Abandonware DOS title

Games released in 1987 sorted by rating

airball-03

Airball

DOS1987 puzzle
ace-of-aces-01

Ace of Aces

DOS1987 vehicle simulation
mission-mainframe-04

Mission: Mainframe

DOS1987 rpg
bureaucracy-02

Bureaucracy

DOSMac OS1987 adventure
Bureaucracy is an abandoned text-adventure game designed by Douglas Adams (yes, the writer of The Hitchhiker Guide of the Galaxy), developed and published by Infocom in 1987. Bureaucracy is a peculiar interactive fiction; the game challenges you to solve frustrating bureaucratic problems in a world populated by strange characters.
arctic-fox-05

Arctic Fox

DOS1987 vehicle simulation
phantasie1-2

Phantasie 1

DOS1987protected rpg
projectspacestation-2

Project: Space Station

DOS1987 simulation
anacreon-1

Anacreon: Reconstruction 4021

DOS1987freeware strategy
Anacreon: Reconstruction 4021 is one of the first 4x turn-based strategy games, ASCII based. Anacreon is set in space, as most 4x sci-fi games are, and was published by Thinking Machines Associates and designed by George Moromisato who later re-released the game as freeware.
lawnmover-splash

Lawn Mower

DOS1987 action
aldosadventure-1

Aldo's Adventure

DOS1987remake action
uninvited-win3x-04

Uninvited

DOSMac OS1987 adventure
metropolis-4

Metropolis

DOS1987 adventure
border-zone-01

Border Zone

DOS1987 adventure
superbike-challenge-title

Superbike Challenge

DOS1987 racing
last-mission-opera-02

The Last Mission

DOS1987 action
robotrascals-splash

Robot Rascals

DOS1987 strategy
crazycars-3

Crazy Cars

DOS1987 racing
dark-castle-05

Dark Castle

DOS1987 action
jeopardy-splash

Jeopardy!

DOS1987 puzzle
phm-pegasus-02

PHM Pegasus

DOS1987 vehicle simulation
president-elect-06

President Elect: 1988 Edition

DOS1987protected simulation
President Elect: 1988 Edition is a political simulation game developed by Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI) and released in the mid-1980s. The game simulates U.S. presidential elections and allows players to take on the role of campaign managers in an effort to help their candidate win the election. Players can simulate U.S. presidential elect...
acheton-01

Acheton

DOS1987 adventure
helisimulator-2

3-D Helicopter Simulator

DOS1987 vehicle simulation
nethack-2

NetHack

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OSLinux1987freeware rpg
NetHack is an open-source roguelike game that's been around since the early 1980s. It's a single-player dungeon exploration game where you navigate your character through a randomly generated dungeon filled with monsters, traps, treasures, and various items. The goal is to retrieve the Amulet of Yendor, located deep within the dungeon's lowest leve...
marble-madness-03

Marble Madness

DOS1987 action
Marble Madness is an abandoned isometric action game designed by Mark Cerny and originally published by Atari as a successful and iconic arcade game. It was later converted for many platform in 1986 and for IBM PCs in 1987 by Atari.
blort-03

Blort!

DOS1987 shooter
wizball-02

Wizball

DOS1987 shooter
Wizball is a  shoot 'em up video game developed by Sensible Software and originally released for various home computer platforms in 1987. The game was published by Ocean Software.In Wizball, players control a wizard who rides a magical green ball. The wizard's mission is to restore color to the world, which has been drained of its vibrant...
gnomeranger-splash

Gnome Ranger

DOS1987 adventure
Gnome Ranger is an abandoned fantasy adventure game, developed and published by Level 9 Computing in 1987 for DOS. Gnome Ranger was designed by Peter Austin who also designed the sequel Gnome Ranger 2: Ingrid's Back.