Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

free-dc-03

Free D.C.!

DOS1991 adventure
Released in 1991, Free D.C.! is one of those games that feels like a time capsule of early PC experimentation. It mixes political satire with arcade-style action, letting you fight...
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Manic Miner remake

DOS1997remake action
Manic Miner is a quintessential platformer game that emerged in the early 1980s, developed by Matthew Smith for the ZX Spectrum. It stands as a hallmark of the 8-bit gaming era, ce...
styx-splash

Styx

DOS1984 action
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Kingdom: The Far Reaches

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1995protected adventure
jetstrike-02

Jetstrike

DOS1994 action
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Targhan

DOS1989 action
Dark, brooding, and a little too serious for its own good, Targhan throws you into a side-scrolling world of swords, sorcery, and moody backgrounds. You play as a loincloth-clad wa...
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Bicycle Bridge

DOS1992 strategy
Ready to get your heart racing with the world’s slowest competitive sport? Bicycle Bridge brings the thrill of bidding, trick-taking, and utter confusion straight to your DOS...
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Tomahawk

DOS1987 vehicle simulation
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Spellcasting 301: Spring Break

DOS1992protected adventure
You’d think a spring break trip would be relaxing. Not when you're a magically inclined college student with a knack for attracting trouble (and bikinis). Spellcasting 301 se...
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Warriors of Legend

DOS1993 rpg
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The Scoop

DOS1989 adventure
A detective adventure inspired by Agatha Christie’s collaborative story, The Scoop (1989, DOS) turns you into a newspaper reporter poking around a suspicious death with nothi...
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HTML Tads

Windows XP/98/951997freeware application
objection-01

Objection!

DOS1992 simulation
netherworld-1

Netherworld

DOS1990 shooter
seymour-hollywood-02

Seymour Goes to Hollywood

DOS1993 action-adventure
transland-3

Transland

DOS1996 shooter
skullduggery-01

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...
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Gettysburg: Civil War Battles

Windows XP/98/952002 strategy
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Highway Fighter

DOS1995 racing
Highway Fighter delivers straightforward action with a focus on reflexes and timing. It throws obstacles your way with enthusiasm, expecting you to adapt quickly or face the conseq...
space-max-01

Space MAX

DOS1992 vehicle simulation
zoom-02

Zoom!

DOS1988 puzzle
Zoom! is a puzzle game that desperately wants to be cool. You're a sunglasses-wearing smiley face cruising down psychedelic gridlines while dodging blobs and filling in tiles like ...
witchhavenRL-01

WitchavenRL

Windows Vista/7/8Linux2013 rpg
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Onslaught

DOS1990 action
Onslaught (1990, DOS) takes the classic top-down shoot-and-survive formula and injects it with an enthusiasm that borders on reckless. Hordes of enemies sprint at you like they&rsq...
ms-diagnostics-3-01

Microsoft Diagnostics 3.01

DOS1994 application
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Super Speed

DOS1995 racing
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Star Trek: The Next Generation - Trivia

DOS1990 puzzle
So, you think you know Star Trek? The Next Generation – Trivia (1990, DOS) is here to prove you wrong. This is a straight-up quiz game, packed with hundreds of questions rang...
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Ballyhoo

DOS1986 adventure
Come one, come all, to the saddest circus ever pixelated. In Ballyhoo, you're stuck in a depressing carnival trying to solve a kidnapping while dealing with clowns, carnies, and th...
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Zeitgeist

Windows XP/98/951996 rpg
Zeitgeist — also known as Jupiter Strike in some markets — is a PlayStation-era space shooter that boldly says: "Let’s do Star Fox, but with less personality and ...
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Plague of the Moon

DOS1994 adventure