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What does abandonware mean?
Abandonware is a word that describes a software (game or application) no longer supported by its developers or its publishers and is no longer available for sale in any form (digital or retail).
When we talk about abandonware we usually refer to old games for systems no longer available to the public such as DOS, Commodore 64, Amiga, Spectrum, older vesions of Windows. Some "abandoned" games are still on sale, that's why you will find games tagged as "protected" on Abandonware DOS.
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Retro gaming news and insights
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19th July 2026Final Doom: the last of the classic Doom games
Released in 1996 for DOS, this beast is not a new game so much as an ultra-hard remix of Doom II, crafted by level designers who apparently thought “too much ammo” was a moral failing. There’s no ... -
12th July 2026X-Wing soundtrack added
Star Wars: X-Wing is science fiction vehicle simulation game set in the Star Wars universe designed by Lawrence Holland, Edward Kilham, developed by LucasArts and released by LucasArts in 1993. -
5th July 2026The history of action games: One Must Fall 2097
When One Must Fall: 2097 landed on DOS in 1994, the fighting game genre was already crowded with muscle-bound warriors and mystical martial artists. What it lacked, however, were giant robots, corporate dystopias, and the faint feeling that the future might be ... -
28th June 2026Point & click: Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis is a graphical point and click adventure game created by LucasArts and published in 1992, based on the popular movie character. As the famous archaeologist Indiana Jones, you will travel the world searching for ...
Retro gaming: the love for old school games
Where does the love for old abandoned games comes from? Our childhood, perhaps. What's left of that age? What do we miss so much? The long afternoons spent walking in the worlds of Ultima or the hours passed impersonating Duke Nukem. Here we are now, slightly aged, eager to pay homage to all those wonderful DOS games.
After all, it's about the passion for old games and a little bit of nostalgia.
The games listed on Abandonware DOS are no longer supported by their respective developers (as far as I know... I often check sites like Steam and GOG). If you find out that a game is still on sale or "protected", please let me know and I'll remove it from Abandonware DOS as soon as possible.
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