Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

blade-warrior-03

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...
mickey-space-adventure-04

Mickey's Space Adventure

DOS1985 adventure
ssn21-seawolf-02

SSN-21 Seawolf

DOS1994 vehicle simulation
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...
champ-pacem-02

CHAMP Pac-em

DOS1996remake action
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...
tetrisacademysoft-splash

Tetris (Academysoft)

DOS1996 puzzle
Tetris (Academysoft) from 1996 feels like the classic puzzle formula got a slightly more polished suit but kept the same addictive soul. The gameplay is instantly familiar: blocks ...
super-pinball-01

Super Pinball by Russco

DOS1987 action
lethal-tender-02

Lethal Tender

DOS1993 shooter
music-construction-set-02

Music Construction Set

DOS1984 application
rescuerigel-1

Rescue at Rigel

DOS1983 rpg
star-trek-combat-arena-04

Star Trek Combat Arena

DOS1989 shooter
If Star Trek Combat Arena had a motto, it would be “talk diplomacy later.” Released in 1989 for DOS, this game tossed Starfleet’s peaceful ideals right out the ai...
udoiana-raunes-02

Udoiana Raunes

DOS1998 adventure
Udoiana Raunes is one of those late-DOS curiosities that feels like it escaped from a developer’s hard drive by accident. It presents itself as a fantasy adventure, but quick...
ghost-master-04

Ghost Master

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2003protected simulation
Ghost Master is a strategy and simulation game developed by Sick Puppies and published by Empire Interactive. It was originally released for Microsoft Windows in 2003 and later por...
champion-of-the-raj-02

Champion of the Raj

DOS1991 strategy
Colonialism meets turn-based strategy in Champion of the Raj, where you attempt to conquer India with charm, cunning, and the occasional elephant race. It’s part political si...
supermariokart-remake-03

Super Mario Kart remake

Windows Vista/7/82008remake racing
v4vmarket_007

V for victory: Market-Garden

DOS1993protected strategy
challenge-of-the-five-realms-5

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...
westphaser-02

Westphaser

DOS1989 shooter
oxyd-extra-01

Oxyd Extra

DOS1994 puzzle
renegade-legion-interceptor-01

Renegade Legion Interceptor

DOS1990protected strategy
snack-attack2-01

Snack Attack 2

DOS1982 action
decisive-civil-war-3-10

Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 3

DOS1992 strategy
By 1992, Vol. 3 wrapped up the trilogy with even more complex scenarios. At this point, the series had become less of a game and more of an interactive textbook—though that&r...
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...
champ-galagon-03

CHAMP Galagon

DOS1997remake shooter
solidarnosc-01

Solidarnosc

DOS1991 simulation
usurper-splash

The Usurper

DOS1989 adventure