Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

hard-hat-mack-02

Hard Hat Mack

DOS1984 action
daemonsgate-05

Daemonsgate

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMac OS1993protected rpg
Daemonsgate is what happens when someone decides RPGs need more moral ambiguity, political intrigue, and sprawling maps that require an actual notebook to navigate. You’re to...
super-pacman-01

Super Pac-Man

DOS1982 action
willow-03

Willow

DOS1988 action
color-buster-03

Color Buster

DOS1992 puzzle
Color Buster (1992, DOS) is Sokoban’s rebellious cousin. You push colored blocks across labyrinthine floors like an underpaid warehouse worker in a pastel fever dream. Simple...
3d-noah-ark-01

Super 3-D Noah's Ark

DOS1995protected shooter
heirstothethrone-2

Heirs to the Throne

DOS1992 strategy
ghost-master-04

Ghost Master

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2003protected simulation
Ghost Master is a strategy and simulation game developed by Sick Puppies and published by Empire Interactive. It was originally released for Microsoft Windows in 2003 and later por...
total-annihilation-kingdoms-02

Total Annihilation Kingdoms

Windows XP/98/951999protected strategy
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...
donaldplayground-splash

Donald Duck's Playground

DOS1986 adventure
Before Donald Duck’s Playground, most kids were told video games were a waste of time. Here, Donald proves otherwise by turning menial labor into an epic adventure. Want to s...
lord-of-destruction-01

Lord of Destruction

DOS1994 rpg
Despite its ominous title, Lord of Destruction from 1994 is less about theatrical villainy and more about classic DOS-era ambition. This is a game that wants to be big, dark, and d...
javelin-spreadsheet-01

Javelin

DOS1985 application
tennis-cup-2-04

Tennis Cup 2

DOS1992 sports
arcade-trivia-quiz-02

Arcade Trivia Quiz

DOS1993 puzzle
Think you're smart? Arcade Trivia Quiz (1993) is here to humble you with rapid-fire questions about pop culture, history, and whatever else the developers could fit on a floppy dis...
aurora-dibularos-02

Aurora Dibularos

Windows XP/98/952001freeware action
football-glory-04

Football Glory

DOS1995freeware sports
Football Glory (1995, DOS) approaches the beautiful game with a playful smirk and a willingness to bend reality for entertainment’s sake. The players move with exaggerated fl...
prolog_splash

Turbo Prolog 2.0

DOS1986protected application
glider-02

Glider 4.0

Windows 3.xMac OS1994 action
xargon-sh-03

Xargon

DOS1993freeware action
video-trek-88-02

Video Trek 88

DOS1982 simulation
dungeons_kroz2_003

Dungeons of Kroz 2

DOS1989 action
Dungeons of Kroz 2 didn’t reinvent the wheel—it sharpened it and rolled it over your face. Released the same year as the original, it’s tougher, faster, and even ...
tetrisacademysoft-splash

Tetris (Academysoft)

DOS1996 puzzle
cave-quest-05

Cavequest

DOS1985 rpg
Back in 1985, Cavequest asked: what if you mixed ASCII graphics with deadly bats and claustrophobia? The answer: a punishingly hard maze crawler that’ll have you screaming at...
metal-gear-3

Metal Gear

DOS1990 action-adventure
merlin-sim-02

Merlin Challenge

DOS1993 vehicle simulation
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...
bumpy-arcade-02

Bumpy's Arcade Fantasy

DOS1992 puzzle
Imagine Marble Madness had a caffeine overdose and fell into a platformer. That’s Bumpy’s Arcade Fantasy. You control a perpetually bouncing ball named Bumpy (creative,...
titans-warring-suns-03

Titans of Steel: Warring Suns

Windows XP/98/952003 strategy