1. software, typically a video game or computer program, that is no longer sold or supported by its publisher or developer
Usage: informal; computing

Examples

• Many classic video games from the 1980s are now considered abandonware.
• He downloaded abandonware versions of old computer games from the internet.
• The publisher stopped supporting the software years ago, making it abandonware.
• Abandonware sites preserve games that would otherwise be lost to time.
• Finding abandonware for obsolete operating systems can be challenging.