Windows XP/98/95 abandonware games sorted by release date
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Microsoft Word
Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x19833.2/5 application
Rogue
Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMac OS19844.1/5 rpg
Rogue is one of the first RPGs in the history of video gaming. It's a text-based dungeon crawler in which you have to fight your way in the dungeon to recover the Amulet of Yendor. Rogue became popular around 1980 on mainframes and later ported to various platforms, including DOS in 1984. Rogue is simply the father of all the roguelike games that c...
NetHack
DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OSLinux1987freeware3.7/5 rpg
NetHack is an open-source roguelike game that's been around since the early 1980s. It's a single-player dungeon exploration game where you navigate your character through a randomly generated dungeon filled with monsters, traps, treasures, and various items. The goal is to retrieve the Amulet of Yendor, located deep within the dungeon's lowest leve...
SimCity
DOSWindows 3.xWindows XP/98/951989protected4.1/5 simulation
SimCity (or SimCity Classic) is a popular city building simulation in which you, the mayor of a city, have to build a metropolis from the ground up. You can build police and fire departments, assign industrial, residential or commercial areas, manage power distribution, build ports and airports. Grow your city from village to metropolis and try to ...
The Invaders
DOSWindows XP/98/951989remake3.6/5 shooter
Turbo Assembler (TASM)
DOSWindows 3.xWindows XP/98/9519894.3/5 application
Turbo Assembler, often referred to as TASM, is an x86 assembler for MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows. As a key component of Borland's suite of development tools, TASM was packaged alongside Turbo Debugger (TD), forming the Turbo Assembler/Turbo Debugger (TASM/TD) bundle. Turbo Assembler was favored for its speed and compatibility with the popular ...
Quest for the Unicorn
DOSWindows XP/98/95Linux1990freeware3/5 rpg
Tetris 2.0
Windows XP/98/9519904.2/5 puzzle
Monuments of Mars
DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1991freeware3.3/5 action
Murder Club
DOSWindows XP/98/9519914.1/5 adventure
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective
Windows XP/98/951991protected4.1/5 adventure
Angband
Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1992freeware4/5 rpg
Darklands
DOSLinuxWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1992protected4/5 rpg
Darklands was a unique historical isometric RPG that mixed real historical data from medieval Germany during the 15th century with a touch of folklore and fantasy. Unfortunately it was also the only Microprose RPG of that kind and beauty. The original game box contained a huge manual with info on european folklore (including the live...
Moraff's Morejongg
Windows XP/98/9519923.7/5 puzzle
UnReal World v. 3.20
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1992freeware4.1/5 rpg
Wizardry 7: Crusaders of the Dark Savant
Windows XP/98/95LinuxDOS1992protected4.2/5 rpg
Wizardry VII: Crusaders of the Dark Savant is a first-person perspective party-based RPG developed and released by Sir-tech Software in 1992 for Windows, Linux and DOS. Wizardry 7 is the seventh chapter in the Wizardry series and it's part of the Dark Savant trilogy, set in a world where sci-fi themes (space travel, androids) are mixed with fantasy...
After Dark
DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS19933.2/5 application
Borland Paradox 4.5
DOSWindows XP/98/9519934/5 application
Daemonsgate
Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMac OS1993protected3.9/5 rpg
Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist
DOSWindows XP/98/95Windows 3.xMac OS1993protected4.2/5 adventure
Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist is a comedy point & click adventure game set in the old American West designed by Al Lowe and Josh Mandel, developed and released by Sierra On-Line in 1993 for DOS, Windows and Macintosh. Initially released on floppy, Freddy Pharkas was later re-released on CD-ROM as a new edition.
God of Thunder
DOSWindows XP/98/951993freeware3.9/5 rpg
God of Thunder is a classic computer game developed by Adept Software and released in 1993. It's a puzzle platformer with a fantasy theme. In the game, you control Thor, the Norse god of thunder, on a quest to save Midgard (Earth) from the evil god Loki and his minions.The gameplay involves navigating through various levels filled with obstacles, e...
In The Hunt
Windows XP/98/9519934.2/5 shooter
Major Stryker
DOSWindows XP/98/951993freeware4/5 shooter
Morphman
Windows XP/98/9519932.4/5 adventure
NCSA Mosaic
Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x19933.2/5 application
NCSA Mosaic was one of the earliest web browsers to appear on the market. It was developed at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. NCSA Mosaic was released in 1993 and is credited with being the first widely-used graphical web browser with a user-friendly interface.
Paint Shop Pro 3.11
Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x19933.2/5 application
Paint Shop Pro 3 is an early version of PaintShop Pro, which is a graphics editing program known for its user-friendly interface and a range of features that cater to both amateur and professional graphic designers. Paint Shop Pro 3 was released in the late 1990s and represented one of the early stages in the evolution of the software.
Sam and Max Hit the Road
DOSWindows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS1993protecteddemo3.8/5 adventure
Sam & Max Hit the Road is a point-and-click adventure game developed and published by LucasArts. It was released in 1993 and is based on the characters Sam and Max created by comic artist Steve Purcell. The game follows the titular characters, Sam, a detective canine, and Max, a hyperkinetic rabbity thing, as they embark on a bizarre and humoro...
Sango Fighter
Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1993freeware3.6/5 action
Shadow of the Comet
Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1993protected3.9/5 adventure
SimCity 2000
DOSWindows 3.xWindows XP/98/951993protected4.2/5 simulation
SimCity 2000 is a classic city building simulation, part of the popular SimCity series, developed by Maxis and designed by Will Wright. SimCity 2000 is a huge step up from the 2D predecessor SimCity and boasts improvements like: isometric view, underground, water pipes, subways, new buildings like prisons, schools, libraries, museums, etc.