Abandonware DOS title

Games featuring auto-mapping

Some games (usually the less older ones) include an auto mapping system that helps the player by showing parts of the map already discovered. Auto mapping systems are usually found in role playing games like the Might and Magic series, or first person shooters like Doom or Duke Nukem 3D.
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Questron 2

DOS1988protected Westwood Studios
Questron II is a role-playing game (RPG) developed by Westwood Associates and published by Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) in 1988. It serves as the sequel to the original Questro...
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Ravenloft: Stone Prophet

DOS1995protected DreamForge Intertainment
Set in the D&D desert domain of Har’Akir, Ravenloft: Stone Prophet blends horror and ancient-Egypt vibes into a first-person RPG that still feels unusual today. You wande...
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Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession

DOS1994protected DreamForge Intertainment
In Strahd’s Possession, you’re tossed into the mists of Barovia, where Count Strahd—smooth, sinister, and eternally well-groomed—looms over everything. The ...
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Realms of Arkania 1: Blade of destiny

DOS1992protected Attic Entertainment Software
Blade of Destiny is old-school RPGing at its most unapologetic. Based on the German tabletop system Das Schwarze Auge, it throws you into a world where character creation alone fee...
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Realms of Arkania 2: Star trail

DOS1994protected Attic Entertainment Software
Often hailed as the best of the trilogy, Star Trail doubles down on everything its predecessor attempted—and somehow makes it all smoother. The world feels richer, the quests...
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Realms of Arkania 3: Shadows Over Riva

DOS1996protected Attic Entertainment Software
Shadows Over Riva caps the trilogy with a confident stride. The graphics receive a welcome upgrade, the atmosphere takes a darker turn, and the narrative leans heavily into detecti...
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Return to Zork

DOS1993 Activision
“Want some rye? ‘Course you do!” If that line triggers PTSD, congrats: you’ve played Return to Zork. This not-quite-sequel turns the beloved text adventure ...
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Rise of the Triad: Dark War

DOS1994protected Apogee Software
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Ruins of Cawdor

DOS1995 Ybarra Productions
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Shadow of Yserbius

DOS1993 Sierra On-Line
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ShadowCaster

DOS1993 Raven Software
Shadowcaster is a first-person action role-playing game developed by Raven Software and published by Origin Systems. It was released in 1993 for MS-DOS computers.In Shadowcaster, p...
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Spellcasting 301: Spring Break

DOS1992protected Legend Entertainment
You’d think a spring break trip would be relaxing. Not when you're a magically inclined college student with a knack for attracting trouble (and bikinis). Spellcasting 301 se...
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Star Wars: Dark Forces

DOS1995protected LucasArts
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Stonekeep

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1995protected Interplay Productions
Stonekeep is a first-person role-playing game (RPG) developed by Interplay Entertainment. It was released for MS-DOS in 1995 and later for other platforms such as Windows and Macin...
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Strife

DOS1996protecteddemo Velocity
Strife from 1996 is a first-person shooter game developed by Rogue Entertainment and published by Velocity, based on the Doom engine. It's often remembered for being one of the ear...
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Super 3-D Noah's Ark

DOS1995protected Wisdom Tree
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Terminal Terror

DOS1994 Pie in the Sky Software
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The 11th Hour

Windows XP/98/951995protecteddemo Trilobyte
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The 7th Guest

Windows XP/98/951993protected Trilobyte
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The Bard's Tale 3: Thief of Fate

DOS1990 Interplay Productions
The Bard’s Tale III: Thief of Fate is the third and final installment in the original The Bard’s Tale trilogy, developed by Interplay and published by Electronic Arts i...
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The Dark Heart of Uukrul

DOS1989 Digital Studios Limited
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The Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall

DOS1996freeware Bethesda Softworks
The Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall is an old school first-person 3D RPG developed by Bethesda Softworks and released in 1996 for DOS. Daggerfall is the second chapter in popular The E...
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The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind

Windows XP/98/952002protected Bethesda Softworks
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind is a critically acclaimed open-world action role-playing video game developed by Bethesda Game Studios. It was released in 2002 and is the third in...
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The Legacy: Realm of Terror

DOSLinuxMac OS1993protected Magnetic Scrolls
The Legacy: Realm of Terror is a first-person view survival horror RPG set in the modern world, in a haunted house. The Legacy was developed by Magnetic Scrolls and published by Mi...
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The Terminator: Future Shock

DOS1995 Bethesda Softworks
The Terminator: Future Shock is an abandoned science fiction first-person shooter game based on the popular Terminator movies franchise, set in a dystopian world where machines has...
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The Ultimate Doom

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1995protected id Software
Ultimate DOOM is an expanded version of the original DOOM (1993), developed by id Software and released in 1995. It includes all three original episodes of DOOM along with a brand-...
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Timequest

DOS1991protected Legend Entertainment
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Ultima Underworld 2: Labyrinth of Worlds

DOS1993protected Looking Glass Studios
Building on its predecessor, Labyrinth of Worlds expands the formula by throwing you across multiple dimensions. Each world has its own flavor—icy wastelands, alien landscape...
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Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss

DOS1992protected Blue Sky Productions
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...