Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

wrestlemania-splash

WWF Wrestlemania

DOS1992 sports
essex-02

Essex

DOS1985 adventure
Part interactive fiction, part “how far can curiosity push you,” Essex places you aboard a massive starship filled with secrets. As you explore its dim corridors and ma...
pc-paintbrush-02

PC Paintbrush

DOS1984 application
larn-5

Larn

DOS1986freeware rpg
Originally released in 1986, Larn is a classic roguelike that wastes absolutely no time reminding players that dungeon exploration is a dangerous profession. Every descent into its...
familyfeud-splash

The all new Family Feud

DOS1989 puzzle
The all new Family Feud brings the classic TV game show into your home, complete with survey questions and the eternal struggle to guess what other people are thinking. It’s simp...
wing-commander-armada-08

Wing Commander: Armada

DOS1994protected vehicle simulation
Wing Commander: Armada is space combat simulation game developed by Origin Systems and released by Electronic Arts in 1994 for DOS. Wing Commander: Armada is part of the Wing Comma...
tomahawk-splash

Tomahawk

DOS1987 vehicle simulation
uninvited-win3x-04

Uninvited

DOSMac OS1987 adventure
Uninvited is one of those games that makes you question every decision, usually right after you make it. Released in 1987, it blends adventure gameplay with a spooky atmosphere tha...
the-rocketeer-01

The Rocketeer

DOS1991 action
Inspired by the film, The Rocketeer (1991, DOS) lets you strap on a jetpack and soar—well, mostly hover—through an adventure packed with gangsters, Nazis, and mid-centu...
1994pool-01

1994Pool

DOS1994 sports
patrician1-04

Patrician

DOS1992protected simulation
armaeth-02

Armaeth: The Lost Kingdom

DOS1993 adventure
Armaeth: The Lost Kingdom looks like a cousin of Prince of Persia who dropped out of school to study magic mushrooms. You play a vaguely heroic dude exploring a crumbling kingdom f...
demon-tomb-02

Demon's Tomb: The Awakening

DOS1989 adventure
Released in 1989, this game has you exploring a tomb filled with ancient evils. Navigate through dark corridors, solve puzzles, and confront the awakening demons. It's like playing...
darkstone-03

Darkstone

Windows XP/98/951999protected rpg
Darkstone tried to ride the Diablo wave in 1999, and honestly, it didn’t do a bad job. With 3D graphics (impressive for the time) and a soundtrack that takes itself way too s...
subbuteo-03

Subbuteo

DOS1990 sports
trolls-tale-07

Troll's Tale

DOS1984 adventure
bertsnake-splash

Bert and the Snake

DOS1983remake action
In Bert and the Snake, you are Bert. And yes, there's a snake. That’s the plot. It’s a maze game from a time when naming conventions were refreshingly honest and graphi...
holiday-world-tycoon-04

Holiday World Tycoon

Windows XP/98/952004 simulation
Holiday World Tycoon is the sort of game that feels like it was designed after someone spent a bit too long staring at a postcard rack in an airport gift shop and thought, &ld...
spiritual-warfare-01

Spiritual Warfare

DOS1993protected action
zork-quest-1-01

Zork Quest: Assault on Egreth Castle

DOS1988 adventure
Interactive fiction meets comic book in this spin-off, where you follow a fantasy story through illustrated panels and scripted choices. Zork Quest: Assault on Egreth Castle feels ...
titans-warring-suns-03

Titans of Steel: Warring Suns

Windows XP/98/952003 strategy
avon-splash

Avon

DOS1989 adventure
If Shakespeare wrote video games and then decided, “You know what this needs? A parser and some pixelated drama,” you'd get Avon. In this interactive fiction gem from 1...
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...
transworld-de-01

Transworld

DOS1990 simulation
wembley-rugby-league-03

Wembley Rugby League

DOS1996 sports
space-quest-lost-chapter-01

Space Quest: The Lost Chapter

DOS2001 adventure
Space Quest: The Lost Chapter is a curious artifact released in 2001 by dedicated fans who decided Roger Wilco deserved one more misadventure. Essentially a remake and expansion of...
klass-of-99-02

Klass of 99

DOS1999freewareremake action
lightspeed-01

Lightspeed

DOS1990 simulation
Released in 1990, Lightspeed blends space simulation, exploration, and strategic resource management into an ambitious science fiction adventure. Players travel across distant star...
theatreofwar-splash

Theatre of War

DOS1992protected strategy
luigi-spaghetti-01

Luigi and Spaghetti

DOS1992 action
Luigi and Spaghetti (1992, DOS) sounds like a dinner order but is actually an educational puzzle adventure. You guide a tiny robot named Luigi (no, not that one) through logic puzz...