Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

rebel-assault-04

Star Wars: Rebel Assault

DOSMac OS1993protected shooter
ninja-mastetronic-03

Ninja

DOS1986 action
lost-adventures-kroz-splash

Lost Adventures of Kroz

DOS1990freeware action
In Lost Adventures of Kroz, ASCII characters do all the heavy lifting. No sprites, no polygons — just your imagination and a fearless “@” symbol running for its life through dungeons of letters and symbols. This ...
grandmonsterslam-2

Grand Monster Slam

DOS1989 sports
Grand Monster Slam is an action sports game developed by Golden Goblins and published by Rainbow Arts in 1989. The game was released for a variety of platforms, including the Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and MS-DOS. The gam...
bionic-commando-06

Bionic Commando

DOS1988 action
In Bionic Commando, you're a soldier with no jumping ability—because who needs knees when you have a grappling arm? Swing through 1988 DOS architecture like a pixelated Tarzan, blasting bad guys and trying not to fall to you...
harpoon-4

Harpoon

DOS1989protected vehicle simulation
entomorph-05

Entomorph: Plague Of The Darkfall

Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.xMac OS1995protected rpg
Part action-RPG, part body-horror fairy tale, Entomorph: Plague of the Darkfall (1995) is the game where you slowly transform into an insect and, somehow, that’s not even the weirdest thing that happens. Available on Windows...
annalsofrome-1

Annals of Rome

DOS1988 strategy
In Annals of Rome, you don’t just play history — you command it, badly. This 1988 strategy title lets you take control of the Roman Empire and try to keep it from falling apart, which it will, probably because you let ...
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Pitstop 2

DOS1984 racing
heavy-barrel-02

Heavy Barrel

DOS1989 shooter
death-backgammon-01

Death by Backgammon

DOS1990 strategy
Only in the early ’90s could a game like Death by Backgammon exist with a straight face. It’s 1990, you’re on DOS, and suddenly backgammon isn’t just a quiet game for your granddad—it’s a duel o...
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Chessmaster 3000

DOS1991 strategy
Ah, Chessmaster 3000. The title alone sounds like it should have lasers and robot arms, but what you get is a thoughtful, elegant chess sim that finally brings charisma to the game. With clean VGA graphics, soothing commentary fro...
rocketranger-7

Rocket Ranger

DOS1988protected action
stratego-02

Stratego

DOS1990 strategy
war40k-chaosgate-05

Warhammer 40000: Chaos Gate

Windows XP/98/951998protected strategy
1893-world-fair-04

1893: A World's Fair Mystery

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2003 adventure
1893: A World's Fair Mystery is an interactive fiction game developed by the American studio Illuminated Lantern and released in 2002. Set during the Chicago World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, the game combines historical ficti...
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Les Manley in: Lost in L.A.

DOS1991protected adventure
tracon2-02

Tracon 2

DOS1990 simulation
galactic-battle-1

Galactic Battle

DOS1990 shooter
round-42-03

Round 42

DOS1986 shooter
phantis-02

Phantis

DOS1987 shooter
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Teen Agent

DOS1995freeware adventure
Teen Agent is a charming, tongue-in-cheek adventure about a teenager recruited to save the world because, well, why not? With its colorful art, witty dialogue, and delightfully absurd puzzles, it feels like a lost LucasArts cousin...
fleet-defender-08

Fleet Defender

DOS1994protected vehicle simulation
twilight-2000-02

Twilight 2000

DOS1991 strategy
covertaction-splash

Sid Meier's Covert Action

DOS1990protected simulation
legend-of-the-red-dragon-04

Legend of the Red Dragon

DOS1989 rpg
Legend of the Red Dragon (1989) isn’t so much a traditional game as it is a slice of online history. This BBS door game allowed players to log in, fight monsters, flirt with barmaids, and duel each other in turn-based combat...
doomdark-revenge-01

Doomdark's Revenge

DOS1985 strategy
Doomdark's Revenge is a strategy and role-playing video game developed by Mike Singleton and originally released in 1985 for DOS and various home computer systems, including the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, and Commodore 64. It is th...
red-baron-05

Red Baron

DOS1990protected vehicle simulation
sink-or-swim-05

Sink or Swim

DOS1993 puzzle