Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

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Batalia

DOS1986 shooter
Batalia (1986) is what happens when war games and spreadsheet programs fall in love. This early DOS strategy title throws you into tactical battles with graphics that would struggl...
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Stone Age

DOS1992 puzzle
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Toonstruck

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMac OS1996protected adventure
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Battle Chess 4000

DOS1992protected strategy
Set in the far-off future of 1992, Battle Chess 4000 brings space-age flair to intergalactic checkmate. Now your queen is a laser-wielding dominatrix and your pawns might be robots...
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Icewind Dale

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2000protected rpg
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The Chaos Engine

DOS1994protected shooter
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Chaos Overlords

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1996protected strategy
Chaos Overlords is a cyberpunk-themed strategy game developed by Stick Man Games and published by New World Computing in 1996. Set in a dystopian future, the game focuses on contro...
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Power Drift

DOS1990 racing
Power Drift feels like a rollercoaster decided it wanted to be a racing game. The tracks are tilted, twisted, and occasionally seem designed by an architect who had a personal grud...
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Viz

DOS1991 sports
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Night Mission Pinball

DOS1982 action
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Subtrade: Return to Irata

DOS1993 simulation
Subtrade: Return to Irata is an abandoned science fiction business simulation game developed by Century Interactive and published by Boeder Software in 1993 for Amiga and later por...
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Sink or Swim

DOS1993 puzzle
Sink or Swim is basically what happens when someone asks, “What if we turned a rescue operation into a slapstick puzzle show?” You guide lifeboat-juggling hero S.S. Dav...
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Yendorian Tales: Book I - Chapter 2

DOS1996 rpg
Despite the baffling title (Book I – Chapter 2, yes, really), this is a charmingly earnest old-school RPG. Think “Ultima clone with extra oatmeal” and you're clos...
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The Curse of Monkey Island

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protected adventure
The Curse of Monkey Island is the third installment in the iconic Monkey Island point-and-click adventure series developed by LucasArts. Released in 1997, it introduced a new visua...
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Pinball Dreams 2

DOS1994protected action
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Fire and Forget

DOS1988 racing
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Berlin 1948

DOS1989 adventure
Berlin 1948 throws you into post-war Germany as a secret agent on a noir-flavored mission through a city drenched in trench coats and suspicion. It’s one part spy thriller, o...
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The Fourth Protocol

DOS1987 adventure
The Fourth Protocol is a 1985 interactive fiction video game inspired by Frederick Forsyth's 1984 Cold War spy novel of the same name. Developed by the Electronic Pencil Company an...
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Hollywood Hijinx

DOS1986 adventure
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Inca

DOS1992 action-adventure
Inca is a strange hybrid that feels like three different games stitched together by sheer ambition. One moment you’re managing resources and navigating an empire, the next yo...
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Grandmaster Chess

DOS1992protected strategy
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Nippon Safes, Inc.

DOS1992freeware adventure
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Dracula in London

DOS1988 strategy
Released in 1988, Dracula in London was part strategy, part board game, and all atmosphere. You weren’t just staking vampires; you were managing resources, characters, and ti...
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Ballistix

DOS1989 sports
Ballistix asks: “What if air hockey was controlled by futuristic cannons?” The answer: chaos. You frantically shoot pucks with directional blasts while the physics engi...
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Test Drive 3: The Passion

DOS1990 racing
Test Drive 3: The Passion takes the “driving simulator” label and adds just enough early-’90s flair to make you feel like a rebel with a V8. Forget endless racetr...
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7 colors

DOS1991 puzzle
7 Colors is one of those puzzle games that sounds simple on paper but ends up consuming your entire afternoon before you even realize it. Released in 1991 for DOS, it throws you in...
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Sito Pons 500cc Grand Prix

DOS1990 racing
In Sito Pons 500cc Grand Prix, you’re tossed straight onto the track with the grace of a rookie who definitely didn’t read the manual. The game tries hard to recreate t...
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Rusty

DOS1993 action-adventure
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Aleshar World of Ice

DOS1997 rpg
Aleshar: World of Ice is what happens when someone says, “Let’s make an RPG, but crank the realism to 11.” Set in a cold, brutal land where your sword arm is only...