Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

freedos-shell-01

FreeDOS Shell

DOS2002freeware application
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Captain Dynamo

DOS1993 action
Captain Dynamo is what happens when a circus acrobat chugs ten cans of cola and decides to take on gravity itself. You’re bouncing, flipping, and springing through traps and ...
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Action in the North Atlantic

DOS1989 strategy
If you’ve ever dreamed of commanding a WWII convoy while cold, stressed, and staring at a pixelated radar screen, Action in the North Atlantic (1989, DOS) has you covered. It...
system-shock-2-07

System Shock 2

Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS1999protected action-adventure
System Shock 2 is a first-person action role-playing video game developed by Irrational Games and Looking Glass Studios. It was released in 1999 and is known for its innovative gam...
jediknight-03

Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II

Windows XP/98/951997protected shooter
decisive-civil-war-1-03

Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 1

DOS1988 strategy
Released in 1988, Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 1 is as straightforward as its title. You get historical accuracy, a serious strategy engine, and about as many g...
duke3d-reloaded-01

Duke Nukem 3D: Reloaded

Windows 10/112011canceled shooter
A remake with ambition and tragedy, Duke Nukem 3D: Reloaded promised to bring the king back in modern glory. It looked great, played smooth, and... was never officially released. W...
ef-2000-04

EF 2000

DOS1995 vehicle simulation
ocean-ranger-1

Ocean Ranger

DOS1988 vehicle simulation
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Descent

DOS1995protecteddemo shooter
If you ever wanted to feel like you were trapped in a washing machine armed with lasers, Descent is your game. Released in 1995, this claustrophobic, six-degrees-of-freedom shooter...
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Krazy Ivan

Windows XP/98/951996 shooter
If Krazy Ivan (1996, Windows XP) had a motto, it’d be “Blow it up first, ask later.” You pilot a massive mech across post-apocalyptic battlefields, obliterating a...
dark-queen-of-krynn-08

Dark Queen of Krynn

DOS1992protected rpg
Fans of Dragonlance novels rejoiced at Dark Queen of Krynn, a Gold Box RPG where you battle alongside iconic heroes in a desperate fight against Takhisis, the dark goddess herself....
caveman-ugh-limpics-06

Caveman Ugh-Lympics

DOS1989 sports
Before the IOC cracked down on fun, Caveman Ugh-Lympics gave us the primeval sporting event we never knew we needed. Clubs, fire, and the 100-meter mate drag—yes, that’...
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Alien Legacy

DOS1994 strategy
Alien Legacy (1994) is like SimCity crashed into Star Trek and nobody called the insurance company. It’s a real-time strategy/simulation game that has you managing a colony i...
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Little Big Adventure 2 (Twinsen's Odyssey)

DOSWindows XP/98/951997protected action-adventure
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Dinopark Tycoon

DOS1993 simulation
Move aside, Jurassic Park—Dinopark Tycoon (1993, DOS) gave kids everywhere the chance to run their very own dinosaur zoo without the risk of being eaten alive. This education...
late-night-tv-show-06

Late Night Sexy TV Show

DOS1994NSFW puzzle
mechwarrior-splash

Mechwarrior

DOS1989 vehicle simulation
MechWarrior (1989) was one of the first games to put players inside a 3D cockpit of a giant mech, but it wasn’t just a combat game, it was also an open-ended mercenary RPG, w...
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Abrams Battle Tank

DOS1989 vehicle simulation
Get ready to drive a tank very slowly while also being very stressed. Abrams Battle Tank (1989, DOS) puts you in the commander’s seat of America’s steel behemoth, and s...
bab5-found-her-03

Babylon 5: I've Found Her

Windows XP/98/952003freeware vehicle simulation
Released in 2003 for Windows XP, Babylon 5: I've Found Her is the kind of fan-made game that makes you question whether it’s actually fan-made or secretly a pilot for a new s...
trog-04

Trog

DOS1990 action
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Horror Zombies from the Crypt

DOS1990 action
Horror Zombies from the Crypt is a platform game released in 1990 by Millennium Interactive for the Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS platforms. The game is heavily inspired by 1950s hor...
fire-and-forget-2-01

Fire and Forget 2

DOS1988 racing
world-karate-championship-03

World Karate Championship

DOS1986 action
space-invaders-2001-02

Space Invaders 2001

Windows XP/98/952001remake shooter
comanchemaximum-1

Comanche: Maximum overkill

DOS1992 vehicle simulation
If you ever wanted to fly a helicopter that looks like it belongs in a Michael Bay fever dream, Comanche: Maximum Overkill (1992, DOS) is for you. This voxel-powered beast puts you...
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3D-Maze

Windows 3.x1991 action
Ah, 3D-Maze. If you used Windows 3.x, you probably saw this lurking in the corner of your screen savers like a digital minotaur. Released in 1991, it’s not quite a game, but ...
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Stellar Crusade

DOS1988protected strategy
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UFO 2000

Windows 10/11Linux2004freeware strategy
Imagine X-COM but with fewer excuses to blame the developers when you miss a 95% chance shot—because in UFO 2000 (2004), the chaos was entirely player-driven. A free, open-so...