Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

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Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz

DOS1983 adventure
You survived Zork I, and now it’s personal. In Zork II, you face off against the enigmatic Wizard of Frobozz, who exists mostly to mess with you like a magical prankster with way too much free time. The puzzles get harder, t...
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Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom

DOS1984 shooter
Welcome to a future where zooming through tunnels and dodging neon obstacles is considered heroic. Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom is a proto-3D arcade shooter that tries its best to impress—bless its pixelated heart. You fly, y...
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MicroLeague baseball

DOS1984 sports
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Mixed-up Mother Goose

DOS1987 adventure
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EcoQuest: The Search for Cetus

DOS1991 adventure
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Stargunner

DOS1996 shooter
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Space Commanders

DOS1983remake shooter
Before Space Invaders clones flooded arcades, there was Space Commanders (1983, DOS), a bare-bones but addictive shooter where your mission is simple: don’t die. Rows of alien ships descend relentlessly, and your pixelated c...
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Nobunaga's Ambition 2

DOS1989 strategy
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Amazon

DOS1984 adventure
From the mind of Michael Crichton comes Amazon, a game that lets you live out your jungle explorer fantasies—without the bugs or dysentery. You’re off to the Amazon to recover a missing expedition and probably get into...
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1000 Miglia

DOS1992 racing
Ah, 1000 Miglia - the only racing game where you can almost smell the exhaust fumes and espresso. Based on the historic Italian road race, it’s less about speed and more about not getting your 1930s jalopy vaporized by bad t...
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Trinity

DOS1986 adventure
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Nicky Boom

DOS1992 action
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Chess

DOS1981 strategy
If you’ve ever wanted to feel intellectually inferior to a few hundred lines of 1981 code, Chess is your game. This digital board doesn’t bother with graphics flair or friendly tutorials—it’s just you, the ...
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The Lost Patrol

DOS1991 action
The Lost Patrol (1991, DOS) drops you into the brutal jungles of Vietnam, where survival depends on strategy, luck, and maybe divine intervention. You lead a squad of exhausted soldiers trying to reach safety, managing morale, hun...
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ShadowForce

DOS1994 adventure
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Football Manager 3

DOS1993 sports
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Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective

Windows XP/98/951991protected adventure
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King's Quest 6: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow

DOSWindows 3.x1992protecteddemo adventure
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The Great Escape

DOS1986protected action-adventure
As a prisoner of war, you must find a way to escape a prison in Germany in 1942. The prisoner has a daily routine which will follow if not controlled by the player for a certain amount of time.
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Pinball Dreams

DOS1993protected action
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Police Quest 3: The Kindred

DOS1991protecteddemo adventure
Police Quest 3: The Kindred is an adventure video game developed and published by Sierra On-Line in 1991. It is the third installment in the Police Quest series, which was designed by former police officer Jim Walls. Known for its...
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F-14 Tomcat

DOS1990 vehicle simulation
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Space Federation

DOS1994 simulation
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International Soccer

DOS1994 sports
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Bouncing Babies

DOS1984 action
Ah yes, the golden age of video games: where catching babies yeeted from burning buildings was a fun pastime. In Bouncing Babies, you play as a heroic volunteer with a trampoline, catching pixel infants and launching them to safet...
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Gary Grigsby's War in Russia

DOS1993 strategy
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Knightmare

DOS1986 shooter
Before the term “VR” existed, Knightmare (1986, DOS) gave you a taste of immersive peril. Inspired by the UK TV show, you guide a blindfolded knight through deadly dungeons with your wits (and limited keyboard reflexes...
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MiG-29 Fulcrum

DOS1991 vehicle simulation