Abandonware DOS title

Games based on movies sorted by release date

In the 80s and the 90s we all saw a lot of good blockbuster movies come out. Some of them were good, some of them were bad. Unfortunately, most of video games based on movies (called 'tie-in') were really bad. Developers tried to put everything they could in those games and divided gameplay in different parts, each of them with a different gameplay: platform, driving sim, puzzle, etc. The best games based on a movie are those that focus on a single genre: Indiana Jones games, Star Wars games etc.

Most popular based on a movie games

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
action-adventureWindows XP/98/95
Disney's Aladdin
actionDOS
The Lion King
actionDOS

Based on a movie games

  • novatron-1
    DOS19823.3/5 Verisoft
  • gremlins-1-01
    DOS19842.8/5 Atari
  • jamesbondview2kill-1
    DOS19853.9/5 Angelsoft
  • rambo-first-blood-01
    DOS19854.1/5 Angelsoft
  • goonies-01
    DOS19853.8/5 Datasoft
  • 007-goldfinger-1
    DOS19864.1/5 Angelsoft
  • blackcauldron-1
    DOS1986freeware3.8/5 Sierra On-Line
  • thegreatescape-1
    DOS1986protected4/5 Denton Designs

    As a prisoner of war, you must find a way to escape a prison in Germany in 1942. The prisoner has a daily routine which will follow if not controlled by the player for a certain amount of time.

  • platoon-1
    DOS19873.6/5 Ocean Software
  • 3stooges-1
    DOS1987freeware3.6/5 Cinemaware
  • topgun-3
    DOS19873.5/5 Ocean Software

    Top Gun is an abandoned flight combat simulation game developed by Ocean Software and released by Thunder Mountain in 1987 for DOS and a number of other 8 bit platforms. As the title suggests, Top Gun is based on the movie of the same name starring Tom Cruise.

  • psycho-02
    DOS19883.2/5 Starsoft Development
  • rambo3-1
    DOS19883.5/5 Ocean Software
  • startrek1stcontact-1
    DOS19883.5/5 Simon & Schuster Interactive
  • starwars-4
    DOS19884.1/5 Atari
  • the-train-escape-to-normandy-02
    DOS1988protected4.4/5 Artech Studios
  • rogerrabbit-1
    DOS19883.8/5 Silent Software
  • willow-03
    DOS19883.8/5 Brian A. Rice
  • jamesbondlicence-3
    DOS19894/5 Quixel
  • nightmareelmstreet-1
    DOS19893.9/5 Westwood Studios
  • diehard-1
    DOS19893.4/5 Activision
  • ghostb2-1
    DOS19893.7/5 Dynamix

    Ghostbusters 2 is an abandoned action game based on the movie of the same name, set in New York. Ghostbusters 2 was developed by Dynamix and released by Activision in 1989. It's part of a series of games based on the popular Ghostbuster franchise, being the olny one developed for DOS.

  • indylastcrusade-4
    DOS1989protected4.2/5 LucasArts

    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is a point & click adventure developed by LucasFilm. INJaLC uses the widely known Scumm interface, with the addition of the Look and Talk verbs, not included in the previous games. Another innovation is the IQ point system, similar to the one present in every Sierra Online game.

  • indy3action-3
    DOS19893.8/5 Tiertex Design Studios
  • indianatempledoom-1
  • jaws-06
    DOS19894/5 Starsoft Development
  • moonwalker-03
    DOS19893.1/5 Emerald Software
  • robocop-2
    DOS19894/5 Data East

    Robocop is an abandoned beat 'em up / run and gun shooter game developed and released by Data East in 1989 for a number of platforms, including DOS. Robocop is a conversion from an arcade game released by Data East in 1988 and it was based on the movie of the same name, Robocop, by Paul Verhoeven. Your goal is to get to the final boss by shoot...

  • startrekfinalfront-1
    DOS19893.4/5 Mindscape
  • the_untouchables-02
    DOS19893.9/5 Ocean Software