The retro games below are considered abandonware because they are not currently for sale on GOG, Steam, or other game stores.
Retro games, abandonware, freeware and classic games for PC and Mac
The retro games below are considered abandonware because they are not currently for sale on GOG, Steam, or other game stores.
Black Crypt is a fantasy single-player roleplaying game by Raven Software, published by Electronic Arts. It was released in 1992. It was initially conceived of as a pen and paper roleplaying game by Brian Raffel and Steve Raffel.
Year: 1992 Genre: Role Playing
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Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods is a sandbox “god” game developed by Bullfrog and published by Electronic Arts in 1991 for the Amiga. It has since been ported to sever...
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Balance of Power: The 1990 Edition is an enhanced version of Balance of Power, a strategy game developed by Chris Crawford. The game was originally created for Macintosh in 1985.
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Wonder Boy in Monster World is an action-adventure platformer developed by Westone and released in 1991 by Sega for the Genesis/Mega Drive. This fourth entry in the Wonder Boy seri...
Year: 1991 Genre: Platformer
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The Incredible Machine 2 was created by Jeff Tunnell and released in 1994 for DOS and the following year for Windows and Macintosh. It's the sequel to The Incredible Machine and ...
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007: James Bond - The Stealth Affair (aka Operation Stealth) is a spy-themed adventure game developed by Delphine Software and published by U.S. Gold in 1990 for Amiga, Atari ST, and DOS.
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Lode Runner is a puzzle platformer created by Douglas E. Smith and released initially for the Apple II, Commodore 64, Vic-20, and Atari 8-bit in 1983. It's one of the most popular video games ever created.
Year: 1983 Genre: Platformer
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Beneath a Steel Sky is a dystopian future adventure game developed by Revolution Software and published by Virgin Interactive Entertainment in 1994. It was released for Amiga, Amiga CD32, and DOS.
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PGA European Tour is a golf simulation created by Polygames and released by Electronic Arts for SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive. The game, designed by Lee Actor and Dennis Koble, belongs t...
hotseat multiplayer sports
Parasol Stars, also known as Parasol Stars: The Story of Rainbow Islands II - or if you prefer, The Story of Bubble Bobble III - is an arcade by Taito. The title is quite strange because there was no "Story of Bubble Bobble I".
Year: 1992 Genre: Platformer
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Red Storm Rising is a submarine simulation game released and published by MicroProse in 1988. The game was based on Tom Clancy's novel, also named Red Storm Rising. Taking the play...
Year: 1989 Genre: Simulation
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Alien Breed is a sci-fi top-down shooter created by Team17 originally for the Amiga and released in 1991. The game, heavily inspired by the movie Aliens, is similar to the famous Atari arcade Gauntlet in terms of gameplay.
2 players aliens multi-directional multi-scrolling shooter science fiction shooter top-down walkabout
Super Skidmarks is a racing game created by Acid Software for the Amiga, released in 1995. Codemasters also released a Genesis / Mega Drive version. The game is the sequel to Skid...
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Fantasy World Dizzy is the sequel to Treasure Island Dizzy and the third game in the Dizzy series. Dizzy is an action-adventure platformer created by Codemasters initially for the ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC.
Year: 1991 Genre: Platformer
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