

Starlord

DOS1987 vehicle simulation
shadow-of-the-comet-04

Shadow of the Comet

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1993protected adventure
sexy-droids-05

Sexy Droids

DOS1992NSFW puzzle
postal2-04

Postal 2

Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS2003protected shooter
vixen-01

Vixen

DOS1988 action
javelin-spreadsheet-01

Javelin

DOS1985 application
the-final-battle-02

The Final Battle

DOS1991 adventure
seastalker-01

Seastalker

DOS1984 adventure
crime-and-punishment-05

Crime and Punishment

DOS1984 simulation
In Crime and Punishment, you’re not the criminal—you’re the detective, judge, and executioner rolled into one. Presented as a legal simulation, it tasks you with ...
madball-02

Madball

DOS1985 action
dragon-strike-07

Dragon Strike

DOS1990protected vehicle simulation
Released in 1990, Dragon Strike dared to combine the wonder of Dungeons & Dragons with the thrill of first-person flight simulation. Yes, instead of piloting jets, you piloted ...