Abandonware DOS title

Third person 3D perspective

Games with third person 3D perspective represent environment in a full three dimensional way, from a third-person point of view, usually from behind.
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Crazy Cars 2

DOS1989 Titus Interactive
Crazy Cars 2 upgrades the formula with a plot about crooked cops and stolen Ferraris. You’ll speed across vast American highways, dodging patrol cars that spawn with supernat...
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Crazy Taxi

Windows XP/98/952002 Sega
In Crazy Taxi, subtlety is for losers. Your mission: drive a cab like a maniac, pick up passengers, and deliver them to their destination faster than they can scream. Set to a punk...
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Darkstone

Windows XP/98/951999protected Delphine software
Darkstone tried to ride the Diablo wave in 1999, and honestly, it didn’t do a bad job. With 3D graphics (impressive for the time) and a soundtrack that takes itself way too s...
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Das Boot: German U-Boat Simulation

DOS1990protected Artech Studios
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to sit in a metal tube underwater while depth charges rain from above, Das Boot: German U-Boat Simulation has you covered. Releas...
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Days of Thunder

DOS1990 Argonaut Games
Days of Thunder (1990) is what happens when Hollywood’s love affair with Tom Cruise collides with DOS racing. Based on the movie of the same name, it’s an attempt to ca...
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Daytona USA

Windows XP/98/951994 Sega
If arcades had a heartbeat in the mid-90s, Daytona USA (1994) was it. This racing game was Sega’s love letter to neon lights, loud engines, and steering wheels that rattled l...
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Destruction Derby

DOS1995 Reflections Interactive
Destruction Derby (1995) is the game that taught us driving isn’t about speed or elegance—it’s about gleefully ramming your car into other vehicles until only twi...
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Die Hard

DOS1989 Activision
Before “yippee-ki-yay” became gaming shorthand for chaos, Die Hard (1989) tried to capture the movie’s skyscraper shootout on DOS. You play as John McClane, trapp...
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Dino Crisis

Windows XP/98/951999 Capcom
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Dragon Riders: Chronicles of Pern

Windows XP/98/952001 UBI Soft
In Dragon Riders: Chronicles of Pern, you don’t just ride dragons—you babysit them, talk to them, and occasionally save the world while trying not to fall off mid-fligh...
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Dreadnoughts

DOS1992 Turcan Research Systems Limited
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Dune Generations

Windows XP/98/952002canceled Cryo Interactive Entertainment
Dune Generations was a canceled 3D MMO strategy game set in the Dune universe that was never published. Dune Generations was in development by Cryo Interactive ...
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Dungeon Keeper

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protected Electronic Arts
Ah, Dungeon Keeper, where you’re not the hero—you’re the evil overlord. And it feels so good. Released in 1997, this Bullfrog classic flipped the script on fantas...
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Dungeon Keeper 2

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protected Bullfrog
Dungeon Keeper 2 took everything its predecessor did and gave it a demonic polish. Slicker graphics, full 3D environments, and imps that finally looked like they deserved a raise. ...
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Eagle's Rider

DOS1991 Microids
Eagle's Rider is one of those early ’90s DOS games that feels slightly unhinged in the best possible way. You control a futuristic rider soaring through abstract landscapes, ...
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Ecstatica

DOS1994 Andrew Spencer Studios
Ecstatica is a haunting anomaly in the DOS library, blending early 3D visuals with a dark fairy-tale atmosphere. Its polygonal characters may look crude by modern standards, but th...
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Empire Earth

Windows XP/98/952001protected Stainless Steel Studios
Empire Earth asks a bold question: what if we took all of human history and turned it into one very long real-time strategy match? From cavemen to mech-wielding future armies, this...
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Enclave

Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS2002protected Starbreeze Studios
Enclave is a dark fantasy action game that feels slightly out of time, in both good and bad ways. Its world is grim, its tone serious, and its combat intentionally weighty. You&rsq...
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Escape from Monkey Island

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2000protected LucasArts
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Eternam

DOS1992protected Infogrames
Eternam is a gloriously strange hybrid of 3D exploration, adventure puzzles, and comedic sci-fi. You play Don Jonzon, a man just trying to enjoy a vacation—only to end up cha...
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F40 Pursuit Simulator

DOSMac OS1989 Titus Interactive
F40 Pursuit Simulator takes a different approach by putting you in the cockpit of a fictional high-tech interceptor designed for one job: catching bad guys. Instead of large-scale ...
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Fade to Black

DOS1995 Delphine software
Fade to Black (1995) aims high and mostly lands on its feet, delivering a cinematic science-fiction adventure that feels ambitious even today. As a sequel to Flashback, it keeps th...
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Farming Simulator 2009 Gold

Windows Vista/7/82009 GIANTS Software
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Fate: the Traitor Soul

Windows Vista/7/82009protected Encore Software
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FIFA Soccer 96

DOS1995 Extended Play Productions
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FIFA Soccer 97

DOSWindows XP/98/951996 Electronic Arts
FIFA Soccer 97 is a football video game developed and published by EA Sports as part of the FIFA series. Released in 1996 for various platforms, it was the fourth installment in th...
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FIFA: Road to World Cup 98

Windows XP/98/951997 Electronic Arts
FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 (also known as FIFA 98) is a football sports game developed by Electronic Arts and released in 1997 for multiple platforms including Windows, Genesis, Ni...
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Fire and Forget

DOS1988 Titus Interactive
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Fire and Forget 2

DOS1988 Titus Interactive
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Fire and Forget: Final Assault

Windows Vista/7/82013 Interplay Productions
Fire and Forget: Final Assault is the kind of game that asks a very specific question: “What if driving a heavily armed car was your full-time job?” Released in 2013, i...