Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

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Divine Divinity

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2002protected rpg
Don’t let the tongue-twister title fool you—Divine Divinity is a classic in the sprawling world of RPGs. Think of it as Diablo’s eccentric cousin who insists on t...
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Bop'N Wrestle

DOS1988protected sports
If pro wrestling in the '80s had a fever dream after drinking too much neon paint, it would be called Bop'N Wrestle (1988, DOS). You play as Gorgeous Greg, who’s about as gor...
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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...
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Maupiti Island

DOS1991 adventure
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Doom: The Roguelike

DOS2005freeware rpg
Long before indie developers made “roguelike” a buzzword, someone decided to fuse Doom with permadeath and ASCII graphics. The result: Doom: The Roguelike (2005). On pa...
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Grand Prix Unlimited

DOS1992 racing
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Wing Commander Academy

DOS1993protected vehicle simulation
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Xtrek

DOS1991freewareNSFW adventure
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Mah Jongg Solitaire

DOS1987 puzzle
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Outpost

Windows 3.x1994 simulation
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Syberia 2

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2004protected adventure
Syberia 2 is an adventure game developed by Microïds and released in 2004 as a direct sequel to the critically acclaimed Syberia (2002). The story picks up where the firs...
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Wreckers

DOS1991 action
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Monuments of Mars

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1991freeware action
Monuments of Mars (1991) is one of those puzzle-platformers where patience is less a virtue and more a survival tool. You’re stranded on Mars, exploring alien ruins filled wi...
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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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Hotshot

DOS1988 puzzle
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Jazz Jackrabbit

DOS1994protected action
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McDonald Land

DOS1992 action
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Questprobe featuring The Hulk

DOS1984 adventure
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Blues Brothers RPG

Windows XP/98/952004freeware rpg
Yes, this exists. Blues Brothers RPG (2004, Windows XP) is what happens when someone looks at a legendary blues duo and says, “What if they fought zombies with saxophones?&rd...
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Black Tiger

DOS1987 action
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Temple of Kroz

DOS1990freeware action
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Highway Hunter

DOS1994 racing
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Dangerous Streets

DOS1994 action
Dangerous Streets is a fighting game that clearly wanted to be the next Street Fighter—and instead became a cult oddity. The character roster is bizarre, the animations oddly...
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Rad Warrior

DOS1986 action
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Dream Zone

DOS1988 adventure
Released in 1988, Dream Zone was a surreal adventure where you explore your own subconscious after being sucked into a dream machine. It’s colorful, strange, and often unsett...
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Astro Dodge

DOS1982 shooter
Astro Dodge (1982) is basically Frogger — in space. You control a tiny spacecraft tasked with dodging endless waves of meteors, space debris, and possibly your own questionab...
stone-age-03

Stone Age

DOS1992 puzzle
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Ultima Underworld 2: Labyrinth of Worlds

DOS1993protected rpg
Building on its predecessor, Labyrinth of Worlds expands the formula by throwing you across multiple dimensions. Each world has its own flavor—icy wastelands, alien landscape...