Abandonware DOS title

Horror games sorted by title, from Z to A

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

Most popular horror games

Quake
shooterDOS, Windows XP/98/95
House of the Dead
shooterWindows XP/98/95
Doom
shooterDOS
xenomorph-02

Xenomorph

DOS19904/5 Pandora
wolfsbane-04

Wolfsbane

DOS19953/5 Midnight Software
weirddreams-2

Weird Dreams

DOS19883.8/5 Rainbird Software
Weird Dreams is an abandoned action - puzzle game developed and released by Rainbird Software in 1988 for DOS, but also published for Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64. Weird Dreams is a surreal action game in which you have to take part in absurd activities in order to progress to the next level.
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...
voodoisland-1

Voodoo island

DOS19853.8/5 Angelsoft
veilofdarkness-4

Veil of Darkness

DOS1993protected3.9/5 Event Horizon
vampire-redemption-02

Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption

Windows XP/98/95Mac2000protected4.3/5 Nihilistic Software
uninvited-win3x-04

Uninvited

DOSMac19873.8/5 ICOM Simulations
ultimatedoom-1

Ultimate Doom

DOS1995protected4.1/5 id software
transylvania-3-04

Transylvania 3: Vanquish the Night

DOS19903/5 Polarware
transylvania-1

Transylvania

DOS1986freeware4/5 Polarware
time-slaughter-03

Time Slaughter

DOS1996freeware4.1/5 Bloodlust Software
typing-of-the-dead-02

The Typing of the Dead

Windows XP/98/9519993.6/5 Smilebit
The Typing of the Dead is a unique video game that is essentially a typing version of the classic rail shooter arcade game The House of the Dead. It was first released in 1999 as an arcade machine and later for other platforms.In The Typing of the Dead, players use a keyboard to eliminate oncoming waves of zombies and other creatures by typing word...
skthemist-1

The mist

DOS19853.9/5 Angelsoft
lurkinghorror-1

The Lurking Horror

DOS19874.1/5 Infocom
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.
houndshadow-1

The Hound of Shadow

DOS19893.8/5 Eldritch Games
7th-guest-10

The 7th Guest

Windows XP/98/951993protected3.9/5 Trilobyte
11th-hour-07

The 11th Hour

Windows XP/98/951995protected4.1/5 Trilobyte
shadow-of-the-comet-04

Shadow of the Comet

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1993protected3.9/5 Infogrames
scapeghost-1

Scapeghost

DOS19893.7/5 Level 9 Computing
sanitarium-04

Sanitarium

Windows XP/98/951998protected4/5 DreamForge Intertainment
realms-of-the-haunting-07

Realms of the Haunting

DOSMac1997protected3.8/5 Gremlin Graphics / Gremlin Interactive
ravenloftsthrad-4

Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession

DOS1994protected3.7/5 DreamForge Intertainment
Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession is a computer role-playing game (CRPG) released in 1994. It is set in the Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting of Ravenloft, which is known for its gothic horror themes. The game was developed by DreamForge Intertainment and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI).The gameplay is based on the Advanced Dungeo...
ravenloft-stone-prophet-07

Ravenloft: Stone Prophet

DOS1995protected3.2/5 DreamForge Intertainment
Ravenloft: Stone Prophet is a fantasy RPG set in the egyptian Ravenloft campaign that uses the Advanced Dungeons & Dragon ruleset. It's the sequel to Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession and uses the same first person real-time 3d engine. Stone Prophet was developed by DreamForge Entertainment and published by SSI in 1995.
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...
quake_002

Quake

DOSWindows XP/98/951996protecteddemo4.2/5 id software
Quake is a first-person shooter (FPS) video game developed by id Software and released in 1996. It is the successor to id Software's immensely popular "Doom" series and is known for its groundbreaking 3D graphics, fast-paced gameplay, and multiplayer capabilities. The game was created by a team led by John Carmack and John Romero, two of the co-fou...
psycho-02

Psycho

DOS19883.4/5 Starsoft Development
prisonerofice-1

Prisoner of Ice

DOS1995protected4.1/5 Chaosium Inc.