Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

beyond-good-and-evil-01

Beyond Good and Evil

Windows XP/98/952003protected action-adventure
boxerrebellion-splash

Boxer Rebellion

DOS1982 action
Before realistic fighting games, there was Boxer Rebellion—a 1982 title so primitive, it makes Pong look flashy. It’s boxing with fewer rules and more pixels per punch....
last-knight-at-camelot-01

Last Knight in Camelot

DOS1996 action
buffalo-bill-rodeo-02

Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show

DOS1989 sports
Saddle up for an awkward mix of minigames that vaguely resemble rodeo events. Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show tries to recreate the excitement of a 19th-century traveling circus but ...
battle-for-atlantis-02

Battle for Atlantis

DOS1990 strategy
Fancy a war under the sea? Battle for Atlantis (1990) asks the age-old question: what if submarines had grudges? This top-down, action strategy title throws you into a deep-sea tur...
fleet-command-03

Fleet Command

DOS1999protected vehicle simulation
castlekroz-3

Return to Kroz

DOS1990freeware action
Kroz returns, and with it, your CRT monitor’s worst nightmare: ASCII graphics! Return to Kroz takes you back to a time when @ meant “you,” and everything else was...
pod-gold-03

POD

Windows XP/98/951997protected racing
andromeda-conquest-01

Andromeda Conquest

DOS1982 strategy
spellcraft-aspects-01

Spellcraft: Aspects of Valor

DOS1992 strategy
18-airborne-03

18th Airborne

DOS1993 shooter
18th Airborne is what happens when a military recruitment pamphlet and a tactical shooter have a baby. You’re thrown into the boots of a paratrooper with a mission, a gun, an...
rotox-06

Rotox

DOS1991 shooter
postal-03

Postal

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protected shooter
dont-go-alone-03

Don't Go Alone

DOS1989 rpg
Don't Go Alone is the kind of title that doesn’t need a warning label—it’s the warning label. This horror-themed dungeon crawler from 1989 drops you into a world ...
f40-pursuit-03

F40 Pursuit Simulator

DOSMac OS1989 racing
F40 Pursuit Simulator takes a different approach by putting you in the cockpit of a fictional high-tech interceptor designed for one job: catching bad guys. Instead of large-scale ...
iwar2-05

Independence War 2: Edge Of Chaos

Windows XP/98/952001protected vehicle simulation
Independence War 2: Edge Of Chaos refines its predecessor’s ideas into a more open-ended and player-driven experience. Trading, piracy, and exploration play a much larger rol...
usurper-splash

The Usurper

DOS1989 adventure
highway-patrol-2-01

Highway Patrol 2

DOS1990 racing
dungeons_kroz2_003

Dungeons of Kroz 2

DOS1989 action
Dungeons of Kroz 2 didn’t reinvent the wheel—it sharpened it and rolled it over your face. Released the same year as the original, it’s tougher, faster, and even ...
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...
over-the-net-03

Over the Net!

DOS1990 sports
interphase-01

Interphase

DOS1989 shooter
postman-pat-3-02

Postman Pat 3: To the Rescue

DOS1992 action
Postman Pat 3 is a retro video game based on the popular British children's television series Postman Pat. Released in 1992 by Alternative Software, it was available for platforms ...
mine-shaft-01

Mine Shaft

DOS1983 action
grisby-pacific-war-03

Gary Grigsby's Pacific War

DOS1992 strategy
monopoly-stevens-01

Monopoly (Adam Stevens)

DOS1998 strategy
laser-wars-01

Laserwars

DOS1994 strategy
varicella-01

Varicella

DOSWindows XP/98/95Linux1999freeware adventure
udoiana-raunes-02

Udoiana Raunes

DOS1998 adventure
Udoiana Raunes is one of those late-DOS curiosities that feels like it escaped from a developer’s hard drive by accident. It presents itself as a fantasy adventure, but quick...
sub-command-03

Sub Command

Windows XP/98/952001protected vehicle simulation
Sub Command is a naval warfare simulation game developed by Sonalysts Inc. and released in 2001. In Sub Command, you assume the role of a captain commanding one of three advan...