Abandonware DOS title

Science fiction games

Time travel, space wars, alien empires, alternate universe, cyberpunk anti-heroes, space invaders, post-apocalyptic worlds, dystopian societies, mad scientists, galaxies far far away, strange new worlds, mech battles, deep space exploration, evil robots... should I go on?
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Kronolog: The Nazi Paradox

DOS1993 Castleworks Gameware
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Lane Mastodon vs. the Blubbermen

DOS1988 Tom Snyder Productions
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Laser Squad

DOS1992 Target Games Limited
Laser Squad is an abandoned turn-based strategy/tactical game designed by Julian Gollop (the mind behind the X-COM series). Laser Squad was developed by Target Games Limited and released by MicroLeague Multimedia in 1992 for DOS and other 8-bit systems. Laser Squad is considered as a precursor of X-COM: Ufo Defense.
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Laserwars

DOS1994
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Leather Goddesses of Phobos

DOS1986 Infocom
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Leather Goddesses of Phobos 2

DOS1992NSFW Infocom
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Lexi-Cross

DOS1991 Platinumware
Lexi-Cross is an abandoned science fiction tv show-styled puzzle game. Lexi-Cross was developed by Platinumware and released for DOS by Interplay Productions in 1991. The gameplay is a turn-based mix between Scrabble and Wheel of fortune with elements of Battleship.
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Lightspeed

DOS1990 MicroProse Software
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LineWars

DOS1990 Safari Software
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LineWars 2

DOS1994 Safari Software
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Little Big Adventure

DOS1994protected Adeline Software International
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Little Big Adventure 2 (Twinsen's Odyssey)

DOSWindows XP/98/951997protected Adeline Software International
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Lode Runner

DOSMac OS1983 Broderbund
Lode Runner is a classic video game that was first created by Douglas E. Smith in 1983. Originally, Lode Runner was developed for the Apple II, and later versions were released for various other platforms, including DOS, the Commodore 64, Atari, and others.In Lode Runner, the player controls a character who must navigate through levels filled with ...
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Lorna

DOS1990NSFW Topo Soft
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Lost in Time

DOS1993 Coktel Vision
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Mach 3

DOS1987 Loriciels
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Magnetic Scrolls Collection

DOS1991 Magnetic Scrolls
Magnetic Scrolls was one of the finest developer companies dedicated to Interactive Fiction. The Magnetic Scrolls Collection is a trilogy of Magnenic Scrolls adventures remade using the Wonderland engine: Fish!, Corruption, The Guild of Thieves. The new window-based interface made text-adventuring easy even for gamers not used to a text-only interf...
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Major Stryker

DOSWindows XP/98/951993freeware Apogee Software
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Manhunter 2: San Francisco

DOSMac OS1989 Evryware
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Manhunter: New York

DOS1988 Evryware
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Maniac Mansion

DOSLinuxMac OS1987protected LucasArts
Maniac Mansion is one of the most famous point-and-click adventure games developed by Lucasfilm Games, designed by Ron Gilbert (who later created Monkey Island) and Gary Winnick. The story is a blend of old sci-fi and horror B-movie elements. Players can choose between several characters, each with unique abilities useful for solving various puzzle...
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Maniac Mansion Deluxe

Windows 10/112004freewareremake LucasFan Games
Maniac Mansion Deluxe is the unofficial sequel to the acclaimed point & click adventure game released by LucasFilm in 1987. Maniac Mansion Deluxe it's a fan-made adventure developed by LucasFans Games and released in 2004 and it's a complete remake of Maniac Mansion in every aspect, developed using the Adventure Game Studio engine.
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Marathon

Windows XP/98/95Linux1994freeware Bungie
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Marathon 2: Durandal

Windows XP/98/95Linux1996 Bungie
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Martian Memorandum

DOS1991protecteddemo Access Software
Martian Memorandum is a point-and-click adventure game developed and published by Access Software. It was released in 1991 and is the sequel to the game Mean Streets. The game is set in a dystopian future on Mars, where players take on the role of Tex Murphy, a private investigator with a sarcastic and humorous demeanor.The story begins with Tex Mu...
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Master of Orion

DOS1993protected SimTex
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Master of Orion 2: Battle at Antares

DOSWindows XP/98/951996protected SimTex
Master of Orion II is a 4X turn-based sci-fi strategy game set in space. Master of Orion 2 gives the player an empire to run by controlling food and production, managing economy and researching new technology. The player can wage war against other races or use spies and diplomacy to achieve victory.
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Master of Orion 3

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2003protected Quicksilver Software