Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

project-neptune-03

Project Neptune

DOS1989 action
heatsink-03

Battleship

DOS1983 strategy
Released in 1983, this is your grandpa’s Battleship—minus the plastic pegs, but with all the tension of blind naval warfare. There are no fancy graphics, no Hollywood e...
ibm-fixed-disk-organizer-01

IBM Fixed Disk Organizer

DOS1983 application
zona0-02

Zona 0

DOS1991 racing
Zona 0 is a top-down action game from Spain that blends cyberpunk aesthetics with frenetic gameplay and a dash of existential dread. You play a cyber-agent navigating a dystopian c...
follow-the-reader-01

Follow the Reader

DOS1992 adventure
Follow the Reader (1992, DOS) is an educational oddity that feels like a kindly librarian discovered the power of DOS and decided to make literacy a competitive sport. You guide wo...
designasaurus2-02

Designasaurus 2

DOS1990 simulation
iron-cross-03

Iron Cross

DOS1994 strategy
Released in 1994 for DOS, Iron Cross is a historical strategy game that tries very hard to make military planning look sexy. Spoiler: it doesn’t. You’re dealing with Wo...
the-war-engine-05

The War Engine

Windows XP/98/952001 strategy
war-lance-03

War of the Lance

DOS1990protected strategy
fallen-angel-03

Fallen Angel

DOS1989 action
Fallen Angel, released in 1989, is one of those games that feels slightly mysterious even while you’re playing it. Blending action and light adventure elements, it drops you ...
taking-of-beverly-hills-02

The Taking of Beverly Hills

DOS1991 action-adventure
westphaser-02

Westphaser

DOS1989 shooter
crime-time-01

Crime Time

DOS1990 adventure
Crime Time blends point-and-click adventure with a murder mystery that’s as much about wit as it is about clues. You play an innocent man framed for murder, scrambling to gat...
tv-sports-baseball-06

TV Sports Baseball

DOS1991 sports
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...
redskyatmorning-3

Red sky at morning

DOS1993 strategy
classic-hangman-05

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...
vroom-02

Vroom

DOS1994 racing
dungshalan-2

Dungeon of Shalan

DOS1988 action-adventure
Dungeon of Shalan is one of those games that greets you with the words “You awaken in a dark room” and then proceeds to make that darkness your entire reality. Released...
daemonsgate-05

Daemonsgate

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMac OS1993protected rpg
Daemonsgate is what happens when someone decides RPGs need more moral ambiguity, political intrigue, and sprawling maps that require an actual notebook to navigate. You’re to...
litil-divil-02

Litil Divil

DOS1993protected action
zoop-03

Zoop

DOS1995 puzzle
Imagine if Tetris, Columns, and a pack of highlighters had a baby. That’s Zoop. You’re in the center of the screen, and colorful shapes are marching toward you from all...
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...
battleformidway-1

Midway Campaign

DOS1983 strategy
compute-rebound-02

Rebound

DOS1985 action
jammit-01

Jammit

DOS1994 sports
covertaction-splash

Sid Meier's Covert Action

DOS1990protected simulation
mandrake-ita-04

Mandrake: L'Ombra del Cobra

DOS1994 action-adventure
starlord-02

Starlord

DOS1987 vehicle simulation