Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

highwayfighter-2

Highway Fighter

DOS1995 racing
revengedefender-splash

Revenge of Defender

DOS1988 shooter
Aka Starglider 2 with an attitude, Revenge of Defender (or Defender of the Crown’s evil twin in name only) is a 3D space shooter where your main enemy is not the aliens&mdash...
great-naval-battles-4-01

Great Naval Battles vol. 4: Burning Steel, 1939-1942

DOS1995protected vehicle simulation
bridge7-04

Bridge 7.0

DOS1992 strategy
Finally, a game for people who think solitaire is just too wild. Bridge 7.0 is the digital equivalent of sipping tea with your grandparents while arguing about trumps and bidding s...
oubliette-3

Oubliette

DOS1983 rpg
wtgolf-2

World tour golf

DOS1985 sports
star-crusader-08

Star Crusader

DOS1994 vehicle simulation
Star Crusader is an abandoned science fiction first-person 3D space combat simulator, developed by Take-Two Interactive and published by GameTek in 1994 for both DOS and Amiga plat...
corporate-raider-1

Corporate Raider: The Pirate of Wall Street

DOS1988protected simulation
In Corporate Raider: The Pirate of Wall Street, you’re not sailing the high seas—you’re sinking companies from the comfort of an office chair. This business simul...
slam-01

Slam!

Windows 3.x1993 sports
striker95-02

Striker 95

DOS1995 sports
phantasie1-2

Phantasie 1

DOS1987protected rpg
the-summoning-03

The Summoning

DOS1992protected adventure
doom-roguelike-02

Doom: The Roguelike

DOS2005freeware rpg
Long before indie developers made “roguelike” a buzzword, someone decided to fuse Doom with permadeath and ASCII graphics. The result: Doom: The Roguelike (2005). On pa...
battle-for-normandy-02

Battle for Normandy

DOS1983protected strategy
Released in 1983, Battle for Normandy plays less like a game and more like a history book that came alive, donned a helmet, and asked for a coffee. This is wargaming at its purest:...
opong-splash

O-Pong

DOS1996 action
mario-time-machine-01

Mario's Time Machine

DOS1993 puzzle
battlehawks1942-04

Battlehawks 1942

DOS1988 vehicle simulation
Welcome to the skies of World War II, where dogfights are fast, fuel is low, and you probably forgot to raise your landing gear. Battlehawks 1942 (1988) is a flight sim with just e...
iznogoud-01

Iznogoud

DOS1987 action-adventure
rapcon-01

RAPCON: Military Air Traffic Control Simulator

DOS1989 simulation
Before management sims became a genre unto themselves, RAPCON tried its hand at turning air-traffic control into entertainment. Surprisingly, it works—if you enjoy stress. Yo...
champ-invaders-03

CHAMP Invaders

DOS1997remake shooter
animator-pro-02

Autodesk Animator Pro

DOS1991 application
questfortimebird-splash

The Quest for the Time-bird

DOS1989 adventure
Based on the French comic series, The Quest for the Time-bird (1989, DOS) offers a fantasy adventure full of personality, odd creatures, and enough lore to fill a small library. Th...
pacgal-01

Pac Gal

DOS1982 action
dambusters-splash

The Dam busters

DOS1985 vehicle simulation
rolling-ronny-03

Rolling Ronny

DOS1991 action
bust-a-move-2-02

Bust-A-Move Again

DOSWindows XP/98/951996 puzzle
If you've ever wanted to pop bubbles while being taunted by adorable dinosaurs, Bust-A-Move Again (1996, DOS) is your jam. It’s like Tetris met a bubble tea menu and had a hy...
rawcopy-01

Rawcopy

DOS1992 application
pyramid-power-04

Pyramid Power

DOS1986remake action
Pyramid Power (1986) is what happens when archaeology meets abstract strategy. You’re not dodging mummies or solving hieroglyph puzzles—instead, you’re stacking t...