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Download abandonware games for DOS, Windows and more

Abandonware DOS is an ever-expanding archive of classic PC games originally released for DOS, Windows, and Macintosh. A database of games that date back to the 80s and 90s, and they are available for download. With Abandonware DOS, you can fully satisfy your nostalgia for retro gaming. Start your exploration by browsing through genres, keywords, release years, or explore recently added games.

Latest added/updated games

Destroyer
Destroyer
vehicle simulationDOS
American McGee's Alice
American McGee's Alice
action-adventureWindows XP/98/95, Windows 10/11, Mac OS
Vixen
Vixen
actionDOS
Boston Bomb Club
Boston Bomb Club
puzzleDOSupdated

Abandonware game spotlight

Occasionally, the information and files available for download for a game (or application) are updated with particular care and detail. These games, especially noteworthy for one reason or another, are featured here.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

action-adventure protected Windows XP/98/95, Mac OS 4.5/5 download
Released in: 2002
Publisher: Rockstar Games
Developer: Rockstar Games

Games set in the Middle East

Video games set in the Middle East (Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Syria, etc.) usually involve an esotic ethnic setting (like Prince of Persia or Al-Qadim, or Magic Carpet). A few flight simulations are also set in the modern day Middle East.
Keyword: Middle East
Disney's Aladdin
Disney's Aladdin
action
DOS
Prince of Persia
Prince of Persia
action
DOS, Mac OS

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.

Retro gaming news and insights

Every so often, it's worth diving deeper into certain aspects of the Abandonware world or the retro gaming scene. These articles explore themes and keywords, old companies, game series, and much more.
  • Atomix: a puzzle for nuclear physicists

    Atomix: a puzzle for nuclear physicists

    21st June 2025puzzle
    Zero Magazine Issue 7 (1990) - "Atomix is rather like Lego for the nuclear physicist. You're presented with a maze around which atoms are scattered and you have to build the molecule shown at the corner of the screen within a certain time limit by moving them horizontally or vertically. Things are hampered by the fact that when you move an atom, it continues until it hits an obstacle. It requires the ...
  • Command and Conquer: Red Alert

    Command and Conquer: Red Alert

    Command & Conquer: Red Alert is a real-time strategy (RTS) video game developed by Westwood Studios and published by Virgin Interactive in 1996. It is part of the Command & Conquer series and is set in an alternate history where World War II never occurred, leading to a different global conflict. The success of Red Alert led to several sequels, expansions, and even a remastered edition that was released in 2020, which ...
  • Black and White: the last good game from Bullfrog?

    Black and White: the last good game from Bullfrog?

    7th June 2025simulation, strategy
    Game Revolution review (2001): "Black & White has captivated the entire GR staff with its amazingly creative and unique gameplay, graphics and humor. It's the sort of game that comes around once every few years and totally changes the gaming landscape. Take heed, heathens - there's a new god in town."
  • Populous 2 Trials of the Olympian Gods: the perfect god-game?

    Populous 2 Trials of the Olympian Gods: the perfect god-game?

    31st May 2025simulation, strategy
    Populous 2: Trials of the Olympian Gods is an old sandbox strategy god-game. As the title suggests, the setting is more of less ancient Greek mythology and you're a god (hence the god-game label). Populous 2 is the sequel of the much acclaimed Populous, designed by Peter Molineaux. Populous 2 was developed by Bullfrog and published by Electronic Arts in 1993 for PC and Mac.
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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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