Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

gato-05

GATO

DOS1984 vehicle simulation
If you’ve ever dreamed of commanding a submarine in the middle of the Cold War but didn’t want to deal with actual torpedoes, GATO is your safe harbor. Released in 1984...
sword-of-aragon-05

Sword of Aragon

DOS1989protected strategy
morphman-2

Morphman

Windows XP/98/951993 adventure
wtgolf-2

World tour golf

DOS1985 sports
tomahawk-splash

Tomahawk

DOS1987 vehicle simulation
f-prot-01

F-Prot

DOS1995 application
F-PROT is an antivirus developed by FRISK Software International. The name "F-PROT" stands for "FRISK-PROActive," emphasizing its proactive approach to virus detection and preventi...
hollywood-squares-02

Hollywood Squares

DOS1989 puzzle
Hollywood Squares brings the classic TV game show to your computer, complete with trivia questions and a grid of personalities who may or may not be telling the truth. Released in ...
re-elect-jfk-06

Reelect JFK

Windows 3.x1994 simulation
holiday-world-tycoon-04

Holiday World Tycoon

Windows XP/98/952004 simulation
Holiday World Tycoon is the sort of game that feels like it was designed after someone spent a bit too long staring at a postcard rack in an airport gift shop and thought, &ld...
way-exploding-fist-03

The Way of the Exploding Fist PC

Windows Vista/7/82008freewareremake action
beyond-good-and-evil-01

Beyond Good and Evil

Windows XP/98/952003protected action-adventure
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Battle Isle

DOS1991protected strategy
Turns out war is a lot tidier when it’s turn-based. Battle Isle (1991) gives you neat little hexagons to move your units on, like a very angry board game. It’s got stra...
zoop-03

Zoop

DOS1995 puzzle
Imagine if Tetris, Columns, and a pack of highlighters had a baby. That’s Zoop. You’re in the center of the screen, and colorful shapes are marching toward you from all...
super-huey-ii-title

Super Huey II

DOS1988protected vehicle simulation
alice-pascal-01

Alice: The Personal Pascal

DOS1985 application
slam-01

Slam!

Windows 3.x1993 sports
streesportsbasketball-5

Street sports basketball

DOS1987 sports
In Street Sports Basketball (1987, DOS), forget polished courts and referees—this is basketball played between garages, with trash cans as sidelines and pride on the line. Th...
peoples-general-06

People's General

Windows XP/98/951998protected strategy
pinball-dreams-2-title

Pinball Dreams 2

DOS1994protected action
striker95-02

Striker 95

DOS1995 sports
adventures-robin-hood-02

The Adventures of Robin Hood

DOS1992 rpg
The Adventures of Robin Hood takes the legendary outlaw and turns his story into a mix of strategy, action, and historical flavor. You’re not just shooting arrows; you’re manag...
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...
druglord-01

Druglord

DOS1991 simulation
In Druglord, you’re back on the mean streets, older, wiser, and with slightly better ASCII. Think of it as Drug Wars’s bigger, nastier cousin. You start broke, deal wit...
industry-giant-2-06

Industry Giant 2

Windows XP/98/952002protected simulation
Industry Giant 2 turns spreadsheets into entertainment, which sounds impossible until you realize how addictive it becomes. Released in 2002, this business simulation asks players ...
super-pacman-01

Super Pac-Man

DOS1982 action
iron-blood-02

Iron Blood

DOS1996 action
Iron Blood (1996, DOS) is the kind of fighting game that makes you wonder if robots really need martial arts lessons. The story is wafer-thin—something about futuristic warri...
caverns-of-kroz-2-1

Caverns of Kroz 2

DOS1989 action
Hot on the heels of the first, Caverns of Kroz 2 (also 1989) doesn’t mess with the formula—it sharpens it. More puzzles, more monsters, more reasons to scream at fallin...
the-rocketeer-01

The Rocketeer

DOS1991 action
Inspired by the film, The Rocketeer (1991, DOS) lets you strap on a jetpack and soar—well, mostly hover—through an adventure packed with gangsters, Nazis, and mid-centu...
jack-in-the-dark-03

Jack in the Dark

DOS1993 action-adventure