Abandonware DOS title

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Heart of China

DOS1991 adventure
Heart of China is an adventure game that leans heavily into storytelling, weaving a tale of intrigue and danger across exotic locations. The narrative is its strongest asset, pulli...
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Gal Pani X

Windows XP/98/952000freewareNSFW action
Gal Pani X is the sort of arcade puzzle game that looks innocent for about five seconds before revealing its true nature: a frantic test of nerves where drawing lines is somehow mo...
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Jane's Combat Simulations: Advanced Tactical Fighters

DOS1996 vehicle simulation
Jane's Combat Simulations: Advanced Tactical Fighters arrived in 1996 and delivered the kind of detailed flight simulation that aviation enthusiasts love. Players take control of m...
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Police Quest 3: The Kindred

DOS1991protecteddemo adventure
Police Quest 3: The Kindred is an adventure video game developed and published by Sierra On-Line in 1991. It is the third installment in the Police Quest series, which was designed...
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American McGee's Alice

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2000 action-adventure
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Hoyle Classic Card Games

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1993 strategy
Hoyle Classic Card Games is the digital equivalent of a well-stocked card table, offering a variety of games to suit different tastes. Released in 1993, it combines accessibility w...
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Jagged Alliance 2

Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS1999protected strategy
Jagged Alliance 2 is a turn-based tactical role-playing strategy game developed by Sir-Tech and released in 1999 for Windows. It is the sequel to the original Jagged Alliance and h...
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Indiana Jones and his Desktop Adventures

Windows 3.xMac OS1996demo action-adventure
Indiana Jones and His Desktop Adventures is a charmingly odd experiment that shrinks globe-trotting archaeology into bite-sized missions designed for quick play sessions. Viewed fr...
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Midwinter

DOS1990 strategy
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Panzer Battles

DOS1990 strategy
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Blade Runner

Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS1997protected adventure
One of the best licensed games of the '90s, Blade Runner (1997) puts you in the rain-soaked shoes of Ray McCoy, a detective tracking down replicants in a world where it's always ni...
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B.A.T.

DOS1990 adventure
B.A.T. is a cyberpunk-themed adventure game released in 1989 by UBI Soft for various platforms, including Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, and later the Commodore 64. It blends adventure, ...
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NFL Pro League Football

DOS1989 sports
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

DOS1989protecteddemo adventure
Released in 1989, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade takes the film's adventure and translates it into a point-and-click experience with surprising elegance. It captures the charm,...
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Body Blows

DOS1993 action
Body Blows is a 2D fighting game developed and published by Team17, released in 1993. It was initially launched for the Amiga and later ported to MS-DOS. Body Blows was one of the ...
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UMS: The Universal Military Simulator

DOSMac OS1988 strategy
UMS: The Universal Military Simulator is exactly what its name promises and maybe a little more than you bargained for. Released in 1988, it offers a sandbox approach to warfare th...
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Dime City

DOS1995NSFW simulation
If Grand Theft Auto had a German uncle who worked in finance, it might look a lot like Dime City. Released in 1995 for DOS, this oddball title blends business simulation with under...
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Dark Ages Volume II - The Undead Kingdom

DOS1991freeware action
The saga continues in Dark Ages Volume II: The Undead Kingdom, where your “Prince of Destiny” status doesn’t earn you a vacation, but instead throws you into a ki...
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Operation Stealth

DOS1990 adventure
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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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Interactive Girls Club Games

DOS1993NSFW puzzle
Interactive Girls Club Games is one of those early ’90s curiosities that tried to blend interactivity with, let’s say, “adult-themed social simulation.” The...
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Leather Goddesses of Phobos 2

DOS1992NSFW adventure
Released in 1992, Leather Goddesses of Phobos 2 abandons pure text in favor of colorful point-and-click adventure gameplay while preserving the outrageous humor that made its prede...
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Captain Comic, The Adventures of

DOS1988freeware action-adventure
Before space marines were gritty and everything exploded in brown and grey, there was The Adventures of Captain Comic. This is early PC platforming in all its clunky, jumpy, 4-colo...
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Premier Manager

DOS1992 sports
Premier Manager was released in 1992 by Gremlin Interactive for the Commodore Amiga and MS-DOS platforms. It was one of the earliest football management simulation games and allowe...
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Jumpman

DOS1984 action
Released in 1984, Jumpman is a classic platform game that challenges players to navigate construction sites packed with hazards, ladders, and carefully placed obstacles. The object...
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Pushover

DOS1992 puzzle
Pushover is a puzzle platformer video game developed by Red Rat Software and released by Ocean Software in 1992. It was initially available for the Commodore Amiga and later ported...
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Ms. Pac-Man

DOS1984 action
Ms. Pac-Man is a classic arcade game released by Midway in 1982 (1984 for DOS) as a follow-up to the original Pac-Man (1980), developed by Namco. While its core gameplay ...
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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...