Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

rescue-rover-1-04

Rescue Rover

DOS1991protected puzzle
starcross-01

Starcross

DOS1982 adventure
kurtan-splash

Kurtan

DOS1990 puzzle
Little-known but oddly captivating, Kurtan (1990, DOS) feels like someone’s ambitious homebrew fantasy experiment gone right. You play a wandering warrior exploring a pixelat...
phm-pegasus-02

PHM Pegasus

DOS1987 vehicle simulation
backgammon-splash

Backgammon

DOS1984 strategy
super-huey-uh-ix-title

Super Huey UH-IX

DOS1985protected vehicle simulation
pang-02

Pang remake

DOS1992remake action
merlin-sim-02

Merlin Challenge

DOS1993 vehicle simulation
the-price-is-right-01

The Price is Right

DOS1990 puzzle
Ready to guess wildly about the cost of household objects from the comfort of a DOS screen? The Price is Right (1990, DOS) brings the TV game show to your keyboard with a mixture o...
darkspyre-02

DarkSpyre

DOS1990 rpg
Before Diablo made clicking on dungeons cool, DarkSpyre was already throwing players into labyrinths filled with monsters and puzzles. Released in 1990, it combines hack-and-slash ...
chamberpsi-1

Chamber of the Sci-Mutant Priestess

DOS1989protected adventure
Sci-Mutant Priestess (1989) is French, weird, and proud of it. You play as a rebellious mutant in a post-apocalyptic, sci-fi world ruled by bio-psychic cults. Obviously. It’s...
dr-ruth-game-02

Dr. Ruth Computer Game of Good Sex

DOS1986 puzzle
Back in 1986, when most PC users were still figuring out floppy disks, along came Dr. Ruth Computer Game of Good Sex, a title that promised to educate while entertaining. Imagine t...
hanafuda-03

HanaFuda

Windows XP/98/951999 strategy
ssn21-seawolf-02

SSN-21 Seawolf

DOS1994 vehicle simulation
stationfall-01

Stationfall

DOS1987 adventure
black-moon-chronicles-09

Black Moon Chronicles

DOS1999protected strategy
Based on a French comic series, Black Moon Chronicles (1999) is what you'd get if a fantasy novel and a real-time strategy game had a slightly awkward baby. The art is dark, the to...
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...
mathcad2-01

Math Cad 2.5

DOS1989 application
syberia2-04

Syberia 2

Windows XP/98/95Mac OSWindows 10/112004protected adventure
Syberia 2 is an adventure game developed by Microïds and released in 2004 as a direct sequel to the critically acclaimed Syberia (2002). The story picks up where the firs...
3d-construction-kit-2

Virtual Reality Studio

DOS1991 application
stormlord-02

Stormlord

DOS1989 action
Stormlord is an abandoned DOS platform game set in a fantasy world, developed and published by Hewson Consultants in 1989 and designed by Raffaele Cecco. There was some controversy...
dragonriders-chronicle-pern-01

Dragon Riders: Chronicles of Pern

Windows XP/98/952001 action-adventure
In Dragon Riders: Chronicles of Pern, you don’t just ride dragons—you babysit them, talk to them, and occasionally save the world while trying not to fall off mid-fligh...
waterworld-03

Waterworld

DOS1997 strategy
questfortimebird-splash

The Quest for the Time-bird

DOS1989 adventure
Based on the French comic series, The Quest for the Time-bird (1989, DOS) offers a fantasy adventure full of personality, odd creatures, and enough lore to fill a small library. Th...
kingdom-without-end-01

Kingdom Without End

DOS2001freeware adventure
joust-vga-03

Joust VGA

DOS1990remake action
cirque-de-zale-03

Cirque de Zale

Windows XP/98/95Windows 10/112004freeware adventure
Cirque de Zale is a point-and-click adventure game released in 2004, developed by Rebecca Clements as a freeware title. Created using the Adventure Game Studio (AGS) engine, the ga...
champion-of-the-raj-02

Champion of the Raj

DOS1991 strategy
Colonialism meets turn-based strategy in Champion of the Raj, where you attempt to conquer India with charm, cunning, and the occasional elephant race. It’s part political si...
vectorball-splash

Vectorball

DOS1988 sports