Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

kingdom-far-reaches-01

Kingdom: The Far Reaches

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1995protected adventure
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Sito Pons 500cc Grand Prix

DOS1990 racing
In Sito Pons 500cc Grand Prix, you’re tossed straight onto the track with the grace of a rookie who definitely didn’t read the manual. The game tries hard to recreate t...
falcon-at-04

Falcon AT

DOS1988 vehicle simulation
Often overlooked, Falcon AT from 1988 is an interesting hybrid that tries to bridge hardcore simulation with a slightly more accessible presentation. While it still respects the se...
suspect-01

Suspect

DOS1984 adventure
viz-4

Viz

DOS1991 sports
gunboat-01

Gunboat

DOS1990protected vehicle simulation
scrabble-01

Scrabble

DOS1989 strategy
The 1989 Scrabble release feels a bit like playing the board game on an old typewriter. It’s clunky, monochrome, and oddly charming. The computer AI is less of a challenge an...
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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...
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Super Speed

DOS1995 racing
beyond-columns-03

Beyond Columns

DOS1989remake puzzle
Beyond Columns is what happens when someone looks at Tetris and says, “What if we made it... slightly fancier?” This match-three puzzle game involves dropping shiny col...
skyfox2-05

Skyfox II: The Cygnus Conflict

DOS1988 vehicle simulation
jewels-of-darkness-06

Jewels of Darkness

DOS1986 adventure
summer-challenge-01

Summer Challenge

DOS1992 sports
ikari-warriors-3-04

Ikari III: The Rescue

DOS1990 action
kampfgruppe-05

Kampfgruppe

DOS1987protected strategy
tomahawk-splash

Tomahawk

DOS1987 vehicle simulation
taipan-for-windows-01

Taipan for Windows

Windows XP/98/952002freeware simulation
In Taipan for Windows, you’re not a hero, you’re a 19th-century capitalist trying to get rich trading tea, silk, and the occasional bit of opium in the South China Sea....
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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...
car_builder-04

Car Builder

DOS1982 simulation
Car Builder is less about speed and more about spreadsheets—just with axles. In this 1982 gem, you don’t race cars, you design them. From gear ratios to weight distribu...
battleausterlitz-2

Austerlitz 1805

DOS1989 strategy
citadel-of-the-black-sun-03

Citadel of the Black Sun

DOS1989canceled rpg
scrabble-usgold-04

Scrabble (U.S. Gold)

DOS1992 strategy
This 1992 DOS version of Scrabble takes the world’s most civilized word battle and turns it into a duel between man and silicon. The AI opponent doesn’t cheat (much), b...
minervga-04

MinerVGA

DOS1989freeware strategy
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 ...
corewar-plus-05

Core War Plus

DOS1984 strategy
In Core War Plus, programming isn’t just for making spreadsheets—it’s for virtual combat. You write tiny programs that battle for control of computer memory, turn...
alice-pascal-01

Alice: The Personal Pascal

DOS1985 application
theatreofwar-splash

Theatre of War

DOS1992protected strategy