Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

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Theme Hospital

DOSWindows XP/98/951997protecteddemo simulation
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Might and Magic 4: Clouds of Xeen

DOS1992protecteddemo rpg
With Might and Magic 4: Clouds of Xeen, the series heads to the colorful world of Xeen, where the sky is bright, the monsters are plentiful, and the sense of adventure is delightfu...
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After Burner

DOS1989 vehicle simulation
If you’ve ever wanted to fly a jet fighter at Mach “Oh no, I crashed again,” After Burner is the game for you. This 1989 DOS classic straps you into an F-14 and l...
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Wall Street Raider

DOS1986 simulation
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Balance of Power: The 1990 Edition

Windows 3.x1989freeware simulation
Balance of Power: The 1990 Edition is a geopolitical strategy game developed by Chris Crawford and released in 1985. It is considered a classic in the genre of political and strate...
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Chasm: The Rift

DOS1997 shooter
Before Half-Life, there was Chasm: The Rift, a game where time-traveling mutants explode into limbs and every room looks like it was decorated by a doom-metal band. A first-person ...
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Frederik Pohl's Gateway

DOS1992 adventure
Frederik Pohl’s Gateway is science fiction that doesn’t hold your hand—or particularly care if you survive. Based on Pohl’s novel, this 1992 adventure drops...
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Xenon 2000: Project PCF

Windows XP/98/952000remake shooter
Xenon 2000: Project PCF is a vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up video game and originally released in 2000. It is a sequel to the earlier game "Xenon 2: Megablast," which was develope...
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Axis and Allies: Iron Blitz

Windows XP/98/951999 strategy
Now with 27% more diplomacy and 300% more frustration! Axis and Allies: Iron Blitz (1999) takes everything from the original game and throws in extra scenarios, improved AI, and mo...
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Mordor: The Depths of Dejenol

Windows 3.x1995protected rpg
Mordor: The Depths of Dejenol is fantasy RPG game released in 1995 for Windows 3.x, but it runs flawlessy even Windows XP (see this faq if you want to play Mordor in a virtual...
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Alter Ego: Male Version

DOS1986 simulation
Welcome to Alter Ego: Male Version, where your life begins with a cry and a diaper and only goes downhill - or uphill, depending on your choices. This text-based simulation lets yo...
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Heretic

DOS1994protecteddemo shooter
Heretic is what happens when someone looks at fantasy and thinks it needs more fireballs and a lot more attitude. Built on familiar shooter foundations, it swaps sci-fi corridors f...
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Abuse

DOSLinuxMac OS1995freeware shooter
The year is 1995, and Abuse brings us one of the slickest, darkest run-and-gun shooters ever to crawl out of a DOS/Linux/Mac basement. You play a guy in prison for a crime he didn&...
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Super Star Wars

DOS1992 shooter
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Sango Fighter

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1993freeware action
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Transarctica

DOS1993 vehicle simulation
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Anachronox

Windows XP/98/952001protected rpg
Anachronox is a 2001 role-playing video game developed by Ion Storm and published by Eidos Interactive with a futuristic, cyberpunk-inspired setting. The game was written and direc...
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Stunts

DOS1990 racing
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Midtown Madness

Windows XP/98/951999demo racing
Midtown Madness is a car racing game developed by Angel Studios (later known as Rockstar San Diego) and released by Microsoft in 1999 for Windows. Midtown Madness is know...
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Racter

DOS1984 application
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The adventures of Willy Beamish

DOS1991 adventure
The adventures of Willy Beamish is a point-and-click adventure that perfectly captures the chaos of being a kid with too much imagination and not enough discipline. Willy is consta...
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Arj

DOS1990 application
ARJ is a file compression utility and file format created by Robert K. Jung. The name "ARJ" stands for "Archived by Robert Jung." It was popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s a...
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Daughter of Serpents

DOS1992 adventure
Part interactive novel, part point-and-click adventure, Daughter of Serpents (1992) is one of those games that makes you feel like you stumbled onto a forgotten pulp novel. Set in ...
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Batman: the Movie

DOS1990 action
The 1990 adaptation of Tim Burton’s Batman hit DOS screens with a moody mix of driving, platforming, and side-scrolling bat-beatdowns. Batman: The Movie swings between genres...
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Cover Girl Strip Poker

DOS1991NSFW strategy
Cover Girl Strip Poker is exactly what the title promises—poker, but with a risqué twist. You play cards, your opponent plays coy, and the stakes are… let&rsquo...
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Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines

Windows XP/98/951998protected strategy
Forget Rambo. Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines is what happens when you drop six experts behind Nazi lines and tell them to behave tactically… or else. Every mission is a deadl...
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Rampart

DOS1992 strategy
Rampart is what happens when someone mashes Tetris, tower defense, and medieval warfare into a single frantic loop. You rebuild crumbling castle walls using oddly shaped bricks, th...
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Bomb Jack remake

DOS2002remake action
The classic bomb-defusing, platform-hopping, enemy-dodging chaos of Bomb Jack gets a fresh coat of pixels in this 2002 DOS remake. You’re still the tiny superhero hopping aro...