Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

fantasy-empires-03

Fantasy Empires

DOS1993protected strategy
soccer-kid-01

Soccer Kid

DOS1995 action
mechwarrior-2-06

Mechwarrior 2: 31st Century Combat

DOS1995 vehicle simulation
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...
swiv3d-04

SWIV 3D

DOS1996 shooter
summer-challenge-01

Summer Challenge

DOS1992 sports
iron-blood-02

Iron Blood

DOS1996 action
Iron Blood (1996, DOS) is the kind of fighting game that makes you wonder if robots really need martial arts lessons. The story is wafer-thin—something about futuristic warri...
the-kristal-05

The Kristal

DOS1989 adventure
wreckers-01

Wreckers

DOS1991 action
rebel-assault-04

Star Wars: Rebel Assault

DOSMac OS1993protected shooter
winrisk-01

WinRisk

Windows 3.x1992 strategy
uplink-v1.3-5

Uplink: Hacker Elite

Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS2001protected simulation
Uplink is a computer hacking simulation game released in 2001 by Introversion Software. The game allows players to take on the role of a hacker for hire and engage in various hacki...
corridor-7-03

Corridor 7: Alien Invasion

DOS1994protected shooter
Corridor 7 is a claustrophobic FPS where every hallway feels like a trap and every door could hide something with too many teeth. You’re humanity’s last line of defense...
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...
dragon-lord-01

Dragon Lord

DOS1990 strategy
Dragon Lord (1990) is what happens when you let a fantasy novelist design a strategy game. You’re a would-be sorcerer trying to raise dragons, manage villages, and conquer la...
starglider-2-01

Starglider 2

DOSMac OS1989 vehicle simulation
boomtown-02

Visions of the Aftermath: The Boomtown

DOS1988 simulation
Visions of the Aftermath: The Boomtown is an abandoned simulation game with role-playing elements developed by Mindscape and released in 1988 exclusively for DOS. Visions of the Af...
meanstreets-splash

Mean Streets

DOS1989protected adventure
Mean Streets (1989) throws you into a gritty sci-fi detective story where neon lights, flying cars, and criminal conspiracies are just part of a normal workday. You play as a priva...
dungeonmasterass1enc-splash

Dungeon Master's Assistant Vol 1

DOS1988protected application
Before apps, spreadsheets, and AI Dungeon Masters, there was Dungeon Master’s Assistant Vol. 1. Released in 1988, this tool was a digital sidekick for pen-and-paper D&D p...
number-munchers-04

Number Munchers

DOS1990 puzzle
Math was never supposed to be this exciting. In Number Munchers, you’re a green blob with an appetite for multiplication tables, gobbling up correct answers while dodging &ld...
oxyd-extra-01

Oxyd Extra

DOS1994 puzzle
dxball-02

DX-Ball

Windows XP/98/951996freeware action
pacmania-champ-03

Pac Maniac

DOS1993 action
waxworks-2

WaxWorks

DOSMac OS1992protecteddemo adventure
WaxWorks (1992, DOS/Mac) is a horror game that doesn’t just want to scare you—it wants to traumatize you a little. Set in cursed wax museum exhibits, each scenario drop...
last-mission-opera-02

The Last Mission

DOS1987 action
donaldalphabet-2

Donald's Alphabet Chase

DOS1988 puzzle
Donald’s Alphabet Chase is the video game equivalent of hiding fridge magnets and watching a duck hunt them down. In this 1988 edutainment title, the mischievous alphabet let...
deadly-racer-02

Deadly Racer

DOS1994 racing
Deadly Racer is basically what happens when someone at the office said, “What if racing, but everyone might die?” Released in 1994 for DOS, it’s a fast-paced, rou...
over-the-reich-07

Over the Reich

Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x1996 strategy
mortalkombat2-5

Mortal Kombat 2

DOS1994protecteddemo action
Mortal Kombat II is an arcade fighting game released by Midway in 1993. It's the sequel to the original Mortal Kombat (1992). The game introduced several new fighters, includi...