Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

lord-of-destruction-01

Lord of Destruction

DOS1994 rpg
Despite its ominous title, Lord of Destruction from 1994 is less about theatrical villainy and more about classic DOS-era ambition. This is a game that wants to be big, dark, and d...
grand-prix-500-03

Grand Prix 500 2

DOS1991 racing
3d-noah-ark-01

Super 3-D Noah's Ark

DOS1995protected shooter
mine-shaft-01

Mine Shaft

DOS1983 action
the-kristal-05

The Kristal

DOS1989 adventure
escapedelirium-5

Escape from delirium

DOS1995 adventure
Escape from Delirium feels like someone took a pulp adventure novel, dipped it in a bucket of chaos, and fed it to a DOS system. You wake up with amnesia (because of course you do)...
the-big-three-03

The Big Three

DOS1989 strategy
hollywood-pictures-01

Hollywood Pictures

DOS1995 simulation
stunt-island-05

Stunt Island

DOS1992protected vehicle simulation
sram-02

SRAM

DOS1987 adventure
robot-odissey-01

Robot Odissey

DOS1985 strategy
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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...
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Black Moon Chronicles

DOS1999protected strategy
Based on a French comic series, Black Moon Chronicles (1999) is what you'd get if a fantasy novel and a real-time strategy game had a slightly awkward baby. The art is dark, the to...
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Caverns of Chaos

DOS1992 adventure
Despite the ominous title, Caverns of Chaos (1992) plays like the lovechild of rogue-like masochism and old-school dungeon crawling. There’s loot, traps, monsters, and more w...
sword-of-honour-03

Sword of Honour

DOS1993 action
galactix-02

Galactix

DOS1992 shooter
Galactix continues the grand space-shooter tradition with enthusiasm and a healthy disregard for your survival odds. You control a small but determined ship facing waves of enemy f...
mickey-runaway-zoo-03

Mickey's Runaway Zoo

DOS1991 puzzle
fooblitzsky-02

Fooblitzsky

DOS1986 strategy
Fooblitzsky (1986, DOS) sounds like a sneeze and plays like a strategic puzzle wrapped in Cold War paranoia. You control a spy navigating a city grid, dodging capture while sniffin...
yatch-racing-simulator-02

Yacht Racing Simulator

DOS1986 racing
Yacht Racing Simulator proves that even in the '80s, developers were brave enough to turn the thrilling world of rich people boating slowly into a video game. With graphics that co...
ghost-master-04

Ghost Master

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2003protected simulation
Ghost Master is a strategy and simulation game developed by Sick Puppies and published by Empire Interactive. It was originally released for Microsoft Windows in 2003 and later por...
codebreaker-02

Codebreaker

DOS1994freeware puzzle
Put on your mental trench coat, because Codebreaker is here to make you feel smart—or incredibly foolish. It’s a brain-teasing logic game where you deduce secret number...
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Spellcasting 301: Spring Break

DOS1992protected adventure
You’d think a spring break trip would be relaxing. Not when you're a magically inclined college student with a knack for attracting trouble (and bikinis). Spellcasting 301 se...
jewels-of-darkness-06

Jewels of Darkness

DOS1986 adventure
bycicle-bridge-03

Bicycle Bridge

DOS1992 strategy
Ready to get your heart racing with the world’s slowest competitive sport? Bicycle Bridge brings the thrill of bidding, trick-taking, and utter confusion straight to your DOS...
chess-psion-02

Psion Chess

DOSMac OS1985 strategy
Before AI could annihilate grandmasters, Psion Chess was already humbling humans back in 1985. Available for DOS and Macintosh, this game wasn’t flashy, but it didn’t n...
microman-adventures-win3x-04

MicroMan

Windows 3.x1993freeware action
gran-prix-unlimited-04

Grand Prix Unlimited

DOS1992 racing
yabog-02

Yabog

DOS1995freeware action
Imagine a game where a gelatinous green creature (that may or may not be sentient chewing gum) bounces its way through logic puzzles and physics that occasionally remember gravity ...
commando-enhanced-01

Commando Enhanced

DOS1998remake shooter