| Darker | 📌 ┃ Year ‣ 1995 ┃ Genre ‣ Action • Simulation ┃ Platform ‣ DOS ┃ License ‣ Abandonware ┃ Media ‣ CD-ROM |
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❝ Your side of the planet is constantly in total darkness, but the Delphins have adapted to this life. The Halons used to live in the light, but recent events have caused their side of the planet to fall dark, and now they are attacking you to take over your technology. Your job as a Delphin pilot is to stop them and take down their attacking ships. ❞ |
| Deadlock: Planetary Conquest | 📌 ┃ Year ‣ 1996 ┃ Genre ‣ Simulation • Strategy ┃ Platform ‣ Windows 3.1x ┃ License ‣ Proprietary ┃ Media ‣ CD-ROM |
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❝ Time is short. Seven alien races struggle to build their empires, but only one will dominate. In Deadlock, every decision you make will determine the ultimate fate of your people, your empire, and your survival. It is an incredible strategy game of interplanetary conquest. ❞ ❝ This game is not abandonware 🚫 and is still for sale on GOG 💰 and Steam 💰. ❞ |
| EF 2000: V2.0 | 📌 ┃ Year (EF 2000) ‣ 1995 ┃ Year (EF 2000: TACTCOM) ‣ 1996 ┃ Year (EF 2000: V2.0) ‣ 1997 ┃ Genre ‣ Simulation ┃ Platform ‣ DOS ┃ License ‣ Abandonware ┃ Media ‣ CD-ROM ┃ Add-on |
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❝ No tactical jet fighter ever created can match the EF2000, NATO's answer to the future of air combat, slated for commission at decade's end. With the aid of the Royal Air Force and British Aerospace, Digital Image Design brings this futuristic aircraft to life right now! ❞ |
| F-22 Lightning II | 📌 ┃ Year ‣ 1996 ┃ Genre ‣ Action • Simulation ┃ Platform ‣ DOS ┃ License ‣ Abandonware ┃ Media ‣ CD-ROM |
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❝ Roam through the blood-red skies over a vast terrain. Play with life and death. Preferably engage your opponent from behind. You've never experienced anything like this. You'll be amazed by the gameplay of F22 Lightning II, be speechless by the unique graphics and witness it in digital stereo sound. ❞ |
| RollerCoaster Tycoon: Gold Edition | 📌 ┃ Year (RollerCoaster Tycoon) ‣ 1999 ┃ Year (RollerCoaster Tycoon: Corkscrew Follies) ‣ 1999 ┃ Year (RollerCoaster Tycoon: Loopy Landscapes) ‣ 2000 ┃ Year (RollerCoaster Tycoon: Gold Edition) ‣ 2000 ┃ Genre ‣ Simulation ┃ Platform ‣ Windows 9x ┃ License ‣ Proprietary ┃ Media ‣ CD-ROM ┃ Add-on |
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❝ Do you have what it takes to create the ultimate amusement park? Well, here's your chance to find out! RollerCoaster Tycoon is the first build/management sim that's easy to use and powerful! Everyone, novice and expert, will enjoy building the parks they can dream of, complete with the most outrageous thrill rides imaginable! ❞ ❝ This game is not abandonware 🚫. The Deluxe edition is available on GOG 💰 and Steam 💰. ❞ |
| Sid Meier's Colonization | 📌 ┃ Year ‣ 1994 ┃ Genre ‣ Simulation • Strategy ┃ Platform ‣ Windows 3.1x ┃ License ‣ Proprietary ┃ Media ‣ CD-ROM ┃ Patched ‣ 3.0 |
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❝ Before you lie the promise that is the New World with all its peril and infinite possibility. Vast, lush green tracts of forest; freezing, crystal clear mountain rivers; plains stretching as far as the eye can see. Be its master! Colonization by Sid Meier is a story of discovery, exploration and territorial independence. Play the colonist, conquistador and diplomat facing the challenges and frustrations of building a new independent nation. Choose the European power you want to represent: French, Spanish, Dutch, or British. Use the wealth of the land to build up your position. Use deceit and force to outwit rivals. Use trade alliances to forge friendships and create new industries - all while holding back the possibility of revolt. ❞ ❝ This game is not abandonware 🚫 and is still for sale on GOG 💰 and Steam 💰. ❞ |
