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However, you don’t always want the latest AAA title or free battle royale. You want to scratch the nostalgia itch. Luckily, there are a host of websites dedicated to precisely this. Here are the best sites where you download old PC games10 Old PC Games Still Worth Playing Today10 Old PC Games Still Worth Playing TodayPlaying old PC games can fill you with nostalgia. Here's our list of the best old PC games you should still play today.Read More for free.

1. Abandonia

Abandonia is an index of abandonware “dedicated to classic DOS games.” Abandonware titles are games (or software) with expired copyright, or games which are no longer supported by the publisher. (What is abandonware, anyway?)

Abandonia was founded in 1999 when the concept of abandonware was merely two years old. After a few inactive years, Abandonia blossomed into one of the leading sites where you can grab your favorite old games. At the time of writing, Abandonia features over 1,100 downloadable games with over 800,000 members.

Abandonia give each game a thorough review, screenshots, and an editor and user rating. You can browse and download old PC games by name, year, rating and category. As the site is focused on DOS games, you won’t find any of the “newer” abandonware games here, but the vast DOS archive should satisfy most of your old gaming needs.

2. Abandonware Dos

Abandonware Dos is another abandonware site focusing on—you guessed it—DOS games. It also features a reasonable repertoire of Windows titles, though nothing too recent. (It cuts off at 2002, meaning you can grab all-time greats Sid Meier’s SimGolf and Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds!)

Abandonware Dos is a very active site, too. Each title comes with a site rating, title specification (e.g. abandonware, protected status, freeware), release date, screenshots, as well as a recent(ish) video play-through and snippets of game-related facts.

You’ll also find handy articles and lists to aid your search for the best old games.

What I like about Abandonware Dos is its open approach to its abandonware site status. The site owner clearly states their compliance with take-down notices. Furthermore, the site features direct links to GOG.com. These are found on the direct game page, as well as featured titles on the site homepage.

3. RGB Classic Games

RGB Classic Games features a wide range of classic DOS games, previously unreleased titles, and even some “modern” DOS titles. The entire site is “dedicated to preserving classic games for defunct PC operating systems” such as DOS, CP/M-86, OS/2, Win16, and Win9x, as well as making them easier to play on modern systems.

You can search for games using genre and operating system, as well as the company name, legal status, year released, and interestingly, video mode. Furthermore, testament to RGB Classic Games mission, you can play a significant number of titles on a site-hosted emulator, including Keen Dreams, Hexen, and one of my all-time favorites, Transport Tycoon.

4. Remain In Play

Another site that takes in a broader array of (also non-DOS) games is Remain In Play. This site refuses to take in abandonware and games that were free from the start. They only focus on commercial games that were deliberately released as freeware.

Even though site navigation is not optimal, they host plenty of great games, both new and old. If you don’t want to search, you might want to consider their “top 10 games” in the sidebar. It is the only way of sorting titles by rating. Otherwise, you can search their database by name, data (type), genre, or OS.

5. Games Nostalgia

Our trip through your childhood ends with Games Nostalgia. Games Nostalgia features hundreds of amazing games that hit the market between 1985 and 1995. The Games Nostalgia site is easy to use, allowing you to peruse games by genres, tags, new arrivals, popularity, and more.

Games Nostalgia also goes the extra mile by packaging each game in its own emulator, available for both Windows (and in many cases, macOS, too). In that, Games Nostalgia removes any additional steps to playing your favorite old games. Just download, unzip, and start playing!

Honorable Mention: The Internet Archive

The Internet Archive is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving one of the core tenets of the internet: universal access to all knowledge. Old video games certainly require protection, and The Internet Archive agrees. In 2014, The Internet Archive brought 900 classic arcade games to our browsers, preserving and promoting some of the best. A year later in 2015, The Internet Archive announced it would preserve over 2,300 classic DOS gamesEmulate Classic DOS Games Right In Your Browser For FreeEmulate Classic DOS Games Right In Your Browser For FreePlay retro DOS games in a couple of clicks, thanks to The Internet Archive.Read More.

Unfortunately, you cannot actually download the classic titles. However, The Internet Archive has an integrated version of DOSBox, meaning you can play each game within your browser. Found a title you love? Bookmark it! Alternatively, add the page to your desktop where it will be available with a single click.

What Are the Best Old PC Games?

There are a lot of fantastic old games. The problem is finding time to play them all. Retro gaming and abandonware titles keep the old gems alive and kicking. Part of the resurgence is the ease with which you can access and play old games. Why not take a look at how you can play classic PC games on your Raspberry Pi using DOSBoxHow to Play Classic PC Games on Your Raspberry PiHow to Play Classic PC Games on Your Raspberry PiAn incredible library of classic older games and software is available for Raspberry Pi. Here's how to install old PC games on a Raspberry Pi!Read More or other ways to play retro games on your PC legallyHow to Play Retro Games on Your PC, Legally!How to Play Retro Games on Your PC, Legally!If you want to play retro games on your PC, this article is for you. These methods are all entirely legal!Read More.

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1. The Internet Archive now has, at current count, 4229 DOS games available. And over 107k total programs, including over 25k for Apple computers, 1900 for WIndows 3.x, 12k for Atari computers, 17k for the Commodore 64, and 9600 for the ZX Spectrum. Many of these counts are for 'items', which may include some boot videos and static images, but most are the full programs.

2. Good post! oldgamesdownload.com is another great one for most old PC games

3. *Nice post. I learn something more challenging on different blogs everyday. It will always be stimulating to read content from other writers and practice a little something from their store. I?d prefer to use some with the content on my blog whether you don?t mind. Natually I?ll give you a link on your web blog. Thanks for sharing.

