Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

iron-cross-03

Iron Cross

DOS1994 strategy
Released in 1994 for DOS, Iron Cross is a historical strategy game that tries very hard to make military planning look sexy. Spoiler: it doesn’t. You’re dealing with Wo...
ibm-fullscreen-03

IBM Fullscreen Definition FSDPC

DOS1984 application
titan-03

Titan

DOS1989 action
noctropolis-05

Noctropolis

DOS1994protected adventure
Noctropolis feels like stepping into a fever dream of a comic book you read when you were twelve and maybe shouldn’t have. A surreal noir adventure with gothic heroes, femme ...
robbo-02

Robbo

DOS1993freeware puzzle
sarge-02

Sarge

DOS1989 shooter
boulder-dash-construction-kit-04

Boulder Dash Construction Kit

DOS1987 puzzle
Boulder Dash Construction Kit is both a full game and a level editor, built around the gameplay mechanics of the original Boulder Dash (1984). You still play as Rockford, the pixel...
startrekkobayashi-splash

Star Trek: the Kobayashi alternative

DOS1985 adventure
If text adventures are your thing, Star Trek: The Kobayashi Alternative (1985, DOS) will either delight or destroy you. You type commands to guide Kirk and crew through a no-win sc...
superkarts-1

SuperKarts

DOS1995 racing
titans-warring-suns-03

Titans of Steel: Warring Suns

Windows XP/98/95Windows 10/112003 strategy
2112-01

2112

DOS1994 adventure
Welcome to 2112, a game that predicted a grim techno-future back when floppy disks still ruled. This DOS-era oddity throws you into a world that’s part cyberpunk, part fever ...
war40k-chaosgate-05

Warhammer 40000: Chaos Gate

Windows XP/98/951998protected strategy
suspect-01

Suspect

DOS1984 adventure
billy-the-kid-01

Billy The Kid

DOS1990 action
Saddle up, pardner. Billy The Kid puts you in the dusty boots of the infamous outlaw himself. This is the Wild West, DOS-style — pixel pistols, wanted posters, and dialogue t...
music-construction-set-02

Music Construction Set

DOS1984 application
omega-rpg-01

Omega

DOSLinux1988freeware rpg
A year earlier, the other Omega (1988) hit DOS and Linux, and no, it’s not the same game wearing a disguise. This one blends sci-fi exploration with tactical decision-making,...
striker95-02

Striker 95

DOS1995 sports
xenocide-01

Xenocide

DOS1990 action
ante-up-02

Ante-Up at The Friday Night Poker Club

DOS1990 strategy
In Ante-Up at The Friday Night Poker Club, you’re not saving the world or slaying dragons — you’re just trying to win a few bucks from a room full of poker-faced ...
postal-03

Postal

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protected shooter
grand-prix-500-03

Grand Prix 500 2

DOS1991 racing
udoiana-raunes-02

Udoiana Raunes

DOS1998 adventure
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...
dragonfly-splash

Dragonfly

DOS1986 shooter
In 1986, Dragonfly emerged as one of those simple but strangely addictive action games. Picture a cross between a shooter and an abstract insect simulator. The graphics are blocky,...
highwayfighter-2

Highway Fighter

DOS1995 racing
castleelsinore-splash

Castle Elsinore

DOS1992 adventure
If Hamlet had a sequel directed by a DOS programmer, Castle Elsinore would be it. This interactive fiction game drops you right into Shakespearean drama with murder, betrayal, and ...
video-trek-88-02

Video Trek 88

DOS1982 simulation
wordtris-01

Wordtris

DOSMac OS1991 puzzle