Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

farehneith451-04

Farenheit 451

DOS1984 adventure
Released in 1984 for DOS, Farenheit 451 is one of those early adventure games that feels like it’s constantly judging your typing skills. Loosely inspired by Bradbury’s...
klass-of-99-02

Klass of 99

DOS1999freewareremake action
iskib-03

Iskib

DOS1989 shooter
mine-shaft-01

Mine Shaft

DOS1983 action
firepower-pc-02

Fire Power

DOS1988 action
Few titles announce their intentions as clearly as Fire Power. This is top-down tank warfare with all the subtle grace of a marching band in a library. You roll into battle, shells...
safari-guns-03

Safari Guns

DOS1989 shooter
dragonflight-01

Dragonflight

DOS1991 rpg
Dragonflight (1991) was a German RPG that dared to think big—party-based adventuring, sprawling maps, and a proper fantasy plot. It played like a love letter to Ultima with i...
lawnmover-splash

Lawn Mower

DOS1987 action
livingstone-2-01

Livingstone 2

DOS1989 action
champ-invaders-03

CHAMP Invaders

DOS1997remake shooter
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 ...
kingsofthebeach-splash

Kings of the beach

DOS1988 sports
strike-fleet-01

Strike Fleet

DOS1989 vehicle simulation
blort-03

Blort!

DOS1987 shooter
With a name like Blort!, you'd expect a fart joke or a kids’ cartoon gone wrong, but no—it’s a 1987 arcade-style blaster for DOS. You play as a cosmic defender sh...
noexit-02

No Exit

DOS1990 action
htmltads-2

HTML Tads

Windows XP/98/951997freeware application
worldgames-splash

World Games

DOS1986 sports
dream-zone-02

Dream Zone

DOS1988 adventure
Released in 1988, Dream Zone was a surreal adventure where you explore your own subconscious after being sucked into a dream machine. It’s colorful, strange, and often unsett...
ninja-mastetronic-03

Ninja

DOS1986 action
civilwar-splash

The Civil War

DOS1987 strategy
castle-malvado-02

The Castle of Dr. Malvado

DOS2001 action
felony-02

Felony!

DOS1984 strategy
Released in 1984 for DOS, Felony! is a strange and ambitious early action game that puts you in the role of a criminal on the run. Instead of focusing on a single mechanic, it thro...
vegasgambler-splash

Vegas Gambler

DOS1987 strategy
redskyatmorning-3

Red sky at morning

DOS1993 strategy
servevolley-2

Serve & Volley

DOS1988 sports
satan-02

Satan

DOS1989 action
plague-moon-02

Plague of the Moon

DOS1994 adventure
re-elect-jfk-06

Reelect JFK

Windows 3.x1994 simulation
search-destroy-sim-01

Search and Destroy

DOS1988 simulation
In Search and Destroy (1988), you’re a helicopter pilot with one job: blow things up. It’s as straightforward as the title suggests, yet endlessly satisfying. With top-...
battlemaster-06

Battle Master

DOS1991 strategy
In Battle Master (1991), you play as a heavily armored murder-hobo leading an army across a fantasy world that really doesn’t want you there. It’s part action-RPG, part...