Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

Omni-play-Basketball-05

Omni Play Basketball

DOS1990 sports
If you’ve ever wanted to command a basketball team without having to actually dribble or break a sweat, Omni Play Basketball (1990, DOS) has your number. The game lets you ma...
musictime-deluxe-01

Music Time Deluxe

Windows XP/98/951996 application
lords-of-conquest-05

Lords of Conquest

DOS1987 strategy
pkunzip-splash

PKzip

DOS1989protected application
knight-exchange-03

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...
sub-command-03

Sub Command

Windows XP/98/952001protected vehicle simulation
Sub Command is a naval warfare simulation game developed by Sonalysts Inc. and released in 2001. In Sub Command, you assume the role of a captain commanding one of three advan...
chamberpsi-1

Chamber of the Sci-Mutant Priestess

DOS1989protected adventure
Sci-Mutant Priestess (1989) is French, weird, and proud of it. You play as a rebellious mutant in a post-apocalyptic, sci-fi world ruled by bio-psychic cults. Obviously. It’s...
opong-splash

O-Pong

DOS1996 action
math-circus-04

Math Circus

DOS1993 puzzle
witchhavenRL-01

WitchavenRL

Windows 10/11Linux2013 rpg
jetstrike-02

Jetstrike

DOS1994 action
sword-of-aragon-05

Sword of Aragon

DOS1989protected strategy
epidemic-06

Epidemic!

DOS1983protected simulation
Released back when computers still hummed ominously and monitors glowed like radioactive jellyfish, Epidemic! throws you into the grim business of stopping a deadly outbreak. The i...
zyll-splash

Zyll

DOS1984 adventure
Released in 1984, Zyll is what happens when a Dungeons & Dragons dungeon master learns to code and decides to build a text adventure inside a coffee machine. There are no graph...
escapedelirium-5

Escape from delirium

DOS1995 adventure
Escape from Delirium feels like someone took a pulp adventure novel, dipped it in a bucket of chaos, and fed it to a DOS system. You wake up with amnesia (because of course you do)...
oubliette-3

Oubliette

DOS1983 rpg
great-courts-01

Pro Tennis Tour

DOS1989 sports
a320-airbus-02

A320 Airbus

DOS1993 vehicle simulation
Released in 1993 for DOS, A320 Airbus is less “Top Gun” and more “Intro to Aeronautical Bureaucracy.” It’s a flight simulator so realistic, even real ...
bank-street-writer-plus-01

Bank Streek Writer Plus

DOS1986 application
bananoid-1

Bananoid

DOS1991freewareremake action
Is it Breakout? Is it Arkanoid? No — it’s Bananoid, the fruitiest bat-and-ball clone you never asked for. With bananas, monkeys, and psychedelic colors, it feels like s...
gertrude-secrets-01

Gertrude's Secrets

DOS1982 puzzle
bigsea-splash

Big Sea: The Better One Will Win

DOS1994 simulation
With a title that sounds like a deep-sea motivational poster, Big Sea: The Better One Will Win is a maritime strategy game where the stakes are high and the water’s pixelated...
iron-blood-02

Iron Blood

DOS1996 action
Iron Blood (1996, DOS) is the kind of fighting game that makes you wonder if robots really need martial arts lessons. The story is wafer-thin—something about futuristic warri...
strike-fleet-01

Strike Fleet

DOS1989 vehicle simulation
the-witness-01

The Witness

DOS1983 adventure
robot-odissey-01

Robot Odissey

DOS1985 strategy
ibm-fullscreen-03

IBM Fullscreen Definition FSDPC

DOS1984 application
burntime-01

Burntime

DOS1993 strategy
Post-apocalyptic survival meets real estate management in Burntime, where the world is ruined, but you still need to hire employees and secure water rights. It’s like Mad Max...
aquaphobia-fr-03

Aquaphobia

DOS1992freeware shooter
Despite the name, Aquaphobia (1992) doesn’t help you overcome your fear of water. In fact, it might just make it worse. This is an action-platformer where you try not to drow...