Abandonware DOS title

Abandonware adventure games sorted by year, newest first

Adventure games focus on cracking enigmas and exploring and contemplating the game world in a narrative-driven scenario. In order to progress within the story arc, the player has to interact with different items, the environment itself, and other non-playing characters (NPC in short).
questforglory1-5

Quest for glory 1: So you want to be a hero

DOS1989protected4/5 point and click adventure
scapeghost-1

Scapeghost

DOS19893.7/5 interactive fiction
sex-vixens-from-space-02

Sex Vixens from Space

DOS1989NSFW4/5 interactive fiction
spaceace-1

Space Ace

DOS19894.1/5 interactive movie
spacequest3-1

Space Quest 3: The Pirates of Pestulon

DOSMac1989protected4/5 point and click adventure
tngtransinium-3

Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Transinium Challenge

DOSMac19893.9/5
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Transinium Challenge is an abandoned adventure game set in the Star Trek TNG universe designed by Ron Martinez, developed by TRANS Fiction Systems and released by Simon & Schuster Interactive in 1989. Star Trek: TNG - The Transinium Challenge was developed for DOS and Mac.
colonelbequest-3

The Colonel's Bequest

DOS1989protecteddemo4.1/5
The Colonel's Bequest is a graphic adventure game developed and published by Sierra On-Line. It was released in 1989 for various platforms, including MS-DOS, Amiga, and Atari ST. The game was created by Roberta Williams, co-founder of Sierra On-Line.The game is part of the "Laura Bow" series, with the full title being "Laura Bow: The Colonel's Bequ...
crackofdoom-1

The Crack of Doom

DOS19893.7/5 interactive fiction
the-golden-fleece-03

The Golden Fleece

DOS19894/5 interactive fiction
houndshadow-1

The Hound of Shadow

DOS19893.8/5 interactive fiction
the-kristal-05

The Kristal

DOS19893.9/5 point and click adventure
questfortimebird-1

The Quest for the Time-bird

DOS19893.9/5 point and click adventure
the-scoop-04

The Scoop

DOS19894.1/5 graphic adventure with text parser
the-third-courier-5

The Third Courier

DOS19893.9/5
The Third Courier is an abandoned (atypical) adventure / role playing game set in Berlin during the cold war era and, of course, it's a spy game. The Third Courier was developed by Manley Associates and released by Accolade in 1989 for DOS, but it was also published for Amiga, Apple IIgs, Atari ST platforms.
usurper-1

The Usurper

DOS19893.8/5 interactive fiction
wheretimecarmensandiego-1

Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?

DOS19894.1/5 trivia / quiz
Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? is an educational computer game and television game show franchise created by Broderbund. It focuses on teaching geography and history while players try to track down the infamous thief, Carmen Sandiego, and her gang across different historical periods.The game was first released in 1989, followed by the TV show in...
zork-quest-2-02

Zork Quest: The Crystal of Doom

DOS19893.8/5 visual novel, interactive fiction
zorkzero-1

Zork Zero: The Revenge of Megaboz

DOS19894/5 interactive fiction
20000leagues-3

20000 Leagues under the sea

DOS19883.8/5 visual novel, interactive fiction
dudley-dilemma-04

A Dudley Dilemma

DOS19883.3/5 interactive fiction
corruption-0002

Corruption

DOS19884/5 interactive fiction
dream-zone-02

Dream Zone

DOS19884.2/5 interactive fiction
fish-01

Fish!

DOS19883.8/5 interactive fiction
gammaforce-1

Gamma Force in Pit of a Thousand Screams

DOS19883.8/5 visual novel, interactive fiction
gnome-ranger-2-02

Gnome Ranger 2: Ingrid's Back

DOS19883.8/5 interactive fiction
goldrush-1

Gold Rush!

DOS1988protected4.1/5 graphic adventure with text parser
guardinfinity-1

Guardians of Infinity: to Save Kennedy

DOS1988protected3.5/5 interactive fiction
jinxter-0004

Jinxter

DOS19884/5 interactive fiction
kingsquest4-1

King's Quest 4: The Perils of Rosella

DOS1988protecteddemo3.8/5 point and click adventure
King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella is an adventure game developed and published by Sierra On-Line in 1988. It is the fourth installment in the popular King's Quest series created by Roberta Williams. The game was originally released for MS-DOS and Apple II computers and later ported to other platforms.The story of King's Quest IV follows Prince...
la-crackdown-06

L.A. Crackdown

DOS19884/5