Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

renegade-legion-interceptor-01

Renegade Legion Interceptor

DOS1990protected strategy
drsbaitso-03

Dr. Sbaitso

DOS1991 application
accordion-1

Accordion

DOS1990 strategy
It’s 1990, and you’re sitting at your DOS PC playing Accordion, a game that somehow turns solitaire into something slower and more passive-aggressive. It’s not fl...
framed-04

Framed

DOS1995 action-adventure
Framed is a puzzle-platformer that treats each screen like a small mechanical riddle. You guide your character through hazards that feel carefully arranged, almost theatrical in th...
ruins-of-cawdor-02

Ruins of Cawdor

DOS1995 rpg
monopoly-04

Monopoly

DOS1985 strategy
elevator-splash

Elevator

DOS1986freeware action
Elevator is one of those early arcade-style games that sounds boring on paper and becomes oddly stressful in practice. You’re navigating elevators, rescuing people, and avoid...
noexit-02

No Exit

DOS1990 action
snoopy-and-peanuts-01

Snoopy and Peanuts

DOS1990 adventure
novatron-splash

Novatron

DOS1982 racing
Released in 1982, Novatron is one of those early DOS titles that tried to imagine the future using about twelve pixels and a prayer. It’s an arcade-style shooter that borrows...
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...
risk-3x-02

Risk

Windows 3.x1991 strategy
golden-oldies-v-03

Golden Oldies: Volume 1 - Computer Software Classics

DOS1985 adventure
Golden Oldies: Volume 1 - Computer Software Classics is less a single game and more a time capsule, offering a collection of early titles that remind you just how far gaming has co...
nextgen-trivia-01

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Trivia

DOS1990 puzzle
So, you think you know Star Trek? The Next Generation – Trivia (1990, DOS) is here to prove you wrong. This is a straight-up quiz game, packed with hundreds of questions rang...
onslaught-07

Onslaught

DOS1990 action
Onslaught (1990, DOS) takes the classic top-down shoot-and-survive formula and injects it with an enthusiasm that borders on reckless. Hordes of enemies sprint at you like they&rsq...
champions-02

Champions

DOS1991canceled rpg
laser-wars-01

Laserwars

DOS1994 strategy
return-krondor-02

Return to Krondor

Windows XP/98/951998protected rpg
If you liked Betrayal at Krondor, Return to Krondor is that younger cousin who tries real hard to live up to the family name. It's got 3D graphics (for 1998), turn-based combat, an...
subwar2050-01

Subwar 2050

DOS1993 vehicle simulation
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 ...
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...
nanotank-3x-03

Nanotank

Windows 3.x1993 puzzle
dive-bomber-01

Dive Bomber

DOS1989 vehicle simulation
Dive Bomber (1989) is a game that delivers exactly what it promises: you dive, you bomb, and you try not to crash into the ground in the process. The graphics are about as simple a...
silly-master-blaster-03

Silly Master Blaster

DOS1985 action
tv-sports-baseball-06

TV Sports Baseball

DOS1991 sports
TV Sports Baseball from 1991 tries to bottle the magic of America’s pastime and pour it into your DOS machine, complete with commentary and a surprising amount of personality. Th...