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  • Starquake: sci-fi platformer

    Starquake: sci-fi platformer

    25th February 2023action, play online
    Starquake is a weird DOS science fiction platform game developed by Bubble Bus Software in 1988 and designed by Stephen Crow and Dave Collins. I remember it fondly... it's not punishing and it's still very much enjoyable even today, after more than two decades. Genres: action, platformSystem:&...
  • Cabal: an abandoned shooting gallery game

    Cabal: an abandoned shooting gallery game

    25th March 2022play online, shooter
    Cabal is an abandoned arcade conversion of a popular shooter game set in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. Cabal was developed by TAD Corporation and released by Capcom in 1989 for DOS.Zero Magazine (issue 06) wrote: "The idea in not only to shoot everything that moves but also most of ...
  • Play Qix online on Abandonware DOS

    Play Qix online on Abandonware DOS

    31st July 2021play online, puzzle
    Qix is a classic arcade games that every vintage game conoisseur should know. The original version hit the arcades in 1981 and was an instant success. The gameplay is really simple: draw squares and rectangles to captures areas of the screen without dyiing. When you manage to claim the majority of ...
  • Rogue: the first roguelike

    Rogue: the first roguelike

    2nd July 2021play online, RPG
    If you're into roguelikes, you already know what Rogue is. 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 ...
  • Play Archon online, in your browser

    Play Archon online, in your browser

    28th November 2020play online
    I always thought that Archon was the work of the mind of a genius game designer. Archon it's a clever and simple idea that proves to be really entertaining. Take chess, add action-arcade battles when two pieces landing on the same square, spice it up with some fantasy flavor and ...
  • Play classic action games online

    Play classic action games online

    20th June 2020play online
    Action games are perhaps the best to be played online in quick sessions. No waiting turns, no strategic planning, just quick reflexes and plain fun. These are just some of the action games available on Abandonware DOS to download or to play directly in your browser. Castlevania Castlevania was such ...
  • Play abandoned roguelike RPGs in your browser

    Play abandoned roguelike RPGs in your browser

    30th November 2019play online
    Roguelikes are peculiar kind of RPG that always intrigued me. Permadeath and procedurally generated dungeons means a very high replayability. The history of roguelikes has its roots in the early age of video gaming. The first roguelike dates back to the 70s!Abandonware DOS hosts a few good old roguelikes, ...
  • Play interactive fiction online in your browser

    Play interactive fiction online in your browser

    7th September 2019play online
    Interactive fiction is a niche genre. It was more popular in the 80s, when software houses like Infocom, Level 9, Legend Entertainment developed "text adventures" en masse. There is an active IF scene and, thanks to modern interpreters, it's easy (and often free) to play modern interactive fiction games.Abandonware DOS ...
  • Play classic arcades in your browser

    Play classic arcades in your browser

    27th July 2019play online
    Installing and running old DOS games is never easy. You need a basic knowledge of your system and you need a DOSBOX front-end or a Virtual Machine insalled (which could be a daunting task). That's why I try to make some of the DOS games on Abandonware DOS available to ...
  • Memories from Populous: play god in your browser

    Memories from Populous: play god in your browser

    11th August 2018play online, strategy
    I clearly remember the first time I heard about Populous. I was young and still living with my parents. It was a late sunday morning, the sun was high in the sky and the smell of roasted chicken was all around the house: lunch was almost ready, but I was ...
  • Play Rick Dangerous in your browser

    Play Rick Dangerous in your browser

    22nd June 2017play online
    Rick Dangerous is a very nice platformer reminiscent of Indiana Jones. Actually, it's more than a parody. Compared to recent platform games, Rick Dangerous is fiendishly difficult. Take my advice: play it... one of the best parts comes right at the beginning.
  • Play Arkanoid 2 in your browser

    Play Arkanoid 2 in your browser

    21st February 2017play online
    Yes, you can play (some) DOS games online on Abandonware DOS. Arkanoid 2: The Revenge of Doh is one of them. Just don't let your boss catch you while breaking walls and shooting balls...
  • Play Ultima 1 in your browser

    Play Ultima 1 in your browser

    2nd February 2017play online
    Play the classic RPG that started the popular Ultima series. Ultima I (later renamed The First Age of Darkness) is not as good as some of the sequels, but it's worth an hour or two, just to see what Lord British was doing in his garage many years ago.
  • Play Micro Machines in your browser

    Play Micro Machines in your browser

    12th October 2016action, play online, racing
    Micro Machines was one of the most successful line of toys of the 80s and the 90s. Micro Machines are cute toy cars the size of a pencil sharpener. There's a TON of them, and children of the time loved to collect them all. Actually, cars weren't the only vehicle ...
  • Play SimCity Classic online

    Play SimCity Classic online

    2nd July 2016play online
    SimCity is one of the most successful video game series ever existed and for a good reason. SimCity was a groundbreaking game, to say the least, when it was published in 1989.The concept is simple: you are the mayor of a city and you have to make it flourish. The ...
  • Play Starglider online on AbandonwareDOS

    Play Starglider online on AbandonwareDOS

    11th September 2015play online
    Starglider is a first person combat sci-fi simulator rendered in wireframe vector graphics and inspired by the coin-op Star Wars. Starglider was conceived initially for the Amiga and the Atari ST, and later ported on many systems, including MSDOS. A sequel, Starglider 2, was published in 1988. Play Starglider online on AbandonwareDOS! ...
  • Play Transport Tycoon Deluxe online

    Play Transport Tycoon Deluxe online

    22nd October 2014play online
    If you loved Transport Tycoon (Deluxe or not) back in 1994, you will be glad to know that Aleksander Guryanov ported that wonderful simulation online. You can play Transport Tycoon Deluxe here in your browser as a single player session or even multiplayer. Transport Tycoon is an isometric business simulation ...
  • Play X-Com: Ufo Defense online

    Play X-Com: Ufo Defense online

    2nd July 2014play online
    The same guy who ported Dune II, Aleksander Guryanov, made a version of X-Com: Ufo Defense that can be played in a browser. For the few ones who doesn't know what I'm talking about... X-Com is a tactical strategy game where you battle aliens in a ...
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