Abandonware DOS title

The most popular abandonware simulation games

Simulation games are designed to convey realism in every aspect, from gameplay to visuals. Simulation games have a number of sub-genres according to their main goals, for example building cities, managing business companies, leading a social life, or campaigning for president.
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Designasaurus

DOS1988
In 1988, kids with floppy disks instead of smartphones got Designasaurus, a quirky blend of education and prehistoric fantasy. The premise: design your own dinosaur and see if it s...
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The Clue!

DOS1994freeware point and click adventure
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Car Builder

DOS1982
Car Builder is less about speed and more about spreadsheets—just with axles. In this 1982 gem, you don’t race cars, you design them. From gear ratios to weight distribu...
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Black Gold

DOS1991 business simulation
In Black Gold (1989), you're in the cutthroat world of oil barons. It’s like Dallas, but with more charts and fewer cowboy hats. You build rigs, negotiate deals, and try to o...
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Space Federation

DOS1994 shoot 'em up, business simulation
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Black Monday

DOS1987
Black Monday (1987) combines economic panic with the thrill of—wait for it—spreadsheet navigation. It's like Wolf of Wall Street without the fun, drugs, or DiCaprio. Yo...
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Sleuth: A Murder Mystery

DOS1983freeware
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China Sea Trader

DOS1989 business simulation
Forget piracy—China Sea Trader makes hauling porcelain and spices across 19th-century Asia feel like a cutthroat business. It’s part economic sim, part geography lesson...
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Coaster

DOS1993
Ever wanted to design a roller coaster so terrifying it’d make your pixelated patrons vomit in joy? Coaster is your twisted playground. Build loops, dives, and stomach-churni...
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Merchant Prince

DOS1993 business simulation, kingdom simulation
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Floor 13

DOS1992 political simulation
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Merchant Colony

DOS1991 business simulation, turn-based tactics, kingdom simulation
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Constructor

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OSLinux1997protected business simulation
Constructor is a simulation and strategy video game developed by System 3 and first released in 1997. In the game, players take on the role of a property developer with the goal of...
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Rockstar!

DOS1989 business simulation, life simulation
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Galleons of Glory

DOS1990 naval simulation
Galleons of Glory is an abandoned educational historical simulation game developed and published by Broderbund in 1990. As Magellan your mission is to circumnavigate the world whil...
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SimHealth

DOS1994 business simulation
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President Elect: 1988 Edition

DOS1987protected political simulation
President Elect: 1988 Edition is a political simulation game developed by Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI) and released in the mid-1980s. The game simulates U.S. presidential elec...
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Lost Dutchman Mine

DOS1989
Lost Dutchman Mine (1989, DOS) is what happens when you mix an old western, an adventure game, and a survival simulator — and somehow it works. You’re a prospector with...
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Crime City

DOS1993
Crime City is an isometric action game that throws you into the role of a lone enforcer cleaning up the streets. Armed with a trusty weapon and a questionable sense of self-preserv...
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Patrician 2: Quest for Power

Windows XP/98/952000protected business simulation
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Lords of the Realm 3

Windows XP/98/952004protected kingdom simulation, real-time strategy
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Airlines

DOS1994 business simulation
Think running an airline is easy? Airlines (1994) says “think again.” This old-school management sim hands you a failing fleet and a world map, then laughs quietly as y...
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Industry Giant 2

Windows XP/98/952002protected business simulation
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Steel Thunder

DOS1989protected tank simulation
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Crime and Punishment

DOS1984
In Crime and Punishment, you’re not the criminal—you’re the detective, judge, and executioner rolled into one. Presented as a legal simulation, it tasks you with ...
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EGA Trek

DOS1988remake space exploration
A loving parody of science fiction tropes, EGA Trek takes obvious inspiration from Star Trek and runs with it, humor first. You command a starship, making decisions that range from...
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Pizza Tycoon

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMac OS1994protected business simulation
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The Cardinal of the Kremlin

DOS1990 political simulation
The Cardinal of the Kremlin is an abandoned simulation game involving espionage, politics and govern management set in the cold war years. It was designed by Kenneth Rothschil...
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Air Traffic Controller

DOS1985 civilian flight simulation, flight simulation
Welcome to the most stressful job in the world - rendered in glorious 1985 DOS graphics! Air Traffic Controller lets you experience the thrill of herding aircraft without the luxur...