Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

volleyball-simulator-03

Volleyball Simulator

DOS1987 sports
learn-the-alphabet-02

Learn The Alphabet

DOS1993 puzzle
global-domination-02

Global Domination

DOS1993 strategy
As the title suggests, Global Domination doesn’t aim small, throwing you into a contest for control of the entire planet. It leans into a more arcade-like approach to strateg...
champ-pacem-02

CHAMP Pac-em

DOS1996remake action
subbuteo-03

Subbuteo

DOS1990 sports
pray-for-death-06

Pray for Death

DOS1996protected action
With a title like Pray for Death, you know you’re not signing up for a cheerful platformer. This is a fighting game with a gothic, heavy-metal aesthetic that screams 1996. It...
cultures1-02

Cultures

Windows XP/98/952000protected strategy
Cultures is a charming real-time strategy game about building a Viking settlement from the ground up. You’ll manage resources, assign jobs, and watch your villagers go about ...
realms-of-the-haunting-07

Realms of the Haunting

DOSMac OS1997protected action-adventure
redskyatmorning-3

Red sky at morning

DOS1993 strategy
udoiana-raunes-02

Udoiana Raunes

DOS1998 adventure
Udoiana Raunes is one of those late-DOS curiosities that feels like it escaped from a developer’s hard drive by accident. It presents itself as a fantasy adventure, but quick...
servevolley-2

Serve & Volley

DOS1988 sports
floppy-frenzy-03

Floppy Frenzy

DOS1982 action
Floppy Frenzy embraces early-80s arcade spirit with gleeful abandon. The concept is simple, the pace relentless, and the margin for error thinner than a five-and-a-quarter disk. Yo...
decisive-civil-war-3-10

Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 3

DOS1992 strategy
By 1992, Vol. 3 wrapped up the trilogy with even more complex scenarios. At this point, the series had become less of a game and more of an interactive textbook—though that&r...
crazy-nick-king-graham-01

Crazy Nick's Software Picks: King Graham's Board Game Challenge

DOS1992 strategy
Trade in your sword and crown for a dice cup in King Graham’s Board Game Challenge. The noble hero of King’s Quest takes a break from slaying dragons to play board game...
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...
sirwood-splash

Sirwood

DOS1990 shooter
Sirwood throws you into a fantasy kingdom where the trees are friendlier than some of the locals. Half strategy, half adventure, it's the kind of game that expects you to think, pl...
willyworm-1

Willy the Worm

DOS1985 action
jumpman-lives-03

Jumpman Lives!

DOS1991remake action
wwf-in-your-house-01

WWF in Your House

DOS1996 sports
renegade-legion-interceptor-01

Renegade Legion Interceptor

DOS1990protected strategy
mathcad2-01

Math Cad 2.5

DOS1989 application
oxyd-extra-01

Oxyd Extra

DOS1994 puzzle
witchhavenRL-01

WitchavenRL

Windows Vista/7/8Linux2013 rpg
cirque-de-zale-03

Cirque de Zale

Windows XP/98/952004freeware adventure
Cirque de Zale is a point-and-click adventure game released in 2004, developed by Rebecca Clements as a freeware title. Created using the Adventure Game Studio (AGS) engine, the ga...
super-pacman-01

Super Pac-Man

DOS1982 action
solidarnosc-01

Solidarnosc

DOS1991 simulation
jaws-06

Jaws

DOS1989 simulation
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...
galactic-battle-1

Galactic Battle

DOS1990 shooter
Galactic Battle is a straightforward space shooter that comes from the proud tradition of “tiny ship versus unreasonable number of aliens.” The premise is simple: you p...