Abandonware DOS title

Side-scrolling games sorted by year, newest first

A side-scroller (or horizontal scrolling) is a video game in which the action is shown in a side perspective and the environment scrolls mainly on an horizontal axis. Characters usually have to move from the left to the right side of the screen to go on in the game.
sorcerian-2

Sorcerian

DOS19904/5 Nihon Falcom
super-solvers-treasure-mountain-08

Super Solvers: Treasure Mountain!

DOS19904/5 The Learning Company
amazingspiderman-1

The Amazing Spider-Man

DOS19903.9/5 Oxford Digital Enterprises
xenocide-01

Xenocide

DOS19903.7/5 Pangea Software
artura-1

Artura

DOS19893.2/5 Arcadia Systems
asterix-operation-getafix-02

Asterix: Operation Getafix

DOS19894/5 Coktel Vision
barbarian2-1

Axe of Rage

DOS19894.2/5 Palace Software
baal-04

Baal

DOS19892.9/5 Psygnosis
barbarian-1

Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior

DOS19893.9/5 Psygnosis
boot-camp-02

Boot Camp

DOS19893/5 Konami
caveman-ugh-limpics-06

Caveman Ugh-Lympics

DOS19894.5/5 Dynamix
pharaoh-3

Day of the Pharaoh

DOS19893/5 Chip
dragonsofflame-2

Dragons of Flame

DOS1989protected3.9/5 U.S. Gold
eyeoforus-1

Eye of Horus

DOS19894.1/5 Denton Designs
faceoff-3

Face Off!

DOS19894.1/5 MindSpan
Face Off! is an abandoned hockey sports game developed by MindSpan (known for their Hardball series) and released by Gamestar in 1989 for DOS and also for Commodore 64. Face Off supports multiplayer in competitive or cooperative modes.
fallen-angel-03

Fallen Angel

DOS19892.5/5 Emerald Software
fiendish-freddy-04

Fiendish Freddy's Big Top O'Fun

DOS19892.9/5 Gray Matter
heavy-barrel-02

Heavy Barrel

DOS19893.8/5 Data East
heroeslance-1

Heroes of the Lance

DOS1989protected3.9/5 U.S. Gold
iskib-03

Iskib

DOS19892.7/5
lakersceltics-2

Lakers vs. Celtics and the NBA Playoffs

DOS19894.2/5 Electronic Arts
Lakers vs. Celtics and the NBA Playoffs is an abandoned action sports basketball game. It was developed and released by Electronic Arts in 1989 for DOS. Lakers versus Celtics features 1988-1989 NBA teams and some of the NBA all-time star players. It can be played in single-player mode or by 2 players on the same screen.
magic-johnson-basket-01

Magic Johnson's Basketball

DOS19893.3/5 Sculptured Software
obliterator-1

Obliterator

DOS19892.9/5 Psygnosis
oliver-company-02

Oliver & Company

DOS19894.2/5 Coktel Vision
r-type-4

R-Type

DOS19894/5 Irem Software Engineering
R-Type is a horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up developed and published by Irem in 1987. The game quickly gained popularity for its challenging gameplay and impressive graphics at the time. R-Type is known for its tough and memorable enemy designs, as well as challenging boss battles. The game features various power-ups that enhance the player...
revengedefender-2

Revenge of Defender

DOS19893.5/5 Epyx
road-runner-01

Road Runner

DOS19894.1/5 Atari
rushattack-3

Rush'n Attack

DOS19894/5 Konami