Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

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Rings of Zilfin

DOS1987protected rpg
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The Lost Vikings

DOS1993 action
In The Lost Vikings (1993, DOS), three Viking warriors with more brawn than brains find themselves kidnapped by aliens. Instead of raiding villages, they’re solving puzzles w...
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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...
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The Simpsons

DOS1991 action
The Simpsons Arcade Game, developed and published by Konami, is a classic side-scrolling beat-'em-up that became highly popular in arcades during the early '90s. Players take ...
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Rush'n Attack

DOS1989 shooter
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The Scoop

DOS1989 adventure
A detective adventure inspired by Agatha Christie’s collaborative story, The Scoop (1989, DOS) turns you into a newspaper reporter poking around a suspicious death with nothi...
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Amerzone: The Explorer's Legacy

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1999protected adventure
Amerzone is like stepping into a dream where logic is optional and atmosphere is everything. You play a journalist unraveling the mystery of a dying explorer’s last journey, ...
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Shufflepuck Cafè

DOSMac OS1989 sports
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Blade Warrior

DOS1991 action
Blade Warrior (1991) is a side-scrolling beat 'em up that looks like it was illustrated entirely in heavy metal album covers. You’re a silhouette of rage, cutting through dem...
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Strife

DOS1996protecteddemo shooter
Strife from 1996 is a first-person shooter game developed by Rogue Entertainment and published by Velocity, based on the Doom engine. It's often remembered for being one of the ear...
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Captive

DOS1992 rpg
Think Dungeon Master, but in space, and your party is made of four remote-controlled robot prisoners. Welcome to Captive, where the only thing more confusing than the plot is the m...
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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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One Must Fall 2097

DOS1994freeware action
One Must Fall: 2097 is a fighting game released in 1994 by Epic MegaGames. Set in a futuristic world, the game features giant humanoid robots known as HARs (Human-Assisted Robots) ...
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D/Generation

DOS1991 action-adventure
D/Generation is a slick blend of action, puzzle-solving, and corporate dystopia. You’re a courier dropped into a high-security biotech facility to deliver a package, only to ...
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Duck Tales: The Quest for Gold

DOS1990 action
DuckTales: The Quest for Gold takes everyone’s favorite miserly duck, Scrooge McDuck, and sends him globetrotting for treasure. It’s part platformer, part management si...
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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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MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy

DOS1990 rpg
MegaTraveller 1: The Zhodani Conspiracy is a science fiction role-playing game (RPG) released in 1990. The Zhodani Conspiracy is the first installment in the MegaTraveller ser...
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Dinosaur Balls

DOS1992 puzzle
The title Dinosaur Balls might raise eyebrows today, but in 1992 it was just a quirky DOS puzzle game. Think of it as prehistoric Bubble Bobble: you fire colored spheres to match a...
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Jewels of Darkness

DOS1986 adventure
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PC Paintbrush

DOS1984 application
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Wizardry 6: Bane of the Cosmic Forge

DOSLinuxMac OS1990protected rpg
Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge is a role-playing game (RPG) developed by Sir-Tech and released in 1990. It's the sixth installment in the long-running "Wizardry" series.&nbs...
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Ultra Mortal Kombat Vendetta

Windows XP/98/952001freeware action
Ultra Mortal Kombat Vendetta is a fan-made love letter to excessive violence and familiar characters, created well after the peak of the franchise it imitates. It throws subtlety o...
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Uncharted Waters 2: New Horizons

DOS1995 simulation
Uncharted Waters 2: New Horizons is an abandoned simulation game, sequel of Uncharted Waters, developed and released by KOEI in 1995. The Uncharted Waters series is set in the Age ...
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Bad Street Brawler

DOS1987 action
Bad Street Brawler is a beat 'em up video game developed by Beam Software and published by Mindscape. Originally released for the Commodore 64 in 1987 and later for other platforms...
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Viz

DOS1991 sports
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Big Red Racing

DOS1995 racing
Big Red Racing is what happens when you combine arcade mayhem with zero regard for realism and lots of British sarcasm. Drive everything from dump trucks to hovercrafts, insult you...
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Mean Streets

DOS1989protected adventure
Mean Streets (1989) throws you into a gritty sci-fi detective story where neon lights, flying cars, and criminal conspiracies are just part of a normal workday. You play as a priva...
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Electroman

DOS1992freeware action
Electroman is a cheerful little platformer with a big grin and zero interest in realism. You play as a cartoonish superhero zipping through levels full of gadgets, traps, and enemi...