Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

great-war-14-18-02

The Great War: 1914 - 1918

DOS1993protected strategy
plague-moon-02

Plague of the Moon

DOS1994 adventure
battlestar-05

Battlestar

Windows 3.x1996freeware strategy
No, not that Battlestar. Battlestar (1996) is more obscure than a reboot that never happened. Set in deep space with a top-down view and UI only a Windows 3.x user could love, it m...
rapcon-01

RAPCON: Military Air Traffic Control Simulator

DOS1989 simulation
Before management sims became a genre unto themselves, RAPCON tried its hand at turning air-traffic control into entertainment. Surprisingly, it works—if you enjoy stress. Yo...
treasure-island-01

Treasure Island

DOS1985 adventure
dont-go-alone-03

Don't Go Alone

DOS1989 rpg
Don't Go Alone is the kind of title that doesn’t need a warning label—it’s the warning label. This horror-themed dungeon crawler from 1989 drops you into a world ...
tron92-01

Tron

DOS1992 action
wizard-of-wor-98-03

Wizard of Wor 98

DOS1998remake action
shangai-01

Shanghai

Windows 3.xMac OS1986 puzzle
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, ...
tennis-cup-03

Tennis Cup

DOS1990 sports
journeyearth-5

Journey to the Center of the Earth

DOS1988 action-adventure
nfl-pro-league-03

NFL Pro League Football

DOS1989 sports
pc-globe-01

PC Globe 5

DOS1987 application
yendorian-tales-book2-ch2-03

Yendorian Tales: Book I - Chapter 2

DOS1996 rpg
Despite the baffling title (Book I – Chapter 2, yes, really), this is a charmingly earnest old-school RPG. Think “Ultima clone with extra oatmeal” and you're clos...
wreckers-01

Wreckers

DOS1991 action
ballgame-splash

The Ball Game

DOS1991 strategy
tennispc-02

Tournament Tennis

DOS1985 sports
forbidden-castle-03

Forbidden Castle

DOS1985 adventure
gearhead-01

Gearheads

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1996 puzzle
monkey4-01

Escape from Monkey Island

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2000protected adventure
pinball-world-05

Pinball World

DOS1995 action
striker95-02

Striker 95

DOS1995 sports
hoyle-book-games-02

Hoyle Book of Games

DOS1989 strategy
spacedout-2

Crazy Nick's Roger Wilco's Spaced Out Games Pack

DOS1993 action
Crazy Nick’s Roger Wilco’s Spaced Out Games Pack hands the Space Quest janitor a stack of silly mini-games to keep him from accidentally saving the galaxy again. Expect...
thunderhawk-4

Thunderhawk AH-73M

DOS1992 vehicle simulation
wizcrown-6

Wizard's Crown

DOS1987protected rpg
double-dribble-03

Double Dribble

DOS1990 sports
Sports games in 1990 weren’t exactly realistic, but Double Dribble made a surprisingly good attempt. This Konami basketball title brought fast-paced, side-scrolling action to...