Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

007-goldfinger-1

James Bond 007: Goldfinger

DOS1986 adventure
moonbase-03

Moonbase

DOS1990 simulation
Moonbase (1990) isn’t about blasting aliens or dodging meteors—it’s about survival, planning, and resource management. You’re tasked with building a functio...
world-tour-tennis-04

World Tour Tennis

DOS1993 sports
gabriel-knight-3-01

Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned

Windows XP/98/951999protected adventure
thexder2-03

Thexder 2: Firehawk

DOS1990 shooter
broken-sword-2-02

Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror

Windows XP/98/951997protected adventure
Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror is a point-and-click adventure game developed by Revolution Software. Released in 1997. The game follows the continuing adventures of George...
patrician1-04

Patrician

DOS1992protected simulation
gatewayfrontier-2

Gateway to the Savage Frontier

DOS1991protected rpg
Gateway to the Savage Frontier is a Dungeons & Dragons computer role-playing game released in 1991. It was developed by Beyond Software (later known as Stormfront Studios) and ...
pacific-general-03

Pacific General

Windows XP/98/951997protected strategy
american-challenge-01

American Challenge: A Sailing Simulation

DOS1986 vehicle simulation
If your idea of high-octane excitement involves wind direction, tacking angles, and sail trim, then American Challenge: A Sailing Simulation is your digital paradise. This 1986 DOS...
metal-gear-3

Metal Gear

DOS1990 action-adventure
cave-quest-05

Cavequest

DOS1985 rpg
Back in 1985, Cavequest asked: what if you mixed ASCII graphics with deadly bats and claustrophobia? The answer: a punishingly hard maze crawler that’ll have you screaming at...
dday-beginning-02

D-Day: The Beginning of the End

DOS1994 strategy
D-Day: The Beginning of the End is not your average “storm the beach” simulator—it’s a grand strategy title that drops you into the nerve-wracking planning ...
caverns-of-kroz-2-1

Caverns of Kroz 2

DOS1989 action
Hot on the heels of the first, Caverns of Kroz 2 (also 1989) doesn’t mess with the formula—it sharpens it. More puzzles, more monsters, more reasons to scream at fallin...
drdos7-01

Novell DOS 7

DOS1993 application
transland-3

Transland

DOS1996 shooter
african-trail-sim-01

African Trail Simulator

DOS1990 racing
Part racing game, part endurance test, African Trail Simulator dares you to hop on a pixel bike and brave the wild. You’ll encounter hostile terrain, wildlife, and the occasi...
shawl-splash

Shawl

DOS1986 strategy
Shawl (1986, DOS) is a lesser-known title that carries the unmistakable spirit of mid-80s experimentation. With simple graphics and straightforward mechanics, it focuses on tight g...
mega-man-x-title

Mega Man X

DOS1995protected shooter
microman-adventures-win3x-04

MicroMan

Windows 3.x1993freeware action
skyfox2-05

Skyfox II: The Cygnus Conflict

DOS1988 vehicle simulation
darkstone-03

Darkstone

Windows XP/98/951999protected rpg
Darkstone tried to ride the Diablo wave in 1999, and honestly, it didn’t do a bad job. With 3D graphics (impressive for the time) and a soundtrack that takes itself way too s...
ballistix-05

Ballistix

DOS1989 sports
Ballistix asks: “What if air hockey was controlled by futuristic cannons?” The answer: chaos. You frantically shoot pucks with directional blasts while the physics engi...
veilofdarkness-4

Veil of Darkness

DOS1993protected action-adventure
merchant-colony-07

Merchant Colony

DOS1991 simulation
ericunready-splash

Eric the Unready

DOS1993protected adventure
If classic fantasy ever needed a designated clown, Eric the Unready would proudly volunteer. This 1993 adventure from Legend Entertainment gleefully demolishes every heroic trope i...
ultimate-body-blows-08

Ultimate Body Blows

DOS1994protected action
Ultimate Body Blows is a fighting game that boldly enters a genre dominated by arcade giants and says, “We can do this on a PC keyboard.” Inspired heavily by Street Fig...
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...
timequest-01

Timequest

DOS1991protected adventure
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...