Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

rules-of-engagement-2-01

Rules of Engagement 2

DOS1993 strategy
civnet-win-04

Sid Meier's CivNet

Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x1995 strategy
CivNet is a multiplayer adaptation of the original Sid Meier's Civilization game, released in 1995. It was developed and published by MicroProse for MS-DOS and Windows. This versio...
digdug-3

Dig Dug

DOS1983 action
Dig Dug is a classic maze arcade action game that was first released by Namco in 1982 as a coin-op and later for a number of other systems. The gameplay of Dig Dug involves digging...
ajax-splash

Ajax

DOS1989 shooter
Ajax (1989) is like an arcade fever dream: vertical shooter, transforming vehicles, lasers everywhere, and a soundtrack that yells “blast stuff!” every few seconds. One...
fleet-defender-08

Fleet Defender

DOS1994protected vehicle simulation
galactix-02

Galactix

DOS1992 shooter
evolution-splash

Evolution

DOS1983 action
helter-skelter-04

Helter Skelter

DOS1989 puzzle
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King's Quest 3: To Heir is Human

DOSMac OS1986protected adventure
King's Quest 3: To Heir is Human is a fantasy adventure game designed by Roberta Williams, developed and published by Sierra On-Line in 1986 for DOS and for other platforms su...
armchair-quarterback-01

Armchair Quarterback

DOS1985 sports
Armchair Quarterback lets you live the dream of yelling at your TV — but on your DOS machine, and with even less control. It’s part simulator, part quiz show, and all w...
operation-market-garden-01

Operation Market Garden

DOS1985protected strategy
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4th & Inches

DOS1988protected sports
Before Madden became a household name, 1988 gave us this DOS football classic, where plays are drawn like cave paintings and players move like molasses in January. Yet, for its tim...
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Tubular Worlds

DOS1994 shooter
gnome-alone-01

Gnome Alone

DOS1991 strategy
armaeth-02

Armaeth: The Lost Kingdom

DOS1993 adventure
Armaeth: The Lost Kingdom looks like a cousin of Prince of Persia who dropped out of school to study magic mushrooms. You play a vaguely heroic dude exploring a crumbling kingdom f...
hoyle-book-games-02

Hoyle Book of Games

DOS1989 strategy
bloodstone-2

Bloodstone: an Epic Dwarven Tale

DOS1993 rpg
If you’ve ever dreamed of being a grumpy bearded guy swinging an axe and saving the world before second breakfast, Bloodstone: an Epic Dwarven Tale is your jam. Released in 1...
oil_barons-01

Oil Barons

DOS1992 simulation
lords-of-conquest-05

Lords of Conquest

DOS1987 strategy
fox-ranger-04

Fox Ranger

DOS1992 shooter
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Sherlock Holmes: Another bow

DOS1985 adventure
mahjongg-nels-01

Mah Jongg Solitaire

DOS1987 puzzle
alien-fires-2199-01

Alien Fires 2199 AD

DOS1988 rpg
Released in 1988, Alien Fires 2199 AD looks and plays like someone tried to translate a fever dream into a sci-fi RPG. You control some dude with a chin of steel and a crew that se...
stonekeep-02

Stonekeep

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1995protected rpg
Stonekeep is a first-person role-playing game (RPG) developed by Interplay Entertainment. It was released for MS-DOS in 1995 and later for other platforms such as Windows and Macin...
nectaris-splash

Nectaris

DOS1995 strategy
uu1-5

Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss

DOS1992protected rpg
Before immersive sims were a buzzword, there was Ultima Underworld. Dropping you into a massive first-person dungeon, it gave players freedom unthinkable at the time. Want to negot...
sinbad-falcon-03

Sinbad and the Throne of the Falcon

DOS1988freeware action-adventure
microleague-baseball-2-04

MicroLeague Baseball 2

DOS1989 sports
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...