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Shareware is a type of software distribution model that allows users to try a program before purchasing it. It's a marketing strategy and distribution method that was particularly popular in the early days of personal computing, primarily during the 1980s and 1990s.
Shareware games were released for free with limited functionality (for example: no saving, missing levels, time limit), often via a BBS (Bulletin Board System), a floppy disc or a CD included in a printed magazine or by direct download (when internet was in its infancy). If the user liked the shareware product, they could pay to obtain an upgrade and unlock the full game. When digital distribution started to become popular, shareware games slowly faded into oblivion.

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flightmare-04

Flightmare

DOS1984freeware
flying-tigers-1-03

Flying Tigers

DOS1994 Ticsoft
Flying Tigers is an abandoned vertical-scrolling sci-fi themed shoot 'em up game developed and released by Ticsoft in 1994 for MS-DOS only. Flying Tigers is the first chapter ...
flying-tigers-2-04

Flying Tigers 2

DOS1994
galactix-02

Galactix

DOS1992 Cygnus Studios
ganja-farmer-03

Ganja Farmer

DOS1998
gateworld-splash

Gateworld

DOS1993 HomeBrew Software
godofthunder-2

God of Thunder

DOSWindows XP/98/951993freeware Adept Software
God of Thunder is a classic computer game developed by Adept Software and released in 1993. It's a puzzle platformer with a fantasy theme. In the game, you control Thor, the Norse ...
grand-prix-hole-03

Grand Prix

DOS1989 Wizard Games
heretic-1

Heretic

DOS1994protecteddemo Raven Software
hexxagon-splash

Hexxagon

DOS1993 Argo Games
hexxagon2-splash

Hexxagon 2

DOS1993 Argo Games
hocuspocus-splash

Hocus Pocus

DOS1994protected Apogee Software
hovertank-02

Hovertank One

DOS1991 id software
hugo2-02

Hugo 2: Whodunit?

DOS1991protecteddemo Gray Design Associates
Hugo 2: Whodunit? is an old school graphic adventure game designed by David P. Gray, developed by Gray Design Associates and released in 1991 for MS-DOS only. Hugo 2: Whodunit? is ...
hugo3-06

Hugo 3: Jungle of Doom

DOS1992protecteddemo Gray Design Associates
Hugo III: Jungle of Doom is a point-and-click adventure game released in 1992. It is the third game in the Hugo adventure series, developed by David P. Gray for MS-DOS. Hugo a...
hugoh1-1

Hugo's House of Horrors

DOS1990 Gray Design Associates
Hugo's House of Horrors is an adventure game developed by David P. Gray and released in the early 1990s. The game is a text-based adventure with simple graphics, and it gained popu...
drriptide-splash

In Search of Dr. Riptide

DOS1994 MindStorm Software
in-the-dead-of-night-08

In the Dead of Night

DOS1995 Trecision
inner-worlds-08

Inner Worlds

DOSLinux1996 Sleepless Software
Inner Worlds is the kind of side-scroller that sneaks up on you. At first, it’s a fantasy action-platformer—monsters, dungeons, the usual—but then you discover th...
invasionbatsdoom-splash

Invasion of the Mutant Space Bats of Doom

DOS1995 Pop Software
jazzjackrabbit-7

Jazz Jackrabbit

DOS1994protected Epic MegaGames
jazz-jackrabbit-holiday-hare-06

Jazz Jackrabbit Holiday Hare

DOS1994protected Epic MegaGames
jilljungle-4

Jill of the Jungle

DOS1992 Epic MegaGames
jill-of-the-jungle-2-4

Jill of the Jungle 2: Jill Goes Underground

DOS1992 Epic MegaGames
jill-of-the-jungle-3-1

Jill of the Jungle 3: Jill Saves the Prince

DOS1992 Epic MegaGames
joust-vga-03

Joust VGA

DOS1990remake
joyous-rebel-01

Joyous Rebel

DOS1996freeware
jumpman-lives-03

Jumpman Lives!

DOS1991remake Apogee Software
kens-labyrinth-05

Ken's Labyrinth

DOS1993freeware
king-arthur-kort-02

King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table

DOS1994 MVP Software
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