Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

jumpman-lives-03

Jumpman Lives!

DOS1991remake action
spyvsspy3-splash

Spy vs Spy 3: Arctic Antics

DOS1988 strategy
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Bible Builder

DOS1992 puzzle
Ever wanted to combine your love for trivia with Old Testament knowledge and 256-color DOS graphics? Bible Builder is here to test your biblical memory one verse at a time. It's li...
winter-olympiad-88-08

Winter Olympiad 88

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...
turbo-gomoku-01

Turbo Gomoku

DOS1985 strategy
imperium-3

Imperium

DOS1990 strategy
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...
scapeghost-1

Scapeghost

DOS1989 adventure
In Scapeghost (1989), you’re not just dead—you’re also on the clock. As police officer Alan Chance, recently murdered and newly spectral, you’ve got one las...
paintshow-logitech-02

Paintshow

DOS1990 application
where-usa-carmen-deluxe-04

Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego? Deluxe edition

DOS1993 adventure
Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego? Deluxe Edition is an educational computer game released in 1992 by Broderbund Software. It's part of the popular Carmen Sandiego franchise, des...
sopwith-1

Sopwith

DOS1984freeware shooter
auf-wiedersen-monty-rem-01

Auf Wiedersehen Monty

Windows XP/98/952001remake action
In Auf Wiedersehen Monty, our favorite marsupial is back, and this time he's taking a very pixelated Eurotrip. Released for Windows XP in 2001, it's a nostalgia-fueled platformer t...
fordsimulator-2

Ford simulator 1

DOS1987freeware racing
Ford Simulator 1 (1987, DOS) is equal parts driving demo and corporate handshake, inviting you to sample shiny vehicles without leaving your desk. You cruise digital roads, admire ...
chess2100-splash

Fidelity Chessmaster 2100

DOS1989 strategy
Fidelity Chessmaster 2100, released in 1989 for DOS, is chess with a very clear mission: beat you, patiently and without mercy. At the time, it was a serious achievement in compute...
star-wars-2-04

Star Wars 2

DOS1989 shooter
big-game-fishing-splash

Big Game Fishing

DOS1991 sports
If your idea of excitement is waiting... and waiting... and maybe catching a giant digital tuna, Big Game Fishing is your dream come true. Simulate the thrill of casting a line wit...
indenture-02

Indenture

DOS1995remake action-adventure
Indenture is a small, relatively obscure DOS adventure that thrives on mood rather than complexity. Set in a bleak, oppressive world, it uses minimalistic visuals and text-driven s...
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Battle Chess 4000

DOS1992protected strategy
Set in the far-off future of 1992, Battle Chess 4000 brings space-age flair to intergalactic checkmate. Now your queen is a laser-wielding dominatrix and your pawns might be robots...
skaletracker-01

Skale Tracker

Windows XP/98/95Linux2005freeware application
heirstothethrone-2

Heirs to the Throne

DOS1992 strategy
Heirs to the Throne is one of those strategy titles that feels like it was designed by someone who truly enjoys watching players sweat over decisions. Set in a vaguely medieval pol...
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Dinosaur Balls

DOS1992 puzzle
The title Dinosaur Balls might raise eyebrows today, but in 1992 it was just a quirky DOS puzzle game. Think of it as prehistoric Bubble Bobble: you fire colored spheres to match a...
super-stardust-02

Super Stardust

DOS1996 shooter
astro-dodge-1

Astro Dodge

DOS1982 shooter
Astro Dodge (1982) is basically Frogger — in space. You control a tiny spacecraft tasked with dodging endless waves of meteors, space debris, and possibly your own questionab...
bio-menace-3-06

Bio Menace Episode 3: Master Cain

DOS1993freeware action
The trilogy concludes in Master Cain, where Snake Logan faces the ultimate evil: a villain with a name that sounds like a Bond bad guy and a plan straight from Saturday morning car...
microprose-soccer-05

MicroProse Soccer

DOS1988protected sports
MicroProse Soccer is an abandoned action-oriented soccer game, developed by Sensible Software and released by MicroProse Software in 1988. The appeal of MicroProse Soccer was its s...
capman-01

Cap Man

Windows XP/98/951999 action
It’s Pac-Man, except it’s… not. Cap Man is a low-budget clone with just enough charm to avoid immediate deletion. You’ve got the dots, the ghosts, the powe...
wing-commander-armada-08

Wing Commander: Armada

DOS1994protected vehicle simulation
Wing Commander: Armada is space combat simulation game developed by Origin Systems and released by Electronic Arts in 1994 for DOS. Wing Commander: Armada is part of the Wing Comma...
stronghold-1

Stronghold

DOS1993protected strategy
Stronghold, released in 1993, is a strategy simulation game developed by Stormfront Studios and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI). Players assume the role of a lo...