Abandonware DOS title

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Angband

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1992freeware rpg
If you’ve ever thought The Lord of the Rings needed more ASCII and fewer hobbit feelings, Angband is your jam. Since 1992, this dungeon-crawling roguelike has been throwing p...
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Side Arms Hyper Dyne

DOS1988 shooter
Side Arms: Hyper Dyne is a side-scrolling shoot-'em-up arcade game developed and published by Capcom in 1986 and later ported on various platforms. Players control a "mobilsui...
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Thud Ridge

DOS1988 vehicle simulation
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Dark Ages Volume II - The Undead Kingdom

DOS1991freeware action
The saga continues in Dark Ages Volume II: The Undead Kingdom, where your “Prince of Destiny” status doesn’t earn you a vacation, but instead throws you into a ki...
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Rick Dangerous

DOS1989 action
Rick Dangerous is an action-packed platformer game set in the 1940s. As the fearless explorer Rick, you'll navigate treacherous environments, avoid deadly traps, and defeat enemies...
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The Patcher 6.1

DOS1993 application
The Patcher 6.1 (1993, DOS) is one of those utilities-turned-experiences that makes you feel like a digital surgeon. Instead of saving lives, you’re poking around system file...
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Black Hole

DOS1993 puzzle
Black Hole (1993) is a space shooter where you're thrown into the gravitational madness of, you guessed it, a black hole. The physics are wild, the enemies are relentless, and you&...
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Might and Magic: Swords of Xeen

DOS1995 rpg
Might and Magic: Swords of Xeen is something of a curious side chapter in the Xeen saga, originally created as a smaller adventure but still packed with the series’ trademark...
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King's Table: The Legend of Ragnarok

DOS1993protected strategy
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Tracon for Windows

Windows 3.x1993 vehicle simulation
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The Fellowship of the Ring

DOS1986 adventure
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Cirque de Zale

Windows XP/98/952004freeware adventure
Cirque de Zale is a point-and-click adventure game released in 2004, developed by Rebecca Clements as a freeware title. Created using the Adventure Game Studio (AGS) engine, the ga...
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Nerm of Bemer

DOS1984 action
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Countdown

DOS1990 adventure
In Countdown, the clock is always ticking—literally. This spy thriller adventure drops you into a web of international intrigue, shady characters, and puzzles that don’...
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Autobots

DOS1989 shooter
Before Michael Bay got his hands on the franchise, Autobots (1989, DOS) offered a more... subtle approach to transforming robot mayhem. Well, not subtle exactly — more like c...
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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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Bomb Run

DOS1991 action
Bomb Run (1991, DOS) sounds like an action-packed thriller—and then you play it and realize you’re just trying to drop bombs in the right spots while flying what feels ...
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Eye of the beholder 3: Assault on Myth Drannor

DOS1991protected rpg
Eye of the Beholder III: Assault on Myth Drannor pushes the series into more ambitious territory. Released in 1991, it features a larger scope and a more complex narrative, set in ...
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Project-X

DOS1994 shooter
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Great Naval Battles: North Atlantic 1939 - 1943

DOS1992protected vehicle simulation
Great Naval Battles: North Atlantic 1939-1943 sets the stage for the series with a focus on tense, strategic encounters. In Great Naval Battles, you are dealing with limited inform...
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The Feeble Files

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protected adventure
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Color Buster

DOS1992 puzzle
Color Buster (1992, DOS) is Sokoban’s rebellious cousin. You push colored blocks across labyrinthine floors like an underpaid warehouse worker in a pastel fever dream. Simple...
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Ultima 1: The First Age of Darkness

DOS1981 rpg
Before Ultima 1 came along, role-playing games on PC were about as sophisticated as a pocket calculator. Then Richard Garriott threw players into a digital world full of space trav...
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Gunship

DOS1986demo vehicle simulation
Gunship is a landmark helicopter simulation that treats you less like a player and more like a trainee pilot who forgot to read the manual. It demands attention to instrumentation,...
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The Black Cauldron

DOS1986freeware adventure
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Alice in Wonderland

DOS1989 adventure
Step into the rabbit hole - no, really, step carefully, or you’ll glitch right through the floor. Alice in Wonderland (1989, DOS) is a surreal, side-scrolling adventure that ...
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CHAMP Invaders

DOS1997remake shooter
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Bar Games

DOS1989 sports
If you've ever dreamed of throwing darts, arm wrestling, or playing a sleazy round of "Last Call Larry" without actually smelling like stale beer, Bar Games is your digital dive ba...