Abandonware DOS title

Games featuring modem multiplayer mode sorted by release date

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.

Most popular modem games

Magic: The Gathering
strategyWindows XP/98/95
Virtua Cop 2
shooterWindows XP/98/95
Grand Theft Auto
action-adventureDOS, Windows XP/98/95
  • witchaven1-06
    DOSWindows XP/98/951995protected4.2/5 Capstone

    Witchaven is an abandoned fantasy first-person shooter (or "slasher", since you'll wield melee weapons) developed by Capstone and released by IntraCorp in 1995 for DOS and Windows. Witchaven includes RPG elements such as experience and leveling your character but it's primarily an action game with swords and spells.

  • alien-trilogy-03
    DOS19964.2/5 Probe Entertainment
  • toshinden-07
    DOS19964.3/5 Tamsoft Corporation
  • birthright-win-05
    Windows XP/98/9519964.2/5 Synergistic Software
  • blood-and-magic-04
    DOS19963.8/5 Tachyon Studios
  • cave-wars-01
    DOS19964.1/5
  • chaos-overlord-01
    Windows XP/98/95Mac1996protected3/5 Stick Man Games
  • red-alert-6
    DOS1996freeware4.1/5 Westwood Studios

    Command & Conquer: Red Alert is a real-time strategy (RTS) video game developed by Westwood Studios and published by Virgin Interactive in 1996. It is part of the Command & Conquer series and is set in an alternate history where World War II never occurred, leading to a different global conflict.The success of Red Alert led to several seque...

  • deadlock-08
    Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x1996protected4.2/5 Accolade
  • deathrally-02
    DOS1996freeware4.1/5 Remedy Entertainment Ltd.
  • diablo1-06
    Windows XP/98/951996protecteddemo4.2/5 Blizzard Entertainment
  • f22-lightning-2-07
    DOS19964.3/5 NovaLogic
  • fifa-97-05
    DOS19964.1/5 Electronic Arts
  • jagged-alliance-deadly-games-09
    DOS1996protected4.2/5 Sir-tech Software
  • krazy-ivan-02
    Windows XP/98/9519963.6/5 Psygnosis
  • magic-carpet-2-05
    DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac1996protected3.9/5 Bullfrog
  • moo2-administratoroffer
    DOSWindows XP/98/951996protected4.3/5 SimTex

    Master of Orion II is a 4X turn-based sci-fi strategy game set in space. Master of Orion 2 gives the player an empire to run by controlling food and production, managing economy and researching new technology. The player can wage war against other races or use spies and diplomacy to achieve victory.

  • mechwarrior-2-mercenaries-06
    DOSWindows XP/98/9519964/5 Activision
  • monster-truck-madness-05
    Windows XP/98/9519964.2/5 Terminal Reality
  • quake_002
    DOSWindows XP/98/951996protected4.3/5 id software

    Quake is a real-time 3D FPS developed by idSoftware and a spiritual successor to the popular Doom series. Quake became very popular and spawned many sequels and fan made mods such as Team Fortress.

  • road-rash-win-05
    Windows XP/98/9519964.3/5 Papyrus Design Group

    Road Rash is an abandoned motorcycle racing game developed by Papyrus Design Group and released by Electronic Arts in 1996. Road Rash runs on Windows XP/98/95 but was also published for Amiga, Sega Genesis, Sega Master System, 3DO, Game Gear, PlayStation, Saturn, Game Boy. In Road Rash you're a motorcycle racer that needs to win against other racer...

  • starcontrol3_003
    DOS1996protected4/5 Legend Entertainment
  • syndicatewars-5
    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.

  • tempest-2000-03
    DOS1996remake4.1/5 Atari
  • settlers-2-04
    DOSMac1996protected3.9/5 Blue Byte Software
  • z-01
    DOS1996protected4.1/5 Bitmap Brothers
  • atomic-bomberman-03
    Windows XP/98/9519974.2/5 Interplay Productions
  • blood-3
    DOS1997protected4.2/5 Monolith Productions
  • chasmrift-2
    DOS19974.1/5 Action Forms
  • combat-chess-02
    Windows XP/98/951997protected3.8/5 Minds Eye Productions