Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

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Captain Comic 2: Fractured Reality

DOS1990freeware action-adventure
In Captain Comic 2: Fractured Reality, our fearless spandex-wearing space explorer returns—but this time, he's bouncing between dimensions like a malfunctioning microwave. Th...
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Motor City

DOS1994 simulation
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Infidel

DOS1983 adventure
In Infidel, you play a not-so-noble adventurer whose moral compass is spinning like a broken ceiling fan. As a treasure-hungry explorer poking around an ancient Egyptian tomb, you ...
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Commander Keen 4: Secret of the Oracle

DOS1991protected action
Just when you thought Keen could catch a break, Commander Keen 4: Secret of the Oracle drops him into a mystical realm full of bouncing jelly beans and sentient toasters. This is w...
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Stratego

DOS1990 strategy
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Fire and Forget

DOS1988 racing
Subtlety is not in Fire and Forget’s vocabulary. You drive. You shoot. Things explode. That’s the pitch, and the game sticks to it with admirable stubbornness. Released...
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Navcom 6: The Persian Gulf Defense

DOS1988 vehicle simulation
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Menzoberranzan

DOS1994protected rpg
Menzoberranzan is a old DOS fantasy first person perspective RPG developed by DreamForge Intertainment in 1994 from an original idea by John McGirk. Menzoberranzan setting is based...
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Space Ace 2: Borf's Revenge

DOS1991 adventure
Space Ace 2: Borf’s Revenge (1991, DOS) doubles down on everything that made the first one iconic — and maddening. Borf is back, still blue, still obnoxious, and once a...
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Karnov

DOS1987 action
Karnov is a classic side-scrolling action arcade game developed by Data East in 1987. The game features a unique protagonist named Jinborov Karnovski, or "Karnov", a fire-breathing...
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Storm

DOS1987 shooter
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Essex

DOS1985 adventure
Part interactive fiction, part “how far can curiosity push you,” Essex places you aboard a massive starship filled with secrets. As you explore its dim corridors and ma...
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Midtown Madness

Windows XP/98/951999demo racing
Midtown Madness is a car racing game developed by Angel Studios (later known as Rockstar San Diego) and released by Microsoft in 1999 for Windows. Midtown Madness is know...
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Ultima 8: The Lost Vale

DOS1994canceled rpg
The Lost Vale is the great “what if” of the Ultima series. Developed as an expansion to Pagan but never officially released, it became the stuff of legend. Players were...
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Skyroads: Xmas Special

DOS1994freeware racing
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Van Buren (Fallout 3)

Windows XP/98/952003canceleddemo rpg
Van Buren was a science fiction post-apocalyptic RPG being developed by Black Isle Studios and never published. Van Buren was the direct sequel to Fallout 2, part of the Fallout fr...
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CyClones

DOS1994protected shooter
CyClones is a first-person shooter where you take on the role of a bio-engineered super-soldier fighting alien invaders. The controls are smooth, the weapons varied, and the level ...
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Super ZZT

DOS1992 action
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Super Star Wars

DOS1992 shooter
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Doszip Commander

DOS2007freeware application
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Great Naval Battles vol. 2: Guadalcanal 1942 - 43

DOS1994protected vehicle simulation
Great Naval Battles vol. 2: Guadalcanal 1942-43 puts you in charge of naval warfare where every decision feels heavy and every mistake echoes across the ocean. In Great Naval Battl...
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Clyde's Revenge

DOS1995freeware action
Clyde is back—and this time, he's mad. Clyde's Revenge brings more levels, more traps, and slightly less mercy. Everything’s cranked up: the challenge, the mazes, the p...
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Demon's Winter

DOS1989protected rpg
In this 1989 DOS game, you survive in a post-apocalyptic world where demons have taken over. Scavenge for resources, fight off demonic creatures, and try to rebuild civilization. I...
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HappyLand Adventures: X-mas Edition

DOS2000freeware action
If holiday cheer could be bottled into pixels, HappyLand Adventures: X-mas Edition would probably come with a candy cane aftertaste and a mild sugar rush. This cheerful platformer ...
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Abrams Battle Tank

DOS1989 vehicle simulation
Get ready to drive a tank very slowly while also being very stressed. Abrams Battle Tank (1989, DOS) puts you in the commander’s seat of America’s steel behemoth, and s...
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Race Drivin'

DOS1992 racing
Race Drivin' is a 1990 arcade racing game developed and published by Atari Games.  It's the sequel to Hard Drivin' (1989) and retains the same stunt-based driving mechanics wh...
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Imperium

DOS1990 strategy
Released in 1990, Imperium offers strategy fans a chance to rule, conquer, and inevitably mismanage resources on a grand scale. It combines empire-building with military planning, ...
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The Pawn

DOS1986 adventure
A text adventure with just enough graphics to remind you what year it is, The Pawn (1986, DOS) wraps you in a fantasy world where the puzzles are clever and the parser occasionally...
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Protostar: War on the Frontier

DOS1993 vehicle simulation