Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

spiritexc-1

Spirit of Excalibur

DOS1990 rpg
mean18-03

Mean 18

DOS1986 sports
Mean 18 (1986) is a golf game with more attitude than you’d expect from a sport usually associated with polite applause and quiet respect. This is arcade golf: fast, flashy, ...
royal-flush-pinball-02

Royal Flush Pinball

DOS1994 action
tennis-cup-03

Tennis Cup

DOS1990 sports
Tennis Cup offers a surprisingly nuanced take on tennis, with mechanics that go beyond simply hitting the ball back and forth. Timing, positioning, and spin all play a role, giving...
power-drive-03

Power Drive

DOS1994 racing
In Power Drive, rally racing comes with an extra dose of “don’t hit the tree.” It’s all about navigating winding tracks with a sense of timing that borders ...
hovertank-02

Hovertank One

DOS1991 shooter
night-hunter-06

Night Hunter

DOS1988 action
castlekroz-3

Return to Kroz

DOS1990freeware action
Kroz returns, and with it, your CRT monitor’s worst nightmare: ASCII graphics! Return to Kroz takes you back to a time when @ meant “you,” and everything else was...
mission-critical-06

Mission Critical

DOS1995protected adventure
battle-for-atlantis-02

Battle for Atlantis

DOS1990 strategy
Fancy a war under the sea? Battle for Atlantis (1990) asks the age-old question: what if submarines had grudges? This top-down, action strategy title throws you into a deep-sea tur...
wrestlemania-splash

WWF Wrestlemania

DOS1992 sports
time-bandit-08

Time Bandit

DOS1989 action
Time Bandit is a classic top-down arcade-style video game that was released in 1982 for various home computer systems, such as the Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, and others. It was dev...
wwf-in-your-house-01

WWF in Your House

DOS1996 sports
offshore-warrior-03

Off Shore Warrior

DOS1988 sports
DarkSide-incentive-03

Dark Side

DOS1988 action-adventure
Dark Side (1988) is a first-person sci-fi adventure set on a moon orbiting a planet that’s about to be destroyed. No pressure. The gameplay combines exploration with puzzle-s...
ikari-warriors-3-04

Ikari III: The Rescue

DOS1990 action
mario-time-machine-01

Mario's Time Machine

DOS1993 puzzle
star-trek-sos-01

Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator

DOS1983 shooter
Released in 1983 for DOS, Star Trek: Strategic Operations Simulator is what happens when early arcade design meets Federation bureaucracy. Vector-style graphics make you feel like ...
laxius-power-1-02

Laxius Power

Windows XP/98/952002NSFW rpg
theatreofwar-splash

Theatre of War

DOS1992protected strategy
hunt-for-red-october-01

The Hunt for Red October

DOSMac OS1987 vehicle simulation
chessmaster3000-05

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...
boulder-dash-construction-kit-04

Boulder Dash Construction Kit

DOS1987 puzzle
Boulder Dash Construction Kit is both a full game and a level editor, built around the gameplay mechanics of the original Boulder Dash (1984). You still play as Rockford, the pixel...
black-moon-chronicles-09

Black Moon Chronicles

DOS1999protected strategy
Based on a French comic series, Black Moon Chronicles (1999) is what you'd get if a fantasy novel and a real-time strategy game had a slightly awkward baby. The art is dark, the to...
soul-reaver-03

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

Windows XP/98/951999protected action-adventure
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver is an action-adventure game released in 1999, developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Eidos Interactive. It’s the second game in the Legacy...
battlestar-05

Battlestar

Windows 3.x1996freeware strategy
No, not that Battlestar. Battlestar (1996) is more obscure than a reboot that never happened. Set in deep space with a top-down view and UI only a Windows 3.x user could love, it m...
vroom-02

Vroom

DOS1994 racing
blackcrown-2

Black Crown

DOS1995 strategy
In Black Crown (1995), you play as a prince with a very punchable name, trying to reclaim his rightful throne by solving puzzles and dying a lot. It's one of those DOS-era games wh...