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.
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Dominium

DOS19924.1/5 Microids
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Theme Hospital

DOSWindows XP/98/951997protecteddemo4.1/5 Bullfrog
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Merchant Prince

DOS19934.1/5 Holistic Design
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Total Annihilation Kingdoms

Windows XP/98/951999protected4.1/5 Cavedog Entertainment
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Destruction Derby

DOS19954.1/5 Reflections Interactive
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688 Attack Sub

DOS19894/5 Electronic Arts
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Syndicate Wars

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac1996protected4/5 Bullfrog
Syndicate Wars is the sequel to the much acclaimed Syndicate developed by Bullfrog in its golden years. Like its predecessor, Syndicate Wars is a real-time tactics strategy game set in a cyberpunk dystopian world involving excessive violence, mega-corporations, bleak urban environment. Syndicate Wars also supports a multi-player co-op mode via LAN.
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Grand Theft Auto

DOSWindows XP/98/9519974/5 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.
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FIFA 97

DOS19964/5 Electronic Arts
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Vette!

DOS19894/5 Sphere
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Dark Reign 2

Windows XP/98/952000protected4/5 Pandemic Studios
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Mechwarrior 2: Mercenaries

DOSWindows XP/98/9519964/5 Activision
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Star Control 3

DOS1996protected4/5 Legend Entertainment
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Baldur's Gate

Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac1998protected4/5 BioWare
Baldur's Gate a fantasy RPG set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe which is regarded as the RPG that brought new life in a dying genre in the late 90s. Baldur's Gate was developed by BioWare and released by Black Isle Studios in 1998 for Windows, Lunux and Mac. Some of the innovations that Baldur's Gate introduced to the RPG genre are the ...
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Chasm: The Rift

DOS19974/5 Action Forms
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Army Men 2

Windows XP/98/951998protected4/5 The 3DO Company
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Command HQ

DOS19904/5 Ozark Softscape
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Dark Legions

DOS1994protected4/5 Silicon Knights
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Descent: FreeSpace - The Great War

Windows XP/98/951998protected4/5 Volition
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Empire Deluxe

DOSWindows 3.x19934/5 White Wolf Productions
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Global Conquest

DOS19924/5 Ozark Softscape
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Lexi-Cross

DOS19914/5 Platinumware
Lexi-Cross is an abandoned science fiction tv show-styled puzzle game. Lexi-Cross was developed by Platinumware and released for DOS by Interplay Productions in 1991. The gameplay is a turn-based mix between Scrabble and Wheel of fortune with elements of Battleship.
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POD

Windows XP/98/951997protected4/5 UBI Soft
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Star General

Windows XP/98/95DOS1996protected4/5 Catware, Inc.
Star General is a turn-based strategy game developed by Catware and published by SSI (Strategic Simulations, Inc.). It was released in 1996 for MS-DOS and later for Windows. The game is set in a science fiction universe where players take command of one of five different factions, each vying for control of the galaxy.In Star General, players comman...
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Zork: Grand Inquisitor

Windows XP/98/95Mac1997protected4/5 Activision
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Neverwinter Nights

DOS1991protected4/5 Beyond Software
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Battle Chess 4000

DOS1992protected4/5 Interplay Productions
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Big Red Racing

DOS19954/5 The Big Red Software Company
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Lords of the Realm

DOSWindows XP/98/951994protected4/5 Impressions Games
Lords of the Realm is top-down kingdom simulation game set in medieval Europe (England and Germany), designed by Christopher J. Foster and David Lester, developed by Impressions Games and released 1994 for DOS, Windows and Amiga.
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William Shatner's TekWar

DOS19954/5 Capstone