Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

escapedelirium-5

Escape from delirium

DOS1995 adventure
Escape from Delirium feels like someone took a pulp adventure novel, dipped it in a bucket of chaos, and fed it to a DOS system. You wake up with amnesia (because of course you do)...
power-drive-03

Power Drive

DOS1994 racing
In Power Drive, rally racing comes with an extra dose of “don’t hit the tree.” It’s all about navigating winding tracks with a sense of timing that borders ...
black-friday-02

Black Friday

DOS1983 simulation
Black Friday (1983) isn’t about shopping mayhem—though you might wish it were after trying to figure out what’s going on. This early DOS title is part stock marke...
doom-roguelike-02

Doom: The Roguelike

DOS2005freeware rpg
Long before indie developers made “roguelike” a buzzword, someone decided to fuse Doom with permadeath and ASCII graphics. The result: Doom: The Roguelike (2005). On pa...
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Kurtan

DOS1990 puzzle
Little-known but oddly captivating, Kurtan (1990, DOS) feels like someone’s ambitious homebrew fantasy experiment gone right. You play a wandering warrior exploring a pixelat...
protostar-07

Protostar: War on the Frontier

DOS1993 vehicle simulation
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Karnov

DOS1987 action
Karnov is a classic side-scrolling action arcade game developed by Data East in 1987. The game features a unique protagonist named Jinborov Karnovski, or "Karnov", a fire-breathing...
night-hunter-06

Night Hunter

DOS1988 action
shangai2-01

Shanghai II: Dragon's Eye

Windows 3.xMac OS1990 puzzle
gnome-ranger-2-01

Gnome Ranger 2: Ingrid's Back

DOS1988 adventure
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Thunderhawk AH-73M

DOS1992 vehicle simulation
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Demon's Forge

DOS1987 adventure
In this 1987 DOS game, you delve into a dungeon filled with traps and monsters. Solve puzzles, defeat enemies, and uncover the secrets of the forge. It's like playing Dungeons &...
american-challenge-01

American Challenge: A Sailing Simulation

DOS1986 vehicle simulation
If your idea of high-octane excitement involves wind direction, tacking angles, and sail trim, then American Challenge: A Sailing Simulation is your digital paradise. This 1986 DOS...
hotshot-03

Hotshot

DOS1988 puzzle
wolfsbane-04

Wolfsbane

DOS1995 action-adventure
popcorn-04

Popcorn

DOS1988freeware action
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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...
ibm-fullscreen-03

IBM Fullscreen Definition FSDPC

DOS1984 application
fordsimulator-2

Ford simulator 1

DOS1987freeware racing
battle-for-normandy-02

Battle for Normandy

DOS1983protected strategy
Released in 1983, Battle for Normandy plays less like a game and more like a history book that came alive, donned a helmet, and asked for a coffee. This is wargaming at its purest:...
mine-shaft-01

Mine Shaft

DOS1983 action
sleepwalker-01

Sleepwalker

DOS1993protected action
plague-moon-02

Plague of the Moon

DOS1994 adventure
fountain-of-dreams-01

Fountain of Dreams

DOS1990 rpg
curse-monkey-island-06

The Curse of Monkey Island

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protected adventure
The Curse of Monkey Island is the third installment in the iconic Monkey Island point-and-click adventure series developed by LucasArts. Released in 1997, it introduced a new visua...
battleausterlitz-2

Austerlitz 1805

DOS1989 strategy
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Great Naval Battles vol. 3: Fury in the Pacific 1941-1944

DOS1995protected vehicle simulation
line-wars-02

LineWars

DOS1990 shooter
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Conquest of Japan

DOS1992 strategy
Feudal Japan gets the wargame treatment in Conquest of Japan, a strategy title that mixes historical context with tactical ambition. You manage provinces, wage war, and occasionall...