Abandonware DOS title

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Dark Designs 2: Closing the Gate

DOS1990 rpg
Dark Designs 2: Closing the Gate picks up right where the first game left off, with your party stumbling into yet another world-threatening mess. The stakes are higher, the enemies...
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: the Action Game

DOS1989 action
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Action Game from 1989 takes the same beloved film and asks a crucial question: what if archaeology required more jumping? This adaptation tr...
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Wizardry 4: The Return of Werdna

DOS1988 rpg
Wizardry 4: The Return of Werdna flips the script by letting you play the villain, which is as delightful as it is diabolical. You control Werdna, an evil wizard with a knack for c...
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After Dark

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1993 application
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Penthouse electric jigsaw

DOS1990NSFW puzzle
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Krusty's Super Funhouse

DOS1993 action
Don’t let the clown fool you—Krusty’s Super Funhouse (1993, DOS) is more puzzle torture chamber than funhouse. You guide Krusty as he exterminates waves of rats u...
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Star Control 3

DOS1996protected strategy
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Bio Menace Episode 2: The Hidden Lab

DOS1993freeware action
Snake Logan is back, and this time the lab is... hidden! The Hidden Lab cranks up the challenge with more grotesque mutants, more lethal traps, and slightly improved sarcasm. It&rs...
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Galaxy

DOS1981 strategy
Galaxy is a relic from the early days of PC gaming, when the idea of exploring space could be conveyed with a handful of pixels and a lot of imagination. The gameplay is simple, re...
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Aces Over Europe

DOS1993 vehicle simulation
Strap into your Spitfire, because Aces Over Europe (1993, DOS) is here to show you that flying over 1940s Europe was as dangerous as it was polygonal. As a follow-up to Aces of the...
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Spellbreaker

DOS1985 adventure
The last entry in Infocom’s Enchanter trilogy, Spellbreaker is where the training wheels come off. It’s unforgiving, cryptic, and expects you to understand spellcraft l...
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Crisis in the Kremlin

DOS1991protected simulation
Crisis in the Kremlin lets you step into the shoes of a Soviet leader during the late 1980s, facing the impossible task of guiding the USSR through economic collapse, political unr...
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Lawn Mower

DOS1987 action
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Day of the Viper

DOS1990 shooter
Released in 1990, Day of the Viper is a first-person shooter before shooters really found their footing. Imagine a blend of Doom and a bargain-bin puzzle game, but with robots. You...
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Ace of Aces

DOS1987 vehicle simulation
Ace of Aces (1987, DOS) is a game where you pilot a WWII plane via a series of still-image panels that suggest action more than deliver it. It’s like a flipbook with ambition...
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Dune Generations

Windows XP/98/952002canceled strategy
Dune Generations was a canceled 3D MMO strategy game set in the Dune universe that was never published. Dune Generations was in development by Cryo Interactive ...
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Xixit

DOS1995 puzzle
Xixit is a puzzle game that feels like it is constantly trying to outwit you, presenting challenges that require both logic and a bit of creative thinking. It does not rely on flas...
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Drug wars: a game based on the New York drug market

DOS1984 simulation
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to be a criminal economist in 1980s New York, Drug Wars has your fix—pun intended. This early DOS classic throws you into t...
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Pizza Tycoon

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMac OS1994protected simulation
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Tennis Elbow

DOS1997 sports
Tennis Elbow is where tennis simulation starts to get serious, almost suspiciously so. The physics are detailed, the controls precise, and the learning curve steep enough to scare ...
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Rome: Pathway to Power

DOS1993 adventure
Rome: Pathway to Power (also known as Rome AD 92) is an abandoned isometric adventure game with strategy elements set in ancient Rome. Rome was developed by Millennium Interactive ...
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Caesars Palace

DOS1989 strategy
More smoke-filled backrooms than a noir film and enough slot machines to trigger déjà vu—Caesars Palace is your low-res Vegas getaway. You're given a pile of ch...
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Airborne Ranger

DOS1988 shooter
Strap in and crawl through the mud - Airborne Ranger (1988) is here to chew bubblegum and infiltrate enemy lines. And it's all out of bubblegum. This tactical action game lets you ...
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Ballyhoo

DOS1986 adventure
Come one, come all, to the saddest circus ever pixelated. In Ballyhoo, you're stuck in a depressing carnival trying to solve a kidnapping while dealing with clowns, carnies, and th...
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Playhouse Strip Poker

DOS1988NSFW strategy
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The Magic Candle 2: The Four and Forty

DOS1991 rpg
The Magic Candle 2 (1991, DOS) expands the world, story, and ambition of its predecessor. With forty heroes scattered across a sprawling realm, you’ll spend as much time mana...
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Conquest of the New World (Deluxe Edition)

DOSWindows XP/98/951996protected strategy
Conquest of the New World (Deluxe Edition) invites you to discover new lands, build colonies, and occasionally “accidentally” wipe out entire civilizations while smilin...