Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

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Transworld

DOS1990 simulation
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Gettysburg: Civil War Battles

Windows XP/98/952002 strategy
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Pro Manager

DOS1985 sports
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Boot Camp

DOS1989 action
Boot Camp (1989, DOS) is the game that turns military training into a button-mashing festival of pain. Ever dreamed of surviving basic training without breaking a sweat? This is it...
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David's Kong

DOS1984remake action
Long before fan-made clones flooded the internet, there was David's Kong (1984). It’s a straight-up Donkey Kong knockoff, but with enough quirks to make you smile. The premis...
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Dark Designs 1: Grelminar's Staff

DOS1990 rpg
In Dark Designs 1: Grelminar’s Staff, you’re thrust into a classic fantasy dungeon crawler with an emphasis on text-driven menus and turn-based combat. It’s like ...
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CHAMP Galaxia

DOS1996 shooter
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Fast Break

DOS1988protected sports
Released in 1988 for DOS, Fast Break is basketball distilled into pure late-80s computer logic. Don’t expect flashy presentation or TV-style commentary; instead, you get a to...
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The Three Musketeers

DOS1987 adventure
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Gnome Ranger 2: Ingrid's Back

DOS1988 adventure
With Gnome Ranger 2: Ingrid’s Back, things get a bit more polished, though not necessarily more sane. The puzzles return, along with the dreamlike environments and that pecul...
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Lawn Mower

DOS1987 action
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Seastalker

DOS1984 adventure
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Solidarnosc

DOS1991 simulation
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Cascade

DOS1990 puzzle
Remember those endless, hypnotic tile-matching games before Candy Crush hijacked your aunt’s phone? Cascade was already there, dropping blocks and breaking combos like it inv...
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Moonshine Racers

DOS1991 racing
With a name like Moonshine Racers (1991), you already know this isn’t about safe driving. You’re an outlaw hauling contraband, racing through rural landscapes while dod...
harmony-03

The Game of Harmony

DOS1990 puzzle
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The Usurper

DOS1989 adventure
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Willy the Worm

DOS1985 action
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Forbidden Castle

DOS1985 adventure
Forbidden Castle (1985, DOS) is a side-scrolling expedition into pixelated peril, where every corridor seems to hide a trap designed by someone with a mischievous streak. You explo...
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Supernova

DOS1987freeware adventure
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Morphman

Windows XP/98/951993 adventure
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PKzip

DOS1989protected application
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Serve & Volley

DOS1988 sports
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Metaltech: Battledrome

DOS1994 vehicle simulation
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Epidemic!

DOS1983protected simulation
Released back when computers still hummed ominously and monitors glowed like radioactive jellyfish, Epidemic! throws you into the grim business of stopping a deadly outbreak. The i...
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X-Fighter

DOS1987 shooter
X-Fighter feels like one of those early experiments where developers were still figuring out what “space combat” should even look like. It is simple, direct, and unapologetical...
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World Darts

DOS1987 sports