Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

le-maitres-des-ames-03

Le Maitre Des Ames

DOS1987 rpg
la-colmena-01

La Colmena

DOS1992NSFW strategy
Released in 1992, La Colmena is a curious adaptation of Camilo José Cela’s novel, and it wears its literary roots proudly. Rather than focusing on traditional gameplay...
hotshot-03

Hotshot

DOS1988 puzzle
frac-03

Frac

DOS1990 puzzle
Frac takes a minimalist concept—navigate fractal landscapes—and turns it into something hypnotic and slightly disorienting. The visuals shimmer with mathematical flair,...
rescuerigel-1

Rescue at Rigel

DOS1983 rpg
colosso-secret-02

Colosso Secret

DOS1997freeware shooter
Colosso Secret (1997, DOS) is the moody prequel/sequel/parallel universe to Colosso Revenge, where secrets abound and subtlety is tossed out the window. Imagine Indiana Jones in a ...
video-trek-88-02

Video Trek 88

DOS1982 simulation
daffy-duck-pi-02

Daffy Duck PI: The Case of the Missing Letters

DOS1991 puzzle
Daffy Duck PI: The Case of the Missing Letters is a Looney Tunes spin on the classic edutainment formula. As Daffy, you’re on the trail of a nefarious plot to steal the alpha...
flash-gordon-ita-07

Flash Gordon: Il Rapimento di Dale

DOS1992 action-adventure
Flash Gordon: Il Rapimento di Dale throws you into a pulpy sci-fi serial where subtlety is left at the airlock. Based on the adventures of the square-jawed space hero, the game lea...
witchhavenRL-01

WitchavenRL

Windows Vista/7/8Linux2013 rpg
skullduggery-01

Skullduggery: Adventures in Horror

DOS1986 adventure
Don’t let the cartoony name fool you: Skullduggery: Adventures in Horror wants to unsettle you, and it’s surprisingly good at it. This early horror adventure mixes clas...
streesportsoccer-3

Street Sports Soccer

DOS1988 sports
Street Sports Soccer (1988, DOS) trades professional pitches for empty lots, with goalposts made of bricks and wild kids chasing glory. It’s messy, fast, and surprisingly end...
video-casino-1

Video Casino

DOS1987 strategy
spellcasting301-4

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...
luigi-spaghetti-01

Luigi and Spaghetti

DOS1992 action
Luigi and Spaghetti (1992, DOS) sounds like a dinner order but is actually an educational puzzle adventure. You guide a tiny robot named Luigi (no, not that one) through logic puzz...
manhole-01

Manhole

DOS1992 action
sword-of-honour-03

Sword of Honour

DOS1993 action
spiritual-warfare-01

Spiritual Warfare

DOS1993protected action
project-neptune-03

Project Neptune

DOS1989 action
flixmix-02

FlixMix

DOS1993 puzzle
FlixMix feels like someone took a film editor’s desk, scattered it across a computer screen, and invited you to tidy up at speed. The premise is deceptively simple: assemble ...
backgammon-splash

Backgammon

DOS1984 strategy
vectorball-splash

Vectorball

DOS1988 sports
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...
volleyball-simulator-03

Volleyball Simulator

DOS1987 sports
mcdonald-land-06

McDonald Land

DOS1992 action
McDonald Land (1992) is one of the strangest brand tie-ins ever to grace DOS, and that’s saying something. You play as Ronald McDonald himself, jumping across colorful platfo...
gnome-alone-01

Gnome Alone

DOS1991 strategy
In Gnome Alone, you step into the tiny boots of a gnome who really should have picked a quieter profession than “wandering into danger for no clear reason.” The game mi...
global-conquest-04

Global Conquest

DOS1992 strategy
Global Conquest is strategy boiled down to its essentials, offering a streamlined take on world domination that’s easy to pick up but harder to master. You’ll move armi...