Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

magcrane-2

Magnetic Crane

DOS1989 puzzle
champ-galagon-03

CHAMP Galagon

DOS1997remake shooter
up-periscope-02

Up Periscope!

DOS1988 vehicle simulation
Up Periscope! from 1988 lets you take command of a submarine, which sounds exciting until you realize just how much responsibility that entails. Managing depth, speed, and position...
stun-runner-03

S.T.U.N. Runner

DOS1990 racing
the-final-battle-02

The Final Battle

DOS1991 adventure
tennis-cup-03

Tennis Cup

DOS1990 sports
Tennis Cup offers a surprisingly nuanced take on tennis, with mechanics that go beyond simply hitting the ball back and forth. Timing, positioning, and spin all play a role, giving...
rotox-06

Rotox

DOS1991 shooter
the-president-is-missing-02

The President is Missing

DOS1988protected simulation
Part interactive thriller, part newsroom simulator, The President is Missing (1988, DOS) casts you as an investigative journalist trying to unravel a political conspiracy before ev...
foxbase-01

FoxBASE 2

DOS1987 application
betrayal-02

Betrayal

DOS1990protected strategy
Ah, Betrayal—a game with a name that really sets the tone. Is it about backstabbing? Politics? Lost love? Not really. It’s actually a hybrid of strategy and role-playin...
myth-ms-02

Myth

DOS1989 adventure
tom-and-the-ghost-01

Tom and the Ghost

DOS1990 action
bart-house-weirdness-01

The Simpsons: Bart's House of Weirdness

DOS1991 action
The Simpsons: Bart’s House of Weirdness is what happens when a platform game decides to take a holiday inside a surreal cartoon fever dream. You control Bart through two wild...
indenture-02

Indenture

DOS1995remake action-adventure
Indenture is a small, relatively obscure DOS adventure that thrives on mood rather than complexity. Set in a bleak, oppressive world, it uses minimalistic visuals and text-driven s...
gunboat-01

Gunboat

DOS1990protected vehicle simulation
Gunboat trades fighter jets for naval tension, placing you in command of a small but heavily armed vessel navigating hostile waters. The gameplay mixes simulation detail with actio...
titans-warring-suns-03

Titans of Steel: Warring Suns

Windows XP/98/952003 strategy
novatron-splash

Novatron

DOS1982 racing
Released in 1982, Novatron is one of those early DOS titles that tried to imagine the future using about twelve pixels and a prayer. It’s an arcade-style shooter that borrows...
thunderblade-05

Thunderblade

DOS1989 shooter
backgammon-green-valley-02

Backgammon

DOS1986 strategy
klass-of-99-02

Klass of 99

DOS1999freewareremake action
epidemic-06

Epidemic!

DOS1983protected simulation
Released back when computers still hummed ominously and monitors glowed like radioactive jellyfish, Epidemic! throws you into the grim business of stopping a deadly outbreak. The i...
othello-03

Othello

DOS1986 strategy
janitor-joe-02

Janitor Joe

DOS1984 action
Released in 1984, Janitor Joe proves that maintenance work can be surprisingly dangerous. Players guide Joe through industrial environments filled with ladders, hazards, and mechan...
meteor-mission-1

Meteor Mission

DOS1995 action
tony-russa-ultimate-baseball-04

Tony La Russa Ultimate Baseball

DOS1991protected sports
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 ...
pinball-magic-02

Pinball Magic

DOS1990 action
khalaan-04

Khalaan

DOS1990 strategy
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....
pyramid-power-04

Pyramid Power

DOS1986remake action
Pyramid Power (1986) is what happens when archaeology meets abstract strategy. You’re not dodging mummies or solving hieroglyph puzzles—instead, you’re stacking t...