Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

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Microsoft Decathlon

DOS1982 sports
Microsoft Decathlon was a popular sports video game released by Microsoft in 1980. It was one of the earliest sports simulation games, notable for its variety of events and competi...
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Star Trek: The Promethean Prophecy

DOSMac OS1986 adventure
A text/graphic adventure from 1986 for DOS and Mac, Star Trek: The Promethean Prophecy is the precursor to Kobayashi Alternative but far more playable. You explore alien worlds, so...
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Populous: The Beginning

Windows XP/98/951998protected strategy
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Fade to Black

DOS1995 action-adventure
Fade to Black (1995) aims high and mostly lands on its feet, delivering a cinematic science-fiction adventure that feels ambitious even today. As a sequel to Flashback, it keeps th...
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Carrier Strike: South Pacific 1942-44

DOS1992protected strategy
If you ever wanted to command the Pacific fleet without getting wet, Carrier Strike is your game. Set during WWII, it’s a turn-based wargame where numbers, radar, and weather...
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Conan: the Cimmerian

DOS1991 rpg
Conan: The Cimmerian lets you brawl your way through the Hyborian Age like a shirtless rage machine with a sword and questionable dialogue. It’s got all the ingredients: dark...
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Aleshar World of Ice

DOS1997 rpg
Aleshar: World of Ice is what happens when someone says, “Let’s make an RPG, but crank the realism to 11.” Set in a cold, brutal land where your sword arm is only...
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Alien Breed

DOS1993protected shooter
If Doom and Gauntlet had a lovechild, Alien Breed would be the weird kid who hangs out in dark corridors with a shotgun. Released in 1993 for DOS, this top-down shooter throws you ...
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4-D Sports boxing

DOS1991 sports
Welcome to the squared circle of wireframe pain. Released in 1991 for DOS, this game puts you in the gloves of a boxer rendered entirely out of jagged geometry. The animation was r...
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Manhunter 2: San Francisco

DOSMac OS1989 adventure
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Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty

Windows XP/98/951999protected strategy
You thought the first one was hard? Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty laughs at your pain and then asks you to infiltrate a Gestapo HQ with a knife and a prayer. This standalone e...
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Space Federation

DOS1994 simulation
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Decision in the Desert

DOS1985 strategy
Before Gettysburg, there was Decision in the Desert (1985), which simulates WWII’s North African campaign. Expect hex maps, endless sand, and the occasional tank battle that ...
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Yie Ar Kung Fu 2: The Emperor Yie-Gah

DOS1985 action
The sequel nobody expected but everyone button-mashed through. Yie Ar Kung Fu 2 adds more characters, more chaos, and less coherence. This time you’re Lee (no relation to Bru...
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Apollo 18: Mission to the Moon

DOS1987 vehicle simulation
Apollo 18: Mission to the Moon (1987) lets you relive the lunar missions in all their... spreadsheet-like glory. This game is as educational as it is punishing; you’ll learn ...
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Borland Reflex 2.0

DOS1986 application
Borland Reflex was a relational database management system (RDBMS) developed by Borland International, a software company that was prominent in the 1980s and 1990s. Reflex was rele...
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Castles

DOS1991protected strategy
Castles is what happens when SimCity meets Game of Thrones. You design your own fortress, manage the budget, and tell unruly peasants why the walls are more important than food. Be...
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Leather Goddesses of Phobos

DOS1986 adventure
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Panza Kick Boxing

DOS1991 sports
Panza Kick Boxing is a video game released in 1990 for the Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, DOS, and ZX Spectrum platforms. It was developed and published by Loriciel. T...
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Blood Money

DOS1990 shooter
Blood Money (1990) answers the question: what if every level in a shoot-'em-up was a different kind of sci-fi fever dream? You fly through alien-infested caverns, collect cash, and...
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Atomino

DOS1991 puzzle
In Atomino (1991), you’re not blowing things up — you’re building atoms. That’s right: this puzzle game puts you in charge of creating molecular structures ...
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Discworld 2: Mortality Bytes!

DOS1996 adventure
Released in 1996, Discworld 2: Mortality Bytes! continues the misadventures of Rincewind, who once again proves that cowardice can be a powerful survival tool. This time, Death has...
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BloodNet

DOS1993protected adventure
BloodNet combines vampires, cyberspace, and noir in a cocktail so strange it probably shouldn’t work but somehow does. You are a hacker who just got bitten by a vampire and n...
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John Madden Football

DOS1989 sports
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 develo...
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Spirit of Adventure

DOS1991 rpg
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Zork III: The Dungeon Master

DOS1984 adventure
The final part of the original trilogy, Zork III ditches treasure-hunting in favor of introspection, moral puzzles, and the looming presence of the Dungeon Master—basically t...
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Rush'n Attack

DOS1989 shooter
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Commander Keen 2: The Earth Explodes

DOS1990protected action
In Commander Keen 2: The Earth Explodes, the stakes go from “oops, stranded on Mars” to “uh-oh, Earth is doomed.” The Vorticons have planted death lasers in...