Abandonware DOS title

Science fiction games sorted by year, newest first

Time travel, space wars, alien empires, alternate universe, cyberpunk anti-heroes, space invaders, post-apocalyptic worlds, dystopian societies, mad scientists, galaxies far far away, strange new worlds, mech battles, deep space exploration, evil robots... should I go on?
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Star Wars Rebellion

Windows XP/98/951998protected
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StarCraft

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1998protecteddemo Blizzard Entertainment
StarCraft is a classic RTS (Real-Time Strategy) game developed by Blizzard Entertainment and released in 1998 for Windows and Macintosh. StarCraft takes the Warcraft experience to a sci-fi setting with an interesting story, three ...
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The Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1998protected Presto Studios
The Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time is the third chapter in The Journeyman Project series. It's a science fiction adventure game developed by Presto Studios, designed by Phil Saunders and published by Red Orb Entertainment in...
aliencabal-4

Alien Cabal

DOS1997freeware QASoft
Imagine Doom got abducted by aliens, experimented on, and sent back to Earth with a case of amnesia. That’s Alien Cabal (1997). It’s a weird mix of FPS action and X-Files paranoia, with pixelated bad guys who look like...
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Blade Runner

Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS1997protected Westwood Studios
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 night and nobody smiles. It’s not just point-a...
callahan-crosstime-03

Callahan's Crosstime Saloon

DOS1997 Legend Entertainment
Imagine Cheers met Quantum Leap and got weirdly philosophical. That’s Callahan’s Crosstime Saloon, a narrative adventure based on Spider Robinson’s sci-fi stories. You’re Jake Stonebender, a pun-slinging ti...
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CHAMP Asteroids

DOS1997remake ChamProgramming corp.
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CHAMP Galagon

DOS1997remake ChamProgramming corp.
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Chasm: The Rift

DOS1997 Action Forms
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City of Lost Children

DOS1997 Psygnosis
command-conquer-sole-survivor-04

Command & Conquer: Sole Survivor

Windows XP/98/951997 Westwood Studios
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Dark Reign: The Future of War

Windows XP/98/951997protected Auran Games
fallout1-8

Fallout

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protecteddemo Interplay Productions
The first Fallout game was released in 1997 by Interplay Productions and is widely regarded as one of the most influential RPGs of its time. The game begins in the year 2161, over 80 years after the nuclear war, with the play...
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Independence War

Windows XP/98/951997protected Particle Systems
little-big-adventure-2-01

Little Big Adventure 2 (Twinsen's Odyssey)

DOSWindows XP/98/951997protected Adeline Software International
mdk-03

MDK

DOSMac OSWindows XP/98/951997protected Shiny Entertainment
pod-gold-03

POD

Windows XP/98/951997protected UBI Soft
quake2-03

Quake 2

Windows XP/98/95Windows 10/11Mac OS1997protecteddemo Activision
Quake II is a first-person shooter video game developed by id Software and released in 1997. It is the sequel to the original Quake and was a significant milestone in the evolution of 3D graphics in video games. Quake II main...
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Redneck Rampage

DOS1997protected Xatrix Entertainment
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Shadow Warrior

DOS1997protected 3d Realms
jediknight-03

Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II

Windows XP/98/951997protected LucasArts
yoda-stories-03

Star Wars: Yoda Stories

Windows XP/98/951997 LucasArts
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The Feeble Files

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protected Adventure Soft
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Total Annihilation

Windows XP/98/951997protected Cavedog Entertainment
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Warheads

Windows XP/98/951997
waterworld-03

Waterworld

DOS1997 Intelligent Games
xcom3-09

X-COM: Apocalypse

DOSWindows XP/98/951997protected Mythos Software
X-COM: Apocalypse is the third installment of the very popular X-COM franchise. After X-COM: Ufo Defence and Terror From the Deep, fans expected another smash hit. Apocalypse is quite different under many aspects, from gameplay to...
alien-rampage-05

Alien Rampage

DOS1996
Alien Rampage (1996) is what happens when Duke Nukem gets stranded on a hostile alien planet and decides subtlety is for cowards. It’s a side-scrolling shooter dripping with gore, attitude, and the occasional terrible pun. E...
alien-trilogy-03

Alien Trilogy

DOS1996 Probe Entertainment
Alien Trilogy is a first-person shooter video game released in 1996 for various platforms, including the PlayStation, Sega Saturn, and MS-DOS. Developed by Probe Entertainment and published by Acclaim Entertainment, the game is ba...
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Amok

DOS1996 Scavenger
Ever wanted to pilot a walking death machine through a series of exploding industrial hellscapes while being shot at from every angle? Welcome to Amok. This 1996 mech-shooter is a glorious mess of 3D environments, big explosions, ...