Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

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...
omnicron-conspiracy-06

Omnicron Conspiracy

DOS1989 adventure
Omnicron Conspiracy (1989, DOS) is a detective adventure wrapped in a cozy sci-fi blanket. You play as a Galactic Patrol agent solving crimes across alien worlds, all rendered in c...
cartman-autoritha-02

South Park: Cartman's Authoritah

Windows XP/98/952000 action
rockstar-splash

Rockstar!

DOS1989 simulation
starcontrol2-11

Star Control 2

DOS1992protected strategy
phm-pegasus-02

PHM Pegasus

DOS1987 vehicle simulation
netherworld-1

Netherworld

DOS1990 shooter
vroom-02

Vroom

DOS1994 racing
bob-winner-02

Bob Winner

DOS1986 action
Ah, Bob Winner (1986, DOS), the game that asks: what if Indiana Jones had a cousin who got lost in a side-scroller? You play as the titular Bob, an adventurer who walks like he&rsq...
battle-isle-2-01

Battle Isle 2200

DOS1994protected strategy
With Battle Isle 2200 (1994), the series goes full 3D cinematic—with cutscenes so dramatic you’d think they were auditioning for a soap opera in space. The gameplay is ...
extreme-shopper-02

Extreme Shopper

Windows 3.x2000 action
Released in 2000, Extreme Shopper is one of those games that sounds like a joke—until you realize it fully commits to the premise. You play as a shopper navigating a chaotic ...
3d-world-boxing-04

3d World Boxing

DOS1992 sports
Released in 1992, 3D World Boxing tried its best to bring the sweet science into the third dimension. The result is less Rocky and more “two mannequins in pajamas slap each o...
warp-rogue-01

Warp Rogue

Windows XP/98/95Linux2004freeware rpg
armour-geddon-04

Armour-Geddon

DOS1992 vehicle simulation
Armour-Geddon is what you get when someone combines Wargames with a midlife crisis. Set in a post-nuke world where you pilot tanks, helicopters, and laser cannons to stop a doomsda...
septerra-core-02

Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator

Windows XP/98/951999protected rpg
crazycars-3

Crazy Cars

DOS1987 racing
Back in 1987, Crazy Cars asked the eternal question: how fast can you go before the road becomes an abstract blur? Armed with a sleek sports car and the confidence of someone who&r...
full-metal-planete-05

Full Metal Planete

DOSMac OS1990 strategy
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...
surf-ninjas-07

Surf Ninjas

DOS1994 action
mach3-03

Mach 3

DOS1987 shooter
weirddreams-2

Weird Dreams

DOS1988 puzzle
Weird Dreams is an abandoned action - puzzle game developed and released by Rainbird Software in 1988 for DOS, but also published for Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64. Weird Dreams is...
zork-quest-2-02

Zork Quest: The Crystal of Doom

DOS1989 adventure
More illustrations, more intrigue, more doom. The Crystal of Doom continues the hybrid of comic-style storytelling and light role-playing with just enough choices to make you feel ...
castle-adventure-04

Castle Adventure

DOS1984freeware action-adventure
Castle Adventure is what happens when a medieval fantasy RPG gets crammed into a game smaller than your average selfie. ASCII graphics? Check. Typing commands like “GET SWORD...
mosaic-1-01

NCSA Mosaic

Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x1993 application
NCSA Mosaic was one of the earliest web browsers to appear on the market. It was developed at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illino...
bumpy-arcade-02

Bumpy's Arcade Fantasy

DOS1992 puzzle
Imagine Marble Madness had a caffeine overdose and fell into a platformer. That’s Bumpy’s Arcade Fantasy. You control a perpetually bouncing ball named Bumpy (creative,...
archipelagos-title

Archipelagos

DOS1989 puzzle
Archipelagos is like a fever dream after watching too much Myst. You’re dropped onto strange, floating islands inhabited by stone monoliths and evil terrain-infecting sludge....
big-business-03

Big Business

DOS1990 simulation
Step into the gray, morally ambiguous world of corporate domination with Big Business. It’s Monopoly with fewer dice and more spreadsheets. Crush your competitors, manipulate...
earthsiege-08

Metaltech: Earthsiege

DOS1994 vehicle simulation
klax-1

Klax

DOS1990 puzzle