The most popular shareware games

Shareware is a type of software distribution model that allows users to try a program before purchasing it. It's a marketing strategy and distribution method that was particularly popular in the early days of personal computing, primarily during the 1980s and 1990s.
Shareware games were released for free with limited functionality (for example: no saving, missing levels, time limit), often via a BBS (Bulletin Board System), a floppy disc or a CD included in a printed magazine or by direct download (when internet was in its infancy). If the user liked the shareware product, they could pay to obtain an upgrade and unlock the full game. When digital distribution started to become popular, shareware games slowly faded into oblivion.

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God of Thunder

DOSWindows XP/98/951993freeware4/5 Adept Software

God of Thunder is a classic computer game developed by Adept Software and released in 1993. It's a puzzle platformer with a fantasy theme. In the game, you control Thor, the Norse god of thunder, on a quest to save Midgard (Earth) from the evil god Loki and his minions.The gameplay involves navigating through various levels filled with obstacles, e...

One Must Fall 2097

DOS1994freeware4.1/5 Diversions Entertainment

Boppin

DOS1994freeware4/5 Accursed Toys

Sango Fighter

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1993freeware3.5/5 Panda Entertainment Technology Co.

Aldo's Adventure

DOS1987remake3.8/5

Bass Tour

DOS19924/5

Blood

DOS1997protected4.2/5 Monolith Productions

UnReal World v. 3.20

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1992freeware4.1/5

Astro Fire

DOS1994freewareremake3.8/5 ORT Software

Jill of the Jungle 2: Jill Goes Underground

DOS19924.1/5 Epic MegaGames

Arctic Adventure

DOS19913.4/5 Apogee Software

Blake Stone 2: Planet Strike

DOS1994protected4.1/5 JAM Productions

Jazz Jackrabbit Holiday Hare

DOS1994protected3.9/5 Epic MegaGames

Hugo's House of Horrors

DOS19903.9/5 Gray Design Associates

Hugo's House of Horrors is an adventure game developed by David P. Gray and released in the early 1990s. The game is a text-based adventure with simple graphics, and it gained popularity for its witty and often tongue-in-cheek approach to the horror genre.The story of the game revolves around the main character, Hugo, who receives a letter from his...