Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

heimdall-6

Heimdall

DOS1992 rpg
the-third-courier-5

The Third Courier

DOS1989 adventure
The Third Courier is an abandoned (atypical) adventure / role playing game set in Berlin during the cold war era and, of course, it's a spy game. The Third Courier was developed by...
minervga-04

MinerVGA

DOS1989freeware strategy
global-effect-05

Global Effect

DOS1992 simulation
doom-roguelike-02

Doom: The Roguelike

DOS2005freeware rpg
Long before indie developers made “roguelike” a buzzword, someone decided to fuse Doom with permadeath and ASCII graphics. The result: Doom: The Roguelike (2005). On pa...
netscape-navigator-4-01

Netscape Navigator 4

Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x1997 application
Netscape Navigator was one of the earliest web browsers that played a crucial role in popularizing the World Wide Web. It was developed by Netscape Communications Corporation and r...
wordtris-01

Wordtris

DOSMac OS1991 puzzle
champ-galaxia-02

CHAMP Galaxia

DOS1996 shooter
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...
goonies-01

The Goonies

DOS1985 action
diabolika-02

Diabolika

Windows XP/98/951999freeware puzzle
sherman-m4-03

Sherman M4

DOS1989 vehicle simulation
titans-warring-suns-03

Titans of Steel: Warring Suns

Windows XP/98/952003 strategy
disc-splash

Disc

DOS1990 sports
Released in 1990, Disc feels like a relic from a parallel universe where Frisbee is the most important sport in history. The game is minimalist to a fault: you throw discs, catch d...
8088othello-splash

8088 Othello

DOS1985 strategy
There’s something oddly poetic about 8088 Othello, a 1985 take on the classic board game that feels like it was programmed by someone who had a personal vendetta against flas...
scummvm-01

ScummVM

Windows XP/98/952001freeware application
cave-wars-01

Cave Wars

DOS1996 strategy
If you’ve ever looked at a cave and thought, “Yes, this is where I’ll build my empire,” then Cave Wars is your jam. Released in 1996, this strategy game thr...
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...
pharaos-tomb-03

Pharaoh's Tomb

DOS1990 action
starglider-1

Starglider

DOS1986 vehicle simulation
exile2-04

Exile II: Crystal Souls

Windows XP/98/95Mac OSWindows 3.x1996freeware rpg
Exile II: Crystal Souls is the kind of RPG that quietly sneaks into your life and then refuses to leave your thoughts. Released in 1996, it looks humble, even a bit scruffy, but be...
nibbles-bas-03

QBasic Nibbles

DOS1991freeware action
diplomacy-splash

Computer Diplomacy

DOS1984 strategy
Do you enjoy betrayal, backstabbing, and pretending to be a global power while actually being terrible at geography? Computer Diplomacy is the digital version of the classic board ...
knights-of-the-desert-03

Knights of the Desert

DOS1983protected strategy
Before WWII games flooded the market, Knights of the Desert (1983, DOS) was already reenacting the North African campaign in pixels. You command Rommel’s Afrika Korps—o...
titan-03

Titan

DOS1989 action
monday-night-football-04

Monday Night Football

DOS1989 sports
wtgolf-2

World tour golf

DOS1985 sports