Shareware and game demo download sites

[MrFlibble]

These days we have huge file databases where game demo or shareware downloads can be found, like cd.textfiles.com, archive.org or FilePlanet. However, they are often tiresome to navigate, and may still lack the files needed. On the other hand, not every classic gaming website has a downloads section, leaving the users to find the games that have caught their attention on their own.

The alternative to this are file repositories that are more or less focused on a particular time period, genre and/or platform. These can be divided into several categories:

Active shareware developers and publishers
basiliskgames.com/
download.mvpsoft.com/attic/
hangvogel.hypermart.net/
necrobones.com/
personal.inet.fi/koti/timo.kauppinen/slix/dos/slixmain.html
sillysoft.net/
viablesoftware.com/
www.3drealms.com/downloads.html
www.adeptsoftware.com/classics/
www.alivesoft.com/
www.awkward.de/maineng.html
www.bitbliss.com/
www.bluemoon.ee/history/index.html
www.bogturtlegames.com/index.php
www.brainchilddesign.com/
www.carrsoft.com/
www.clonk.de/
www.copysoft.com/
www.cs.unc.edu/~eriksonc/Game/Index.html
www.dgray.com/
www.dngames.de/old/games.html
www.flightsim.com/arcanum/arcanum.htm
www.freelunchdesign.com/games/
www.gamesbyscott.com/games.htm
www.heroicfantasygames.com/
www.heuse.com/
www.homebrewsoftware.com/index.htm
www.hungrysoftware.com/
www.inter-active-arts.com/index.html
www.kaser.com/index.html
www.lexaloffle.com/
www.mazeball.com/
www.midnightsynergy.com/
www.mking.com/
www.ortsoftware.com/
www.rakeingrass.com/index.php
www.redwoodgames.com/
www.softwarediversions.com/catalog/index.php
www.soldak.com/
www.soleau.com/
www.spacecombat.org/
www.spidweb.com/
www.unrealworld.fi/
www.whicken.com/
www.wieringsoftware.nl/
www.windowsgames.co.uk/index.html

Game developer and publisher FTP sites
ftp.atari.com/demos/
ftp.bluebyte.com/demos/
ftp.gtinteractive.com/demos/
ftp.idsoftware.com/idstuff/
ftp.lucasarts.com/demos/pc/
ftp.team17.com/pub/t17/demos/pc
ftp.ubisoft.com/Demos/
ftp.wizworks.com/demos/
largedownloads.ea.com/pub/demos/

Mirrors:
ftp.games.skynet.be/spool1/games/ftp.bioware.com/demos/
ftp.games.skynet.be/spool1/games/ftp.westwood.com/
ftp.gameaholic.com/pub/mirrors/ftp.blizzard.com/

DOS games
ftp.padua.org/pub/msdos/dos/games/local/
nic.funet.fi/pub/msdos/games/
ftp.icm.edu.pl/pub/coast/games/
www.ftp.funet.fi/index/msdos/games/
www.gamers.org/pub/archives/uwp-uml/

Windows games
ftp.farlep.net/pub/clubix/demo/
ftp.farlep.net/pub/clubix/demo2/
ftp.farlep.net/pub/clubix/demo3/
ftp.gamers.org/pub/mirrors/ftp.gamesdomain.co.uk/demos/
ftp.peliplaneetta.net/pelidemot/
elektron-bbs.dyndns.org/files/win95/spiele/
ftp.gameaholic.com/pub/demos/

These lists are of course incomplete and any further suggestions are more than welcome