Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

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Microsoft Word

Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x1983 application
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Bureau 13

DOS1995 adventure
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Ravenloft: Stone Prophet

DOS1995protected rpg
Ravenloft: Stone Prophet is a fantasy RPG set in the egyptian Ravenloft campaign that uses the Advanced Dungeons & Dragon ruleset. It's the sequel to Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession and uses the same first person real-time 3d engine. Stone Prophet was developed by DreamForge Entertainment and published by SSI in 1995.
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Buck Rogers: Matrix Cubed

DOS1992protected rpg
Buck Rogers: Matrix Cubed is a CRPG developed by SSI Strategic Simulations Inc. and released in 1992 for DOS only. Buck Rogers: Matrix Cubed is the sequel to Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday and it's based on a campaign setting created by TSR in the late 80s. The game uses the Gold Box engine, common to much of the RPGs developed by SSI.
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Atlantis: The Lost Tales

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protected adventure
Atlantis: The Lost Tales is a graphic adventure game developed by Cryo Interactive and released in 1997. It is the first in a series of games set around the legendary lost city of Atlantis. You play as Seth, a young hero who becomes entangled in the political and mysterious happenings of the city. Seth is tasked with finding the missing queen,...
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Ski or Die

DOS1990 sports
Ski or Die is a winter sports-themed video game that was originally released in 1990 for various platforms, including the Commodore 64, Amiga, and MS-DOS. The game was developed by Electronic Arts and was a follow-up to their earlier title, "California Games". Ski or Die features a collection of winter sports events: downhill blitz, acro aerials, s...
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Shufflepuck Cafè

DOSMac OS1989 sports
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Lords of the Realm 2

DOSWindows XP/98/95Windows 10/11Mac OS1996protected simulation
Lords of the Realm II is a medieval-themed real-time strategy (RTS) and turn-based strategy game developed by Impressions Games and published by Sierra On-Line. Released in 1996, it is the second game in the "Lords of the Realm" series. Players manage their kingdom by balancing resources such as food, weapons, and gold, engaging in diplomacy w...
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Street Rod

DOS1989protected racing
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Captain Comic, The Adventures of

DOS1988freeware action-adventure
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Alcatraz

DOS1992 shooter
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Magic Pockets

DOS1992 action
Magic Pockets is a platform game developed by The Bitmap Brothers and published by Renegade Software. It was released in 1991 for the Atari ST, Amiga, and MS-DOS platforms. In Magic Pockets, players control a character known as the Bitmap Kid, who possesses magical pockets that can produce a variety of useful items. The game is a side-scrollin...
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Team Yankee

DOS1990 vehicle simulation
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Deathtrack

DOS1989 racing
Deathtrack is an abandoned racing vehicular combat game set in a post-apocalyptic North America. Deathtrack is a mix of high-speed racing and combat and was developed by Dynamix and released by Activision in 1989 for DOS.
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Falcon

DOS1987protected vehicle simulation
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Heroes of Might and Magic

DOSWindows XP/98/951995protected strategy
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Hostage: Rescue Mission

DOS1989 shooter
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Borland Turbo C v2

DOS1988 application
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Crisis in the Kremlin

DOS1991protected simulation
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Dangerous Dave: Risky Rescue

DOS1993protected action
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Striker

DOS1985 shooter
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Zork III: The Dungeon Master

DOS1984 adventure
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Street Rod 2: The Next Generation

DOS1991protected racing
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Raptor: Call of the Shadows

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1994protecteddemo shooter
Raptor: Call of the Shadows is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up video game developed by Cygnus Studios and published by Apogee Software. The game was first released in 1994 for MS-DOS and later ported to other platforms. In Raptor, players control a fighter jet through various levels filled with enemy aircraft, ground targets, power-ups and boss...
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Hired Guns

DOS1993 rpg
Hired Guns is an abandoned game developed by DMA Design and published by Psygnosis in 1993 for DOS and Amiga platforms. Hired Guns is a sci-fi RPG in which you control four mercenaries in four individual simultaneous first person sub-screens tasked with destroying all the bad guys from a single planet.
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NeoPaint 3.2

DOS1996 application
NeoPaint 3.2 is a raster-based graphics editing software designed for DOS. It is a lightweight yet powerful alternative to more complex image editing programs like Photoshop. NeoPaint offers a range of features for creating, editing, and enhancing images, including tools for drawing, painting, photo retouching, and animation.
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Amnesia

DOS1986 adventure
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Batman: the Caped Crusader

DOS1988 action-adventure
Batman: The Caped Crusader is an action-adventure video game released in the late 1980s. It was developed and published by Ocean Software and was available on various home computer systems of that era, including the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Amiga, Atari ST and, of course, DOS. The game was a graphic action-adventure that combine...