Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

finalcrusadekroz-2

The Final Crusade of Kroz

DOS1990freeware action
global-conquest-04

Global Conquest

DOS1992 strategy
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 ...
gumboots-australia-02

Gumboots Australia

DOS1990 adventure
Gumboots Australia is a delightful educational romp that turns geography into a cheerful scavenger hunt. You travel across Australia answering questions, solving simple challenges,...
lost-treasures-infocom-03

The Lost Treasures of Infocom

DOS1991 adventure
cascade-01

Cascade

DOS1990 puzzle
Remember those endless, hypnotic tile-matching games before Candy Crush hijacked your aunt’s phone? Cascade was already there, dropping blocks and breaking combos like it inv...
awesome-earl-skate-03

Awesome Earl in SkateRock

DOS1988 action
Remember when being radical meant wearing neon shorts and dodging killer squirrels on a skateboard? No? Well, Awesome Earl in SkateRock is here to educate you. Released in 1988, th...
djpuff-03

DJ Puff

DOS1993 action
You probably didn’t know you needed a game about a rapping, music-spinning dragon, but DJ Puff fills that oddly specific void. Released in 1993 for DOS, this platformer featu...
turbo-gomoku-01

Turbo Gomoku

DOS1985 strategy
zeitgeist-01

Zeitgeist

Windows XP/98/951996 rpg
Zeitgeist — also known as Jupiter Strike in some markets — is a PlayStation-era space shooter that boldly says: "Let’s do Star Fox, but with less personality and ...
vynil-goddess-mars-06

Vynil Goddess from Mars

DOS1995 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...
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...
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...
johnny-quest-02

Jonny Quest: Curse of the Mayan Warriors

DOS1993 action-adventure
world-tour-tennis-04

World Tour Tennis

DOS1993 sports
grand-prix-hole-03

Grand Prix

DOS1989 simulation
tau-ceti-02

Tau Ceti

DOS1987 vehicle simulation
In Tau Ceti, you’re the lone pilot of a heavily armed hoverbike trying to reboot a dying colony under an alien sun. It’s slow, moody, and brilliantly atmospheric. The v...
nightbreed-02

Night Breed

DOS1990 action
round-42-03

Round 42

DOS1986 shooter
air-force-commander-03

Air Force Commander

DOS1992 strategy
In Air Force Commander (1992), you don’t just fly planes - you run the whole air force. Think of it as being a general with a spreadsheet addiction. Assign squadrons, manage ...
in-the-dead-of-night-08

In the Dead of Night

DOS1995 adventure
In the Dead of Night is one of those mid-90s DOS oddities that feels like it crawled straight out of a programmer’s personal nightmares. Part adventure, part horror, and part...
decision_gettysburg-02

Decision at Gettysburg

DOS1990 strategy
If adrenaline-fueled car chases aren’t your thing, maybe meticulous Civil War simulations are. Decision at Gettysburg (1990) is a detailed, turn-based strategy game that lets...
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...
sleeping-gods-lie-04

Sleeping Gods Lie

DOS1991 action
super-pinball-01

Super Pinball by Russco

DOS1987 action
total-carnage-07

Total Carnage

DOS1994 shooter
boomtown-02

Visions of the Aftermath: The Boomtown

DOS1988 simulation
Visions of the Aftermath: The Boomtown is an abandoned simulation game with role-playing elements developed by Mindscape and released in 1988 exclusively for DOS. Visions of the Af...
meteors-05

Meteors

DOS1989 shooter