Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

battleformidway-1

Midway Campaign

DOS1983 strategy
reaping-the-dungeon-06

Reaping The Dungeon

DOS1993 rpg
monopoly-04

Monopoly

DOS1985 strategy
super-stardust-02

Super Stardust

DOS1996 shooter
cascade-01

Cascade

DOS1990 puzzle
Remember those endless, hypnotic tile-matching games before Candy Crush hijacked your aunt’s phone? Cascade was already there, dropping blocks and breaking combos like it inv...
johnny-quest-02

Jonny Quest: Curse of the Mayan Warriors

DOS1993 action-adventure
tau-ceti-02

Tau Ceti

DOS1987 vehicle simulation
In Tau Ceti, you’re the lone pilot of a heavily armed hoverbike trying to reboot a dying colony under an alien sun. It’s slow, moody, and brilliantly atmospheric. The v...
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...
fastfooddizzy-2

Fast Food Dizzy

DOS1989 action
Fast Food Dizzy, released in 1989 for DOS, is exactly as chaotic as the title suggests. Starring the famously round egg hero, the game drops Dizzy into a world where food falls fro...
pacgal-01

Pac Gal

DOS1982 action
xenomorph-02

Xenomorph

DOS1990 rpg
monopoly-avalon-02

Monopoly

DOS1985 strategy
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...
archery-01

Archery

DOS1985freeware sports
Archery (1985) is what happens when someone says, “Hey, what if we made a bow-and-arrow game with the graphical fidelity of a cave painting?” You shoot arrows. That&rsq...
line-wars-2-01

LineWars 2

DOS1994 shooter
xcom-alliance-03

X-COM: Alliance

Windows XP/98/952002canceled shooter
sink-or-swim-05

Sink or Swim

DOS1993 puzzle
Sink or Swim is basically what happens when someone asks, “What if we turned a rescue operation into a slapstick puzzle show?” You guide lifeboat-juggling hero S.S. Dav...
tv-sports-baseball-06

TV Sports Baseball

DOS1991 sports
gumboots-australia-02

Gumboots Australia

DOS1990 adventure
Gumboots Australia is a delightful educational romp that turns geography into a cheerful scavenger hunt. You travel across Australia answering questions, solving simple challenges,...
nord-and-bert-01

Nord and Bert Couldn't Make Head or Tail of It

DOS1987 adventure
Infocom really went off the rails with Nord and Bert, and bless them for it. This is a text adventure not about dragons or spaceships, but about puns. Yes, literal wordplay puzzles...
super-huey-uh-ix-title

Super Huey UH-IX

DOS1985protected vehicle simulation
fa18-korea-02

F/A-18 Korea

Windows XP/98/951997 vehicle simulation
seastalker-01

Seastalker

DOS1984 adventure
styx-splash

Styx

DOS1984 action
starblade-01

StarBlade

DOS1990 action
sram-02

SRAM

DOS1987 adventure
volkswriter3-02

Volkswriter 3

DOS1982 application
la-colmena-01

La Colmena

DOS1992NSFW strategy
Released in 1992, La Colmena is a curious adaptation of Camilo José Cela’s novel, and it wears its literary roots proudly. Rather than focusing on traditional gameplay...