Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

dragonsphere-04

Dragonsphere

DOS1994protecteddemo adventure
By 1994, point-and-click adventures were everywhere, but Dragonsphere carved out its niche with lush graphics, an intriguing plot, and plenty of puzzles. You play a young king task...
monkey4-01

Escape from Monkey Island

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2000protected adventure
floor13-3

Floor 13

DOS1992 simulation
musictime-deluxe-01

Music Time Deluxe

Windows XP/98/951996 application
beyond-columns-03

Beyond Columns

DOS1989remake puzzle
Beyond Columns is what happens when someone looks at Tetris and says, “What if we made it... slightly fancier?” This match-three puzzle game involves dropping shiny col...
psychic-war-cosmic-soldier-01

Cosmic Soldier: Psychic War

DOS1989 rpg
In Cosmic Soldier: Psychic War, you’re not just fighting enemies—you’re reading their minds while doing it. This RPG mixes sci-fi exploration with telepathic abil...
crossfire-2

Crossfire

DOS1982 shooter
Crossfire is what happens when you throw a tank into a maze, give it infinite ammo, and tell it to go wild. Released in 1982, it’s all about twitch reflexes and precise shoot...
galleonsofglory-2

Galleons of Glory

DOS1990 simulation
Galleons of Glory is an abandoned educational historical simulation game developed and published by Broderbund in 1990. As Magellan your mission is to circumnavigate the world whil...
joe-montana-football-04

Joe Montana Football

DOS1990 sports
chess-splash

Chess

DOS1981 strategy
If you’ve ever wanted to feel intellectually inferior to a few hundred lines of 1981 code, Chess is your game. This digital board doesn’t bother with graphics flair or ...
zork-quest-1-01

Zork Quest: Assault on Egreth Castle

DOS1988 adventure
Interactive fiction meets comic book in this spin-off, where you follow a fantasy story through illustrated panels and scripted choices. Zork Quest: Assault on Egreth Castle feels ...
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 ...
homey-d-clown-01

Homey D. Clown

DOS1993 action-adventure
starglider-2-01

Starglider 2

DOSMac OS1989 vehicle simulation
archery-01

Archery

DOS1985freeware sports
Archery (1985) is what happens when someone says, “Hey, what if we made a bow-and-arrow game with the graphical fidelity of a cave painting?” You shoot arrows. That&rsq...
ssn21-seawolf-02

SSN-21 Seawolf

DOS1994 vehicle simulation
legendsilvertalisman-1

Legend of the Silver Talisman

DOS1996freeware rpg
By 1996, Legend of the Silver Talisman delivered a more traditional RPG adventure, though with a decidedly old-school feel. It’s a game that doesn’t bother holding your...
triple-triad-03

Triple Triad Gold

Windows XP/98/952000freeware strategy
For those who got hopelessly addicted to the card game inside Final Fantasy VIII, Triple Triad Gold (2000) was like someone saying, “Here, now you can ruin your productivity ...
battlehawks1942-04

Battlehawks 1942

DOS1988 vehicle simulation
Welcome to the skies of World War II, where dogfights are fast, fuel is low, and you probably forgot to raise your landing gear. Battlehawks 1942 (1988) is a flight sim with just e...
project-neptune-03

Project Neptune

DOS1989 action
battleantietam-splash

Battle of Antietam

DOS1985protected strategy
Civil War buffs, rejoice. Battle of Antietam (1985) lets you relive one of the bloodiest days in American history... via pixelated dots and turn-based tension. There’s no fla...
hi-command-03

High Command: Europe 1939-45

DOS1992 strategy
bc-quest-for-tires-01

BC's Quest for Tires

DOS1984 action
In BC's Quest for Tires, you play a loincloth-wearing caveman who’s riding a unicycle through danger, because apparently that’s how courtship worked in 1984. The goal? ...
coolcroc-2

The Cool Croc Twins

DOS1992 action
battleausterlitz-2

Austerlitz 1805

DOS1989 strategy
postal2-04

Postal 2

Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS2003protected shooter
residualvm-01

ResidualVM

Windows XP/98/952003freeware application
math-circus-04

Math Circus

DOS1993 puzzle