Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

chaos-engine-05

The Chaos Engine

DOS1994protected shooter
drriptide-splash

In Search of Dr. Riptide

DOS1994 action-adventure
rocketranger-7

Rocket Ranger

DOS1988protected action
animator-pro-02

Autodesk Animator Pro

DOS1991 application
action-supercross-01

Action Supercross

DOS1997protected puzzle
bounce-zone-3

Bounce Zone

DOS1990 action
If gravity had a sense of humor, it would look like Bounce Zone. This 1990 DOS oddball is part platformer, part physics experiment, and part unintentional comedy. You bounce. A lot...
titans-warring-suns-03

Titans of Steel: Warring Suns

Windows XP/98/952003 strategy
cave-wars-01

Cave Wars

DOS1996 strategy
If you’ve ever looked at a cave and thought, “Yes, this is where I’ll build my empire,” then Cave Wars is your jam. Released in 1996, this strategy game thr...
wizcrown-6

Wizard's Crown

DOS1987protected rpg
free-dc-03

Free D.C.!

DOS1991 adventure
Released in 1991, Free D.C.! is one of those games that feels like a time capsule of early PC experimentation. It mixes political satire with arcade-style action, letting you fight...
hamil-01

Kingdom of Hamil

DOS1987 adventure
archimedean-dinasty-06

Archimedean Dynasty

DOS1996protected vehicle simulation
In Archimedean Dynasty, humanity did the logical thing after wrecking the surface world: moved underwater and started shooting each other in submarines. It's part tactical sim, par...
die-hard-2-02

Die Hard 2: Die Harder

DOS1992 shooter
When Die Hard 2: Die Harder hit DOS in 1992, it decided the airport setting meant “time for an on-rails shooter.” Picture John McClane glued to a track, blasting bad gu...
returntodoom-splash

Return to Doom

DOS1988 adventure
Before Doom became the 3D gore-fest we all know, there was Return to Doom—and no, it has nothing to do with space marines. This 1988 title is more Choose Your Own Adventure t...
interpose-03

Interpose

DOS1996 shooter
math-circus-04

Math Circus

DOS1993 puzzle
Math Circus (1993) is proof that educational games in the DOS era were either unbearably boring or secretly brilliant — and this one leans heavily toward the second category....
royal-flush-pinball-02

Royal Flush Pinball

DOS1994 action
mscobol

Microsoft Cobol

DOS1982 application
toyota-celica-gt-rally-04

Toyota Celica GT Rally

DOS1992 racing
combat-chess-02

Combat Chess

Windows XP/98/951997protected strategy
Combat Chess (1997, Windows XP) takes the cerebral game of kings and adds swords, screams, and shameless violence. Every piece battle-animates into Mortal Kombat-lite fights when y...
tron92-01

Tron

DOS1992 action
sdi-03

S.D.I.

DOS1989 action
champ-galagon-03

CHAMP Galagon

DOS1997remake shooter
bouncingbabies-splash

Bouncing Babies

DOS1984 action
Ah yes, the golden age of video games: where catching babies yeeted from burning buildings was a fun pastime. In Bouncing Babies, you play as a heroic volunteer with a trampoline, ...
battlecruiser3000ad-03

Battlecruiser 3000AD

DOSWindows XP/98/951996 vehicle simulation
Battlecruiser 3000AD (1996) is less a game and more a test of faith. Ambitious beyond reason, it promised total control of a massive starship—crew management, planetary landi...
dudley-dilemma-04

A Dudley Dilemma

DOS1988 adventure
A Dudley Dilemma (1988) sounds like the title of a children’s book, but it’s actually a very British text adventure for DOS where the stakes are politely quirky and mil...
johnny-quest-02

Jonny Quest: Curse of the Mayan Warriors

DOS1993 action-adventure