Abandonware DOS title

The most popular text-based games

In the past, lots of games used ASCII characters (text) to represent the game world. These text-only video games may seem primitive and outdated and, in fact, the genre almost died with the fast evolving graphics of modern games.
A few genres traditionally linked to the beautiful world of ascii characters still survives: roguelikes (nethack, angband, etc.) and interactive fiction, for example.
volkswriter3-02

Volkswriter 3

DOS19823.8/5 Lifetree Software
alice-wonderland-if-01

Alice in Wonderland

DOS19893.3/5
rawcopy-01

Rawcopy

DOS19924.2/5
airtrax-1

Air Trax

DOS19833.5/5
dmassistant2-1

Dungeon Master's Assistant Vol 2

DOS1989protected3.8/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
acquire-1

Acquire

DOS19893.9/5 IBM
lancelot-01

Lancelot

DOS19884.1/5 Level 9 Computing
the-witness-01

The Witness

DOS19834/5 Infocom
1893-world-fair-04

1893: A World's Fair Mystery

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS20033.9/5
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 fiction with mystery-solving gameplay.In 1893: A World's Fair Mystery, players take on the role of a detective investigating ...
hamburger-hell-02

Hamburger Hell

DOS1986remake2.8/5
moslodeluxe-1

Mo'Slo

DOS1990protected4.1/5 Dr.David's Super Crispy Software
The previous file hosted here was put online by mistake (it was the deluxe version, not the basic one). Copyright holders kindly allowed Abandonware DOS to link directly to their website where you can buy the deluxe version of Mo'Slo.
usurper-1

The Usurper

DOS19893.8/5 Sir-tech Software
brimstone-1

Brimstone

DOS19853.4/5 Synapse Software
rambo-first-blood-01

Rambo First Blood Part 2

DOS19854.1/5 Angelsoft
pacgal-02

Pac Gal

DOS19823.1/5
dr-ruth-game-02

Dr. Ruth Computer Game of Good Sex

DOS19863.6/5 Avalon Hill
baseball-mogul-2006-07

Baseball Mogul 2006

Windows 10/1120054.1/5
dungeonkroz-1

Dungeons of Kroz

DOS1989freeware3.6/5 Apogee Software
demon-tomb-02

Demon's Tomb: The Awakening

DOS19893.3/5 Silhouette Software
freedos-shell-01

FreeDOS Shell

DOS2002freeware3.6/5
norton-editor2-01

Norton Editor 2

DOS19904.2/5 Peter Norton Computing
bible-builder-02

Bible Builder

DOS19923.8/5
acheton-01

Acheton

DOS19873.7/5
fish-01

Fish!

DOS19883.8/5 Magnetic Scrolls
inside-trader-04

Inside Trader

DOS19874.1/5 Cosmi Corporation
questprobe-hulk-01

Questprobe featuring The Hulk

DOS19843.9/5 Adventure International
black-friday-02

Black Friday

DOS19833/5
scapeghost-1

Scapeghost

DOS19893.7/5 Level 9 Computing
hockey-league-simulator-03

Hockey League Simulator

DOS19903.4/5 Bethesda Softworks
forbidden-castle-03

Forbidden Castle

DOS19854/5 Angelsoft