Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

jet-sublogic-04

Jet

DOS1985 vehicle simulation
pirates-2

Sid Meier's Pirates!

DOS1987protected simulation
xtrek91-02

Xtrek

DOS1991freewareNSFW adventure
waterloo-02

Waterloo

DOS1989protected strategy
personal-nightmare-01

A Personal Nightmare

DOS1989 adventure
A Personal Nightmare (1989) blends horror and detective work into one spooky little cocktail of 1980s DOS game design. You return to your hometown to find it overrun by demonic pos...
outpost-win-03

Outpost

Windows 3.x1994 simulation
night-hunter-06

Night Hunter

DOS1988 action
reunion-05

Reunion

DOS1994 strategy
In Reunion, you return to a solar system that’s moved on without you—like showing up to your own birthday party two centuries late. Your mission? Rebuild civilization, ...
no-one-lives-forever-06

The Operative: No One Lives Forever

Windows XP/98/952000 shooter
The Operative: No One Lives Forever is a first-person shooter with stealth gameplay elements, developed by Monolith Productions and released by Fox Interactive in 2000 for Windows,...
donaldalphabet-2

Donald's Alphabet Chase

DOS1988 puzzle
Donald’s Alphabet Chase is the video game equivalent of hiding fridge magnets and watching a duck hunt them down. In this 1988 edutainment title, the mischievous alphabet let...
ajax-splash

Ajax

DOS1989 shooter
Ajax (1989) is like an arcade fever dream: vertical shooter, transforming vehicles, lasers everywhere, and a soundtrack that yells “blast stuff!” every few seconds. One...
acheton-01

Acheton

DOS1987 adventure
Acheton (1987, DOS) is one of those text adventures where the game cheerfully tries to kill you every five minutes — and does so with words. You're tossed into a sprawling, b...
sextris-1

Sextris

DOS1992NSFW puzzle
godofthunder-2

God of Thunder

DOSWindows XP/98/951993freeware rpg
God of Thunder is a classic computer game developed by Adept Software and released in 1993. It's a puzzle platformer with a fantasy theme. In the game, you control Thor, the Norse ...
thexder2-03

Thexder 2: Firehawk

DOS1990 shooter
psp3-03

Paint Shop Pro 3.11

Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x1993 application
Paint Shop Pro 3 is an early version of PaintShop Pro, which is a graphics editing program known for its user-friendly interface and a range of features that cater to both amateur ...
supertetris-3

Super Tetris

DOS1991 puzzle
champ-manager-93-01

Championship Manager 93

DOS1993 sports
Ah, Championship Manager 93, the game that taught us yelling at pixels is a valid emotional outlet. It's you, a keyboard, and a list of players with stamina ratings. No fancy graph...
uu1-5

Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss

DOS1992protected rpg
Before immersive sims were a buzzword, there was Ultima Underworld. Dropping you into a massive first-person dungeon, it gave players freedom unthinkable at the time. Want to negot...
mega-man-x-title

Mega Man X

DOS1995protected shooter
balance-of-power-1990-04

Balance of Power: The 1990 Edition

Windows 3.x1989freeware simulation
Balance of Power: The 1990 Edition is a geopolitical strategy game developed by Chris Crawford and released in 1985. It is considered a classic in the genre of political and strate...
xatax-splash

Xatax

DOS1994 shooter
endless-horror-02

Endless Horror

DOS1993 action
Despite its title, Endless Horror doesn’t go for cheap jump scares—it prefers the slow, creeping kind of dread that seeps in while you stare at murky DOS graphics and w...
pharaos-tomb-03

Pharaoh's Tomb

DOS1990 action
7th-guest-10

The 7th Guest

Windows XP/98/951993protected adventure
f117a-2

Night Hawk: F-117A Stealth Fighter

DOS1991protected vehicle simulation
airtrax-splash

Air Trax

DOS1983 vehicle simulation
Ah yes, Air Trax from 1983 - a game where “flight” is more of a philosophical concept. It’s clunky, it's slow, and it looks like it was coded in someone’s g...
jackal-03

Jackal

DOS1989 shooter
dungeonkroz-splash

Dungeons of Kroz

DOS1989freeware action
Ah, Dungeons of Kroz, the glorious mess of ASCII characters that somehow became addictive. Created by Apogee in 1989, it’s a fast-paced dungeon adventure where every symbol m...
bassduel-splash

Bass Duel

DOS1993 sports
Fish or be fished could be the motto of Bass Duel (1993), a competitive angling game that pits you against a friend or an AI in a fight to the last splash. Strategy is key: where t...