Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

trivial-pursuit-03

Trivial Pursuit

DOS1989 strategy
Trivial Pursuit is a popular trivia board game that was adapted into a computer game for various platforms, including DOS. In the game, players answer trivia questions from va...
project-neptune-03

Project Neptune

DOS1989 action
starblade-01

StarBlade

DOS1990 action
baby-joe-in-going-home-02

Baby Joe in: Going Home

DOS1991 action
In 1991, DOS gamers were treated to the weirdest parenting simulator ever: Baby Joe in: Going Home. You play as Baby Joe, an infant inexplicably left to crawl through caves, forest...
chaos-engine-05

The Chaos Engine

DOS1994protected shooter
superfrog-06

Superfrog

DOS1994protected action
promanager-splash

Pro Manager

DOS1985 sports
meteors-05

Meteors

DOS1989 shooter
strike-fleet-01

Strike Fleet

DOS1989 vehicle simulation
cloud-kingdoms-05

Cloud Kingdoms

DOS1990 puzzle
Imagine being a bouncing ball in a series of floating sky islands full of monsters, traps, and puzzles. Welcome to Cloud Kingdoms, where the laws of physics politely take a backsea...
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...
carriers-at-war-v2-02

Carriers at War

DOS1992 strategy
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...
p47-03

P47 Thunderbolt

DOS1990 shooter
david-wolf-04

David Wolf: Secret Agent

DOS1989 action-adventure
Back in 1989, David Wolf: Secret Agent tried really hard to make you feel like James Bond. You get car chases, fistfights, and enough cheesy dialogue to fill an action movie marath...
lha-1

LHA

DOS1988 application
cannon-fodder-2-04

Cannon Fodder 2

DOS1994protected strategy
air-force-commander-03

Air Force Commander

DOS1992 strategy
In Air Force Commander (1992), you don’t just fly planes - you run the whole air force. Think of it as being a general with a spreadsheet addiction. Assign squadrons, manage ...
felony-02

Felony!

DOS1984 strategy
Released in 1984 for DOS, Felony! is a strange and ambitious early action game that puts you in the role of a criminal on the run. Instead of focusing on a single mechanic, it thro...
netwars-01

NetWars

DOS1993freeware shooter
NetWars, developed by Novell, is a 3D space shooter video game originally released in 1993 for DOS. NetWars was designed primarily as a promotional tool to demonstrate the networki...
the-summoning-03

The Summoning

DOS1992protected adventure
kingsofthebeach-splash

Kings of the beach

DOS1988 sports
dominium-02

Dominium

DOS1992 strategy
Dominium (1992) is an ambitious mix of real-time strategy and empire management, though perhaps “ambitious” is just another word for “slightly overwhelming.&rdquo...
jaws-06

Jaws

DOS1989 simulation
suspect-01

Suspect

DOS1984 adventure
paganitzu-03

Paganitzu

DOS1991protected puzzle
Paganitzu is a classic puzzle-adventure game released in 1991 by Apogee Software. Set in an ancient pyramid, the game follows the exploits of its protagonist, Alabama Smith, who mu...