Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

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Never mind

DOS1989 puzzle
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Zeppelin: Giants of the Sky

DOS1995 simulation
Ever dreamed of running a transatlantic zeppelin empire during the golden age of flight? Zeppelin: Giants of the Sky lets you do just that — and it’s every bit as niche...
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Nectaris

DOS1995 strategy
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Vette!

DOS1989 racing
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Morphman

Windows XP/98/951993 adventure
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The Lurking Horror

DOS1987 adventure
From 1987’s text adventure golden age, The Lurking Horror proves you don’t need graphics to be terrified. You’re a student trapped on a snowy university campus du...
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Skyfox II: The Cygnus Conflict

DOS1988 vehicle simulation
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Gnome Ranger

DOS1987 adventure
Gnome Ranger is an abandoned fantasy adventure game, developed and published by Level 9 Computing in 1987 for DOS. Gnome Ranger was designed by Peter Austin who also designed the s...
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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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Black Gold

DOS1991 simulation
In Black Gold (1989), you're in the cutthroat world of oil barons. It’s like Dallas, but with more charts and fewer cowboy hats. You build rigs, negotiate deals, and try to o...
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Harpoon II

DOS1994protected vehicle simulation
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Little Big Adventure 2 (Twinsen's Odyssey)

DOSWindows XP/98/951997protected action-adventure
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The Hunt for Red October

DOSMac OS1987 vehicle simulation
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Alex Higgins World Snooker

DOS1986 sports
The title Alex Higgins World Snooker might imply world-class snooker. What it delivers is 1986 DOS ball physics that sometimes feel like they were modeled in an alternate dimension...
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Fuzzy's World of Miniature Space Golf

DOS1995 sports
Miniature golf is already a whimsical sport, but Fuzzy's World of Miniature Space Golf decides Earth simply isn’t strange enough. Released in 1995, this quirky DOS game sends...
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World Cricket

DOS1994 sports
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Soccer Kid

DOS1995 action
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Black Sect

DOS1993 adventure
Ah, Black Sect (1993), where the puzzles are cryptic, the villagers are creepy, and the atmosphere is so thick you could spread it on toast. A classic first-person point-and-click ...
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Mission: Impossible

DOS1991 adventure
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Nitemare 3D

DOSWindows 3.x1994protected shooter
Nitemare 3D is a first-person shooter video game developed and published by David P. Gray under the Gray Design Associates label. It was released in 1994 as a follow-up to the earl...
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Rescue Rover 2

DOS1991protected puzzle
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Flying Corps

DOSWindows 3.x1997protected vehicle simulation
Flying Corps (1997, DOS/Win3x) is what happens when someone decides that World War I dogfights need both historical accuracy and a gentle dose of existential dread. You climb into ...
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Hostage: Rescue Mission

DOS1989 shooter
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Dungeon Explorer

DOS1990 rpg
Dungeon Explorer takes the term “dungeon” very seriously—there’s a lot of it, and not much else. Released in 1990, this top-down adventure is part RPG, part...
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Willy the Worm

DOS1985 action
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Space Ace

DOS1989 adventure
From the creators of Dragon’s Lair, Space Ace (1989, DOS) is a gloriously over-the-top animated adventure where timing is everything — literally. You play Ace, a muscle...
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Gemfire

DOS1992 strategy
If medieval politics, giant fire-breathing monsters, and backstabbing your allies sound fun, then Gemfire will keep you busy. Released in 1992, this Koei strategy game throws you i...
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Borland Turbo Pascal 2.0

DOS1983 application
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Battle Master

DOS1991 strategy
In Battle Master (1991), you play as a heavily armored murder-hobo leading an army across a fantasy world that really doesn’t want you there. It’s part action-RPG, part...
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Omnicron Conspiracy

DOS1989 adventure
Omnicron Conspiracy (1989, DOS) is a detective adventure wrapped in a cozy sci-fi blanket. You play as a Galactic Patrol agent solving crimes across alien worlds, all rendered in c...