4. another site is winworldpc.com

5. I think we could use a new Dos Parameters program developed to play the oldies ;-0 I for one would but technology or Windows view certainly don't want that :-(

6. you can try this site too hellofgames.com

   • This appears to now be dead.

7. If you're looking for old versions of MS-DOS, Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 to run old games on check out WinWorld at https://winworldpc.com/

8. Thank you so much for these links, I've been looking to recapture some of those classic gaming moments. XCOM:Ufo Defense is one such game I'm looking for!

9. I wonder if they have such a thing for macintosh users, would make things easier for me :D

10. can any one tell me where to get an old game by title Shadow Watch?

11. Yes! Thank you so much for this, now its just a matter of remembering all the old Amiga games I used to play 20 years ago... omg I'm getting old!
    - Smokeless Cigarette

12. I like this site, thanks!

    - e cigarette

13. Old pc games! this is really good way to get old pc games from such sites and quite helpful for those who have been waiting for this from long time.

14. Are you leaving out Squakenet!? It's the biggest abandonware archive as far as I know. Quite good design and always up to date with a particular automatic system.

15. Well done. The real thieves are here.

16. Want Full Free Version Games ,
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    NFs Shift
    Year: 2009
    Genres: Arcade / Racing (Cars) / Simulator / 3D
    Developer: Slightly Mad Studios / EA Black Box
    Publisher: Electronic Arts
    Platform: PC

17. I see that System Shock is pictured there under Abandonia. I'm playing that right now. I didn't get it from there or any site, though.

    About the copyright issue that was brought up earlier. That's actually quite correct. Abandonware or Oldwarez is a grey area. Those sites under the Abandonware Ring were shut down years ago because of their activities.

18. This website has a good handful of 'abandonwarez' games as well as soundtracks. also, demos, videos, screenshots etc. of the genre.

19. Thanks for the crapware sites you moron !

20. Great list. (classicgamesarcade.com) Classic Games has some old pc games done in flash on such as Rick Dangerous and Street Fighter.

21. Amazing list. The problem with a lot of sites you'll find that supposedly host older games is that they're too chock full of ads to navigate through, or they only have crappy games, or...one of several other issues that make trying to find classic games a pain in the butt.

    Remain in Play is a new one for me, so thanks for that. Also had no idea you could use Wikipedia to find some older games. Most excellent! :D

22. Yeah, that explanation Simon sounds like a really awesome excuse to pirate stuff.

    • Joel, who put the thorn up your butt, perhaps un-pirated Sesame Street is more your speed, in otherwords, go away dipstick.

      • Wow, Bryan. Awesome reply there. Wherever you go I'm going to follow because... damn, you really owned me there. Hey, why don't you share with us all some more of your incredible wisdom? The world really needs to hear more of the opinionated drivel that's floating around inside your head.

        • Joel, with your flippant, cavalier, supercilious attitude, I think most people can tell you are a complete self centered, selfish, baby. Grow up, please come back with something better than that last pathetic reply, unless you are in third grade, it was extremely LAME!!!

        • As I said Bryan, I can't compare to you. But, thankyou for replying with such a thoughtfully constructed message, created from almost every word from my thesaurus.

        • What is a thesaurus????? lmfao@the village idiot. Whatever A-HOLE, have a nice day, and this is the last response you will be getting from me, you are now blocked, adios no juevos Joel.

23. 'Abandonware titles are games (or software) with expired copyright'

    There is no such thing. Copyright is so freaking long that anything that has an expired copyright is older than computers. No software, of course, is older than computers, so no software copyright has ever expired.

    You also fail to warn readers that downloading 'abandoned' games is illegal in most countries. Unless the copyright owner has specifically denied copyright (public domain) or has otherwise authorized its free distribution, then it is still copyrighted. I suppose you expect us to already know that, but your article sort of implies otherwise, that downloading these games is legal.

24. gog.com is good too. They only have a few free games, but the rest are reasonably prices ($5.99 - $9.99) and are all DRM free!

25. jsut search for 'abandonware' on google and you can get almsot every game..

26. Awesome! I love old classics like Monkey Island.

27. Not free, but Good Old Games has old school PC games for $5-$10. They removed all the DRM and updated the code for compatibility with modern Windows systems. They also include PDF manuals and extras like concept art and wallpaper. I was on the site recently and picked up Battle Chess Deluxe and the Oddworld series -- very cool to relive my favorite games again.

28. OLD GAMES ROCK!

29. So... you do realize those are console games in the pic.. you know.. in an article about 'PC Games'.

    just sain..

30. Note to self, those are not PC games, those are NES games...

31. Wow, amazing resources, thanks for sharing!

    RT

32. yea nice list, also home of the underdogs an old skool classic games site is back, http://hotud.org/ , nice to see them return...

33. Liked the post! The way you explained everything is much appreciated! Will definitely return.

34. Don't forget the game site 'theunderdog.org'.

35. home of the underdogs is still around

36. http://www.dosgames.com is really good too!

37. Wonderful posting . Very informative and descriptive one. This is very useful and valuable. Thanks for posting.

38. also http://www.theoldcomputer.com/MainMenu.htm

39. You can add Mr Old games it is a very good site.

    • yea Mr Old games is really a nice website fro old games
      and your list is very nice...

40. Don't forget Liberated Games: http://liberatedgames.com/

    Also allow me to introduce my own blog which is geared to reviewing some 900 DOS games. No download links provided but if you're clever you can probably find the games yourself: http://letsplayoldies.wordpress.com