Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

roller-coaster-rumbler-03

Roller Coaster Rumbler

DOS1989 shooter
mario-time-machine-01

Mario's Time Machine

DOS1993 puzzle
the-big-three-03

The Big Three

DOS1989 strategy
gnome-alone-01

Gnome Alone

DOS1991 strategy
aurora-dibularos-02

Aurora Dibularos

Windows XP/98/952001freeware action
learn-the-alphabet-02

Learn The Alphabet

DOS1993 puzzle
microleague-baseball-2-04

MicroLeague Baseball 2

DOS1989 sports
westphaser-02

Westphaser

DOS1989 shooter
unnecessary-roughness-01

Unnecessary Roughness

DOS1993 sports
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 ...
basket-master-03

Basket Master

DOS1990 sports
What happens when a basketball game forgets about realism and goes full cartoon? Basket Master (1990), that’s what. This Spanish-developed DOS gem pits two oddly animated bal...
safari-guns-03

Safari Guns

DOS1989 shooter
nanotank-3x-03

Nanotank

Windows 3.x1993 puzzle
jammit-01

Jammit

DOS1994 sports
thud-ridge-05

Thud Ridge

DOS1988 vehicle simulation
pkunzip-splash

PKzip

DOS1989protected application
dragonfly-splash

Dragonfly

DOS1986 shooter
In 1986, Dragonfly emerged as one of those simple but strangely addictive action games. Picture a cross between a shooter and an abstract insect simulator. The graphics are blocky,...
color-balls-02

Color Balls

DOS1996 puzzle
Ever wondered what it would feel like to be trapped in a neon nightmare where physics and color coordination decide your fate? Color Balls (1996, DOS) is like a Rubik’s Cube ...
monopoly-stevens-01

Monopoly (Adam Stevens)

DOS1998 strategy
death-backgammon-01

Death by Backgammon

DOS1990 strategy
Only in the early ’90s could a game like Death by Backgammon exist with a straight face. It’s 1990, you’re on DOS, and suddenly backgammon isn’t just a quie...
redhook-revenge-03

Redhook's Revenge

DOS1993 strategy
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...
over-the-net-03

Over the Net!

DOS1990 sports
flash-player-01

Macromedia Flash Player

Windows XP/98/951996freeware application
Back in 1996, Macromedia Flash Player was like that mysterious new kid at school who suddenly knew how to juggle, ride a unicycle, and solve a Rubik’s Cube—all at the s...
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 ...
miniputt-04

Mini Putt

DOS1988 sports
bridge7-04

Bridge 7.0

DOS1992 strategy
Finally, a game for people who think solitaire is just too wild. Bridge 7.0 is the digital equivalent of sipping tea with your grandparents while arguing about trumps and bidding s...
puzzle-fun-pak-01

Puzzle Fun Pak

DOS1987freeware puzzle
fleetsweep-splash

Fleet Sweep

DOS1983 shooter