Abandonware DOS title

The best modem games

Games supporting modem play can be played by multiple players on PCs connected using... guess what?... a modem. Back in the day, being able to play via modem didn't involve Internet at all.

Most popular modem applications

Magic: The Gathering
strategyWindows XP/98/95
Virtua Cop 2
shooterWindows XP/98/95

Modem applications

  • gforce-flight-02
    DOS19894.2/5 Simbiosis Interactive
  • nascarracing-4
    DOS19944.1/5 Papyrus Design Group
  • starfleet-command-04
    Windows XP/98/951999protected4.1/5 Interplay Productions
  • tyrian2000-02
    DOS1999freeware4.1/5 Eclipse Software

    Tyrian 2000 is an old DOS science fiction classic shoot'em up, developed by Eclipse Software and designed by Alexander Brandon, Jason Emery, Daniel Cook. Tyrian 2000 is one of the most popular shoot'em ups ever published for DOS and it's still remembered by retro gaming fans to this day.

  • detroit-01
    DOS19944.1/5 Impressions Games
  • metaltech-battledrome-03
    DOS19944.1/5 Sierra On-Line
  • descent-1
    DOS1995protected4.1/5 Parallax Software

    Descent is a first person shooter with a unique six degree of freedom gameplay developed by Parallax Software and released by Interplay Productions in 1995.. You control a spaceship and must pilot it in a mine, through a series of 3d levels. The goal of the game is to find a series of keys, shoot down enemy ships and find your way to the next level.

  • gta1-6
    DOSWindows XP/98/9519974.1/5 DMA Design

    In Grand Theft Auto the player takes the role of a criminal who can freely roam around the city (Liberty City) completing tasks for the local mobs: stealing cars, killing pedestrians, all of it while avoiding the police and the army. The freedom of gameplay and the "I'm the bad guy" appeal of the game made the Grand Theft Auto series very popular.

  • machiavelli-1
    DOS1995protected4.1/5 Holistic Design
  • red-alert-6
    DOS1996freeware4.1/5 Westwood Studios

    Command & Conquer: Red Alert is a real-time strategy (RTS) video game developed by Westwood Studios and published by Virgin Interactive in 1996. It is part of the Command & Conquer series and is set in an alternate history where World War II never occurred, leading to a different global conflict.The success of Red Alert led to several seque...

  • onemustfall2097-2
    DOS1994freeware4.1/5 Diversions Entertainment
  • car-and-driver-05
    DOS19924.1/5 Lerner Research
  • pacific-general-03
    Windows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
  • deathrally-02
    DOS1996freeware4.1/5 Remedy Entertainment Ltd.
  • global-effect-05
    DOS19924.1/5 Millennium Interactive
  • ultimatedoom-1
    DOS1995protected4.1/5 id software
  • cave-wars-01
    DOS19964.1/5
  • slipstream-5000-06
    DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac1995protected4.1/5 The Software Refinery

    Slipstream 5000 is a futuristic racing video game that was released in 1995 for MS-DOS. It was developed by The Software Refinery and published by Gremlin Interactive. The game is set in the year 2110, and players engage in high-speed, anti-gravity racing in a variety of unique and challenging tracks. One distinctive feature of Slipstream 5000...

  • chasmrift-2
    DOS19974.1/5 Action Forms
  • z-01
    DOS1996protected4.1/5 Bitmap Brothers
  • empire2-art-war-05
    DOSWindows XP/98/9519954.1/5 White Wolf Productions
  • op-combat-2-03
    DOS19934.1/5 Merit Software
  • 1942pacific-5
    DOS1994protected4.1/5 MicroProse Software
  • pod-gold-03
    Windows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 UBI Soft
  • themehospital-2
    DOSWindows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 Bullfrog
  • fifa96-2
    DOS19954.1/5 Extended Play Productions
  • tempest-2000-03
    DOS1996remake4.1/5 Atari
  • fifa-97-05
    DOS19964.1/5 Electronic Arts
  • star-wars-battleground-07
    Windows XP/98/95Mac2001protected4.1/5 LucasArts

    Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds is a science fiction real-time strategy game set in the Star Wars universe, focused both on the first and the second Star Wars trilogy. Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds was developed by LucasArts Entertainment in 2001. SWGB was developed using the Genie engine, the same used for Age of Empires.

  • wing-commander-armada-08
    DOS1994protected4.1/5 Origin Systems

    Wing Commander: Armada is space combat simulation game developed by Origin Systems and released by Electronic Arts in 1994 for DOS. Wing Commander: Armada is part of the Wing Commander game series and was published before Wind Commander III. Armada is focused on multiplayer battles but it can be played in single player mode too. It features differe...