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Shareware

4 classic PC games in the archive carry the shareware theme tag, spanning 1990-2000.

The 4 companies behind these titles — Anonymous, Freeware, GameTek and Webfoot Technologies — worked in this theme across 2 decades (the 1990s and 2000s). 1 of 4 titles has a known modern re-release, while 1 has unclear current status. The earliest title on record for the shareware tag, Pyro 2 (1990): The Freeware ASCII Arson Game (1990), and the most recent, UnReal World: Finland's Iron Age Survival RPG (2000), bookend that span.

• Pyro 2 (1990): The Freeware ASCII Arson Game1990 · FreewareStatus unclear
• Frontier: Elite 2 (1993): David Braben's Elite Sequel1993 · GameTekLegacy title
• Bluppo (1997): The Boulder Dash Clone Worth Tracking Down1997 · Webfoot TechnologiesLegacy title
• UnReal World: Finland's Iron Age Survival RPG2000 · AnonymousOfficial re-release