Abandonware DOS title

Games featuring hotseat multiplayer mode sorted by release date

Games supporting hotseat multiplayer mode can be played by more than one player (usually two) on the same PC taking turns playing the game. Many strategy games offer an hotseat multiplayer mode.
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Power Struggle

DOS1988 Personal Software Services
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Rack 'em

DOS1988 Artech Studios
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Reach for the Stars

DOS1988 SSG Strategic Studies Group
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Santa Paravia en Fiumaccio

DOS1988 Starsoft Development
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Skate or Die

DOS1988 Electronic Arts
Skate or Die is an abandoned sports game, developed and released by Electronic Arts in 1988 for DOS and a number of other platforms. Skate or Die is a multi-sport kind of game, including every kind of unconventional "sport" done on skateboard. A sequel, Ski or Die, was released an year later.
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Solomon's Key

DOS1988 Probe Entertainment
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Stellar Crusade

DOS1988protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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The $100,000 pyramid

DOS1988 Magicom Multimedia
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The Games: Summer Edition

DOS1988 Epyx
The Games: Summer Edition is a sports simulation video game developed and published by Epyx, originally released in 1988. The Games: Summer Edition simulates various summer Olympic events. Players can compete in these events either against the computer or with other players. The game is part of the "Games" series by Epyx, which also includes titles...
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TV Mogul

DOS1988 First Row Software Publishing
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Uridium

DOS1988 Graftgold
Uridium is a classic shoot 'em up video game that was originally developed by Andrew Braybrook and published by Hewson Consultants in 1986 for various home computer platforms (including MS-DOS). In Uridium, players control a spaceship known as the Manta, and the objective is to destroy a series of enemy spacecraft, as well as ground-based inst...
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Win, Lose or Draw

DOS1988 Softie
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Zany Golf

DOS1988 Sandcastle
Zany Golf (also known as Will Harvey's Zany Golf) is an abandoned miniature golf game designed by Will Harvey, developed by Sandcastle and released by Electronic Arts in 1988. Zany Golf runs on DOS but was also published for Amiga, Atari ST, Apple IIgs, Genesis. Zany Golf can be played by two players on hotseat mode.
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Acquire

DOS1989 IBM
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Action in the North Atlantic

DOS1989 General Quarters Software
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Austerlitz 1805

DOS1989 Cornerstone Software
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Bar Games

DOS1989 Accolade
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Boot Camp

DOS1989 Konami
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Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show

DOS1989 Tynesoft Computer Software
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Circus Attractions

DOS1989 Golden Goblins
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Clue Master Detective

DOS1989 Dalali Software
Clue Master Detective is an abandoned strategy game developed by Dalali Software and released by Leisure Genius in 1989 for DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, C64. Clue Master Detective is based on the well known board game Clue (also known as Cluedo). Clue can be played in single player, but the best gaming experience come from the multi-player mode.
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Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 2

DOS1989 SSG Strategic Studies Group
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Face Off!

DOS1989 MindSpan
Face Off! is an abandoned hockey sports game developed by MindSpan (known for their Hardball series) and released by Gamestar in 1989 for DOS and also for Commodore 64. Face Off supports multiplayer in competitive or cooperative modes.
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Fidelity Chessmaster 2100

DOS1989 The Software Toolworks
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Gengis Khan

DOS1989 KOEI
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John Madden Football

DOS1989 Electronic Arts
John Madden Football was the first of a series of american football sports games sponsored by the coach of the same name. The first John Madden Football is an abandoned game developed and released by Electronic Arts in 1988 for Apple II and Commodore 64 and later released for DOS (in 1989). The Madden series became extremely popular and the sequels...