Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

passengers-on-the-wind-02

Passengers on the Wind

DOS1986 adventure
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Krazy Ivan

Windows XP/98/951996 shooter
If Krazy Ivan (1996, Windows XP) had a motto, it’d be “Blow it up first, ask later.” You pilot a massive mech across post-apocalyptic battlefields, obliterating a...
zona0-02

Zona 0

DOS1991 racing
Zona 0 is a top-down action game from Spain that blends cyberpunk aesthetics with frenetic gameplay and a dash of existential dread. You play a cyber-agent navigating a dystopian c...
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Colosso Secret

DOS1997freeware shooter
Colosso Secret (1997, DOS) is the moody prequel/sequel/parallel universe to Colosso Revenge, where secrets abound and subtlety is tossed out the window. Imagine Indiana Jones in a ...
archerpool-splash

Archer Maclean's Pool

DOS1992 sports
For those who think snooker is too posh and billiards too French, there's Archer Maclean's Pool, the most ‘90s way to simulate the timeless art of arguing over whether that s...
mystery-at-the-museums-01

Mystery at the Museums

DOS1993 puzzle
overkill-04

OverKill

DOS1992freeware shooter
feud-03

Feud

DOS1988 action-adventure
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Lords of Midnight: The Citadel

DOS1995 strategy
By the time Lords of Midnight: The Citadel arrived in 1995, it carried the weight of a classic on its shoulders. Rather than reinventing the original, it refines and reinterprets i...
grisby-pacific-war-03

Gary Grigsby's Pacific War

DOS1992 strategy
wtgolf-2

World tour golf

DOS1985 sports
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Bass Tour

DOS1992 sports
Think of Bass Tour (1992) as the road trip version of virtual fishing. More simulation than arcade, it lets you travel, pick locations, study conditions, and obsess over bait types...
styx-splash

Styx

DOS1984 action
myth-ms-02

Myth

DOS1989 adventure
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Heavy Metal

DOS1989 vehicle simulation
iskib-03

Iskib

DOS1989 shooter
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Basket Master

DOS1990 sports
What happens when a basketball game forgets about realism and goes full cartoon? Basket Master (1990), that’s what. This Spanish-developed DOS gem pits two oddly animated bal...
alf-03

ALF: The First Adventure

DOS1987 action
Remember ALF? The sarcastic alien who really had it in for cats? Well, in ALF: The First Adventure, you get to live the dream—or nightmare—of controlling the furry mena...
the-train-escape-to-normandy-02

The Train Escape to Normandy

DOS1988protected vehicle simulation
nightlong-02

Nightlong: Union City Conspiracy

Windows XP/98/951998 adventure
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Kronolog: The Nazi Paradox

DOS1993 adventure
What if the Nazis won? Kronolog: The Nazi Paradox (1993, DOS) takes that nightmare seriously. You play a time traveler trying to fix history, navigating through an oppressive, Orwe...
nerm-bemer-01

Nerm of Bemer

DOS1984 action
bomb-run-02

Bomb Run

DOS1991 action
Bomb Run (1991, DOS) sounds like an action-packed thriller—and then you play it and realize you’re just trying to drop bombs in the right spots while flying what feels ...
grandest-fleet-03

The Grandest Fleet

DOS1994 strategy
pc-globe-01

PC Globe 5

DOS1987 application
the-blue-and-the-grey-01

The Blue & the Gray

DOS1993 strategy
super-bomber-blast-02

Super Bomber Blast Beta

DOS1997remake action
ace2-compression-01

Ace 2.02

DOS2001 application