Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

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Fallout 2

Windows XP/98/951998protected rpg
Fallout 2 takes everything that worked in the original and gleefully pushes it further, louder, and weirder. Released in 1998, it expands the world, the humor, and the sheer number...
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Silent Service 2

DOSMac OS1990protected vehicle simulation
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Tristan Pinball

DOS1991 action
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Combat Chess

Windows XP/98/951997protected strategy
Combat Chess (1997, Windows XP) takes the cerebral game of kings and adds swords, screams, and shameless violence. Every piece battle-animates into Mortal Kombat-lite fights when y...
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Jetstrike

DOS1994 action
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Skyroads: Xmas Special

DOS1994freeware racing
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Police Quest: Open Season

DOSWindows 3.x1993protected adventure
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Space Ace

DOS1989 adventure
From the creators of Dragon’s Lair, Space Ace (1989, DOS) is a gloriously over-the-top animated adventure where timing is everything — literally. You play Ace, a muscle...
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Game Over

DOS1988 shooter
Game Over is an abandoned side scrolling shooter/platform game designed by Ignacio Ruiz Tejedor, Pedro Sudón Aguilar, developed and released by Dinamic Multimedia in 1988 fo...
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OverKill

DOS1992freeware shooter
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Grand Monster Slam

DOS1989 sports
Grand Monster Slam is an action sports game developed by Golden Goblins and published by Rainbow Arts in 1989. The game was released for a variety of platforms, including the Amiga...
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Adventure Game Studio (AGS)

Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS1997freeware application
Adventure Game Studio (AGS) is a software development tool that enables users to create point-and-click adventure games. It was originally created by Chris Jones and has been used ...
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Dark Sun 2: Wake of the Ravager

DOS1994protected rpg
Dark Sun 2: Wake of the Ravager takes the harsh desert world of Athas and turns up the intensity. Building on its predecessor, it offers deeper role-playing, improved combat, and a...
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Frogger

DOS1983 action
Frogger needs very little introduction, yet it still deserves respect. Originally released in 1983, this deceptively simple game asks you to guide a frog across busy roads and trea...
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2112

DOS1994 adventure
Welcome to 2112, a game that predicted a grim techno-future back when floppy disks still ruled. This DOS-era oddity throws you into a world that’s part cyberpunk, part fever ...
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Dark Reign: The Future of War

Windows XP/98/951997protected strategy
Before its sequel, there was Dark Reign: The Future of War (1997), a forward-thinking RTS that introduced mechanics ahead of its time, like customizable AI scripts for units. The r...
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Wolfpack

DOS1990 vehicle simulation
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Ground Control

Windows XP/98/952000protected strategy
Ground Control is a strategy game developed by Massive Entertainment and released by Sierra On-Line in 2000. More precisely Ground Control is a real time tactical game with a sci-f...
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Little Big Adventure

DOS1994protected action-adventure
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Elvira 2: The Jaws of Cerberus

DOS1991 adventure
Elvira 2: The Jaws of Cerberus doubles down on everything that made the first game memorable: horror, humor, and puzzles that seem designed to mock you. Elvira herself steals the s...
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Evets

DOS1988freeware rpg
Evets is a puzzle game that proves simplicity can be deceptive. With minimal graphics and a straightforward premise, it invites you in gently before revealing its true complexity. ...
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Blue Force

DOS1993 adventure
Blue Force is a police procedural adventure game developed and released by Tsunami Games in 1993. Blue Force is a point-and-click adventure game that follows the protagonist, ...
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Epic Pinball

DOSMac OS1993protected action
Epic Pinball is what happens when a small team says, “Sure, let’s make a pinball game,” and accidentally creates one of the most addictive shareware hits of the d...
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Dangerous Dave in the Haunted Mansion

DOS1991protected action
Dangerous Dave in the Haunted Mansion turns up the difficulty (and the body count) by tossing Dave into a gothic nightmare of zombies, ghosts, and bloodthirsty critters. Armed with...
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Hugo's House of Horrors

DOS1990 adventure
Hugo's House of Horrors is an adventure game developed by David P. Gray and released in the early 1990s. The game is a text-based adventure with simple graphics, and it gained popu...
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The Punisher

DOS1990 action
Long before comic-book games became blockbuster spectacles, The Punisher (1990, DOS) delivered gritty vigilante action with a side of pixelated attitude. You step into Frank Castle...
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Anachronox

Windows XP/98/952001protected rpg
Anachronox is a 2001 role-playing video game developed by Ion Storm and published by Eidos Interactive with a futuristic, cyberpunk-inspired setting. The game was written and direc...