Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

seastalker-01

Seastalker

DOS1984 adventure
wolfsbane-04

Wolfsbane

DOS1995 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...
lawnmover-splash

Lawn Mower

DOS1987 action
qbasic1-01

QBasic 1.1

DOS1992 application
oligopoly-5

Oligopoly

DOS1987 strategy
If you’ve ever stared at a Monopoly board and thought, “This needs more spreadsheets,” then Oligopoly is basically your spiritual home. Released in 1987 for DOS, ...
operation-market-garden-01

Operation Market Garden

DOS1985protected strategy
mystery-at-the-museums-01

Mystery at the Museums

DOS1993 puzzle
super-bubble-mania-01

Super Bubble Mania

DOS1997 action
scavengersmutant-splash

Scavengers of the Mutant World

DOS1988 rpg
Scavengers of the Mutant World (1988) takes you to a post-apocalyptic wasteland where radiation has turned most life forms into something between a potato and a death machine. Your...
psycho-02

Psycho

DOS1988 adventure
In Psycho (1988), you’re tossed into a pixelated nightmare loosely inspired by Hitchcock’s classic, though Norman Bates might not recognize the place. You explore creep...
nightlong-02

Nightlong: Union City Conspiracy

Windows XP/98/951998 adventure
journey-adv-03

Journey: The Quest Begins

DOS1989 adventure
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...
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...
boggle-01

Boggle

DOS1990 puzzle
It’s Boggle (1990, DOS), the digital version of everyone’s favorite game where you try to spell long words while your friend keeps shouting “DOG” over and o...
bounce-zone-3

Bounce Zone

DOS1990 action
If gravity had a sense of humor, it would look like Bounce Zone. This 1990 DOS oddball is part platformer, part physics experiment, and part unintentional comedy. You bounce. A lot...
realms-of-the-haunting-07

Realms of the Haunting

DOSMac OS1997protected action-adventure
bass-tour-01

Bass Tour

DOS1992 sports
Think of Bass Tour (1992) as the road trip version of virtual fishing. More simulation than arcade, it lets you travel, pick locations, study conditions, and obsess over bait types...
super-huey-uh-ix-title

Super Huey UH-IX

DOS1985protected vehicle simulation
commando-enhanced-01

Commando Enhanced

DOS1998remake shooter
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...
diabolika-02

Diabolika

Windows XP/98/951999freeware puzzle
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...
cannon-fodder-2-04

Cannon Fodder 2

DOS1994protected strategy