Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

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...
international-athletics-02

International Athletics

DOS1992 sports
kampfgruppe-05

Kampfgruppe

DOS1987protected strategy
black-hole-02

Black Hole

DOS1993 puzzle
Black Hole (1993) is a space shooter where you're thrown into the gravitational madness of, you guessed it, a black hole. The physics are wild, the enemies are relentless, and you&...
andromeda-conquest-01

Andromeda Conquest

DOS1982 strategy
awesome-earl-skate-03

Awesome Earl in SkateRock

DOS1988 action
Remember when being radical meant wearing neon shorts and dodging killer squirrels on a skateboard? No? Well, Awesome Earl in SkateRock is here to educate you. Released in 1988, th...
willyworm-1

Willy the Worm

DOS1985 action
twilight-zone-01

The Twilight Zone

DOS1988 adventure
The Twilight Zone is an abandoned sci-fi themed adventure game based on the popular TV series of the same name. The Twilight zone released in 1988 by First Row Software Publishing ...
arcade-pool-01

Arcade Pool

DOS1994 sports
Arcade Pool (1994) is like playing a game of billiards in your best friend’s basement—if your best friend happened to be a DOS machine with a serious competitive streak...
egaroids-2

EGA-Roids

DOS1986freewareremake shooter
As the name suggests, EGA-Roids is a colorful take on the classic Asteroids formula, adapted for the EGA era. You pilot a ship through space, blasting rocks and dodging debris in f...
war40k-chaosgate-05

Warhammer 40000: Chaos Gate

Windows XP/98/951998protected strategy
helter-skelter-04

Helter Skelter

DOS1989 puzzle
Helter Skelter feels like a delightful experiment in chaos, the kind of game that throws ideas at the wall just to see which ones stick. With its quirky mechanics and slightly unhi...
jetstrike-02

Jetstrike

DOS1994 action
dragonriderspern-1

Dragonriders of Pern

DOS1987 strategy
Based on Anne McCaffrey’s novels, Dragonriders of Pern (1987) is an odd duck. It tries to blend diplomacy, strategy, and a dash of action into one package. You don’t ju...
taking-of-beverly-hills-02

The Taking of Beverly Hills

DOS1991 action-adventure
hollywood-squares-02

Hollywood Squares

DOS1989 puzzle
Hollywood Squares brings the classic TV game show to your computer, complete with trivia questions and a grid of personalities who may or may not be telling the truth. Released in ...
acheton-01

Acheton

DOS1987 adventure
Acheton (1987, DOS) is one of those text adventures where the game cheerfully tries to kill you every five minutes — and does so with words. You're tossed into a sprawling, b...
xfighter-splash

X-Fighter

DOS1987 shooter
X-Fighter feels like one of those early experiments where developers were still figuring out what “space combat” should even look like. It is simple, direct, and unapologetical...
highwayfighter-2

Highway Fighter

DOS1995 racing
Highway Fighter delivers straightforward action with a focus on reflexes and timing. It throws obstacles your way with enthusiasm, expecting you to adapt quickly or face the conseq...
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...
risk-3x-02

Risk

Windows 3.x1991 strategy
operation-bodycount-05

Operation Bodycount

DOS1994 shooter
Operation Bodycount sounds subtle, doesn’t it? Released in 1994, this shooter wastes no time letting you know exactly what it’s about: running around and, well, increas...
rebel-assault-04

Star Wars: Rebel Assault

DOSMac OS1993protected shooter
batalia-splash

Batalia

DOS1986 shooter
Batalia (1986) is what happens when war games and spreadsheet programs fall in love. This early DOS strategy title throws you into tactical battles with graphics that would struggl...
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 ...
freddy-hardest-03

Freddy Hardest

DOS1988 action
Freddy Hardest introduces a hero whose name suggests subtlety was never on the table. This action-platformer throws you into alien-infested territory armed with a blaster and a stu...
dataperfect26-02

Data Perfect 2.6

DOS1993 application
super-battleship-03

Super Battleship

DOS1988 strategy