Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

iznogoud-01

Iznogoud

DOS1987 action-adventure
Iznogoud from 1987 adapts the famous comic into an adventure-platform hybrid filled with traps, puzzles, and cartoon mischief. Its humor carries much of the charm, while the gamepl...
yesprime-1

Yes, Prime Minister

DOS1988 simulation
You thought running a government was hard? Try doing it with a smug civil servant and a budget crisis every five minutes. In Yes, Prime Minister, you play as Jim Hacker, the PM him...
sonic-millennium-02

Sonic Millennium Edition

Windows XP/98/952000freeware action
renegade-legion-interceptor-01

Renegade Legion Interceptor

DOS1990protected strategy
blitz-01

Blitz Draughts

DOS1992 strategy
Don’t let the title fool you — Blitz Draughts isn’t a military simulation but rather a gloriously intense checkers game from 1992. This DOS brain-bender turns the...
jammit-01

Jammit

DOS1994 sports
tasstimestonetown-splash

Tass Times in Tonetown

DOS1986 adventure
Welcome to Tass Times in Tonetown, where the ‘80s collided with science fiction and nobody cleaned up the mess. It’s a bizarre adventure full of punk hairdos, neon colo...
bertsnake-splash

Bert and the Snake

DOS1983remake action
In Bert and the Snake, you are Bert. And yes, there's a snake. That’s the plot. It’s a maze game from a time when naming conventions were refreshingly honest and graphi...
champ-invaders-03

CHAMP Invaders

DOS1997remake shooter
sword-of-aragon-05

Sword of Aragon

DOS1989protected strategy
wheretimestood-1

Where Time Stood Still

DOS1987protected action-adventure
questron2-4

Questron 2

DOS1988protected rpg
Questron II is a role-playing game (RPG) developed by Westwood Associates and published by Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) in 1988. It serves as the sequel to the original Questro...
legions-05

Legions

Windows 3.xMac OS1994 strategy
mystical-04

Mystical

DOS1990protected shooter
pacgal-01

Pac Gal

DOS1982 action
lost-adventures-kroz-splash

Lost Adventures of Kroz

DOS1990freeware action
In Lost Adventures of Kroz, ASCII characters do all the heavy lifting. No sprites, no polygons — just your imagination and a fearless “@” symbol running for its l...
empire-soccer-03

Empire Soccer 94

DOS1994 sports
Empire Soccer 94 is football stripped of glamour and presented with a straight face that makes everything unintentionally funny. There are no licenses, no famous players, and no at...
htmltads-2

HTML Tads

Windows XP/98/951997freeware application
epic-baseball-04

Epic Baseball

DOS1995 sports
If you’ve ever wondered what baseball would look like if someone crammed the entire sport into a DOS machine and sprinkled a bit of 90s attitude on top, Epic Baseball has you...
skyshark-04

Sky Shark

DOS1989 shooter
borland-eureka-1-04

Borland Eureka: the Solver

DOS1987 application
Borland Eureka: the Solver is an abandoned text-based application developed by Borland Software Corporation and released in 1987 for DOS. The product is designed to solve complex p...
starquake-splash

Starquake

DOS1988 action
Starquake is a weird DOS science fiction platform game developed by Bubble Bus Software in 1988 and designed by Stephen Crow and Dave Collins. The Commodore 64 version bo...
pinball-magic-02

Pinball Magic

DOS1990 action
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....
hexxagon2-splash

Hexxagon 2

DOS1993 puzzle
Hexxagon 2 builds on the original with subtle improvements that make the experience feel more polished without losing its core appeal. The gameplay remains as addictive as ever, en...
mtv-remote-control-02

Remote Control

DOS1989 puzzle
tony-russa-ultimate-baseball-04

Tony La Russa Ultimate Baseball

DOS1991protected sports