Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

oliver-company-02

Oliver & Company

DOS1989 action
Based on the Disney movie that taught us cats can sing, dance, and apparently navigate 1980s New York, Oliver & Company for DOS (1989) is a surprisingly earnest platformer. You...
alice-pascal-01

Alice: The Personal Pascal

DOS1985 application
heirstothethrone-2

Heirs to the Throne

DOS1992 strategy
ishar2-7

Ishar 2: Messengers of Doom

DOS1994protecteddemo rpg
Ishar 2 (1994, DOS) picks up where the first game left off, and then throws in more ways to punish careless adventurers. It’s a first-person RPG where managing your party isn...
boulder-dash-construction-kit-04

Boulder Dash Construction Kit

DOS1987 puzzle
Boulder Dash Construction Kit is both a full game and a level editor, built around the gameplay mechanics of the original Boulder Dash (1984). You still play as Rockford, the pixel...
moraffrevenge-2

Moraff's Revenge

DOS1988 rpg
dragons-chivalry-03

Dragons: A Challenge in Chivalry

DOS1986 action
Released in 1986, Dragons: A Challenge in Chivalry leaned more toward interactive storytelling than traditional gameplay. You weren’t just hacking at dragons—you were r...
keen5-4

Commander Keen 5: The Armageddon Machine

DOS1991protected action
In Commander Keen 5: The Armageddon Machine, Keen infiltrates a massive space station engineered to obliterate planets like it’s swatting flies. This is Keen at his most tech...
suspect-01

Suspect

DOS1984 adventure
dark-legions-7

Dark Legions

DOS1994protected strategy
Dark Legions is a 1994 strategy gem that asks: what if Archon got a DOS makeover with bloodier battles? You command armies of fantastical creatures, from vampires to trolls, across...
ragnarok-2

Ragnarok

DOS1993freeware rpg
jackal-03

Jackal

DOS1989 shooter
mahjongg-nels-01

Mah Jongg Solitaire

DOS1987 puzzle
sextris-1

Sextris

DOS1992NSFW puzzle
xiphos-02

Xiphos

DOS1990 vehicle simulation
Xiphos is a space shooter that mixes straightforward mechanics with a slightly more tactical approach, encouraging players to think as well as react. It is not overly complex, but ...
champ-asteroids-01

CHAMP Asteroids

DOS1997remake shooter
A remake of the arcade classic, CHAMP Asteroids lets you relive the joy of spinning wildly in space and smashing rocks with a tiny triangle-shaped ship. It’s like cosmic road...
ogre-03

Ogre

DOS1986 strategy
shadowsmordor-3

The Shadows of Mordor

DOS1988 adventure
The Shadows of Mordor is a dark fantasy adventure that feels like a lost chapter from an old-school Tolkien-inspired novel. You explore a grim and dangerous world filled with monst...
siege-06

Siege

DOS1992 strategy
shadow-of-the-comet-04

Shadow of the Comet

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1993protected adventure
champ-invaders-03

CHAMP Invaders

DOS1997remake shooter
austerlitz-02

Austerlitz

DOS1989protected strategy
shangai2-01

Shanghai II: Dragon's Eye

Windows 3.xMac OS1990 puzzle
Shanghai II: Dragon’s Eye (1990, Windows 3.x/Mac) takes the serene logic of mahjong solitaire and wraps it in a calm, almost meditative presentation. Tiles stack in intricate...
crime-and-punishment-05

Crime and Punishment

DOS1984 simulation
In Crime and Punishment, you’re not the criminal—you’re the detective, judge, and executioner rolled into one. Presented as a legal simulation, it tasks you with ...
kingdomkroz-splash

Kingdom of Kroz

DOS1988freeware action
manic-miner-02

Manic Miner remake

DOS1997remake action
Manic Miner is a quintessential platformer game that emerged in the early 1980s, developed by Matthew Smith for the ZX Spectrum. It stands as a hallmark of the 8-bit gaming era, ce...
buck-planet-zoom-01

Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom

DOS1984 shooter
Welcome to a future where zooming through tunnels and dodging neon obstacles is considered heroic. Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom is a proto-3D arcade shooter that tries its best to i...
socrates-chess-03

Socrates

DOS1993 strategy