Abandonware DOS title

The most popular 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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Sid Meier's CivNet

Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x1995 MicroProse Software
CivNet is a multiplayer adaptation of the original Sid Meier's Civilization game, released in 1995. It was developed and published by MicroProse for MS-DOS and Windows. This version of Civilization brought networked multiplayer ga...
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Falcon 3.0

DOS1991protected Sphere
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Tempest 2000

DOS1996remake Atari
Tempest 2000 is a video game developed by Llamasoft and published by Atari Corporation. It was released in 1994 for DOS, Mac, the Atari Jaguar console, etc. Tempest 2000 is an enhanced remake of the original Tempest, which was rel...
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Dark Reign: The Future of War

Windows XP/98/951997protected Auran Games
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3-D Helicopter Simulator

DOS1987 Sierra On-Line
Released in 1987, this is less of a simulator and more of a fever dream where you pilot a flying box over a grid pretending to be terrain. 3-D Helicopter Simulator was ambitious for its time, with wireframe graphics that suggest a...
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Machiavelli the Prince

DOS1995protected Holistic Design
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Big Red Racing

DOS1995 The Big Red Software Company
Big Red Racing is what happens when you combine arcade mayhem with zero regard for realism and lots of British sarcasm. Drive everything from dump trucks to hovercrafts, insult your friends, and laugh your way to the finish line. ...
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Krazy Ivan

Windows XP/98/951996 Psygnosis
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NetStorm: Islands at War

Windows XP/98/951997
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The Civil War

DOS1987 Avalon Hill
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Dark Legions

DOS1994protected Silicon Knights
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MiG-29M Super Fulcrum

DOS1989 Simbiosis Interactive
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Cultures

Windows XP/98/952000protected Funatics Software
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Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II

Windows XP/98/951997protected LucasArts
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Ground Control

Windows XP/98/952000protected Massive Entertainment
Ground Control is a strategy game developed by Massive Entertainment and released by Sierra On-Line in 2000. More precisely Ground Control is a real time tactical game with a sci-fi setting.
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Star Control 3

DOS1996protected Legend Entertainment
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Vette!

DOS1989 Sphere
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Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2001protected LucasArts
Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds is a science fiction real-time strategy game set in the Star Wars universe, focused both on the first and the second Star Wars trilogy. Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds was developed by LucasArts...
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Birthright: The Gorgon's Alliance

Windows XP/98/951996 Synergistic Software
Ever wanted to manage a kingdom, lead armies, go dungeon-crawling, and attend budget meetings? Birthright: The Gorgon’s Alliance makes all your fantasy micromanagement dreams come true. Released in 1996 for Windows XP (yes, ...
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V for Victory: D-day Utah Beach

DOS1991protected Atomic Games
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Slipstream 5000

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1995protected The Software Refinery
Slipstream 5000 is a futuristic racing video game that was released in 1995 for MS-DOS. It was developed by The Software Refinery and published by Gremlin Interactive. The game is set in the year 2110, and players engage in high-s...
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Star Trek: Starfleet Command

Windows XP/98/951999protected Interplay Productions
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SSN-21 Seawolf

DOS1994 Electronic Arts
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Star General

Windows XP/98/95DOS1996protected 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 play...
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Mechwarrior 2: Mercenaries

DOSWindows XP/98/951996 Activision
MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries is a standalone expansion to MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat, released in 1996 by Activision. Part of the larger BattleTech universe, the game puts players in control of a customizable BattleMech as t...
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Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games

DOS1996protected Sir-tech Software
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Merchant Prince

DOS1993 Holistic Design
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Archon Ultra

DOS1994protected Free Fall Associates
Archon Ultra is what happens when you smash chess into an arcade cabinet and call it a day. This updated version of the original Archon throws in jazzed-up graphics and faster gameplay, but keeps the core idea: when pieces meet, t...
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Screamer

DOS1995protected Milestone
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Mageslayer

Windows XP/98/951997 Raven Software
Mageslayer is an action game developed by Raven Software and published by GT Interactive in 1997 for MS-DOS. It stands out as a top-down, hack-and-slash dungeon crawler inspired by games like Gauntlet, but with an original fantasy...