Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

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Crazy Cars 2

DOS1989 racing
Crazy Cars 2 upgrades the formula with a plot about crooked cops and stolen Ferraris. You’ll speed across vast American highways, dodging patrol cars that spawn with supernat...
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Rags to Riches

DOS1993 simulation
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Ragnarok

DOS1993freeware rpg
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Dr. Ruth Computer Game of Good Sex

DOS1986 puzzle
Back in 1986, when most PC users were still figuring out floppy disks, along came Dr. Ruth Computer Game of Good Sex, a title that promised to educate while entertaining. Imagine t...
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Warp Rogue

Windows XP/98/95Linux2004freeware rpg
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Pharaoh

Windows XP/98/951999protected simulation
Pharaoh is a city-building strategy game released in 1999 by Impressions Games and published by Sierra Studios. It is set in ancient Egypt and is heavily inspired by Caesar III, an...
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Dragonsphere

DOS1994protecteddemo adventure
By 1994, point-and-click adventures were everywhere, but Dragonsphere carved out its niche with lush graphics, an intriguing plot, and plenty of puzzles. You play a young king task...
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Metal Mutant

DOS1991 action
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20000 Leagues under the sea

DOS1988 adventure
Based loosely on Jules Verne’s famous tale, this game lets you live your steampunk submarine dreams with all the elegance of a DOS interface. You command the Nautilus, explor...
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Pools of Darkness

DOSMac OS1991protected rpg
Pools of Darkness is a computer role-playing game (CRPG) developed and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI). It is the fourth entry in the "Gold Box" series of Dungeons &...
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Sam and Max Hit the Road

DOSWindows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS1993protecteddemo adventure
Sam & Max Hit the Road is a point-and-click adventure game developed and published by LucasArts. It was released in 1993 and is based on the characters Sam and Max created by c...
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Dink Smallwood

Windows XP/98/951998freeware rpg
With a name like Dink Smallwood, you’d expect something ridiculous—and you’d be right. Released in 1998 for Windows XP, this action RPG follows a pig farmer with ...
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Buzz Aldrin's Race into Space

DOS1993 vehicle simulation
Finally, a game where you don’t blast aliens—you launch real people into space, with all the white-knuckled tension of 1960s NASA. Buzz Aldrin’s Race into Space i...
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Legend of Cao Cao

Windows XP/98/951998 strategy
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V for Victory: D-day Utah Beach

DOS1991protected strategy
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Norton Editor 2

DOS1990 application
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MiG-29M Super Fulcrum

DOS1989 vehicle simulation
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Ishar: Legend of the Fortress

DOS1992protected rpg
The first Ishar (1992, DOS) introduced players to a fantasy world where every decision could backfire spectacularly. You’re tasked with toppling a tyrant, but first you&rsquo...
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Ford simulator 3

DOS1992freeware racing
Ford Simulator 3 (1992, DOS) pushes the formula further, polishing visuals and adding enough variety to feel like a modest evolution rather than a simple update. The driving segmen...
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Hockey League Simulator

DOS1990 sports
Hockey League Simulator takes the thrilling, bone-crunching sport of hockey and boldly asks: what if you never actually played it? Instead, you manage teams, tweak stats, and stare...
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Ultimate Domain

DOS1994 strategy
Ultimate Domain blends real-time strategy with space opera flair, inviting players to conquer the galaxy one cautious decision at a time. You manage fleets, resources, and diplomac...
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Enclave

Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS2002protected action
Enclave is a dark fantasy action game that feels slightly out of time, in both good and bad ways. Its world is grim, its tone serious, and its combat intentionally weighty. You&rsq...
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Prehistorik

DOS1991protected action
If you’ve ever wondered what a caveman’s life was like—minus the boredom and constant risk of saber-tooth tiger attacks—Prehistorik has you covered. It&rsqu...
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Legend of Faerghail

DOS1990 rpg
Back in 1990, Legend of Faerghail was what you played if you wanted a role-playing experience both grand and slightly unforgiving. A German-developed RPG, it combined dungeon crawl...
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DBGL: DOSBox Game Launcher

Windows Vista/7/82017freeware application
DBGL is a free and open-source frontend for DOSBox available for many platforms, developed in Java.
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Acid Tetris

DOS1998freewareremake puzzle
If you ever looked at regular Tetris and thought, “What this really needs is eye-melting colors and a possible migraine,” then Acid Tetris (1998, DOS) is your jam. It&r...
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Captive

DOS1992 rpg
Think Dungeon Master, but in space, and your party is made of four remote-controlled robot prisoners. Welcome to Captive, where the only thing more confusing than the plot is the m...
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Classic Concentration

DOS1988 puzzle
Classic Concentration brings the Alex Trebek game show to DOS, complete with low-res puzzles and that addictive memory card-flipping mechanic. Match two elephants, and boom—y...
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L'Empereur

DOS1991 strategy
L'Empereur (1991) is one of those games that looks at Napoleon and says, “Yes, but what if we made it complicated?” This DOS strategy title drops you straight into the ...