Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

thexder2-03

Thexder 2: Firehawk

DOS1990 shooter
renegade-legion-interceptor-01

Renegade Legion Interceptor

DOS1990protected strategy
helter-skelter-04

Helter Skelter

DOS1989 puzzle
Helter Skelter feels like a delightful experiment in chaos, the kind of game that throws ideas at the wall just to see which ones stick. With its quirky mechanics and slightly unhi...
sherlockholmesbow-splash

Sherlock Holmes: Another bow

DOS1985 adventure
ikari-warriors-3-04

Ikari III: The Rescue

DOS1990 action
Ikari III: The Rescue takes the military action of its predecessors and adds one crucial ingredient: punching. Released in 1990 for DOS, it shifts from run-and-gun chaos toward bea...
battleausterlitz-2

Austerlitz 1805

DOS1989 strategy
conquest-of-japan-02

Conquest of Japan

DOS1992 strategy
Feudal Japan gets the wargame treatment in Conquest of Japan, a strategy title that mixes historical context with tactical ambition. You manage provinces, wage war, and occasionall...
airlines-02

Airlines

DOS1994 simulation
Think running an airline is easy? Airlines (1994) says “think again.” This old-school management sim hands you a failing fleet and a world map, then laughs quietly as y...
epic-baseball-04

Epic Baseball

DOS1995 sports
If you’ve ever wondered what baseball would look like if someone crammed the entire sport into a DOS machine and sprinkled a bit of 90s attitude on top, Epic Baseball has you...
usurper-splash

The Usurper

DOS1989 adventure
toyota-celica-gt-rally-04

Toyota Celica GT Rally

DOS1992 racing
metal-gear-3

Metal Gear

DOS1990 action-adventure
myth-ms-02

Myth

DOS1989 adventure
backgammon-green-valley-02

Backgammon

DOS1986 strategy
robot-odissey-01

Robot Odissey

DOS1985 strategy
fallen-angel-03

Fallen Angel

DOS1989 action
Fallen Angel, released in 1989, is one of those games that feels slightly mysterious even while you’re playing it. Blending action and light adventure elements, it drops you ...
mortville-manor-02

Mortville Manor

DOS1988 adventure
yabog-02

Yabog

DOS1995freeware action
Imagine a game where a gelatinous green creature (that may or may not be sentient chewing gum) bounces its way through logic puzzles and physics that occasionally remember gravity ...
star-general-combo-02

Star General

Windows XP/98/95DOS1996protected strategy
Star General is a turn-based strategy game developed by Catware and published by SSI (Strategic Simulations, Inc.). It was released in 1996 for MS-DOS and later for Windows. The ga...
sdi-03

S.D.I.

DOS1989 action
knight-lore-remake-03

Knight Lore remake

Windows XP/98/952010freewareremake action-adventure
mcdonald-land-06

McDonald Land

DOS1992 action
McDonald Land (1992) is one of the strangest brand tie-ins ever to grace DOS, and that’s saying something. You play as Ronald McDonald himself, jumping across colorful platfo...
strike-fleet-01

Strike Fleet

DOS1989 vehicle simulation
beyond-divinity-02

Beyond Divinity

Windows XP/98/952004protected rpg
Beyond Divinity is an action RPG developed by Larian Studios and released in 2004 as the direct sequel to Divine Divinity. It builds on its predecessor’s isometric, real-time...
blackcrown-2

Black Crown

DOS1995 strategy
In Black Crown (1995), you play as a prince with a very punchable name, trying to reclaim his rightful throne by solving puzzles and dying a lot. It's one of those DOS-era games wh...
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,...
triple-triad-03

Triple Triad Gold

Windows XP/98/952000freeware strategy
For those who got hopelessly addicted to the card game inside Final Fantasy VIII, Triple Triad Gold (2000) was like someone saying, “Here, now you can ruin your productivity ...
journey-adv-03

Journey: The Quest Begins

DOS1989 adventure
bubble-trouble-03

Bubble Trouble

Windows XP/98/951998 action
Here comes another bubble game—but this one packs a punch. Bubble Trouble is a frantic shoot-’em-up where you pop evil bouncing bubbles before they bounce you out of ex...