Abandonware DOS title

Games featuring split screen multiplayer mode sorted by release date

Games supporting split screen multiplayer mode can be played by more than one player (usually no more than 2) on the same screen, at the same time. The screen is divided in two independent areas (horizontally or vertically) and each player plays in its portion of the screen.
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The Settlers

DOS1993 Blue Byte Software
The Settlers (also known as Serf City: Life is Feudal) is the kind of game that turns you into a benevolent yet slightly obsessive medieval manager. You don’t just build...
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Alien Olympics

DOS1994 Dark Technologies
Released in 1994, Alien Olympics answers the age-old question: “What if the Olympics were hosted by Martians on acid?” This wacky collection of mini-games has you compe...
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Battle Isle 2200

DOS1994protected Blue Byte Software
With Battle Isle 2200 (1994), the series goes full 3D cinematic—with cutscenes so dramatic you’d think they were auditioning for a soap opera in space. The gameplay is ...
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Formula One

DOS1994 Lankhor
Formula One (1994) approaches racing with a slightly more accessible grin than its stern predecessors. It still wants you to care about apexes and braking zones, but it’s hap...
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Tubular Worlds

DOS1994
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Wacky Wheels

DOS1994protected Apogee Software
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BC Racers

DOS1995freeware Core Design
Ever wondered what The Flintstones would look like if they got into illegal street racing? BC Racers is exactly that, with stone-age muscle cars, power-ups that make zero sense, an...
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Big Red Racing

DOS1995 The Big Red Software Company
Big Red Racing is what happens when you combine arcade mayhem with zero regard for realism and lots of British sarcasm. Drive everything from dump trucks to hovercrafts, insult you...
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Striker 95

DOS1995 Rage Games
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SuperKarts

DOS1995 Manic Media Productions
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Xixit

DOS1995 Optik Software
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Amok

DOS1996 Scavenger
Ever wanted to pilot a walking death machine through a series of exploding industrial hellscapes while being shot at from every angle? Welcome to Amok. This 1996 mech-shooter is a ...
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Bust-A-Move Again

DOSWindows XP/98/951996 Taito
If you've ever wanted to pop bubbles while being taunted by adorable dinosaurs, Bust-A-Move Again (1996, DOS) is your jam. It’s like Tetris met a bubble tea menu and had a hy...
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Chain Reaction

DOS1996 Webfoot Technologies
Imagine a game where minesweeper meets viral chaos—Chain Reaction (1996) isn’t quite that, but it is a fast-paced puzzle-action hybrid where things blow up in neat litt...
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Legend of the Silver Talisman

DOS1996freeware Inter-Active Arts
By 1996, Legend of the Silver Talisman delivered a more traditional RPG adventure, though with a decidedly old-school feel. It’s a game that doesn’t bother holding your...
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Tempest 2000

DOS1996remake Atari
Tempest 2000 is a video game developed by Llamasoft and published by Atari Corporation. It was released in 1994 for DOS, Mac, the Atari Jaguar console, etc. Tempest 2000 is an enha...
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The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici

DOSMac OS1996protected Blue Byte Software
The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici takes everything that worked in the original and polishes it until it shines like a freshly forged sword. The graphics are warmer, the maps are bi...
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Bust-A-Move

DOS1997freeware Taito
Also known as Puzzle Bobble, this bubble-popping classic stars those cute dragons from Bubble Bobble, now in competitive puzzle mode. Match three colors, clear the screen, panic as...
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Liero

DOS1999freeware