Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

lesmanley2-splash

Les Manley in: Lost in L.A.

DOS1991protected adventure
final-frontier-03

Final Frontier

DOS1989 strategy
Final Frontier is a late-80s slice of space ambition, the kind that assumes you’re perfectly happy staring at menus while imagining epic interstellar conquest. It’s str...
on-the-ball-04

On The Ball

DOS1993 sports
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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...
microman-adventures-win3x-04

MicroMan

Windows 3.x1993freeware action
midwinter-5

Midwinter

DOS1990 strategy
obitus-06

Obitus

DOS1991 rpg
Obitus is a role-playing video game developed by Psygnosis and released in 1991 for various platforms including the Amiga, Atari ST, and DOS. It combines elements of role-playing g...
shangai2-01

Shanghai II: Dragon's Eye

Windows 3.xMac OS1990 puzzle
Shanghai II: Dragon’s Eye (1990, Windows 3.x/Mac) takes the serene logic of mahjong solitaire and wraps it in a calm, almost meditative presentation. Tiles stack in intricate...
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...
xmen2-fall-of-the-mutants-03

X-Men 2: The Fall of the Mutants

DOS1991 action-adventure
diabolika-02

Diabolika

Windows XP/98/951999freeware puzzle
wizard-of-oz-01

The Wizard of Oz

DOS1985 adventure
shadowcaster-05

ShadowCaster

DOS1993 rpg
Shadowcaster is a first-person action role-playing game developed by Raven Software and published by Origin Systems. It was released in 1993 for MS-DOS computers.In Shadowcaster, p...
sword-of-aragon-05

Sword of Aragon

DOS1989protected strategy
mean18-03

Mean 18

DOS1986 sports
Mean 18 (1986) is a golf game with more attitude than you’d expect from a sport usually associated with polite applause and quiet respect. This is arcade golf: fast, flashy, ...
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Chess

DOS1981 strategy
If you’ve ever wanted to feel intellectually inferior to a few hundred lines of 1981 code, Chess is your game. This digital board doesn’t bother with graphics flair or ...
p47-03

P47 Thunderbolt

DOS1990 shooter
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Fantasy Empires

DOS1993protected strategy
Released in 1993, Fantasy Empires is a turn-based strategy game that politely assumes you enjoy spreadsheets as much as swords. Managing kingdoms, armies, and resources, it offers ...
vaxine-splash

Vaxine

DOS1991 shooter
ikari-warriors-3-04

Ikari III: The Rescue

DOS1990 action
lha-1

LHA

DOS1988 application
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...
highway-patrol-2-01

Highway Patrol 2

DOS1990 racing
caesar-palace-casino-02

Caesars Palace (Interplay)

Windows XP/98/951997 strategy
sango-fighter-2-04

Sango Fighter 2

DOS1995freeware action
chain-reaction-02

Chain Reaction

DOS1996 puzzle
Imagine a game where minesweeper meets viral chaos—Chain Reaction (1996) isn’t quite that, but it is a fast-paced puzzle-action hybrid where things blow up in neat litt...
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Inspector Gadget: Global terror!

DOS1992 adventure
Inspector Gadget: Global Terror! takes everyone’s favorite bionic klutz and hands him a globe-trotting mission to stop M.A.D.—which is roughly as risky as giving a todd...
joust-vga-03

Joust VGA

DOS1990remake action
jackal-03

Jackal

DOS1989 shooter