Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

lastninja2-4

Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance

DOS1990 action-adventure
side-arms-02

Side Arms Hyper Dyne

DOS1988 shooter
Side Arms: Hyper Dyne is a side-scrolling shoot-'em-up arcade game developed and published by Capcom in 1986 and later ported on various platforms. Players control a "mobilsui...
yesprime-1

Yes, Prime Minister

DOS1988 simulation
You thought running a government was hard? Try doing it with a smug civil servant and a budget crisis every five minutes. In Yes, Prime Minister, you play as Jim Hacker, the PM him...
when2worldswar-2

When Two Worlds War

DOS1993 strategy
metropolis-4

Metropolis

DOS1987 adventure
satan-02

Satan

DOS1989 action
mad-show-01

Mad Show

DOS1988 action
magiclanddizzy-splash

Magicland Dizzy

DOS1993 action-adventure
lords-of-the-realms-3-05

Lords of the Realm 3

Windows XP/98/952004protected simulation
Released in 2004, Lords of the Realm III is an interesting, sometimes controversial attempt to modernize a beloved strategy franchise. The move to full 3D and a more streamlined ap...
transylvania-splash

Transylvania

DOS1986freeware adventure
guns-r-us-02

Guns 'R' Us

DOS1993 simulation
Guns 'R' Us feels like someone looked at the early ’90s and decided subtlety was overrated. This side-scrolling shooter piles on enemies, explosions, and weapon upgrades with...
troika-title

Troika

DOS1991 puzzle
giana-family-04

Giana Family

Windows XP/98/951998 action
Clearly inspired by more famous platforming families, Giana Family doesn’t exactly hide its influences, but it manages to carve out its own identity anyway. The levels are pl...
superfrog-06

Superfrog

DOS1994protected action
volleyball-simulator-03

Volleyball Simulator

DOS1987 sports
pass-on-the-wind-2-01

Passengers on the Wind 2

DOS1987 adventure
starquake-splash

Starquake

DOS1988 action
Starquake is a weird DOS science fiction platform game developed by Bubble Bus Software in 1988 and designed by Stephen Crow and Dave Collins. The Commodore 64 version bo...
moonshine-racers-02

Moonshine Racers

DOS1991 racing
With a name like Moonshine Racers (1991), you already know this isn’t about safe driving. You’re an outlaw hauling contraband, racing through rural landscapes while dod...
black-hole-02

Black Hole

DOS1993 puzzle
Black Hole (1993) is a space shooter where you're thrown into the gravitational madness of, you guessed it, a black hole. The physics are wild, the enemies are relentless, and you&...
buffalo-bill-rodeo-02

Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show

DOS1989 sports
Saddle up for an awkward mix of minigames that vaguely resemble rodeo events. Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show tries to recreate the excitement of a 19th-century traveling circus but ...
iwar-1-02

Independence War

Windows XP/98/951997protected vehicle simulation
Independence War takes space combat seriously, almost stubbornly so. Instead of arcade-style dogfights, it presents a Newtonian flight model where momentum, inertia, and positionin...
epic-baseball-04

Epic Baseball

DOS1995 sports
If you’ve ever wondered what baseball would look like if someone crammed the entire sport into a DOS machine and sprinkled a bit of 90s attitude on top, Epic Baseball has you...
moonbase-03

Moonbase

DOS1990 simulation
Moonbase (1990) isn’t about blasting aliens or dodging meteors—it’s about survival, planning, and resource management. You’re tasked with building a functio...
caverns-of-chaos-01

Caverns of Chaos

DOS1992 adventure
Despite the ominous title, Caverns of Chaos (1992) plays like the lovechild of rogue-like masochism and old-school dungeon crawling. There’s loot, traps, monsters, and more w...
nomad-02

Nomad

DOS1993 vehicle simulation
In Nomad, you’re a space pilot with a ship full of bad decisions and a galaxy’s worth of trouble. The game throws you into a vast star map to explore, trade, and occasi...
bank-street-writer-plus-01

Bank Streek Writer Plus

DOS1986 application
arnie2-02

Arnie 2

DOS1993 shooter
Arnie 2 is the unofficial Schwarzenegger sim where you run around shirtless with guns bigger than your torso, blowing up helicopters, bunkers, and bad guys in increasingly ridiculo...