Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

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Assault Trooper

DOS1997 shooter
In Assault Trooper, you're the lone soldier with enough ammo to make Rambo blush, dropped behind enemy lines to shoot first and ask “was that a civilian?” later. This 1...
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Thomas the Tank Engine 2

DOS1993 racing
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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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Guy Spy and the Crystals of Armageddon

DOS1992 adventure
Guy Spy and the Crystals of Armageddon is gloriously over-the-top, starring a hero who looks like he walked out of a Saturday morning cartoon and into a global conspiracy. The digi...
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Arx Fatalis

Windows XP/98/952002protected rpg
Arx Fatalis is basically what happens when someone takes “dungeons and dragons” way too literally. You start trapped in a gloomy underground world because—oops&md...
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Empire II: The Art of War

DOSWindows XP/98/951995 strategy
Empire II: The Art of War is strategy without small talk. It improves on its predecessor by refining mechanics and deepening tactical options, making every decision feel heavier an...
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Pac-in-Time

DOS1993 action
Pac-in-Time is an abandoned action side-scrolling platformer game developed by Kalisto Entertainment and released by Mindscape in 1993 for DOS. Pac-in-time was but also published f...
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V for Victory: D-day Utah Beach

DOS1991protected strategy
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Hamburger Hell

DOS1986remake action
Hamburger Hell from 1986 is one of those titles that practically dares you to ask, “What were they thinking?” The premise is gloriously absurd, and the execution doesn&...
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Super Huey UH-IX

DOS1985protected vehicle simulation
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Flight of the Amazon Queen

DOS1995freeware adventure
Flight of the Amazon Queen is a point-and-click adventure game developed by Interactive Binary Illusions and originally released in 1995. The game is heavily inspired by the likes ...
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Sargon V: World Class Chess

DOS1991 strategy
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Space 1889

DOS1990 rpg
Space 1889 (1990, DOS) is steampunk before steampunk was cool. Based on the tabletop RPG, it sends you to an alternate Victorian era where the British Empire has expanded — t...
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Machiavelli the Prince

DOS1995protected simulation
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Zork III: The Dungeon Master

DOS1984 adventure
The final part of the original trilogy, Zork III ditches treasure-hunting in favor of introspection, moral puzzles, and the looming presence of the Dungeon Master—basically t...
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The Operative: No One Lives Forever

Windows XP/98/952000 shooter
The Operative: No One Lives Forever is a first-person shooter with stealth gameplay elements, developed by Monolith Productions and released by Fox Interactive in 2000 for Windows,...
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Bagman

Windows Vista/7/82013freewareremake action
No, it’s not about a guy who holds your groceries. Bagman is a retro-style indie throwback where you’re a pickaxe-wielding convict trying to steal bags of cash from a m...
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Return to Krondor

Windows XP/98/951998protected rpg
If you liked Betrayal at Krondor, Return to Krondor is that younger cousin who tries real hard to live up to the family name. It's got 3D graphics (for 1998), turn-based combat, an...
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Pizza Tycoon

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMac OS1994protected simulation
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Icewind Dale

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2000protected rpg
Icewind Dale arrived in 2000 as a frosty sibling to the Baldur's Gate formula, trading political intrigue for glorious dungeon crawling in the forgotten corners of the Forgotten Re...
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The Goonies

DOS1985 action
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American Conquest

Windows XP/98/952002protected strategy
American Conquest is the kind of game that throws hundreds of little soldiers at you and says, "Good luck, General!" Set during the early colonization of the Americas, this RTS ble...
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Temple of Kroz

DOS1990freeware action
Temple of Kroz blends puzzle-solving with arcade reflexes, creating a strange but compelling hybrid. You navigate traps, monsters, and bizarre hazards while collecting gems and try...
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Super ZZT

DOS1992 action
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Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Transinium Challenge

DOSMac OS1989 adventure
Released in 1989 for DOS and Mac, The Transinium Challenge is a classic TNG-era adventure game with a wholesome dose of techno-babble. You guide Picard and the crew through an inve...
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Transylvania

DOS1986freeware adventure
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V for victory: Gold-Juno-Sword

DOS1993protected strategy
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Treasure Island

DOS1985 adventure
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The Fellowship of the Ring

DOS1986 adventure