Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

total-carnage-07

Total Carnage

DOS1994 shooter
fiveasidesoccer-splash

Five-a-side Indoor Soccer

DOS1986 sports
dragonsofflame-2

Dragons of Flame

DOS1989protected rpg
Dragons of Flame (1989) was SSI’s continuation of the Dragonlance saga, following up on Heroes of the Lance. Like its predecessor, it was a side-scrolling action RPG that tes...
journeyearth-5

Journey to the Center of the Earth

DOS1988 action-adventure
mario-time-machine-01

Mario's Time Machine

DOS1993 puzzle
ms-diagnostics-3-01

Microsoft Diagnostics 3.01

DOS1994 application
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...
15x15picpuzzle-02

15x15 Picture Puzzle

DOS1996freeware puzzle
This game is either a delightful brain teaser or a slow descent into madness, depending on how patient you are. 15x15 Picture Puzzle gives you a scrambled mess of tiny square tiles...
terminal-terror-04

Terminal Terror

DOS1994 shooter
skyshark-04

Sky Shark

DOS1989 shooter
boxerrebellion-splash

Boxer Rebellion

DOS1982 action
Before realistic fighting games, there was Boxer Rebellion—a 1982 title so primitive, it makes Pong look flashy. It’s boxing with fewer rules and more pixels per punch....
ms-multiplan42-02

Microsoft Multiplan 4.2

DOS1988 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...
shangai2-01

Shanghai II: Dragon's Eye

Windows 3.xMac OS1990 puzzle
jump-and-bump-02

Jump 'n Bump

DOS1998freeware action
spellcasting301-4

Spellcasting 301: Spring Break

DOS1992protected adventure
You’d think a spring break trip would be relaxing. Not when you're a magically inclined college student with a knack for attracting trouble (and bikinis). Spellcasting 301 se...
netwars-01

NetWars

DOS1993freeware shooter
NetWars, developed by Novell, is a 3D space shooter video game originally released in 1993 for DOS. NetWars was designed primarily as a promotional tool to demonstrate the networki...
jammit-01

Jammit

DOS1994 sports
ibm-fullscreen-03

IBM Fullscreen Definition FSDPC

DOS1984 application
legions-05

Legions

Windows 3.xMac OS1994 strategy
mtg-encyclopedia-01

Magic: The Gathering Interactive Encyclopedia

Windows XP/98/951999 application
Magic: The Gathering Interactive Encyclopedia is an abandoned "educational" application and turn-based strategy game based on he Magic: The Gathering collectible card game. MT...
ballgame-splash

The Ball Game

DOS1991 strategy
stormlord-02

Stormlord

DOS1989 action
Stormlord is an abandoned DOS platform game set in a fantasy world, developed and published by Hewson Consultants in 1989 and designed by Raffaele Cecco. There was some controversy...
covertaction-splash

Sid Meier's Covert Action

DOS1990protected simulation
tko-03

TKO

DOS1989protected sports
overkill-04

OverKill

DOS1992freeware shooter
kingdoms-of-germany-04

Kingdoms of Germany

DOS1994 strategy
sea-dragon-02

Sea Dragon

DOS1983 shooter
Released in 1983, Sea Dragon turns underwater navigation into an exercise in patience and joystick control. You pilot a submarine through caves filled with mines, enemies, and clau...