Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

manhole-01

Manhole

DOS1992 action
gnome-alone-01

Gnome Alone

DOS1991 strategy
sleeping-gods-lie-04

Sleeping Gods Lie

DOS1991 action
gulf-strike-04

Gulf Strike

DOS1986 strategy
falcon-4

Falcon

DOS1987protected vehicle simulation
Released in 1987, Falcon is the kind of flight simulator that politely informs you, within minutes, that you are not nearly as smart as you thought. This isn’t an arcade joyr...
nova9-04

Nova 9: The Return of Gir Draxon

DOS1991 shooter
If you ever wanted to pilot a hovering tank while yelling at a computer screen, Nova 9 has you covered. A sequel to Stellar 7, it puts you in the cockpit against Gir Draxon’s...
archimedean-dinasty-06

Archimedean Dynasty

DOS1996protected vehicle simulation
In Archimedean Dynasty, humanity did the logical thing after wrecking the surface world: moved underwater and started shooting each other in submarines. It's part tactical sim, par...
journeyman-project-3-02

The Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1998protected adventure
The Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time is the third chapter in The Journeyman Project series. It's a science fiction adventure game developed by Presto Studios, designed by Phil ...
computerunderground-splash

Computer Underground

DOS1993freeware simulation
Cyberpunk meets click-and-point in Computer Underground, a game that looks like it was programmed in someone's garage—and probably was. You’re a hacker navigating a pix...
skyfox2-05

Skyfox II: The Cygnus Conflict

DOS1988 vehicle simulation
ishido-way-stones-03

Ishido: The Way of the Stones

DOSMac OS1990 puzzle
Ishido (1990, DOS/Mac) is the digital version of sitting in a Zen garden and realizing you’re terrible at strategy. The game’s premise is simple: place stones on a grid...
djpuff-03

DJ Puff

DOS1993 action
You probably didn’t know you needed a game about a rapping, music-spinning dragon, but DJ Puff fills that oddly specific void. Released in 1993 for DOS, this platformer featu...
infiltrator-1-05

Infiltrator

DOS1987 simulation
Infiltrator drops you into the boots of a helicopter pilot who also happens to be a stealth operative—because the ’80s had no patience for specialization. Between air m...
magic-carpet-2-05

Magic Carpet 2: The Netherworlds

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1996protected shooter
icewind-dale-2-08

Icewind Dale 2

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2002protected rpg
zona0-02

Zona 0

DOS1991 racing
Zona 0 is a top-down action game from Spain that blends cyberpunk aesthetics with frenetic gameplay and a dash of existential dread. You play a cyber-agent navigating a dystopian c...
war-lance-03

War of the Lance

DOS1990protected strategy
rad-warrior-04

Rad Warrior

DOS1986 action
pinball-magic-02

Pinball Magic

DOS1990 action
tongue-of-the-fatman-06

Tongue of the Fatman

DOS1989 action
time-bandit-08

Time Bandit

DOS1989 action
Time Bandit is a classic top-down arcade-style video game that was released in 1982 for various home computer systems, such as the Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, and others. It was dev...
lawnmover-splash

Lawn Mower

DOS1987 action
doszipcommander-1

Doszip Commander

DOS2007freeware application
deathknightskrynn-1

Death Knights of Krynn

DOS1991protected rpg
Ah, Death Knights of Krynn—a 1991 RPG where you fight hordes of undead in the Dragonlance universe. SSI’s Gold Box series wasn’t known for holding your hand, and ...
rusty-jp-01

Rusty

DOS1993 action-adventure
bass-tour-01

Bass Tour

DOS1992 sports
Think of Bass Tour (1992) as the road trip version of virtual fishing. More simulation than arcade, it lets you travel, pick locations, study conditions, and obsess over bait types...
returntodoom-splash

Return to Doom

DOS1988 adventure
Before Doom became the 3D gore-fest we all know, there was Return to Doom—and no, it has nothing to do with space marines. This 1988 title is more Choose Your Own Adventure t...
dudley-dilemma-04

A Dudley Dilemma

DOS1988 adventure
A Dudley Dilemma (1988) sounds like the title of a children’s book, but it’s actually a very British text adventure for DOS where the stakes are politely quirky and mil...