Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

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Ishar 3: The Seven Gates of Infinity

DOS1994protected rpg
By 1994, the Ishar series decided subtlety was overrated. Ishar 3 is bigger, bolder, and occasionally more confusing than its predecessors. Your party once again explores vast land...
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Manic Miner remake

DOS1997remake action
Manic Miner is a quintessential platformer game that emerged in the early 1980s, developed by Matthew Smith for the ZX Spectrum. It stands as a hallmark of the 8-bit gaming era, ce...
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Magic Pockets

DOS1992 action
Magic Pockets is a platform game developed by The Bitmap Brothers and published by Renegade Software. It was released in 1991 for the Atari ST, Amiga, and MS-DOS platforms. In...
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MicroLeague Wrestling

DOS1989 sports
MicroLeague Wrestling is an abandoned wrestling action game based on the WWF league, developed by MicroLeague Multimedia and released in 1989 for DOS. MicroLeague Wrestling was als...
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Barbie Super Model

DOS1993 action
If Barbie was mildly passive in her 1992 debut, Barbie Super Model (1993) puts her on the runway—literally. You’ll practice walking, dodging obstacles, and matching out...
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Pango

DOS1983remake action
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Tristan Pinball

DOS1991 action
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Dangerous Dave

DOS1990protected action
Dangerous Dave is the kind of platformer that defined the early ’90s shareware scene: simple, fast, and just tricky enough to make you shout at your monitor. You guide Dave t...
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King's Quest 6: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow

DOSWindows 3.x1992protecteddemo adventure
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J-Bird

DOS1983remake action
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The Ancient Art of War

DOS1984 strategy
The Ancient Art of War is a classic video game that was released in the late 1980s. Developed by Evryware and published by Broderbund, it was available on various platforms, includ...
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Radix: Beyond the Void

DOS1995 shooter
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Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2000protected rpg
If Baldur’s Gate was a sprawling epic, Shadows of Amn is the Shakespearean sequel with better everything: graphics, writing, drama. Your soul is stolen (again), your allies a...
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Wasteland

DOS1988 rpg
Released in 1988 for DOS, Wasteland is the kind of game that quietly changed history while pretending to be just another post-apocalyptic RPG. Long before wastelands were fashionab...
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Guerrilla War

DOS1987 shooter
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Santa Paravia en Fiumaccio

DOS1988 simulation
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Virtual Reality Studio

DOS1991 application
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Magnetic Scrolls Collection

DOS1991 adventure
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 usin...
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Below The Root

DOS1984 action-adventure
Based on a book series almost nobody remembers, Below The Root drops you into a serene world of treehouses, talking children, and deeply philosophical moral choices. Combat does no...
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Alter Ego: Male Version

DOS1986 simulation
Welcome to Alter Ego: Male Version, where your life begins with a cry and a diaper and only goes downhill - or uphill, depending on your choices. This text-based simulation lets yo...
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Amberstar

DOS1992 rpg
Amberstar is a fantasy old school RPG very similar to Ultima 6 that uses a top-down view for interiors and small locations and a first person pseudo 3D view for everything else. Un...
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The Crack of Doom

DOS1989 adventure
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Black Monday

DOS1987 simulation
Black Monday (1987) combines economic panic with the thrill of—wait for it—spreadsheet navigation. It's like Wolf of Wall Street without the fun, drugs, or DiCaprio. Yo...
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Empire Deluxe

DOSWindows 3.x1993 strategy
Empire Deluxe is the kind of strategy game that politely pretends to be simple while quietly stealing entire weekends from your life. On the surface, it’s a turn-based war ga...
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Kingdom of Kroz 2

DOS1990 action
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Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight

DOS1992 rpg
Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight is an action-RPG and strategy game developed by Rob Anderson and published by Mindscape in 1991 for the Amiga and later for MS-DOS. The game is famous...
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Guardians: Agents of Justice

DOS1997canceled strategy
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Pepper's Adventures in Time

DOS1993demo adventure
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Gremlins

DOS1984 action
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City of Lost Children

DOS1997 adventure
City of Lost Children is as beautiful as it is bewildering. Based on the surreal 1995 film, this adventure game drops you into a dark, oily dystopia filled with creepy orphans, biz...