Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

hunt-for-red-october-01

The Hunt for Red October

DOSMac OS1987 vehicle simulation
ms-diagnostics-3-01

Microsoft Diagnostics 3.01

DOS1994 application
empire-soccer-03

Empire Soccer 94

DOS1994 sports
Empire Soccer 94 is football stripped of glamour and presented with a straight face that makes everything unintentionally funny. There are no licenses, no famous players, and no at...
rastan-05

Rastan

DOS1990 action
Rastan is Conan-the-Barbarian energy distilled into a side-scrolling adventure where your primary verb is “destroy.” The DOS port lacks a bit of arcade sparkle, but the...
oliver-company-02

Oliver & Company

DOS1989 action
Based on the Disney movie that taught us cats can sing, dance, and apparently navigate 1980s New York, Oliver & Company for DOS (1989) is a surprisingly earnest platformer. You...
grandslambridge-splash

Grand Slam Bridge

DOS1986 strategy
chaos-engine-05

The Chaos Engine

DOS1994protected shooter
worldgames-splash

World Games

DOS1986 sports
ibm-nine-hole-03

IBM 9-Hole Miniature Golf

DOS1983 sports
disc-splash

Disc

DOS1990 sports
Released in 1990, Disc feels like a relic from a parallel universe where Frisbee is the most important sport in history. The game is minimalist to a fault: you throw discs, catch d...
starlord-02

Starlord

DOS1987 vehicle simulation
xenocide-01

Xenocide

DOS1990 action
shadow-knights-02

Shadow Knights

DOS1990 action
dive-bomber-01

Dive Bomber

DOS1989 vehicle simulation
Dive Bomber (1989) is a game that delivers exactly what it promises: you dive, you bomb, and you try not to crash into the ground in the process. The graphics are about as simple a...
columbusdiscovery-splash

Columbus Discovery

DOS1992 puzzle
Columbus Discovery (1992, DOS) is a history-flavored point-and-click adventure where you, as a pixelated Christopher Columbus, set sail to "discover" lands that are already very mu...
fields-of-glory-05

Fields of Glory

DOS1993protected strategy
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 ...
bubble-pop-03

Bubble Pop

DOS1997 action
The name screams “budget shareware,” and Bubble Pop delivers. It’s the digital equivalent of popping bubble wrap, except someone decided it needed high scores and...
aurora-dibularos-02

Aurora Dibularos

Windows XP/98/952001freeware action
mtg-encyclopedia-01

Magic: The Gathering Interactive Encyclopedia

Windows XP/98/951999 application
Magic: The Gathering Interactive Encyclopedia is an abandoned "educational" application and turn-based strategy game based on he Magic: The Gathering collectible card game. MT...
frontline-v14-01

Frontline

DOS1990 strategy
safari-guns-03

Safari Guns

DOS1989 shooter
battlecruiser3000ad-03

Battlecruiser 3000AD

DOSWindows XP/98/951996 vehicle simulation
Battlecruiser 3000AD (1996) is less a game and more a test of faith. Ambitious beyond reason, it promised total control of a massive starship—crew management, planetary landi...
postal2-04

Postal 2

Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS2003protected shooter
lionheart-05

Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader

Windows XP/98/952003protected rpg
jaws-06

Jaws

DOS1989 simulation
cloud-kingdoms-05

Cloud Kingdoms

DOS1990 puzzle
Imagine being a bouncing ball in a series of floating sky islands full of monsters, traps, and puzzles. Welcome to Cloud Kingdoms, where the laws of physics politely take a backsea...
xcom-alliance-03

X-COM: Alliance

Windows XP/98/952002canceled shooter
deathknightskrynn-1

Death Knights of Krynn

DOS1991protected rpg
Ah, Death Knights of Krynn—a 1991 RPG where you fight hordes of undead in the Dragonlance universe. SSI’s Gold Box series wasn’t known for holding your hand, and ...
sword-of-samurai-06

Sword of the Samurai

DOS1989protected strategy