Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

night-raid-04

Night Raid

DOS1992remake shooter
shadow-knights-02

Shadow Knights

DOS1990 action
boggle-01

Boggle

DOS1990 puzzle
It’s Boggle (1990, DOS), the digital version of everyone’s favorite game where you try to spell long words while your friend keeps shouting “DOG” over and o...
highway-hunter-03

Highway Hunter

DOS1994 racing
starglider-1

Starglider

DOS1986 vehicle simulation
shadow-of-the-comet-04

Shadow of the Comet

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1993protected adventure
sokoban-win-01

Sokoban

Windows XP/98/951999 puzzle
the-invaders-04

The Invaders

DOSWindows XP/98/951989remake shooter
battleantietam-splash

Battle of Antietam

DOS1985protected strategy
Civil War buffs, rejoice. Battle of Antietam (1985) lets you relive one of the bloodiest days in American history... via pixelated dots and turn-based tension. There’s no fla...
newsmaster-01

NewsMaster

DOS1986 application
monday-night-football-04

Monday Night Football

DOS1989 sports
fiveasidesoccer-splash

Five-a-side Indoor Soccer

DOS1986 sports
Five-a-side Indoor Soccer is what happens when football trades muddy boots for squeaky sneakers and decides walls are friends, not boundaries. Released in the mid-80s, it captures ...
star-wars-chess-01

Star Wars Chess

DOSWindows 3.x1993 strategy
grand-prix-500-03

Grand Prix 500 2

DOS1991 racing
objection-01

Objection!

DOS1992 simulation
basket-master-03

Basket Master

DOS1990 sports
What happens when a basketball game forgets about realism and goes full cartoon? Basket Master (1990), that’s what. This Spanish-developed DOS gem pits two oddly animated bal...
mighty-bombjack-02

Mighty Bomb Jack

DOS1990 action
checkers-for-windows-01

Checkers for Windows

Windows 3.x1997 strategy
Checkers for Windows is exactly what it says on the tin—checkers. But somehow, it turns this rainy-afternoon classic into a digital duel of patience and spite. No explosions,...
waterloo-02

Waterloo

DOS1989protected strategy
Waterloo (1989, DOS) is not here to entertain you with flashy graphics or arcade thrills. Instead, it calmly places Napoleon and Wellington on the table and expects you to think. A...
dragon-strike-07

Dragon Strike

DOS1990protected vehicle simulation
Released in 1990, Dragon Strike dared to combine the wonder of Dungeons & Dragons with the thrill of first-person flight simulation. Yes, instead of piloting jets, you piloted ...
football-fanatic-05

Football Fanatic

DOS1998freeware sports
Football Fanatic (1998, DOS) is pure arcade chaos dressed in cleats. It doesn’t care much for the finer tactical nuances of the sport; it wants you sprinting, tackling, and g...
guns-r-us-02

Guns 'R' Us

DOS1993 simulation
Guns 'R' Us feels like someone looked at the early ’90s and decided subtlety was overrated. This side-scrolling shooter piles on enemies, explosions, and weapon upgrades with...
monopoly-stevens-01

Monopoly (Adam Stevens)

DOS1998 strategy
african-adventure-01

African Adventure

DOS1997remake adventure
African Adventure is one of those games that feels like it was made during a two-hour layover at the airport - but somehow, it works. Set in the savannah, it combines survival, exp...
js-shogun-02

James Clavell's Shogun

DOS1989 adventure
James Clavell's Shogun, a text adventure game developed by Infocom and released in 1989. Infocom was known for its interactive fiction games, and "James Clavell's Shogun" was one o...
guardians-agents-of-justice-04

Guardians: Agents of Justice

DOS1997canceled strategy
tangled-tales-03

Tangled Tales

DOS1989 rpg
Dungeons & Dragons meets Disney on a sugar rush. Tangled Tales is a bright, humorous RPG that cheerfully pokes fun at fantasy clichés while still serving a solid adventu...
lords-of-the-realms-3-05

Lords of the Realm 3

Windows XP/98/952004protected simulation
Released in 2004, Lords of the Realm III is an interesting, sometimes controversial attempt to modernize a beloved strategy franchise. The move to full 3D and a more streamlined ap...