Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

othello-03

Othello

DOS1986 strategy
dreadnoughts-01

Dreadnoughts

DOS1992 vehicle simulation
fate-traitor-soul-04

Fate: the Traitor Soul

Windows Vista/7/82009protected rpg
international-moto-x-05

International Moto X

DOS1996 racing
iskib-03

Iskib

DOS1989 shooter
zyconix-2

Zyconix

DOS1992 puzzle
Imagine Tetris went on a sugar binge and had an identity crisis. That’s Zyconix (1992, DOS) in a nutshell. It’s a tile-matching puzzle game where nothing quite behaves ...
vaxine-splash

Vaxine

DOS1991 shooter
hotshot-03

Hotshot

DOS1988 puzzle
Murder_on_The_Zinderneuf-03

Murder on the Zinderneuf

DOS1984 simulation
gazza2-02

Gazza 2

DOS1991 sports
In Gazza 2, the legendary English footballer Paul Gascoigne lends his name to a soccer game that manages to be as unpredictable as his career. Released in 1991, it’s a curiou...
doom-roguelike-02

Doom: The Roguelike

DOS2005freeware rpg
Long before indie developers made “roguelike” a buzzword, someone decided to fuse Doom with permadeath and ASCII graphics. The result: Doom: The Roguelike (2005). On pa...
tv-sports-baseball-06

TV Sports Baseball

DOS1991 sports
TV Sports Baseball from 1991 tries to bottle the magic of America’s pastime and pour it into your DOS machine, complete with commentary and a surprising amount of personality. Th...
subhunt-02

Subhunt

DOS1997 vehicle simulation
mathcad2-01

Math Cad 2.5

DOS1989 application
hoyle-book-games-02

Hoyle Book of Games

DOS1989 strategy
battlecruiser3000ad-03

Battlecruiser 3000AD

DOSWindows XP/98/951996 vehicle simulation
Battlecruiser 3000AD (1996) is less a game and more a test of faith. Ambitious beyond reason, it promised total control of a massive starship—crew management, planetary landi...
nextgen-trivia-01

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Trivia

DOS1990 puzzle
So, you think you know Star Trek? The Next Generation – Trivia (1990, DOS) is here to prove you wrong. This is a straight-up quiz game, packed with hundreds of questions rang...
bomb-run-02

Bomb Run

DOS1991 action
Bomb Run (1991, DOS) sounds like an action-packed thriller—and then you play it and realize you’re just trying to drop bombs in the right spots while flying what feels ...
silly-master-blaster-03

Silly Master Blaster

DOS1985 action
hoverforce-4

Hoverforce

DOS1990 shooter
Hoverforce takes flight combat and wraps it in a futuristic package that feels both ambitious and slightly experimental. Released in 1990, it lets you pilot a hovercraft through mi...
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...
nyet-03

Nyet

DOS1988freeware puzzle
Before Tetris conquered the world, Nyet gave DOS users their own block-stacking fix. It’s essentially a clone, but with its own quirks and rough edges — the kind of thi...
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...
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...
chuck-yeager-adv-flight-trainer-01

Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Trainer 2.0

DOS1989 vehicle simulation
foxbase-01

FoxBASE 2

DOS1987 application
infiltrator-2-01

Infiltrator 2

DOS1988 simulation
Infiltrator 2 basically asks: “What if we took everything from the first game and doubled down?” The result is a sequel that’s larger, louder, and just as gleeful...
punisher-01

The Punisher

DOS1990 action
Long before comic-book games became blockbuster spectacles, The Punisher (1990, DOS) delivered gritty vigilante action with a side of pixelated attitude. You step into Frank Castle...
adventure-fun-pak-01

Adventure Fun Pak

DOS1987freeware action