Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

noexit-02

No Exit

DOS1990 action
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Arachnophobia

DOS1991 action
You don’t need to hate spiders to fear Arachnophobia (1991), but it helps. Based on the movie of the same name, it tasks you with exterminating wave after wave of creepy craw...
journeyearth-5

Journey to the Center of the Earth

DOS1988 action-adventure
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Renegade Legion Interceptor

DOS1990protected strategy
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Blade Warrior

DOS1991 action
Blade Warrior (1991) is a side-scrolling beat 'em up that looks like it was illustrated entirely in heavy metal album covers. You’re a silhouette of rage, cutting through dem...
crazy-nick-king-graham-01

Crazy Nick's Software Picks: King Graham's Board Game Challenge

DOS1992 strategy
Trade in your sword and crown for a dice cup in King Graham’s Board Game Challenge. The noble hero of King’s Quest takes a break from slaying dragons to play board game...
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RAPCON: Military Air Traffic Control Simulator

DOS1989 simulation
Before management sims became a genre unto themselves, RAPCON tried its hand at turning air-traffic control into entertainment. Surprisingly, it works—if you enjoy stress. Yo...
mickey-runaway-zoo-03

Mickey's Runaway Zoo

DOS1991 puzzle
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Gobliiins

DOSMac OS1991protected adventure
Gobliiins throws you into a puzzle adventure where logic is optional and experimentation is mandatory. You control three goblins, each with their own abilities, and the game deligh...
finalcrusadekroz-2

The Final Crusade of Kroz

DOS1990freeware action
fordsim3-2

Ford simulator 3

DOS1992freeware racing
Ford Simulator 3 (1992, DOS) pushes the formula further, polishing visuals and adding enough variety to feel like a modest evolution rather than a simple update. The driving segmen...
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Lethal Tender

DOS1993 shooter
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Robot Rascals

DOS1987 strategy
mickey-space-adventure-04

Mickey's Space Adventure

DOS1985 adventure
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Spellcraft: Aspects of Valor

DOS1992 strategy
Released in 1992, Spellcraft: Aspects of Valor is one of those wonderfully odd games that feels like it was brewed in a laboratory where someone mixed fantasy, strategy, and a pinc...
line-wars-02

LineWars

DOS1990 shooter
freedos-shell-01

FreeDOS Shell

DOS2002freeware application
lost-treasures-infocom-03

The Lost Treasures of Infocom

DOS1991 adventure
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Jetfighter 2: Advanced Tactical Fighter

DOS1990 vehicle simulation
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Super Stardust

DOS1996 shooter
hollywood-squares-02

Hollywood Squares

DOS1989 puzzle
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Challenge of the Five Realms

DOS1992protected rpg
Fancy saving a kingdom from impending doom in exactly 100 in-game days? Challenge of the Five Realms (1992) offers just that, blending RPG exploration with a looming deadline and s...
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Sirwood

DOS1990 shooter
Sirwood throws you into a fantasy kingdom where the trees are friendlier than some of the locals. Half strategy, half adventure, it's the kind of game that expects you to think, pl...
rackem-2

Rack 'em

DOS1988 sports
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Battlestar

Windows 3.x1996freeware strategy
No, not that Battlestar. Battlestar (1996) is more obscure than a reboot that never happened. Set in deep space with a top-down view and UI only a Windows 3.x user could love, it m...
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Cirque de Zale

Windows XP/98/952004freeware adventure
Cirque de Zale is a point-and-click adventure game released in 2004, developed by Rebecca Clements as a freeware title. Created using the Adventure Game Studio (AGS) engine, the ga...
super-pacman-01

Super Pac-Man

DOS1982 action
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Advantage Tennis

DOS1991 sports
Ah, Advantage Tennis—where the graphics are flat, the physics are questionable, and the grunts are blessedly absent. This DOS-era sports sim serves up matches that somehow fe...