Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

perrymason-splash

Perry Mason

DOS1985 adventure
streesportsbaseball-2

Street sports baseball

DOS1987 sports
Before million-dollar stadiums and sponsorship deals, there was Street Sports Baseball (1987, DOS)—where kids played in backyards, on cracked concrete, and sometimes next to ...
boggle-01

Boggle

DOS1990 puzzle
It’s Boggle (1990, DOS), the digital version of everyone’s favorite game where you try to spell long words while your friend keeps shouting “DOG” over and o...
dolplhinboat-splash

Dolphin Boating Simulator

DOS1988 sports
Yes, Dolphin Boating Simulator is a real thing, and no, it’s not about dolphins driving boats (sadly). Released in 1988, this oddball DOS sim tasks you with navigating speedb...
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 ...
prince-of-evil-01

Prince of Evil

DOS1993 shooter
return-to-ringworld-02

Return to Ringworld

DOS1994 adventure
The sequel to Ringworld: Revenge of the Patriarch, Return to Ringworld throws you back into Larry Niven’s vast sci-fi universe—except this time, the puzzles are tougher...
andromeda-conquest-01

Andromeda Conquest

DOS1982 strategy
the-blue-and-the-grey-01

The Blue & the Gray

DOS1993 strategy
fields-of-glory-05

Fields of Glory

DOS1993protected strategy
champ-pacem-02

CHAMP Pac-em

DOS1996remake action
the-invaders-04

The Invaders

DOSWindows XP/98/951989remake shooter
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...
archery-01

Archery

DOS1985freeware sports
Archery (1985) is what happens when someone says, “Hey, what if we made a bow-and-arrow game with the graphical fidelity of a cave painting?” You shoot arrows. That&rsq...
redhook-revenge-03

Redhook's Revenge

DOS1993 strategy
infiltrator-1-05

Infiltrator

DOS1987 simulation
Infiltrator drops you into the boots of a helicopter pilot who also happens to be a stealth operative—because the ’80s had no patience for specialization. Between air m...
gapper-03

Gapper

DOS1986 puzzle
phm-pegasus-02

PHM Pegasus

DOS1987 vehicle simulation
light-corridor-04

The Light Corridor

DOS1990 puzzle
visual-star-trek-01

Visual Star Trek

DOS1990 simulation
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...
fooblitzsky-02

Fooblitzsky

DOS1986 strategy
backgammon-green-valley-02

Backgammon

DOS1986 strategy
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...
kingdom-without-end-01

Kingdom Without End

DOS2001freeware adventure