Abandonware is a concept that gained pre-eminence with the emergence of the Internet, when the sharing of files and information was brought to a whole new level altogether. Basically, abandonware is a category conformed by formerly-commercial games that lose their commercial character because the programmer or programmers decide to make them freely available to the general public.
In most cases, abandonware is made up of old games that have aged and that become something like a curiosity, yet in some cases abandonware software can be new products that lose their commercial tag because the programmer decides to do so. That was the case with the Amiga game “Genetic Species”, which became abandonware shortly after it was released as a parting gesture from the programmers when they left the Amiga scene. If you re looking for such games, a visit to SquakeNet.Com will keep you more than entertained, as it is a game portal that features more than 6,000 abandonware selections for download. The database can be browsed by category, and there are even trailers that can be watched online. Reviews, cheats and manuals are also featured. 
