Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

jungle-strike-01

Jungle Strike

DOS1995 shooter
frontier-first-encounters-06

Frontier: First Encounters

DOS1995 vehicle simulation
bumpy-arcade-02

Bumpy's Arcade Fantasy

DOS1992 puzzle
Imagine Marble Madness had a caffeine overdose and fell into a platformer. That’s Bumpy’s Arcade Fantasy. You control a perpetually bouncing ball named Bumpy (creative,...
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Crazy Nick's Parlor Games with Laura Bow

DOS1992 strategy
In Crazy Nick’s Parlor Games with Laura Bow, the famous young detective swaps clues for checkers, backgammon, and card tables. The change of pace is gentle—no bodies to...
joust-vga-03

Joust VGA

DOS1990remake action
pent-hot-numbers-01

Penthouse Hot Numbers

DOS1993NSFW puzzle
gloriana-01

Gloriana

DOS1996 simulation
freedos-shell-01

FreeDOS Shell

DOS2002freeware application
hugoh1-1

Hugo's House of Horrors

DOS1990 adventure
Hugo's House of Horrors is an adventure game developed by David P. Gray and released in the early 1990s. The game is a text-based adventure with simple graphics, and it gained popu...
shamus-4

Shamus

DOS1984 action-adventure
Shamus is a maze action game developed by William Mataga and published by Synapse Software in 1982. The game became popular on various home computer platforms of the early 1980s. I...
fordsim3-2

Ford simulator 3

DOS1992freeware racing
maupiti-island-02

Maupiti Island

DOS1991 adventure
Maupiti Island (1991) is what happens when classic detective fiction meets tropical paranoia. You arrive on a peaceful-looking island for a relaxing vacation, only to discover that...
hostage-splash

Hostage: Rescue Mission

DOS1989 shooter
sango-fighter-2-04

Sango Fighter 2

DOS1995freeware action
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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...
dark-horizon-06

Dark Horizons Lore: Invasion

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux2004freeware vehicle simulation
Jumping forward to 2004, Dark Horizons Lore: Invasion ditches swords and sorcery for giant mechs stomping across futuristic battlefields. It’s a squad-based online multiplaye...
jazzjackrabbit-7

Jazz Jackrabbit

DOS1994protected action
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Syndicate Wars

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1996protected strategy
Syndicate Wars is the sequel to the much acclaimed Syndicate developed by Bullfrog in its golden years. Like its predecessor, Syndicate Wars is a real-time tactics strategy game se...
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Low blow

DOS1990 sports
If Low Blow (1990, DOS) teaches you anything, it’s that boxing doesn’t always require finesse — sometimes you just mash the punch button until your opponent stops...
bureaucracy-02

Bureaucracy

DOSMac OS1987 adventure
Douglas Adams, the twisted genius behind Hitchhiker’s Guide, brings you the most terrifying adventure of all: paperwork. Bureaucracy turns mundane modern life into a text-bas...
moo3-07

Master of Orion 3

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2003protected strategy
ocean-ranger-1

Ocean Ranger

DOS1988 vehicle simulation
detroit-01

Detroit

DOS1994 simulation
Forget muscle cars and highways—Detroit (1994) is all about running your own automobile empire. Starting in the early 20th century, you’ll design cars, juggle productio...
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Merchant Prince

DOS1993 simulation
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Alex Higgins World Snooker

DOS1986 sports
The title Alex Higgins World Snooker might imply world-class snooker. What it delivers is 1986 DOS ball physics that sometimes feel like they were modeled in an alternate dimension...
nippon-safes-02

Nippon Safes, Inc.

DOS1992freeware adventure
magnetic-scrolls-collection-02

Magnetic Scrolls Collection

DOS1991 adventure
Magnetic Scrolls was one of the finest developer companies dedicated to Interactive Fiction. The Magnetic Scrolls Collection is a trilogy of Magnenic Scrolls adventures remade usin...
dark-reign-2-06

Dark Reign 2

Windows XP/98/952000protected strategy
Released in 2000, Dark Reign 2 took the futuristic RTS series into full 3D territory. While other games were content with flashy visuals, this one focused on tactical depth and res...