| Silent Hunter | 📌 ┃ Year ‣ 1996 ┃ Genre ‣ Simulation ┃ Platform ‣ DOS ┃ License ‣ Abandonware ┃ Media ‣ CD-ROM |
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❝ Silent Hunter is a full-featured and comprehensive look at World War II submarine warfare. Designed for a single-player, Silent Hunter lets you assume command of an American submarine in the Pacific. You have to sink as many enemy ships as possible. Do your job well to become a decorated naval hero and earn assignments on bigger and better class subs as your career progresses. ❞ ❝ This game is no longer available digitally anymore. ❞ |
| SimCity | 📌 ┃ Year ‣ 1989 ┃ Genre ‣ Simulation ┃ Platform ‣ DOS ┃ License ‣ Freeware ┃ Media ‣ Compressed Package |
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❝ Shake hands, kiss babies and do not let monsters destroy your city! So you want to be Mayor? Well, now is your opportunity! Begin with empty land, start a town, name it after yourself, and build it into a city. See if you can sustain enough growth to expand your city into a megalopolis! As Mayor, you have the tools to overcome any challenge. Whether taxes, zoning, crime, transportation, fire control, pollution, natural disasters, or other critical issues, the duties of the Mayor are yours. For a change of pace, try saving a city burdened with problems by playing one of the eight built-in scenarios. Time is passing, and every decision you make has future consequences - so get to work! ❞ ❝ In January 2008, the SimCity source code was released as free software under the GPL-3.0-or-later license, renamed to Micropolis (the original working title) for trademark reasons, and developed by Don Hopkins. ❞ — Wikipedia |
| SimCity 2000: CD Collection | 📌 ┃ Year (SimCity 2000) ‣ 1993 ┃ Year (SimCity 2000 Scenarios: Volume 1 - Great Disasters) ‣ 1994 ┃ Year (SimCity 2000: Urban Renewal Kit) ‣ 1994 ┃ Year (SimCity 2000: CD Collection) ‣ 1994 ┃ Genre ‣ Simulation • Strategy ┃ Platform ‣ Windows 3.1x ┃ License ‣ Proprietary ┃ Media ‣ CD-ROM |
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❝ This morning, you approved a new solar power plant, designed an underground transportation system, and jumped five points in the polls. Then you raised taxes (and lost 10 points), read two local newspapers, built a zoo, a marina and a library, and pushed your education bill through the city council. It's time for lunch - unless there's a fire, tornado, earthquake or alien invasion. ❞ ❝ This game is not abandonware 🚫. A Special Edition release is available on GOG 💰. ❞ |
| SimTower | 📌 ┃ Year ‣ 1995 ┃ Genre ‣ Simulation ┃ Platform ‣ Windows 3.1x ┃ License ‣ Abandonware ┃ Media ‣ CD-ROM ┃ Patched ‣ 1.1b |
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❝ Reach for the sky! Start by building a small office complex - a lobby, a few offices and a cafe. Expand by adding more floors, more offices and elevators. Then diversify to hotel rooms, shops, theatres, restaurants, condos and more as you build your way to the top. Success in SimTower requires design talent, management skills, business acumen and the ability to keep your customers happy. And be on the lookout for fires, insect infestations, terrorists and more (you will find out soon enough). ❞ |
| Star Wars: TIE Fighter - Collector's CD-ROM | 📌 ┃ Year (Star Wars: TIE Fighter) ‣ 1994 ┃ Year (Star Wars: TIE Fighter - Defender of the Empire) ‣ 1994 ┃ Year (Star Wars: TIE Fighter - Collector's CD-ROM) ‣ 1995 ┃ Genre ‣ Action • Simulation ┃ Platform ‣ DOS ┃ License ‣ Proprietary ┃ Media ‣ CD-ROM |
