Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

forbidden-castle-03

Forbidden Castle

DOS1985 adventure
freddy-hardest-03

Freddy Hardest

DOS1988 action
drdos7-01

Novell DOS 7

DOS1993 application
spellcasting301-4

Spellcasting 301: Spring Break

DOS1992protected adventure
You’d think a spring break trip would be relaxing. Not when you're a magically inclined college student with a knack for attracting trouble (and bikinis). Spellcasting 301 se...
international-athletics-02

International Athletics

DOS1992 sports
monuments-of-mars-02

Monuments of Mars

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1991freeware action
Monuments of Mars (1991) is one of those puzzle-platformers where patience is less a virtue and more a survival tool. You’re stranded on Mars, exploring alien ruins filled wi...
legends-of-murder-04

Legends of Murder: Volume 1 - Stonedale Castle

DOS1989protected rpg
If you wanted a mix of Clue, D&D, and a dash of text-parser frustration, Legends of Murder: Volume 1 – Stonedale Castle (1989) was your game. You play a detective dropped...
interphase-01

Interphase

DOS1989 shooter
omega-rpg-01

Omega

DOSLinux1988freeware rpg
A year earlier, the other Omega (1988) hit DOS and Linux, and no, it’s not the same game wearing a disguise. This one blends sci-fi exploration with tactical decision-making,...
global-conquest-04

Global Conquest

DOS1992 strategy
fate-traitor-soul-04

Fate: the Traitor Soul

Windows Vista/7/82009protected rpg
gnome-alone-01

Gnome Alone

DOS1991 strategy
mech-brigade-03

Mech Brigade

DOS1987protected strategy
Mech Brigade (1987) is a strategy game that lets you live out your dream of commanding an army of giant robots. Set in a futuristic battlefield, you’re in charge of deploying...
champ-galaxia-02

CHAMP Galaxia

DOS1996 shooter
iron-lord-03

Iron Lord

DOS1990 strategy
Iron Lord (1990, DOS) is the medieval fantasy game that tried to be everything at once—and somehow pulled it off. It’s part RPG, part action, part strategy, and part &l...
kingdom-without-end-01

Kingdom Without End

DOS2001freeware adventure
shangai-01

Shanghai

Windows 3.xMac OS1986 puzzle
f40-pursuit-03

F40 Pursuit Simulator

DOSMac OS1989 racing
framed-04

Framed

DOS1995 action-adventure
prince-of-evil-01

Prince of Evil

DOS1993 shooter
solarhockey-splash

Solar hockey league

DOS1992 sports
mach3-03

Mach 3

DOS1987 shooter
time-and-magik-03

Time and Magik: The Trilogy

DOS1988 adventure
kronolog-title

Kronolog: The Nazi Paradox

DOS1993 adventure
What if the Nazis won? Kronolog: The Nazi Paradox (1993, DOS) takes that nightmare seriously. You play a time traveler trying to fix history, navigating through an oppressive, Orwe...
shadoworlds-02

Shadoworlds

DOS1993protected rpg
when2worldswar-2

When Two Worlds War

DOS1993 strategy
caverns-of-chaos-01

Caverns of Chaos

DOS1992 adventure
Despite the ominous title, Caverns of Chaos (1992) plays like the lovechild of rogue-like masochism and old-school dungeon crawling. There’s loot, traps, monsters, and more w...
supernova-splash

Supernova

DOS1987freeware adventure