Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

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Solomon's Key

DOS1988 action
Solomon’s Key is an arcade puzzle-platformer developed by Tecmo and released in 1986. It gained popularity for its challenging gameplay and was later ported to various home s...
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Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur

DOS1989 adventure
Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur is a text adventure with occasional graphics, in which you, the not-yet-king, bumble your way through Camelot trying to prove you’re not just ...
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Duke Nukem

DOS1991 action
Before the shades, the muscles, and the one-liners, Duke Nukem was just a guy in a 2D platformer trying to save the world from an evil scientist. It’s bright, fast, and glori...
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Spellbreaker

DOS1985 adventure
The last entry in Infocom’s Enchanter trilogy, Spellbreaker is where the training wheels come off. It’s unforgiving, cryptic, and expects you to understand spellcraft l...
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Battle Chess 4000

DOS1992protected strategy
Set in the far-off future of 1992, Battle Chess 4000 brings space-age flair to intergalactic checkmate. Now your queen is a laser-wielding dominatrix and your pawns might be robots...
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Conquests of the Longbow: The Legend of Robin Hood

DOS1991protected adventure
Conquests of the Longbow turns Robin Hood into less of a carefree swashbuckler and more of a medieval problem solver with a never-ending to-do list. Sure, you’ll shoot arrows...
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Elvira: the Arcade Game

DOS1991 action
Elvira: The Arcade Game trades puzzles for action and subtlety for pure chaos. This is fast, brutal, side-scrolling combat with monsters pouring in from every direction. Elvira&rsq...
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Annals of Rome

DOS1988 strategy
In Annals of Rome, you don’t just play history — you command it, badly. This 1988 strategy title lets you take control of the Roman Empire and try to keep it from falli...
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Holiday World Tycoon

Windows XP/98/952004 simulation
Holiday World Tycoon is the sort of game that feels like it was designed after someone spent a bit too long staring at a postcard rack in an airport gift shop and thought, &ld...
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Arctic Adventure

DOS1991 action
Arctic Adventure is the sequel nobody asked for to Pharaoh's Tomb, except this time you’re freezing your butt off. As Nevada Smith (not a typo, it’s his real name), you...
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An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire

Windows XP/98/951997protected rpg
Battlespire is the weird, dark cousin of the Elder Scrolls family - the one who shows up late to the reunion with a sword and no pants. This first-person RPG strips out all the com...
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Gapper

DOS1986 puzzle
There’s something oddly hypnotic about Gapper, a game that feels like it was assembled during a coffee-fueled night by someone who really liked simple mechanics and didn&rsqu...
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Borland Eureka: the Solver

DOS1987 application
Borland Eureka: the Solver is an abandoned text-based application developed by Borland Software Corporation and released in 1987 for DOS. The product is designed to solve complex p...
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Primal Rage

DOS1995 action
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Realms of Arkania 2: Star trail

DOS1994protected rpg
Often hailed as the best of the trilogy, Star Trail doubles down on everything its predecessor attempted—and somehow makes it all smoother. The world feels richer, the quests...
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Warp Rogue

Windows XP/98/95Linux2004freeware rpg
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Command Adventures: Starship

DOS1995 shooter
In Command Adventures: Starship (1995, DOS), you’re the captain, the admiral, and occasionally the guy who has to fix the hyperdrive when it’s on fire. This obscure gem...
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Ishar: Legend of the Fortress

DOS1992protected rpg
The first Ishar (1992, DOS) introduced players to a fantasy world where every decision could backfire spectacularly. You’re tasked with toppling a tyrant, but first you&rsquo...
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Sokoban

Windows XP/98/951999 puzzle
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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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The Black Cauldron

DOS1986freeware adventure
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Wild West World

DOS1991 simulation
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Dig Dug

DOS1983 action
Dig Dug is a classic maze arcade action game that was first released by Namco in 1982 as a coin-op and later for a number of other systems. The gameplay of Dig Dug involves digging...
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The $100,000 pyramid

DOS1988 puzzle
Ever wanted to be on a game show without leaving your CRT-lit basement? The $100,000 Pyramid brings you that chance. You guess words. Your partner gives clues. Sometimes you wonder...
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Asterix: Operation Getafix

DOS1989 action-adventure
Operation Getafix (1989) is what happens when you turn a beloved comic series into a game with the precision of a wild boar wearing gloves. You play as Asterix on a quest to help G...
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Apache Longbow

DOSWindows XP/98/951995protected vehicle simulation
Step into the cockpit of the Apache Longbow, a 1995 combat flight simulator where you’ll experience the thrilling sensation of trying to figure out keyboard controls before g...
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Thomas the Tank Engine

DOS1992 racing
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Qix

DOS1989 action