Abandonware DOS title

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Dungeon Master's Assistant Vol 1

DOS1988protected application
Before apps, spreadsheets, and AI Dungeon Masters, there was Dungeon Master’s Assistant Vol. 1. Released in 1988, this tool was a digital sidekick for pen-and-paper D&D p...
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Hannibal

DOS1993 strategy
Released in 1993, Hannibal is a strategy game that asks you to think like a military commander facing impossible odds—and occasionally impossible interface decisions. Inspire...
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Transarctica

DOS1993 vehicle simulation
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Guerrilla War

DOS1987 shooter
Guerrilla War wastes no time pretending to be subtle. You run upward, you shoot everything that moves, and occasionally you rescue a hostage who seems oddly calm about the whole si...
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Arctic Fox

DOS1987 vehicle simulation
Tank controls + polar bears + Cold War vibes = Arctic Fox. In this early vehicular combat sim, you're piloting a futuristic snow tank across an icy wasteland to stop some aliens or...
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Ambush at Sorinor

DOS1993 strategy
In Ambush at Sorinor, tactics meet fantasy in a land where ambushing people is apparently the national sport. You’re a mercenary commander picking the right team to win missi...
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Theme Park

DOS1994protected simulation
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Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines

Windows XP/98/951998protected strategy
Forget Rambo. Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines is what happens when you drop six experts behind Nazi lines and tell them to behave tactically… or else. Every mission is a deadl...
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The Blue & the Gray

DOS1993 strategy
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Bridge 7.0

DOS1992 strategy
Finally, a game for people who think solitaire is just too wild. Bridge 7.0 is the digital equivalent of sipping tea with your grandparents while arguing about trumps and bidding s...
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Skullduggery: Adventures in Horror

DOS1986 adventure
Don’t let the cartoony name fool you: Skullduggery: Adventures in Horror wants to unsettle you, and it’s surprisingly good at it. This early horror adventure mixes clas...
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Alien Legacy

DOS1994 strategy
Alien Legacy (1994) is like SimCity crashed into Star Trek and nobody called the insurance company. It’s a real-time strategy/simulation game that has you managing a colony i...
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UFO 2000

Windows XP/98/95Linux2004freeware strategy
Imagine X-COM but with fewer excuses to blame the developers when you miss a 95% chance shot—because in UFO 2000 (2004), the chaos was entirely player-driven. A free, open-so...
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Ishar 3: The Seven Gates of Infinity

DOS1994protected rpg
By 1994, the Ishar series decided subtlety was overrated. Ishar 3 is bigger, bolder, and occasionally more confusing than its predecessors. Your party once again explores vast land...
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Marble Cooking

DOS1994NSFW puzzle
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Ms Pac PC

DOS1995remake action
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Rampart

DOS1992 strategy
Rampart is what happens when someone mashes Tetris, tower defense, and medieval warfare into a single frantic loop. You rebuild crumbling castle walls using oddly shaped bricks, th...
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System Shock 2

Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS1999protected action-adventure
System Shock 2 is a first-person action role-playing video game developed by Irrational Games and Looking Glass Studios. It was released in 1999 and is known for its innovative gam...
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Commander Keen: Keen Dreams

DOS1992 action
Before Keen went full-on galactic hero, he had a Keen Dreams. Literally. This midquel drops him in a dreamscape ruled by King Boobus Tuber (yes, really), where vegetables are evil ...
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Hockey League Simulator

DOS1990 sports
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Ultima 9: Ascension

Windows XP/98/951999protected rpg
By the time Ultima 9 rolled around, expectations were sky-high—and the result was… divisive. It looked gorgeous for 1999, with sweeping 3D landscapes and dramatic voic...
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Robocop 3

DOS1992 shooter
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Big Sea: The Better One Will Win

DOS1994 simulation
With a title that sounds like a deep-sea motivational poster, Big Sea: The Better One Will Win is a maritime strategy game where the stakes are high and the water’s pixelated...
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Tetris

DOS1987 puzzle
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Deja Vu 2: Lost in Las Vegas

DOS1990 adventure
In this 1990 point-and-click adventure, you find yourself in Las Vegas with no memory of how you got there. Solve puzzles, gather clues, and uncover the mystery behind your amnesia...
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War in Middle Earth

DOS1989 strategy
War in Middle-earth is a real-time strategy game developed by Synergistic Software and published by Melbourne House. It was released in 1988 for various platforms including the Com...
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Sherlock: The Game of Logic

DOS1991protected puzzle