Abandonware DOS title

Horror games sorted by year, newest first

Anything even remotely connected to horror: all things splatter, Cthulhu and Lovecraft, vampires, zombies, ghosts, mummies, hideous creatures from outer space.
doom-3

Doom

DOS1993protected4.2/5 id software
endless-horror-02

Endless Horror

DOS19932.7/5
halloween-harry-06

Halloween Harry

DOS1993freeware4.2/5 Interactive Binary Illusions
Halloween Harry is a DOS science fiction multi-directional scroller shooter game. Halloween Harry - later renamed Alien Carnage - was published by Apogee, developed by Interactive Binary Illusions and designed by John Passfield and Robert Crane.
inextremis-1

In Extremis

DOS19933.5/5 Blue sphere
jack-in-the-dark-03

Jack in the Dark

DOS19933.8/5 Infogrames
monster-bash-04

Monster Bash

DOS1993protected3/5 Apogee Software
questglory4-11

Quest for Glory 4: Shadows of Darkness

DOSWindows 3.x1993protecteddemo4.1/5 Sierra On-Line
Quest for Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness is an adventure role-playing game (RPG) developed and published by Sierra On-Line. It was released in 1993 as the fourth installment in the Quest for Glory series. The game was designed by Lori Ann Cole and Corey Cole, who were also responsible for the previous entries in the series.The game is set in the dar...
shadow-of-the-comet-04

Shadow of the Comet

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1993protected3.9/5 Infogrames
7th-guest-10

The 7th Guest

Windows XP/98/951993protected3.9/5 Trilobyte
thelegacy-5

The Legacy: Realm of Terror

DOSLinuxMac1993protected3.9/5 Magnetic Scrolls
The Legacy: Realm of Terror is a first-person view survival horror RPG set in the modern world, in a haunted house. The Legacy was developed by Magnetic Scrolls and published by MicroProse Software in 1993.
veilofdarkness-4

Veil of Darkness

DOS1993protected3.9/5 Event Horizon
aloneinthedark-2

Alone in the Dark

DOS1992protected4.1/5 Infogrames
bettlejuiceskeletons-1

Beetlejuice: Skeletons in the closet

DOS19924/5 Hi-Tech Expressions
darkseed-1

Dark Seed

DOS19924.1/5 Cyberdreams
daughter-of-serpents-01

Daughter of Serpents

DOS19924/5 Eldritch Games
dylan-dog-the-murderers-01

Dylan Dog: Murderers

DOS19923.7/5 Simulmondo
dylandogthroughlooking-1

Dylan Dog: Through the Looking Glass

DOS19923.6/5 Simulmondo
plan9-4

Plan 9 From Outer Space

DOS19923.6/5 Gremlin Graphics / Gremlin Interactive
waxworks-2

WaxWorks

DOSMac1992protecteddemo4.3/5 Horror Soft
Waxworks was a horror-themed first-person role-playing game developed by Horror Soft, a subsidiary of Adventure Soft, published in 1992. The game is set in a wax museum where players must travel through different historical periods, each represented by a wax exhibit. Each exhibit serves as a portal to a different time and place, featuring vari...
arachnophobia-04

Arachnophobia

DOS19914.1/5 Blue Sky Productions
dangerous-dave-haunted-04

Dangerous Dave in the Haunted Mansion

DOS1991protected4.1/5 id software
elvira-2-jaws-of-cerberus-05

Elvira 2: The Jaws of Cerberus

DOS19914/5 Horror Soft
Elvira 2: The Jaws of Cerberus is an abandoned horror adventure/RPG hybrid game with elements of dark fantasy, developed by Horror Soft and published by Accolade for DOS in 1991. Elvira 2: The Jaws of Cerberus is also part of the Elvira series of games, each of one based on the popular movie/TV personality Elvira.
elviraarcade-1

Elvira: the Arcade Game

DOS19913.9/5 Flair Software
castlevania-1

Castlevania

DOS19903.9/5 Distinctive Software
elvira1mistress-1

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark

DOS19903.9/5 Horror Soft
escapefromhell-1

Escape from Hell

DOS19904/5 Electronic Arts
horrorzombies-5

Horror Zombies from the Crypt

DOS19903.8/5 Astral Software
hugoh1-1

Hugo's House of Horrors

DOS19903.9/5 Gray Design Associates
Hugo's House of Horrors is an adventure game developed by David P. Gray and released in the early 1990s. The game is a text-based adventure with simple graphics, and it gained popularity for its witty and often tongue-in-cheek approach to the horror genre.The story of the game revolves around the main character, Hugo, who receives a letter from his...
it-came-from-the-desert-06

It Came from the Desert

DOS1990freeware4.1/5 Cinemaware
It Came from the Desert is an abandonware action-adventure game developed by Cinemaware and released in 1990 for PC (DOS) and Amiga. It Came From the Desert is an action-adventure game with a peculiar flavor: it's set in the 50s, in the USA, and it's based on those old monster movies like Them! (also involving killer ants).
lords-of-doom-02

Lords of Doom

DOS19904.1/5 Attic Entertainment Software