Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

startrek25-5

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary

DOS1992protected adventure
If Star Trek: 25th Anniversary isn’t on your DOS nostalgia list, fix that now. Released in 1992, it’s a point-and-click adventure that actually feels like classic Star ...
kaiser-03

Kaiser

DOS1992 simulation
shadoworlds-02

Shadoworlds

DOS1993protected rpg
moon-calculator-01

Moon Calculator

DOS2001 application
mario-time-machine-01

Mario's Time Machine

DOS1993 puzzle
traders-02

Traders

DOS1992 simulation
global-conquest-04

Global Conquest

DOS1992 strategy
netherworld-1

Netherworld

DOS1990 shooter
skullduggery-01

Skullduggery: Adventures in Horror

DOS1986 adventure
Don’t let the cartoony name fool you: Skullduggery: Adventures in Horror wants to unsettle you, and it’s surprisingly good at it. This early horror adventure mixes clas...
border-zone-01

Border Zone

DOS1987 adventure
Welcome to Border Zone (1987, DOS), where the Cold War is hot and your only weapon is your brain (and maybe a good map). This text-based espionage thriller from Infocom combines sp...
djpuff-03

DJ Puff

DOS1993 action
You probably didn’t know you needed a game about a rapping, music-spinning dragon, but DJ Puff fills that oddly specific void. Released in 1993 for DOS, this platformer featu...
crime-city-05

Crime City

DOS1993 simulation
Crime City is an isometric action game that throws you into the role of a lone enforcer cleaning up the streets. Armed with a trusty weapon and a questionable sense of self-preserv...
reaping-the-dungeon-06

Reaping The Dungeon

DOS1993 rpg
journey-adv-03

Journey: The Quest Begins

DOS1989 adventure
dmassistant2-splash

Dungeon Master's Assistant Vol 2

DOS1989protected application
The sequel that proved even Dungeon Masters need sequels. Dungeon Master’s Assistant Vol. 2 refined the formula with more monsters, better encounter tools, and enough data to...
sub-command-03

Sub Command

Windows XP/98/952001protected vehicle simulation
Sub Command is a naval warfare simulation game developed by Sonalysts Inc. and released in 2001. In Sub Command, you assume the role of a captain commanding one of three advan...
lost-adventures-kroz-splash

Lost Adventures of Kroz

DOS1990freeware action
In Lost Adventures of Kroz, ASCII characters do all the heavy lifting. No sprites, no polygons — just your imagination and a fearless “@” symbol running for its l...
nobunaga-ambition-6-03

Nobunaga's Ambition 6

DOS1994 strategy
dbgl-01

DBGL: DOSBox Game Launcher

Windows 10/112017freeware application
DBGL is a free and open-source frontend for DOSBox available for many platforms, developed in Java.
capone-splash

Capone

DOS1988 shooter
Chicago, 1920s. You’ve got a tommy gun, a fedora, and a score to settle. Capone is part gangster sim, part shooting gallery, and part fever dream. The graphics are muddy, the...
pacmania-champ-03

Pac Maniac

DOS1993 action
the-blue-and-the-grey-01

The Blue & the Gray

DOS1993 strategy
feud-03

Feud

DOS1988 action-adventure
grand-prix-hole-03

Grand Prix

DOS1989 simulation
keysmaramon-2

Keys to Maramon

DOS1990 rpg
Keys to Maramon is a role-playing game developed by Mindcraft Software and released in 1990 for the Amiga, MS-DOS, and Commodore 64 platforms. The game is set in the same universe ...
blitz-01

Blitz Draughts

DOS1992 strategy
Don’t let the title fool you — Blitz Draughts isn’t a military simulation but rather a gloriously intense checkers game from 1992. This DOS brain-bender turns the...
faces-tris-3-03

Faces Tris 3

DOS1990 puzzle
black-monday-01

Black Monday

DOS1987 simulation
Black Monday (1987) combines economic panic with the thrill of—wait for it—spreadsheet navigation. It's like Wolf of Wall Street without the fun, drugs, or DiCaprio. Yo...