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.
Bandit Kings of Ancient China is a wargame/strategy game created by Koei. It was released in Japan in 1988 for MSX2. In 1990, it was ported to the US/European markets for MS-DOS, Amiga, and Macintosh.
china hexagonal map historical battle history hotseat management msx multiplayer novel strategy turn-based strategy wargame
Transarctica, also known as Arctic Baron in the US, is a post-apocalyptic strategy game developed by French studio Silmarils and released in 1993. Loosely inspired by Georges-Jean ...
aga post-apocalyptic real-time science fiction strategy trading train transport
Wayne Gretzky Hockey is an ice hockey simulation created by Bethesda Softworks for Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS and released in 1988. There were also Macintosh and NES versions, while the C-64/128 version was never completed.
2 players hockey licensed sports top-down winter sports
Barbie is a simulation game for the Commodore 64 created by Epyx and released in 1985. The player controls Barbie and can go shopping, buying dresses, swimwear, shoes, and more..
Year: 1984 Genre: Simulation
c64 original game commodore 64 licensed simulation virtual life
Buck Rogers: Matrix Cubed is a sci-fi RPG developed by SSI and released for DOS only in 1992. It's the sequel to Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday. The game uses the so-called G...
Year: 1992 Genre: Role Playing
gold box licensed rpg science fiction turn-based rpg
SimTown, released by Maxis in 1995, is a spin-off of the famous SimCity but with a much simpler structure aimed at younger players. Developed for PC and later ported to Macintosh, ...
Year: 1995 Genre: Simulation
business simulation city building isometric management sim city simulation
Chris Crawford’s Eastern Front (1941) is a wargame released in 1981 for the Atari 8-bit family. It is widely recognized as one of the earliest examples of a truly sophisticated computer wargame for home systems.
atari 8-bit europe historical battle map-based historical simulation strategy turn-based strategy war wargame
Duke Nukem: Episode 2 - Mission: Moonbase is the second chapter of the Duke Nukem I trilogy. It's a 2D side-scrolling shooter developed by Apogee Software in 1991..
platformer science fiction shareware shooter
Whiplash (aka Fatal Racing) is a 3D stunt racing game developed by Gremlin Interactive and published by Interplay Entertainment in 1995 for DOS. Like most racing games, the point is to reach that finish line first.
automobile combat racing first-person racing stunts track racing
Atomix is a puzzle game developed by Softouch Productions and released in 1990 for Amiga, Atari ST, DOS and Commodore 64.
amiga original game educational puzzle strategy puzzler science
Disney's The Little Mermaid for the NES is a side-scrolling action game loosely based on the 1989 animated film. It was developed by Capcom and released in 1990. At the time, Capco...
Year: 1991 Genre: Platformer
cartoon disney licensed movies nes original game platformer side-scrolling
SimLife: The Genetic Playground is a simulation game developed and published by Maxis in 1992. The game is part of the long list of "Sim" games created by Maxis, like SimAnt and ...
Year: 1992 Genre: Simulation
aga business simulation ecology macintosh original game management nature open world simulation top-down