Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

tron92-01

Tron

DOS1992 action
jetset-1

Jetset

DOS1982 vehicle simulation
manhole-masterpiece-03

The Manhole: CD-ROM Masterpiece Edition

Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.xMac OS1994protectedremake adventure
The Manhole: CD-ROM Masterpiece Edition (1994, Windows/Mac) is the kind of game that makes you feel like you’ve fallen into a dream. Created by the same minds behind Myst, it...
ka-50-hokum-01

Ka-50 Hokum

DOS1995 vehicle simulation
deathknightskrynn-1

Death Knights of Krynn

DOS1991protected rpg
Ah, Death Knights of Krynn—a 1991 RPG where you fight hordes of undead in the Dragonlance universe. SSI’s Gold Box series wasn’t known for holding your hand, and ...
questprobe-spiderman-01

Questprobe Featuring Spider-Man

DOS1986 adventure
Questprobe Featuring Spider-Man is an abandoned text-based adventure game designed by Scott Adams, developed and released by Adventure International in 1986 for DOS but was also pu...
european-champ-1992-02

European Championship 1992

DOS1992 sports
European Championship 1992 captures football in a raw, almost scrappy form. This isn’t about realism or presentation; it’s about getting the ball forward and hoping for...
iwar-1-02

Independence War

Windows XP/98/951997protected vehicle simulation
Independence War takes space combat seriously, almost stubbornly so. Instead of arcade-style dogfights, it presents a Newtonian flight model where momentum, inertia, and positionin...
dinosaur-balls-02

Dinosaur Balls

DOS1992 puzzle
The title Dinosaur Balls might raise eyebrows today, but in 1992 it was just a quirky DOS puzzle game. Think of it as prehistoric Bubble Bobble: you fire colored spheres to match a...
sword-of-samurai-06

Sword of the Samurai

DOS1989protected strategy
dragonflight-01

Dragonflight

DOS1991 rpg
Dragonflight (1991) was a German RPG that dared to think big—party-based adventuring, sprawling maps, and a proper fantasy plot. It played like a love letter to Ultima with i...
dambusters-splash

The Dam busters

DOS1985 vehicle simulation
xmen2-fall-of-the-mutants-03

X-Men 2: The Fall of the Mutants

DOS1991 action-adventure
krazy-ivan-02

Krazy Ivan

Windows XP/98/951996 shooter
If Krazy Ivan (1996, Windows XP) had a motto, it’d be “Blow it up first, ask later.” You pilot a massive mech across post-apocalyptic battlefields, obliterating a...
total-carnage-07

Total Carnage

DOS1994 shooter
dragonriders-chronicle-pern-01

Dragon Riders: Chronicles of Pern

Windows XP/98/952001 action-adventure
In Dragon Riders: Chronicles of Pern, you don’t just ride dragons—you babysit them, talk to them, and occasionally save the world while trying not to fall off mid-fligh...
teen-agent-01b

Teen Agent

DOS1995freeware adventure
Teen Agent is a charming, tongue-in-cheek adventure about a teenager recruited to save the world because, well, why not? With its colorful art, witty dialogue, and delightfully abs...
silly-master-blaster-03

Silly Master Blaster

DOS1985 action
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, ...
11th-hour-07

The 11th Hour

Windows XP/98/951995protecteddemo adventure
usurper-splash

The Usurper

DOS1989 adventure
novatron-splash

Novatron

DOS1982 racing
Released in 1982, Novatron is one of those early DOS titles that tried to imagine the future using about twelve pixels and a prayer. It’s an arcade-style shooter that borrows...
floor13-3

Floor 13

DOS1992 simulation
stationfall-01

Stationfall

DOS1987 adventure
little-big-adventure-2-01

Little Big Adventure 2 (Twinsen's Odyssey)

DOSWindows XP/98/951997protected action-adventure
kaeon-02

Kaeon

DOS1992 shooter
up-periscope-02

Up Periscope!

DOS1988 vehicle simulation
melody-maker-3-01

Melody Maker 3

DOS1992 application
nfl-football-03

NFL Football

DOS1992 sports