Abandonware DOS title

The best abandonware puzzle games

Puzzle games are about solving logical or strategic puzzles, jigsaws, mathematical brain teasers, and quizzes. The player can control one or more characters (as in Lemmings) or interact with static or moving objects (as in Tetris).
thesentinel-4

The Sentinel

DOS19894.1/5
wheel-of-fortune-1

Wheel of fortune

DOS19874.1/5 word puzzle
beauty-and-the-beast-02

Beauty and the Beast

DOS19924.1/5 action puzzle
bumpy-arcade-02

Bumpy's Arcade Fantasy

DOS19924.1/5 platform
chain-reaction-02

Chain Reaction

DOS19964.1/5 falling blocks
Rockford_The_Arcade-05

Rockford: The Arcade Game

DOS1987protected4.1/5 action puzzle
hexxagon-1

Hexxagon

DOS19934.1/5 tile-matching
super-solvers-treasure-cove-03

Super Solvers: Treasure Cove

DOS19924.1/5 math puzzle
rodent-revenge-01

Rodent's Revenge

Windows 3.x19914.1/5 action puzzle
foolserrand-1

The Fool's Errand

DOS1989freeware4.1/5 word puzzle
cascade-01

Cascade

DOS19904.1/5 word puzzle
tetris-4

Tetris

DOS19874.1/5 falling blocks
sextris-1

Sextris

DOS1992NSFW4.1/5 falling blocks, reveal the picture
atomix-1

Atomix

DOS19904.1/5 tile-matching
blockout-3

Blockout

DOSMac19894.1/5 falling blocks
hexxagon2-1

Hexxagon 2

DOS19934/5 tile-matching
porntris-01

Porntris

DOS1993remakeNSFW4/5 falling blocks
brix-1

Brix

DOS1992freeware4/5 falling blocks
mahjongg-nels-01

Mah Jongg Solitaire

DOS19874/5 board game, tile-matching
lemmings-5

Lemmings

DOS19914/5 action puzzle
bust-a-move-01

Bust-A-Move

DOS1997freeware4/5 tile-matching, action puzzle
traintown-deluxe-04

3D Ultra Lionel Traintown

Windows XP/98/9520004/5 action puzzle
lemmings95-03

Lemmings 95

Windows XP/98/9519944/5 action puzzle
arcade-trivia-quiz-02

Arcade Trivia Quiz

DOS19934/5 trivia / quiz
archipelagos-1

Archipelagos

DOS19894/5 action puzzle
boppin-4

Boppin

DOS1994freeware4/5 tile-matching
gapper-03

Gapper

DOS19864/5 action puzzle
lexicross-3

Lexi-Cross

DOS19914/5 word puzzle
Lexi-Cross is an abandoned science fiction tv show-styled puzzle game. Lexi-Cross was developed by Platinumware and released for DOS by Interplay Productions in 1991. The gameplay is a turn-based mix between Scrabble and Wheel of fortune with elements of Battleship.
minesweeper-04

Minesweeper

Windows 3.x19924/5 math puzzle
Microsoft Minesweeper is an iconic puzzle game that has been included with Microsoft Windows operating systems since Windows 3.1. The game's objective is to clear a rectangular board containing hidden mines without detonating any of them. The player clicks on a square to reveal what's underneath, and numbers are displayed to indicate how many mines...