Abandonware DOS title

The most popular PvP (player VS player) games

Of all the multiplayer modes available for a game, PvP (Player VS Player) is one of the most appreciated. The thrill of competing in some way against a human opponent is something that changes the way you're playing and is often completely different than fighting a computer opponent. In fact, the first games in history lacked a computer opponent (it needed more resources, more code, etc.), there was PvP before everything else.
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Dark Horizons Lore: Invasion

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux2004freeware
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Fidelity Chessmaster 2100

DOS1989 The Software Toolworks
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The Perfect General

DOS1991 White Wolf Productions
The Perfect General is a turn-based strategy military game developed by White Wolf Productions and released in 1991 by Quantun Quality Production. The Perfect General gameplay is quite simple compared to other wargames, but it's based on a solid set of rules and let the players progress at their own pace through missions and scenarios. The Perfect ...
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Face Off!

DOS1989 MindSpan
Face Off! is an abandoned hockey sports game developed by MindSpan (known for their Hardball series) and released by Gamestar in 1989 for DOS and also for Commodore 64. Face Off supports multiplayer in competitive or cooperative modes.
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Archon: the Light and the Dark

DOS1984 Free Fall Associates
Archon: The Light and the Dark is an abandoned DOS fantasy blend of strategy and action game, developed by Free Fall Associates and published for DOS by Electronic Arts in 1984. Archon and its sequels are a unique mix of chess-like turn-based strategy and arcade action games. Take chess and add the fact that every time two pieces land on the same s...
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Mortal Kombat 2

DOS1994protecteddemo Midway Manufacturing Company
Mortal Kombat II is an arcade fighting game released by Midway in 1993. It's the sequel to the original Mortal Kombat (1992). The game introduced several new fighters, including Kitana, Mileena, Baraka, and Jax, alongside returning characters like Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Liu Kang, and Raiden. The game takes place in Outworld, ruled by the evi...
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D-Zone

DOS1992
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Virtual Pool

DOS1995 Celeris
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TV Sports: Boxing

DOS1991freeware ACME Interactive
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Speedball 2

DOS1992 Bitmap Brothers
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Star Control

DOS1990protected Toys for Bob
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Street Fighter

DOS1988 Capcom
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World Karate Championship

DOS1986 System 3
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NHL Hockey

DOS1993 Electronic Arts
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Archon Ultra

DOS1994protected Free Fall Associates
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Cossacks: European Wars

Windows XP/98/952000protected GSC Game World
Cossacks: European Wars is a real-time strategy game developed by GSC Game World and released in 2001. The game is set in the 17th and 18th centuries, a period marked by significant military, political, and social changes in Europe. Players can choose from 16 different European nations, each with unique units and buildings. The gamep...
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4th & Inches

DOS1988protected Accolade
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Star Control 3

DOS1996protected Legend Entertainment
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Big Red Racing

DOS1995 The Big Red Software Company
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Blades of steel

DOS1990 Konami
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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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Classic Concentration

DOS1988 Softie
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Warlords 2 Deluxe

DOS1995 SSG Strategic Studies Group
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Bobby Fisher teaches chess

DOS1994 Mission Studios
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Laser Squad

DOS1992 Target Games Limited
Laser Squad is an abandoned turn-based strategy/tactical game designed by Julian Gollop (the mind behind the X-COM series). Laser Squad was developed by Target Games Limited and released by MicroLeague Multimedia in 1992 for DOS and other 8-bit systems. Laser Squad is considered as a precursor of X-COM: Ufo Defense.
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Combat Chess

Windows XP/98/951997protected Minds Eye Productions