Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

worlddarts-1

World Darts

DOS1987 sports
cascade-01

Cascade

DOS1990 puzzle
Remember those endless, hypnotic tile-matching games before Candy Crush hijacked your aunt’s phone? Cascade was already there, dropping blocks and breaking combos like it inv...
iron-seed-02

Iron Seed

DOS1994freeware simulation
Released in 1994, Iron Seed is a DOS space sim that tried to be both philosophical and technical. You’re leading a fledgling human colony across the stars, tinkering with dip...
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...
follow-the-reader-01

Follow the Reader

DOS1992 adventure
champ-asteroids-01

CHAMP Asteroids

DOS1997remake shooter
A remake of the arcade classic, CHAMP Asteroids lets you relive the joy of spinning wildly in space and smashing rocks with a tiny triangle-shaped ship. It’s like cosmic road...
rockstar-splash

Rockstar!

DOS1989 simulation
over-the-net-03

Over the Net!

DOS1990 sports
sword-of-aragon-05

Sword of Aragon

DOS1989protected strategy
giana-family-04

Giana Family

Windows XP/98/951998 action
eagle-eye-mysteries1-01

Eagle Eye Mysteries: The Original

DOS1993 adventure
Before London called, Eagle Eye Mysteries: The Original laid the groundwork with a simpler, more classroom-friendly approach to detective work. This is edutainment done with confid...
felony-02

Felony!

DOS1984 strategy
Released in 1984 for DOS, Felony! is a strange and ambitious early action game that puts you in the role of a criminal on the run. Instead of focusing on a single mechanic, it thro...
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 ...
sherlockholmesbow-splash

Sherlock Holmes: Another bow

DOS1985 adventure
finders-keepers-03

Finders Keepers

Windows Vista/7/82007remake action
Finders Keepers is an abandoned free platformer game with a medieval setting. It's a remake of the original Finders Keepers, developed by David Jones and released by Mastertronic i...
streesportsoccer-3

Street Sports Soccer

DOS1988 sports
Street Sports Soccer (1988, DOS) trades professional pitches for empty lots, with goalposts made of bricks and wild kids chasing glory. It’s messy, fast, and surprisingly end...
pacificislands-splash

Pacific Islands

DOS1992 vehicle simulation
seastalker-01

Seastalker

DOS1984 adventure
mscobol

Microsoft Cobol

DOS1982 application
nevermind-splash

Never mind

DOS1989 puzzle
teen-agent-01b

Teen Agent

DOS1995freeware adventure
Teen Agent is a charming, tongue-in-cheek adventure about a teenager recruited to save the world because, well, why not? With its colorful art, witty dialogue, and delightfully abs...
dragonsofflame-2

Dragons of Flame

DOS1989protected rpg
Dragons of Flame (1989) was SSI’s continuation of the Dragonlance saga, following up on Heroes of the Lance. Like its predecessor, it was a side-scrolling action RPG that tes...
mach3-03

Mach 3

DOS1987 shooter
tomahawk-splash

Tomahawk

DOS1987 vehicle simulation
commando-enhanced-01

Commando Enhanced

DOS1998remake shooter
scummvm-01

ScummVM

Windows XP/98/952001freeware application
11th-hour-07

The 11th Hour

Windows XP/98/951995protecteddemo adventure