Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

super-bubble-mania-01

Super Bubble Mania

DOS1997 action
cyclones-05

CyClones

DOS1994protected shooter
CyClones is a first-person shooter where you take on the role of a bio-engineered super-soldier fighting alien invaders. The controls are smooth, the weapons varied, and the level ...
noctropolis-05

Noctropolis

DOS1994protected adventure
Noctropolis feels like stepping into a fever dream of a comic book you read when you were twelve and maybe shouldn’t have. A surreal noir adventure with gothic heroes, femme ...
bruce-lee-01

Bruce Lee

DOS1984 action
neverwinternights-splash

Neverwinter Nights

DOS1991protected rpg
system-shock-2-07

System Shock 2

Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS1999protected action-adventure
If System Shock was a warning, System Shock 2 is the full-blown nightmare that follows. This time, the horror seeps into every corner of the experience, blending RPG mechanics with...
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Exterminator

DOS1990 shooter
Exterminator, released in 1990, is one of those games that knows exactly what it wants to do and wastes no time doing it. You’re thrown into a top-down action scenario with a...
dragonsofflame-2

Dragons of Flame

DOS1989protected rpg
Dragons of Flame (1989) was SSI’s continuation of the Dragonlance saga, following up on Heroes of the Lance. Like its predecessor, it was a side-scrolling action RPG that tes...
promanager-splash

Pro Manager

DOS1985 sports
veilofdarkness-4

Veil of Darkness

DOS1993protected action-adventure
xtrek91-02

Xtrek

DOS1991freewareNSFW adventure
Xtrek is a multiplayer-focused space simulation that captures the spirit of cooperative and competitive gameplay long before it became mainstream. Players pilot ships, complete obj...
operation-bodycount-05

Operation Bodycount

DOS1994 shooter
Operation Bodycount sounds subtle, doesn’t it? Released in 1994, this shooter wastes no time letting you know exactly what it’s about: running around and, well, increas...
invest-01

Inve$t

DOS1990 simulation
Inve$t from 1990 transforms financial maneuvering into competitive gameplay, proving money can indeed be entertaining when attached to risk. Players navigate investments, strategy,...
icewind-dale-2-08

Icewind Dale 2

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2002protected rpg
With Icewind Dale II in 2002, the frozen north got even busier. This sequel sharpened the mechanics with Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition rules, giving players more flexibility and f...
arcade-pool-01

Arcade Pool

DOS1994 sports
Arcade Pool (1994) is like playing a game of billiards in your best friend’s basement—if your best friend happened to be a DOS machine with a serious competitive streak...
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Star Wars: Rebel Assault

DOSMac OS1993protected shooter
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Global Conquest

DOS1992 strategy
Global Conquest is strategy boiled down to its essentials, offering a streamlined take on world domination that’s easy to pick up but harder to master. You’ll move armi...
michealjordflight-4

Micheal Jordan in Flight

DOS1993 sports
f-prot-01

F-Prot

DOS1995 application
F-PROT is an antivirus developed by FRISK Software International. The name "F-PROT" stands for "FRISK-PROActive," emphasizing its proactive approach to virus detection and preventi...
obitus-06

Obitus

DOS1991 rpg
Obitus is a role-playing video game developed by Psygnosis and released in 1991 for various platforms including the Amiga, Atari ST, and DOS. It combines elements of role-playing g...
shangai-01

Shanghai

Windows 3.xMac OS1986 puzzle
stormlord-02

Stormlord

DOS1989 action
Stormlord is an abandoned DOS platform game set in a fantasy world, developed and published by Hewson Consultants in 1989 and designed by Raffaele Cecco. There was some controversy...
air-strike-usa-02

Air Strike USA

DOS1990 vehicle simulation
Released in 1990, Air Strike USA is what you'd get if Top Gun had a baby with a Saturday morning cartoon. You pilot a heavily armed jet through side-scrolling skies, shooting down ...
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...
clyde-revenge-04

Clyde's Revenge

DOS1995freeware action
Clyde is back—and this time, he's mad. Clyde's Revenge brings more levels, more traps, and slightly less mercy. Everything’s cranked up: the challenge, the mazes, the p...
superfrog-06

Superfrog

DOS1994protected action
power-doll-01

Power Dolls

DOS1994 strategy
subhunt-02

Subhunt

DOS1997 vehicle 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...