Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

super-stardust-02

Super Stardust

DOS1996 shooter
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....
johnny-quest-02

Jonny Quest: Curse of the Mayan Warriors

DOS1993 action-adventure
starblade-01

StarBlade

DOS1990 action
skaletracker-01

Skale Tracker

Windows XP/98/95Linux2005freeware application
vroom-02

Vroom

DOS1994 racing
grand-prix-hole-03

Grand Prix

DOS1989 simulation
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...
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...
fa18-korea-02

F/A-18 Korea

Windows XP/98/951997 vehicle simulation
ikari-warriors-3-04

Ikari III: The Rescue

DOS1990 action
xcom-alliance-03

X-COM: Alliance

Windows XP/98/952002canceled shooter
finalcrusadekroz-2

The Final Crusade of Kroz

DOS1990freeware action
line-wars-2-01

LineWars 2

DOS1994 shooter
battleformidway-1

Midway Campaign

DOS1983 strategy
monopoly-avalon-02

Monopoly

DOS1985 strategy
seastalker-01

Seastalker

DOS1984 adventure
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...
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,...
wolfsbane-04

Wolfsbane

DOS1995 action-adventure
la-grande-armee-03

La Grande Armee

DOS1991 strategy
La Grande Armée (1991) returns to Napoleonic warfare, but with a sharper focus on military tactics than imperial administration. This strategy game puts you in charge of mas...
monopoly-04

Monopoly

DOS1985 strategy
mach3-03

Mach 3

DOS1987 shooter
returntodoom-splash

Return to Doom

DOS1988 adventure
Before Doom became the 3D gore-fest we all know, there was Return to Doom—and no, it has nothing to do with space marines. This 1988 title is more Choose Your Own Adventure t...
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...
trivial-pursuit-03

Trivial Pursuit

DOS1989 strategy
Trivial Pursuit is a popular trivia board game that was adapted into a computer game for various platforms, including DOS. In the game, players answer trivia questions from va...
when2worldswar-2

When Two Worlds War

DOS1993 strategy
carriers-at-war-v2-02

Carriers at War

DOS1992 strategy
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...