Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

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...
popcorn-04

Popcorn

DOS1988freeware action
rebel-assault-04

Star Wars: Rebel Assault

DOSMac OS1993protected shooter
foxbase-01

FoxBASE 2

DOS1987 application
trivial-pursuit-deluxe-01

Trivial Pursuit Deluxe

DOS1992 strategy
demons-winter-2

Demon's Winter

DOS1989protected rpg
In this 1989 DOS game, you survive in a post-apocalyptic world where demons have taken over. Scavenge for resources, fight off demonic creatures, and try to rebuild civilization. I...
rusty-jp-01

Rusty

DOS1993 action-adventure
line-wars-2-01

LineWars 2

DOS1994 shooter
rackem-2

Rack 'em

DOS1988 sports
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...
risk-3x-02

Risk

Windows 3.x1991 strategy
davids-kong-02

David's Kong

DOS1984remake action
Long before fan-made clones flooded the internet, there was David's Kong (1984). It’s a straight-up Donkey Kong knockoff, but with enough quirks to make you smile. The premis...
if-it-moves-shoot-02

If It Moves, Shoot It!

DOS1989 shooter
interphase-01

Interphase

DOS1989 shooter
hamurabi-01

Hamurabi remake

DOS1996freewareremake simulation
The 1996 Hamurabi remake takes one of the oldest strategy concepts in gaming and gives it a modest DOS-era facelift. At its core, it’s still about managing resources, feeding...
terminal-terror-04

Terminal Terror

DOS1994 shooter
Terminal Terror throws you into a first-person maze filled with enemies and confusion, delivering a raw and somewhat chaotic shooter experience. The corridors feel endless, and the...
nanotank-3x-03

Nanotank

Windows 3.x1993 puzzle
bunny-bricks-03

Bunny Bricks

DOS1993 action
In Bunny Bricks, you play as a rabbit in sunglasses who decides that breaking bricks with a paddle and ball is the most logical response to a kidnapped pet. It's Arkanoid meets Sat...
oils-well-02

Oil's Well

DOS1984 action
Oil's Well is an action-puzzle game released by Sierra On-Line in 1983/84. It was originally made for platforms like the Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, and MS-DOS, but was la...
realms-of-chaos-03

Realms of Chaos

DOSMac OSLinux1995protected action
ultimuh-03

Ultimuh MCMLXVII: Part 2 of the 39th Trilogy

DOS1993 rpg
Ultimuh MCMLXVII: Part 2 of the 39th Trilogy wins points immediately for its audacious title alone. This action-adventure leans heavily into sci-fi weirdness, combining philosophic...
lords-of-midnight-01

Lords of Midnight

DOS1984 strategy
Released in 1984, Lords of Midnight is one of those rare games that feels more like a living legend than a product. Blending strategy, role-playing, and a kind of emergent storytel...
waterloo-02

Waterloo

DOS1989protected strategy
Waterloo (1989, DOS) is not here to entertain you with flashy graphics or arcade thrills. Instead, it calmly places Napoleon and Wellington on the table and expects you to think. A...
troika-title

Troika

DOS1991 puzzle
rad-warrior-04

Rad Warrior

DOS1986 action
champ-galaxia-02

CHAMP Galaxia

DOS1996 shooter
dragon-force-02

Dragon Force - Day 3

DOS1993 shooter
By 1993, Dragon Force - Day 3 landed as an obscure tactical experiment on DOS. Despite the name, it’s not about a power metal band’s rehearsal schedule but rather a day...
super-battleship-03

Super Battleship

DOS1988 strategy