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❝ Join the Imperial Navy and Save the Galaxy! Pirates raid interstellar traders. Terrorists threaten the galaxy. Through their treachery on Yavin, the alliance of Rebels and other criminals has threatened the very foundation of the Galactic Empire. As an Imperial Navy starfighter pilot, you will safeguard imperilled lives throughout the galaxy. Only the Emperor can save us from chaos and destruction. Join his cause in eliminating this rebel uprising. ❞ ❝ This game is not abandonware 🚫. A Special Edition release is available on GOG 💰 and Steam 💰. ❞ |
| Star Wars: X-Wing - Collector's CD-ROM | 📌 ┃ Year (Star Wars: X-Wing) ‣ 1993 ┃ Year (Star Wars: X-Wing - Imperial Pursuit) ‣ 1993 ┃ Year (Star Wars: X-Wing - B-Wing) ‣ 1993 ┃ Year (Star Wars: X-Wing - Collector's CD-ROM) ‣ 1994 ┃ Genre ‣ Action • Simulation ┃ Platform ‣ DOS ┃ License ‣ Proprietary ┃ Media ‣ CD-ROM |
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❝ It is the dawn of the Rebellion. The Old Republic: gone, The Senate: abolished, The Jedi Knights: exterminated. Now, the Emperor seeks to crush the last remaining opposition. Against the overwhelming might of the Galactic Empire stands a small but growing Rebel Alliance. Scattered resistance groups are uniting, and what is needed most now are Starfighter pilots. Will you join their struggle to end this tyranny and become a hero of the Rebellion? ❞ ❝ This game is not abandonware 🚫. A Special Edition release is available on GOG 💰 and Steam 💰. ❞ |
| The Settlers | 📌 ┃ Year ‣ 1994 ┃ Genre ‣ Simulation • Strategy ┃ Platform ‣ DOS ┃ License ‣ Proprietary ┃ Media ‣ CD-ROM |
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❝ Have you always wanted to be a boss? You should not save until you can afford a mini-state. Let yourself into the world of The Settlers. You alone decide how you shape your empire, how big your settlement will be, and whether you will calmly limit yourself to agriculture, animal husbandry, and fishing - or start the industrial revolution. Your geologists will only be able to tell you where to find ore, coal or gold. It is in your hands to place mines, steel factories and toolmakers, thus stimulating trade within your empire. Have sentry huts, towers or garrisons built to protect yourself from the enemy knights. Gain new lands. Perhaps behind the mountain pass in the north lies a fertile valley where your fishermen can lay out their nets! Listen to the chirping of birds and the rush of the wind, the pounding of the waves and the clash of steel swords. ❞ ❝ This version is the original/legacy release for DOS. This game is not abandonware 🚫. A History Collection release is available on Ubisoft 💰. ❞ |
| The Settlers II: Gold Edition | 📌 ┃ Year (The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici) ‣ 1996 ┃ Year (The Settlers II: Mission CD) ‣ 1996 ┃ Year (The Settlers II: Gold Edition) ‣ 1997 ┃ Genre ‣ Simulation • Strategy ┃ Platform ‣ DOS ┃ License ‣ Proprietary ┃ Media ‣ CD-ROM ┃ Add-on |
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❝ The Settler II is a strategy-laden economic simulation and the follow-up to the hugely successful Settlers. Your objective in this highly addictive game is to promote economic growth and prosperity. Your tasks include mining raw materials, farming, hunting, fishing, and expanding borders. You will also be encouraged to trade with the inhabitants of remote islands. ❞ ❝ This game is not abandonware 🚫. A History Collection release is available on Ubisoft 💰. The Gold Edition release is on GOG 💰. ❞ |