Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

cossacks-back-to-war-03

Cossacks: Back to War

Windows XP/98/952002protected strategy
archery-01

Archery

DOS1985freeware sports
Archery (1985) is what happens when someone says, “Hey, what if we made a bow-and-arrow game with the graphical fidelity of a cave painting?” You shoot arrows. That&rsq...
battleausterlitz-2

Austerlitz 1805

DOS1989 strategy
finders-keepers-03

Finders Keepers

Windows Vista/7/82007remake action
Bright, quirky, and just a little bit mischievous, Finders Keepers feels like it wandered in from another dimension where puzzles and platforming share equal custody of your patien...
dragonriders-chronicle-pern-01

Dragon Riders: Chronicles of Pern

Windows XP/98/952001 action-adventure
In Dragon Riders: Chronicles of Pern, you don’t just ride dragons—you babysit them, talk to them, and occasionally save the world while trying not to fall off mid-fligh...
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...
surf-ninjas-07

Surf Ninjas

DOS1994 action
treasure-island-01

Treasure Island

DOS1985 adventure
scrooge-04

Scrooge

DOS1991 adventure
In Scrooge (1991), you play everyone’s favorite miser in a faithful retelling of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol—if Dickens had access to VGA graphics and MIDI carols....
lha-1

LHA

DOS1988 application
dragon-force-02

Dragon Force - Day 3

DOS1993 shooter
By 1993, Dragon Force - Day 3 landed as an obscure tactical experiment on DOS. Despite the name, it’s not about a power metal band’s rehearsal schedule but rather a day...
sabre-team-4

Sabre Team

DOS1994protected strategy
sarge-02

Sarge

DOS1989 shooter
indycar-racing-06

IndyCar Racing

DOS1993 racing
IndyCar Racing is a racing simulation video game developed by Papyrus Design Group and published by Virgin Interactive. Released in 1993 for MS-DOS, it marked a significant step fo...
line-wars-02

LineWars

DOS1990 shooter
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 ...
suspended-01

Suspended

DOS1983 adventure
tron92-01

Tron

DOS1992 action
global-effect-05

Global Effect

DOS1992 simulation
hotshot-03

Hotshot

DOS1988 puzzle
modem-wars-01

Modem Wars

DOS1988 strategy
stationfall-01

Stationfall

DOS1987 adventure
sram-02

SRAM

DOS1987 adventure
sherman-m4-03

Sherman M4

DOS1989 vehicle simulation
magcrane-2

Magnetic Crane

DOS1989 puzzle
mtv-remote-control-02

Remote Control

DOS1989 puzzle
magic-carpet-2-05

Magic Carpet 2: The Netherworlds

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1996protected shooter
demon-blue-02

Demon Blue

DOS1992 action
In this 1992 platformer, you control a small, shaggy blue demon navigating a dungeon filled with enemies. Jump, dodge, and collect items as you progress through levels. It's like p...
clyde-revenge-04

Clyde's Revenge

DOS1995freeware action
Clyde is back—and this time, he's mad. Clyde's Revenge brings more levels, more traps, and slightly less mercy. Everything’s cranked up: the challenge, the mazes, the p...
heatsink-03

Battleship

DOS1983 strategy
Released in 1983, this is your grandpa’s Battleship—minus the plastic pegs, but with all the tension of blind naval warfare. There are no fancy graphics, no Hollywood e...