Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

nobunaga-ambition-6-03

Nobunaga's Ambition 6

DOS1994 strategy
pass-on-the-wind-2-01

Passengers on the Wind 2

DOS1987 adventure
world-cricket-04

World Cricket

DOS1994 sports
bank-street-writer-plus-01

Bank Streek Writer Plus

DOS1986 application
silly-master-blaster-03

Silly Master Blaster

DOS1985 action
indenture-02

Indenture

DOS1995remake action-adventure
Indenture is a small, relatively obscure DOS adventure that thrives on mood rather than complexity. Set in a bleak, oppressive world, it uses minimalistic visuals and text-driven s...
sonic-millennium-02

Sonic Millennium Edition

Windows XP/98/952000freeware action
gapper-03

Gapper

DOS1986 puzzle
There’s something oddly hypnotic about Gapper, a game that feels like it was assembled during a coffee-fueled night by someone who really liked simple mechanics and didn&rsqu...
laxius-power-1-02

Laxius Power

Windows XP/98/952002NSFW rpg
at-slow-1

At-slow4

DOS1989 application
firehouse-rescue-02

Fisher-Price Firehouse Rescue

DOS1988 action
Bright colors, friendly faces, and zero existential dread: Fisher-Price Firehouse Rescue knows its audience and delivers exactly what it promises. Designed for younger players, it ...
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...
troika-title

Troika

DOS1991 puzzle
dungeons-of-kairn-02

Dungeons of Kairn

DOS1989 rpg
If Dungeons of Kairn were a person, it’d be that quiet D&D player who never smiles and always plays lawful evil. Released in 1989, this obscure DOS crawler delivers all t...
space-miner-03

Space Miner

DOS1983 shooter
the-president-is-missing-02

The President is Missing

DOS1988protected simulation
Part interactive thriller, part newsroom simulator, The President is Missing (1988, DOS) casts you as an investigative journalist trying to unravel a political conspiracy before ev...
shadow-warrior-1

Shadow Warrior

DOS1997protected shooter
basket-master-07

The Basket Manager

DOS1991 sports
meteor-mission-1

Meteor Mission

DOS1995 action
monty-python-flying-circus-05

Monty Python's Flying Circus

DOS1991 action
Trying to describe Monty Python’s Flying Circus (1991) as a “normal” game is impossible—because nothing about it is normal. It’s a fever dream in pixe...
gunboat-01

Gunboat

DOS1990protected vehicle simulation
Gunboat trades fighter jets for naval tension, placing you in command of a small but heavily armed vessel navigating hostile waters. The gameplay mixes simulation detail with actio...
die-hard-2-02

Die Hard 2: Die Harder

DOS1992 shooter
When Die Hard 2: Die Harder hit DOS in 1992, it decided the airport setting meant “time for an on-rails shooter.” Picture John McClane glued to a track, blasting bad gu...
unreal-dos-01

Unreal (Ordilogic)

DOS1991 shooter
Unreal by Ordilogic, released in 1991, is not the one most people think of, and that alone makes it interesting. It’s an action-adventure experience that blends exploration with ...
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&...
drdos7-01

Novell DOS 7

DOS1993 application
pyramid-power-04

Pyramid Power

DOS1986remake action
Pyramid Power (1986) is what happens when archaeology meets abstract strategy. You’re not dodging mummies or solving hieroglyph puzzles—instead, you’re stacking t...
tom-and-the-ghost-01

Tom and the Ghost

DOS1990 action