Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

tenshindo-02

Queen of Tenshindo 95

Windows XP/98/951995NSFW strategy
chess2100-splash

Fidelity Chessmaster 2100

DOS1989 strategy
prophecy-shadow-02

Prophecy of the Shadow

DOS1992protected rpg
xatax-splash

Xatax

DOS1994 shooter
earthworm-jim-2-01

Earthworm Jim 2

DOS1996protected action
If the first game was controlled chaos, Earthworm Jim 2 is joyful anarchy. It cranks up the weirdness, throwing genre shifts and unexpected mechanics at the player with gleeful aba...
indycar-racing-06

IndyCar Racing

DOS1993 racing
IndyCar Racing is a racing simulation video game developed by Papyrus Design Group and published by Virgin Interactive. Released in 1993 for MS-DOS, it marked a significant step fo...
beats-of-rage-03

Beats of Rage

DOS2003freeware action
Beats of Rage is what happens when fans of Streets of Rage decide to stop waiting for Sega and just build their own game—with a side of King of Fighters for flavor. This DOS ...
exile2-04

Exile II: Crystal Souls

Windows XP/98/95Mac OSWindows 3.x1996freeware rpg
Exile II: Crystal Souls is the kind of RPG that quietly sneaks into your life and then refuses to leave your thoughts. Released in 1996, it looks humble, even a bit scruffy, but be...
beverly-hillbillies-01

The Beverly Hillbillies

DOS1993 adventure
designasaurus-01

Designasaurus

DOS1988 simulation
In 1988, kids with floppy disks instead of smartphones got Designasaurus, a quirky blend of education and prehistoric fantasy. The premise: design your own dinosaur and see if it s...
xargon-sh-03

Xargon

DOS1993freeware action
7th-guest-10

The 7th Guest

Windows XP/98/951993protected adventure
nippon-safes-02

Nippon Safes, Inc.

DOS1992freeware adventure
toobin-2

Toobin

DOS1989 action
Toobin is an abandoned action game developed by Domark Software and released in 1989. Toobin runs on DOS but was also published for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game...
checkers-for-windows-01

Checkers for Windows

Windows 3.x1997 strategy
Checkers for Windows is exactly what it says on the tin—checkers. But somehow, it turns this rainy-afternoon classic into a digital duel of patience and spite. No explosions,...
sonic-millennium-02

Sonic Millennium Edition

Windows XP/98/952000freeware action
no-one-lives-forever-06

The Operative: No One Lives Forever

Windows XP/98/952000 shooter
The Operative: No One Lives Forever is a first-person shooter with stealth gameplay elements, developed by Monolith Productions and released by Fox Interactive in 2000 for Windows,...
martianmemo-2

Martian Memorandum

DOS1991protecteddemo adventure
Martian Memorandum is a point-and-click adventure game developed and published by Access Software. It was released in 1991 and is the sequel to the game Mean Streets. The game is s...
imperium-3

Imperium

DOS1990 strategy
the-clue-01

The Clue!

DOS1994freeware simulation
chicago90-splash

Chicago 90

DOS1989 racing
In Chicago 90, you either play as the cops or the crooks in a top-down, crime-infested, vaguely Windy City-esque setting. Think of it as a proto-GTA with more sirens and fewer mora...
zorro-3

Zorro

DOS1995 action
From the dusty archives of 1995 DOS gaming comes Zorro, a side-scrolling platformer that asks the question: what if the legendary masked hero had the reflexes of a hungover sloth? ...
jack-the-ripper-01

Jack the Ripper

DOS1995 adventure
patrician2-01

Patrician 2: Quest for Power

Windows XP/98/952000protected simulation
norton-editor2-01

Norton Editor 2

DOS1990 application
1000miglia-3

1000 Miglia

DOS1992 racing
Ah, 1000 Miglia - the only racing game where you can almost smell the exhaust fumes and espresso. Based on the historic Italian road race, it’s less about speed and more abou...
3-skulls-toltecs-06

3 Skulls of the Toltecs

DOSWindows XP/98/951996protected adventure
This 1996 point-and-click western is what you’d get if Lucky Luke and Monkey Island had an awkward but lovable baby. 3 Skulls of the Toltecs throws you into a spaghetti weste...
lastninja2-4

Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance

DOS1990 action-adventure
late-night-tv-show-06

Late Night Sexy TV Show

DOS1994NSFW puzzle