Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

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Battle Arena Toshinden

DOS1996 action
Battle Arena Toshinden was the first game in the Toshinden series and was originally released for the Sony PlayStation in 1995 and later for DOS. Battle Arena Toshinden introd...
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Akalabeth: World of Doom

DOS1981freeware rpg
Ah yes, the game that crawled so Ultima could run. Akalabeth is a wireframe dungeon crawl where you descend into monster-infested labyrinths with the elegance of a lost spreadsheet...
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Dreamweb

DOS1994freeware adventure
Dreamweb (1994) went full dark cyberpunk, and it didn’t pull its punches. You play Ryan, a man convinced he’s on a mission from mysterious forces to kill seven people w...
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Chessmaster 9000

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2002 strategy
Chessmaster 9000 is a chess game developed by Ubisoft and released in 2002. It's part of the Chessmaster series, which has been around since the 1980s. Chessmaster 9000 was known f...
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Black & White

Windows XP/98/952001 strategy
Black & White (2001) is what happens when a god game gets a bit too literal. You play as a deity, complete with a giant hand, an enormous ego, and a giant pet that poops on vil...
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Menace

DOS1988 shooter
Menace is a classic shoot 'em up video game that was developed by DMA Design, a company later known as Rockstar North, and initially released in 1988. The game was originally relea...
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Neuromancer

DOS1989 adventure
The Neuromancer video game, released in 1988 by Interplay Productions, is an adventure/role-playing game loosely based on William Gibson's seminal cyberpunk novel Neuromancer (1984...
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F-15 Strike Eagle II

DOS1989 vehicle simulation
F-15 Strike Eagle II takes everything that made the original a classic and cranks it up like a jet engine at full throttle. The visuals are sharper, the missions are more varied, a...
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Astrotit

DOS1987NSFW shooter
Yes, Astrotit (1987) is really the name, and no, it’s not what you think — though it does feel like it was named by a bored teenager. This side-scrolling shooter puts y...
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Ecstatica

DOS1994 action-adventure
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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Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis

DOSMac OS1992protecteddemo adventure
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis is a graphical point and click adventure game created by LucasArts and published in 1992, based on the popular movie character. As the famous...
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Sherlock: The Game of Logic

DOS1991protected puzzle
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Dungeon Hack

DOS1993protecteddemo rpg
Dungeon Hack is a dungeon-crawling role-playing game (RPG) developed by DreamForge Intertainment and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI). It was released in 1993 for MS-...
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Final Doom

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1996 shooter
Released in 1996 for DOS, this beast is not a new game so much as an ultra-hard remix of Doom II, crafted by level designers who apparently thought “too much ammo” was ...
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Locomotion

DOS1992 puzzle
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Warlords 2 Deluxe

DOS1995 strategy
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The Manager

DOS1991 sports
If you ever wanted to run a football club without leaving your chair, The Manager (1991, DOS) delivers. This early management sim lets you buy players, balance budgets, and suffer ...
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Heart of China

DOS1991 adventure
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Times of Lore

DOS1989 rpg
Times of Lore is an abandoned action RPG designed by Chris Roberts, developed and released by Origin Systems in 1989 for DOS and many more 8 bit and 16 bit platforms. Compared to U...
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DX-Ball

Windows XP/98/951996freeware action
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Operation Stealth

DOS1990 adventure
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Gruntz

Windows XP/98/951999 puzzle
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Grim Fandango

Windows XP/98/951998protecteddemo adventure
Grim Fandango is an adventure game developed and published by LucasArts. It was released in 1998 and is known for its unique setting and distinctive art style. The game was directe...
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Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss

DOS1992protected rpg
Before immersive sims were a buzzword, there was Ultima Underworld. Dropping you into a massive first-person dungeon, it gave players freedom unthinkable at the time. Want to negot...
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Theme Hospital

DOSWindows XP/98/951997protecteddemo simulation
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BattleTech: The Crescent Hawks' Revenge

DOS1990 strategy
BattleTech: The Crescent Hawks' Revenge is a turn-based strategy game developed by Westwood Associates and published by Infocom in 1990. It is the sequel to "Crescent Hawk's I...
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Tom and Jerry

DOS1993 action
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Railroad Tycoon

DOSMac OS1990freeware simulation
If you’ve ever wondered what it feels like to run a railway empire without getting coal dust all over your clothes, Railroad Tycoon is the place to start. This 1990 classic h...
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Sextris

DOS1992NSFW puzzle