Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

dambusters-splash

The Dam busters

DOS1985 vehicle simulation
super-bomber-blast-02

Super Bomber Blast Beta

DOS1997remake action
Murder_on_The_Zinderneuf-03

Murder on the Zinderneuf

DOS1984 simulation
questprobe-hulk-01

Questprobe featuring The Hulk

DOS1984 adventure
khalaan-04

Khalaan

DOS1990 strategy
pharaos-curse-01

Pharoah's Curse

Windows 3.x1998remake action
nyet-03

Nyet

DOS1988freeware puzzle
Before Tetris conquered the world, Nyet gave DOS users their own block-stacking fix. It’s essentially a clone, but with its own quirks and rough edges — the kind of thi...
supernova-splash

Supernova

DOS1987freeware adventure
pc-globe-01

PC Globe 5

DOS1987 application
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...
lancelot-01

Lancelot

DOS1988 adventure
Lancelot (1988) is an action-adventure that draws loosely from Arthurian legend and very tightly from the difficulty school of “good luck.” You guide the famous knight ...
austerlitz-02

Austerlitz

DOS1989protected strategy
inside-trader-04

Inside Trader

DOS1987 simulation
If you’ve ever wondered what the world of finance might look like as a video game—minus the existential dread—Inside Trader has you covered. This quirky DOS title...
oligopoly-5

Oligopoly

DOS1987 strategy
If you’ve ever stared at a Monopoly board and thought, “This needs more spreadsheets,” then Oligopoly is basically your spiritual home. Released in 1987 for DOS, ...
slam-01

Slam!

Windows 3.x1993 sports
extreme-shopper-02

Extreme Shopper

Windows 3.x2000 action
Released in 2000, Extreme Shopper is one of those games that sounds like a joke—until you realize it fully commits to the premise. You play as a shopper navigating a chaotic ...
wizard-of-wor-98-03

Wizard of Wor 98

DOS1998remake action
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...
side-arms-02

Side Arms Hyper Dyne

DOS1988 shooter
Side Arms: Hyper Dyne is a side-scrolling shoot-'em-up arcade game developed and published by Capcom in 1986 and later ported on various platforms. Players control a "mobilsui...
xmas-lemmings-01

Xmas Lemmings

DOS1992freeware puzzle
witchhavenRL-01

WitchavenRL

Windows Vista/7/8Linux2013 rpg
transworld-de-01

Transworld

DOS1990 simulation
egabomb-02

EGA Bomb

DOS1988 strategy
EGA Bomb is a small, colorful arcade-style game that knows exactly what it is: fast, simple, and slightly mischievous. Built around classic bomb-dropping mechanics, it challenges p...
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...
encyclopedia-war-ancient-battles-03

Encyclopedia of War: Ancient Battles

DOS1988 strategy
If you’ve ever wanted to command armies older than your great-great-great-grandparents, Encyclopedia of War: Ancient Battles is your time machine with a keyboard. Released in...
nightbreed-02

Night Breed

DOS1990 action
sram-02

SRAM

DOS1987 adventure
eliza-02

ELIZA for DOS

DOS1988 application
ELIZA, created in the mid-1960s by Joseph Weizenbaum at MIT, was one of the first computer programs to simulate human conversation. Designed as a natural language processing demons...
boulder-dash-construction-kit-04

Boulder Dash Construction Kit

DOS1987 puzzle
Boulder Dash Construction Kit is both a full game and a level editor, built around the gameplay mechanics of the original Boulder Dash (1984). You still play as Rockford, the pixel...