Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

livingstone-2-01

Livingstone 2

DOS1989 action
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Knight Exchange

DOS1988 strategy
Ever dreamed of a medieval Wall Street where knights swap swords instead of stocks? Knight Exchange turns that fever dream into pixels. Released in 1988 for DOS, this quirky strate...
journeyman-project-2-03

The Journeyman Project 2: Buried in Time

Windows XP/98/95Mac OSWindows 3.x1995protecteddemo adventure
The Journeyman Project 2: Buried in Time is a point-and-click adventure game developed by Presto Studios, released in 1995 as a sequel to The Journeyman Project. The Journeyma...
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Starcross

DOS1982 adventure
blitz-01

Blitz Draughts

DOS1992 strategy
Don’t let the title fool you — Blitz Draughts isn’t a military simulation but rather a gloriously intense checkers game from 1992. This DOS brain-bender turns the...
gearhead-01

Gearheads

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1996 puzzle
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Arnhem: The Market Garden Operation

DOS1988 strategy
Arnhem is the kind of wargame where you spend more time reading hex maps than shooting anything. It’s all about recreating Operation Market Garden — you know, that WWII...
familyfeud-splash

The all new Family Feud

DOS1989 puzzle
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Crossfire

DOS1982 shooter
Crossfire is what happens when you throw a tank into a maze, give it infinite ammo, and tell it to go wild. Released in 1982, it’s all about twitch reflexes and precise shoot...
great-courts-01

Pro Tennis Tour

DOS1989 sports
dambusters-splash

The Dam busters

DOS1985 vehicle simulation
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Felony!

DOS1984 strategy
Released in 1984 for DOS, Felony! is a strange and ambitious early action game that puts you in the role of a criminal on the run. Instead of focusing on a single mechanic, it thro...
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In Extremis

DOS1993 shooter
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Jewels of Darkness

DOS1986 adventure
pinball-world-05

Pinball World

DOS1995 action
iron-cross-03

Iron Cross

DOS1994 strategy
Released in 1994 for DOS, Iron Cross is a historical strategy game that tries very hard to make military planning look sexy. Spoiler: it doesn’t. You’re dealing with Wo...
toyota-celica-gt-rally-04

Toyota Celica GT Rally

DOS1992 racing
the-draw-02

TheDraw 4

DOS1986 application
war40k-chaosgate-05

Warhammer 40000: Chaos Gate

Windows XP/98/951998protected strategy
lost-treasures-infocom-03

The Lost Treasures of Infocom

DOS1991 adventure
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Math Cad 2.5

DOS1989 application
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The Price is Right

DOS1990 puzzle
Ready to guess wildly about the cost of household objects from the comfort of a DOS screen? The Price is Right (1990, DOS) brings the TV game show to your keyboard with a mixture o...
exile2-04

Exile II: Crystal Souls

Windows XP/98/95Mac OSWindows 3.x1996freeware rpg
Exile II: Crystal Souls is the kind of RPG that quietly sneaks into your life and then refuses to leave your thoughts. Released in 1996, it looks humble, even a bit scruffy, but be...
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Shard of Spring

DOS1987protected rpg
Shard of Spring (1987, DOS) is a role-playing adventure from an era when mapping dungeons on graph paper was practically mandatory. You assemble a party and set out on a quest fill...
worlddarts-1

World Darts

DOS1987 sports
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Infestation

DOS1990 shooter
Infestation drops you onto a hostile alien world where the welcome committee consists mostly of things with too many legs and way too many teeth. The game mixes exploration and act...