Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

bubble-trouble-03

Bubble Trouble

Windows XP/98/951998 action
Here comes another bubble game—but this one packs a punch. Bubble Trouble is a frantic shoot-’em-up where you pop evil bouncing bubbles before they bounce you out of ex...
mind-mirror-04

Mind Mirror

DOS1986 simulation
shangai-01

Shanghai

Windows 3.xMac OS1986 puzzle
m-labyrinth-03

M Labyrinth

DOS1993 puzzle
heirstothethrone-2

Heirs to the Throne

DOS1992 strategy
Heirs to the Throne is one of those strategy titles that feels like it was designed by someone who truly enjoys watching players sweat over decisions. Set in a vaguely medieval pol...
family-feud-03

Family Feud

DOS1987 puzzle
Family Feud from 1987 turns the popular TV show into a surprisingly tense DOS experience, proving that guessing what other people think is harder than it looks. The core idea is si...
xanth-splashb

Companions of Xanth

DOS1993protected adventure
Based on Piers Anthony’s pun-filled fantasy world, Companions of Xanth is like walking into a joke book that got lost in a spellbook. You play a guy from the "real world" suc...
realms-of-the-haunting-07

Realms of the Haunting

DOSMac OS1997protected action-adventure
summer-challenge-01

Summer Challenge

DOS1992 sports
eagles-rider-04

Eagle's Rider

DOS1991 shooter
Eagle's Rider is one of those early ’90s DOS games that feels slightly unhinged in the best possible way. You control a futuristic rider soaring through abstract landscapes, ...
austerlitz-02

Austerlitz

DOS1989protected strategy
david-wolf-04

David Wolf: Secret Agent

DOS1989 action-adventure
Back in 1989, David Wolf: Secret Agent tried really hard to make you feel like James Bond. You get car chases, fistfights, and enough cheesy dialogue to fill an action movie marath...
scummvm-01

ScummVM

Windows XP/98/952001freeware application
foxbase-01

FoxBASE 2

DOS1987 application
infiltrator-2-01

Infiltrator 2

DOS1988 simulation
Infiltrator 2 basically asks: “What if we took everything from the first game and doubled down?” The result is a sequel that’s larger, louder, and just as gleeful...
the-scoop-04

The Scoop

DOS1989 adventure
A detective adventure inspired by Agatha Christie’s collaborative story, The Scoop (1989, DOS) turns you into a newspaper reporter poking around a suspicious death with nothi...
crime-time-01

Crime Time

DOS1990 adventure
Crime Time blends point-and-click adventure with a murder mystery that’s as much about wit as it is about clues. You play an innocent man framed for murder, scrambling to gat...
jammit-01

Jammit

DOS1994 sports
mad-mix-02

Mad Mix

DOS1988 action
swap-microids-01

Swap

DOS1992 puzzle
at-the-carnival-06

At the Carnival

DOS1990freeware puzzle
Step right up to At the Carnival (1990), a puzzle game that mixes traditional brain-teasers with the kind of carnival theming that makes you question whether the developers had eve...
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 ...
power-drive-03

Power Drive

DOS1994 racing
In Power Drive, rally racing comes with an extra dose of “don’t hit the tree.” It’s all about navigating winding tracks with a sense of timing that borders ...
the-summoning-03

The Summoning

DOS1992protected adventure
kingdom-far-reaches-01

Kingdom: The Far Reaches

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1995protected adventure
streets-sim-city-03

Streets of SimCity

Windows XP/98/951997 vehicle simulation
bubble-dizzy-04

Bubble Dizzy

DOS1993 action
Dizzy the egg is back, and this time he’s underwater and floating up on bubbles because... sure, why not? Bubble Dizzy is a mix of patience, timing, and yelling “WHY DI...
elric-of-melnibone-01

Stormbringer: Elric of Melnibone

Windows XP/98/952000canceled rpg
shadow-of-the-comet-04

Shadow of the Comet

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1993protected adventure