Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

miniputt-04

Mini Putt

DOS1988 sports
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Ninja Gaiden

DOS1990 action
Ninja Gaiden, released in 1988 for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and later to other platforms, is a side-scrolling action-platformer developed by Tecmo. It follows the st...
kingsofthebeach-splash

Kings of the beach

DOS1988 sports
homey-d-clown-01

Homey D. Clown

DOS1993 action-adventure
Homey D. Clown is as bizarre as its premise suggests, blending platforming with a sense of humor that does not always land but certainly tries. Released in 1993, it throws you into...
top-secret-loriciels-03

Top Secret

DOS1986 adventure
streetrod-splash

Street Rod

DOS1989protected racing
Street Rod (1989, DOS) isn’t just a racing game—it’s a love letter to greasy hands, loud engines, and California sunsets. You start with a beat-up car and a pocke...
mortal-pong-02

Mortal Pong

DOS1995freeware action
arachne-www-03

Arachne WWW

DOS1996freeware application
Arachne is a graphical web browser for DOS. Arachne was developed by Michal Polák and released in the early 1990s as a text-mode web browser with limited graphical capabilit...
avoidthenoid-3

Avoid the Noid

DOS1989 action
Domino’s Pizza once had a mascot called the Noid and someone decided he deserved his own video game. Avoid the Noid is about a heroic pizza delivery guy trying to bring food ...
warzone-2100-01

Warzone 2100

Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS1999freeware strategy
Back in 1999, Warzone 2100 felt like a glimpse into the future of strategy gaming. Forget endless waves of faceless soldiers; here you could actually design your own tanks and chop...
die-hard-2-02

Die Hard 2: Die Harder

DOS1992 shooter
When Die Hard 2: Die Harder hit DOS in 1992, it decided the airport setting meant “time for an on-rails shooter.” Picture John McClane glued to a track, blasting bad gu...
volleyball-simulator-03

Volleyball Simulator

DOS1987 sports
grandest-fleet-03

The Grandest Fleet

DOS1994 strategy
galaxian-2

Galaxian

DOS1983 shooter
Galaxian is one of those early arcade classics that proved space shooters didn’t need complicated rules to be thrilling. Instead of aliens politely marching in formation, the...
epidemic-06

Epidemic!

DOS1983protected simulation
Released back when computers still hummed ominously and monitors glowed like radioactive jellyfish, Epidemic! throws you into the grim business of stopping a deadly outbreak. The i...
basket-master-07

The Basket Manager

DOS1991 sports
club-football-manager-04

Club Football: The Manager

DOS1994 sports
Before Football Manager consumed the souls of soccer nerds everywhere, there was Club Football: The Manager. It’s all spreadsheets, transfers, and managing egos with egos. Th...
advanced-tactical-air-command-01

ATAC: The Secret War Against Drugs

DOS1992 vehicle simulation
ATAC (1992) is what you get when someone says, “What if we made SimCity, but for waging the War on Drugs?” You play as the head of an anti-narcotics task force, deployi...
blue-angels-03

Blue Angels: Formation Flight Simulation

DOS1989 vehicle simulation
Ever wondered what it’s like to fly inches from another jet’s tail while defying both gravity and common sense? Blue Angels: Formation Flight Simulation (1989, DOS) tri...
familyfeud-splash

The all new Family Feud

DOS1989 puzzle
The all new Family Feud brings the classic TV game show into your home, complete with survey questions and the eternal struggle to guess what other people are thinking. It’s simp...
innocentcaught-1

Innocent Until Caught

DOS1993 adventure
Innocent Until Caught throws you into a sci-fi noir universe where your protagonist, a perpetually broke thief, stumbles from one disaster to the next with a mix of charm, sarcasm,...
arnie2-02

Arnie 2

DOS1993 shooter
Arnie 2 is the unofficial Schwarzenegger sim where you run around shirtless with guns bigger than your torso, blowing up helicopters, bunkers, and bad guys in increasingly ridiculo...
yendor3-05

Yendorian Tales: The Tyrants of Thaine

DOS1997 rpg
In The Tyrants of Thaine, the graphics get a modest upgrade, but the soul remains pure: this is RPG comfort food. You’re once again cast as the world's most overworked advent...
Silpheed-02

Silpheed

DOS1988 shooter
soccer-kid-01

Soccer Kid

DOS1995 action
bio-menace-3-06

Bio Menace Episode 3: Master Cain

DOS1993freeware action
The trilogy concludes in Master Cain, where Snake Logan faces the ultimate evil: a villain with a name that sounds like a Bond bad guy and a plan straight from Saturday morning car...
maddog-williams-04

The Adventures of Maddog Williams in the Dungeons of Duridian

DOS1992freeware adventure
The Adventures of Maddog Williams in the Dungeons of Duridian is a title that feels like it was generated by rolling dice on a fantasy word table, and somehow that’s part of its ...