Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

orbiter-01

Orbiter

DOSMac OS1986 vehicle simulation
15x15picpuzzle-02

15x15 Picture Puzzle

DOS1996freeware puzzle
This game is either a delightful brain teaser or a slow descent into madness, depending on how patient you are. 15x15 Picture Puzzle gives you a scrambled mess of tiny square tiles...
monuments-of-mars-02

Monuments of Mars

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1991freeware action
Monuments of Mars (1991) is one of those puzzle-platformers where patience is less a virtue and more a survival tool. You’re stranded on Mars, exploring alien ruins filled wi...
crossfire-2

Crossfire

DOS1982 shooter
Crossfire is what happens when you throw a tank into a maze, give it infinite ammo, and tell it to go wild. Released in 1982, it’s all about twitch reflexes and precise shoot...
xmas-lemmings-01

Xmas Lemmings

DOS1992freeware puzzle
ka-50-hokum-01

Ka-50 Hokum

DOS1995 vehicle simulation
netwars-01

NetWars

DOS1993freeware shooter
NetWars, developed by Novell, is a 3D space shooter video game originally released in 1993 for DOS. NetWars was designed primarily as a promotional tool to demonstrate the networki...
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Classic Hangman

DOS1983 puzzle
ASCII art has never been so morbid. Classic Hangman is exactly what it says on the tin: guess the word or watch your little stick figure meet a tragic end. Letters become lifelines...
conflictmiddleeast-splash

Conflict

DOS1990 simulation
Conflict is a turn-based war game where you get to play Commander-in-Chief and yell at your virtual generals when things go wrong (which they often do). It's part military sim, par...
Murder_on_The_Zinderneuf-03

Murder on the Zinderneuf

DOS1984 simulation
round-42-03

Round 42

DOS1986 shooter
fallen-angel-03

Fallen Angel

DOS1989 action
lionheart-05

Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader

Windows XP/98/952003protected rpg
pharaos-curse-01

Pharoah's Curse

Windows 3.x1998remake action
noexit-02

No Exit

DOS1990 action
gumboots-australia-02

Gumboots Australia

DOS1990 adventure
shadowforce-01

ShadowForce

DOS1994 adventure
boggle-01

Boggle

DOS1990 puzzle
It’s Boggle (1990, DOS), the digital version of everyone’s favorite game where you try to spell long words while your friend keeps shouting “DOG” over and o...
basket-master-03

Basket Master

DOS1990 sports
What happens when a basketball game forgets about realism and goes full cartoon? Basket Master (1990), that’s what. This Spanish-developed DOS gem pits two oddly animated bal...
rocketranger-7

Rocket Ranger

DOS1988protected action
striker95-02

Striker 95

DOS1995 sports
mario-time-machine-01

Mario's Time Machine

DOS1993 puzzle
vectorball-splash

Vectorball

DOS1988 sports
redskyatmorning-3

Red sky at morning

DOS1993 strategy
pacgal-01

Pac Gal

DOS1982 action
return-to-ringworld-02

Return to Ringworld

DOS1994 adventure
The sequel to Ringworld: Revenge of the Patriarch, Return to Ringworld throws you back into Larry Niven’s vast sci-fi universe—except this time, the puzzles are tougher...
kangaroo-02

Kangaroo

DOS1982 action