Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

thecivilwar-empire-02

The Civil War

DOS1995 strategy
soviet-04

Soviet

DOS1990 shooter
Released in 1990 for DOS, Soviet is a cold war thriller that plays out like an interactive spy novel. You’re an American journalist turned reluctant agent, caught in a tangle...
shadoworlds-02

Shadoworlds

DOS1993protected rpg
Shadoworlds (1993, DOS) blends sci-fi corridors with fantasy ambitions, creating a curious hybrid that feels both familiar and slightly off-kilter. You assemble a squad to tackle m...
secret-agent-escape-02

Secret Agent: The Escape

DOS1996 shooter
lost-treasures-infocom-03

The Lost Treasures of Infocom

DOS1991 adventure
yabog-02

Yabog

DOS1995freeware action
Imagine a game where a gelatinous green creature (that may or may not be sentient chewing gum) bounces its way through logic puzzles and physics that occasionally remember gravity ...
nightbreed-02

Night Breed

DOS1990 action
profezia-05

Profezia

DOS1991NSFW adventure
Profezia is an adventure video game developed by the Italian company Trecision and released in 1991. It was available on both the Amiga and MS-DOS platforms. The game is notable fo...
monty-python-flying-circus-05

Monty Python's Flying Circus

DOS1991 action
Trying to describe Monty Python’s Flying Circus (1991) as a “normal” game is impossible—because nothing about it is normal. It’s a fever dream in pixe...
joan-of-arc-03

Joan of Arc

DOS1989 strategy
super-pinball-01

Super Pinball by Russco

DOS1987 action
iron-seed-02

Iron Seed

DOS1994freeware simulation
Released in 1994, Iron Seed is a DOS space sim that tried to be both philosophical and technical. You’re leading a fledgling human colony across the stars, tinkering with dip...
infidel-splash

Infidel

DOS1983 adventure
In Infidel, you play a not-so-noble adventurer whose moral compass is spinning like a broken ceiling fan. As a treasure-hungry explorer poking around an ancient Egyptian tomb, you ...
monopoly-04

Monopoly

DOS1985 strategy
microman-adventures-win3x-04

MicroMan

Windows 3.x1993freeware action
noctropolis-05

Noctropolis

DOS1994protected adventure
Noctropolis feels like stepping into a fever dream of a comic book you read when you were twelve and maybe shouldn’t have. A surreal noir adventure with gothic heroes, femme ...
sdi-03

S.D.I.

DOS1989 action
battleausterlitz-2

Austerlitz 1805

DOS1989 strategy
m-labyrinth-03

M Labyrinth

DOS1993 puzzle
swap-microids-01

Swap

DOS1992 puzzle
phm-pegasus-02

PHM Pegasus

DOS1987 vehicle simulation
scrooge-04

Scrooge

DOS1991 adventure
In Scrooge (1991), you play everyone’s favorite miser in a faithful retelling of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol—if Dickens had access to VGA graphics and MIDI carols....
conflict-korea-05

Conflict: Korea

DOS1992protected strategy
Step into the Korean War with Conflict: Korea, where you command UN forces and discover that even in strategy games, North Korea is a problem. It follows the same system as the res...
maupiti-island-02

Maupiti Island

DOS1991 adventure
Maupiti Island (1991) is what happens when classic detective fiction meets tropical paranoia. You arrive on a peaceful-looking island for a relaxing vacation, only to discover that...
castleelsinore-splash

Castle Elsinore

DOS1992 adventure
If Hamlet had a sequel directed by a DOS programmer, Castle Elsinore would be it. This interactive fiction game drops you right into Shakespearean drama with murder, betrayal, and ...
ford-sim-5-03

Ford Simulator 5

DOS1994 racing
round-42-03

Round 42

DOS1986 shooter
heatsink-03

Battleship

DOS1983 strategy
Released in 1983, this is your grandpa’s Battleship—minus the plastic pegs, but with all the tension of blind naval warfare. There are no fancy graphics, no Hollywood e...