Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

feeble-files-05

The Feeble Files

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protected adventure
champ-galagon-03

CHAMP Galagon

DOS1997remake shooter
search-titanic-02

Search for the Titanic

DOS1989protected simulation
Search for the Titanic (1989) proves that even shipwreck hunting can be turned into a spreadsheet simulator. You manage budgets, hire crews, buy sonar equipment, and hope your sear...
pharaos-tomb-03

Pharaoh's Tomb

DOS1990 action
moraff-world-03

Moraff's World

DOS1991 rpg
pasrun_000

The Astronomy Quiz

DOS1988 puzzle
dataease45-02

DataEase 4

DOS1991 application
star-wars-rebellion-05

Star Wars Rebellion

Windows XP/98/951998protected strategy
troika-title

Troika

DOS1991 puzzle
sword-of-honour-03

Sword of Honour

DOS1993 action
nova9-04

Nova 9: The Return of Gir Draxon

DOS1991 shooter
If you ever wanted to pilot a hovering tank while yelling at a computer screen, Nova 9 has you covered. A sequel to Stellar 7, it puts you in the cockpit against Gir Draxon’s...
superfrog-06

Superfrog

DOS1994protected action
quandaries-1

Quandaries

DOS1997 simulation
silicon-dreams-02

Silicon Dreams

DOS1986 adventure
Silicon Dreams by Level 9 Computing is a trilogy of interactive fiction (text adventure) games released in the mid-1980s. The trilogy includes three separate games: Snowball, Retur...
interpose-03

Interpose

DOS1996 shooter
flash-gordon-ita-07

Flash Gordon: Il Rapimento di Dale

DOS1992 action-adventure
Flash Gordon: Il Rapimento di Dale throws you into a pulpy sci-fi serial where subtlety is left at the airlock. Based on the adventures of the square-jawed space hero, the game lea...
dungshalan-2

Dungeon of Shalan

DOS1988 action-adventure
Dungeon of Shalan is one of those games that greets you with the words “You awaken in a dark room” and then proceeds to make that darkness your entire reality. Released...
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 ...
rebel-assault-04

Star Wars: Rebel Assault

DOSMac OS1993protected shooter
battlestar-05

Battlestar

Windows 3.x1996freeware strategy
No, not that Battlestar. Battlestar (1996) is more obscure than a reboot that never happened. Set in deep space with a top-down view and UI only a Windows 3.x user could love, it m...
moon-calculator-01

Moon Calculator

DOS2001 application
beyond-titanic-01

Beyond the Titanic

DOS1986 adventure
Before Titanic was a movie with a lot of weeping, there was Beyond the Titanic, a text adventure where surviving the iceberg is just the beginning. The game takes the historic disa...
beyond-columns-03

Beyond Columns

DOS1989remake puzzle
Beyond Columns is what happens when someone looks at Tetris and says, “What if we made it... slightly fancier?” This match-three puzzle game involves dropping shiny col...
cutthroats-01

Cutthroats

DOS1984 adventure
In Cutthroats, you’re a diver hired for a treasure-hunting expedition that’s about to go very wrong. This text adventure from Infocom mixes underwater exploration with ...
way-exploding-fist-03

The Way of the Exploding Fist PC

Windows Vista/7/82008freewareremake action
backgammon-green-valley-02

Backgammon

DOS1986 strategy
starcross-01

Starcross

DOS1982 adventure
dolplhinboat-splash

Dolphin Boating Simulator

DOS1988 sports
Yes, Dolphin Boating Simulator is a real thing, and no, it’s not about dolphins driving boats (sadly). Released in 1988, this oddball DOS sim tasks you with navigating speedb...
mindshadow-05

Mindshadow

DOSMac OS1985 adventure