Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

minervga-04

MinerVGA

DOS1989freeware strategy
grand-prix-500-03

Grand Prix 500 2

DOS1991 racing
rocketranger-7

Rocket Ranger

DOS1988protected action
shangai-01

Shanghai

Windows 3.xMac OS1986 puzzle
shadow-of-yserbius-06

Shadow of Yserbius

DOS1993 rpg
tennis-elbow-02

Tennis Elbow

DOS1997 sports
meanstreets-splash

Mean Streets

DOS1989protected adventure
Mean Streets (1989) throws you into a gritty sci-fi detective story where neon lights, flying cars, and criminal conspiracies are just part of a normal workday. You play as a priva...
takedown-03

Take Down

DOS1989 sports
Take Down lets you relive the golden era of SWAT fantasies—when every problem could be solved with tactical entry and a well-placed flashbang. As leader of an elite anti-terr...
armor-alley-02

Armor Alley

DOSMac OS1991 shooter
In Armor Alley, you command a helicopter in a warzone that looks like a side-scrolling office meeting gone wrong. It’s strategy meets action: you must manage resources, deplo...
lesmanley2-splash

Les Manley in: Lost in L.A.

DOS1991protected adventure
v4victory-4

V for Victory: D-day Utah Beach

DOS1991protected strategy
oubliette-3

Oubliette

DOS1983 rpg
lost-patrol-03

The Lost Patrol

DOS1991 action
The Lost Patrol (1991, DOS) drops you into the brutal jungles of Vietnam, where survival depends on strategy, luck, and maybe divine intervention. You lead a squad of exhausted sol...
chaos-engine-05

The Chaos Engine

DOS1994protected shooter
4thinches-splash

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...
robotrascals-splash

Robot Rascals

DOS1987 strategy
bassduel-splash

Bass Duel

DOS1993 sports
Fish or be fished could be the motto of Bass Duel (1993), a competitive angling game that pits you against a friend or an AI in a fight to the last splash. Strategy is key: where t...
dambusters-splash

The Dam busters

DOS1985 vehicle simulation
overlord-fsim-04

Overlord

DOS1994 vehicle simulation
sinbad-falcon-03

Sinbad and the Throne of the Falcon

DOS1988freeware action-adventure
If Sinbad and the Throne of the Falcon were a person, it would be that eccentric uncle who insists he once met a genie “for real.” This 1988 Arabian-fantasy adventure m...
guerrilla-war-01

Guerrilla War

DOS1987 shooter
Guerrilla War wastes no time pretending to be subtle. You run upward, you shoot everything that moves, and occasionally you rescue a hostage who seems oddly calm about the whole si...
tracer-sanction-05

The Tracer Sanction

DOS1985 adventure
pray-for-death-06

Pray for Death

DOS1996protected action
With a title like Pray for Death, you know you’re not signing up for a cheerful platformer. This is a fighting game with a gothic, heavy-metal aesthetic that screams 1996. It...
hioctane-04

Hi-Octane

DOS1995 racing
Hi-Octane is an abandoned futuristic combat racing game developed by Bullfrog and released by Electronic Arts in 1995. Hi-Octane was published for DOS and a few consoles: PlayStati...
super-bubble-mania-01

Super Bubble Mania

DOS1997 action
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...
turbo-pascal-2-01

Borland Turbo Pascal 2.0

DOS1983 application
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...