Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

sherlockholmesbow-splash

Sherlock Holmes: Another bow

DOS1985 adventure
lost-patrol-03

The Lost Patrol

DOS1991 action
The Lost Patrol (1991, DOS) drops you into the brutal jungles of Vietnam, where survival depends on strategy, luck, and maybe divine intervention. You lead a squad of exhausted sol...
heimdall-6

Heimdall

DOS1992 rpg
hexxagon-splash

Hexxagon

DOS1993 puzzle
glider-02

Glider 4.0

Windows 3.xMac OS1994 action
Few games make you appreciate the aerodynamic potential of a paper airplane quite like Glider 4.0. Set inside a house that feels more like a playground of hazards, you’ll nav...
subhunt-02

Subhunt

DOS1997 vehicle simulation
morphman-2

Morphman

Windows XP/98/951993 adventure
1000miglia-3

1000 Miglia

DOS1992 racing
Ah, 1000 Miglia - the only racing game where you can almost smell the exhaust fumes and espresso. Based on the historic Italian road race, it’s less about speed and more abou...
stellarcrusade-1

Stellar Crusade

DOS1988protected strategy
war-lance-03

War of the Lance

DOS1990protected strategy
boomtown-02

Visions of the Aftermath: The Boomtown

DOS1988 simulation
Visions of the Aftermath: The Boomtown is an abandoned simulation game with role-playing elements developed by Mindscape and released in 1988 exclusively for DOS. Visions of the Af...
dream-zone-02

Dream Zone

DOS1988 adventure
Released in 1988, Dream Zone was a surreal adventure where you explore your own subconscious after being sucked into a dream machine. It’s colorful, strange, and often unsett...
familyfeud-splash

The all new Family Feud

DOS1989 puzzle
empire-earth-06

Empire Earth

Windows XP/98/952001protected strategy
Empire Earth asks a bold question: what if we took all of human history and turned it into one very long real-time strategy match? From cavemen to mech-wielding future armies, this...
soccer-kid-01

Soccer Kid

DOS1995 action
quake2-03

Quake 2

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protecteddemo shooter
Quake II is a first-person shooter video game developed by id Software and released in 1997. It is the sequel to the original Quake and was a significant milestone in the evolution...
decker-02

Decker

Windows XP/98/952002freeware rpg
In the neon-lit corridors of cyberspace, you're a "decker," infiltrating corporate mainframes like a digital ninja. Released in 2002, this roguelike RPG offers a tile-based cyberpu...
attack-mutant-camels-03

Attack of the Mutant Camels

DOS2001freewareremake shooter
If you've ever stared at a camel and thought, "What if it shot lasers and had a personal grudge against humanity?", Attack of the Mutant Camels is the fever dream you've been waiti...
msword5-5-02

Microsoft Word 5.5 for DOS

DOS1990 application
dune-generations-06

Dune Generations

Windows XP/98/952002canceled strategy
Dune Generations was a canceled 3D MMO strategy game set in the Dune universe that was never published. Dune Generations was in development by Cryo Interactive ...
covergirlstrip-2

Cover Girl Strip Poker

DOS1991NSFW strategy
Cover Girl Strip Poker is exactly what the title promises—poker, but with a risqué twist. You play cards, your opponent plays coy, and the stakes are… let&rsquo...
jinxter-0004

Jinxter

DOS1988 adventure
bad-blood-03

Bad Blood

DOS1990 rpg
Set in a post-apocalyptic world where leather vests are apparently immune to radiation, Bad Blood lets you wander the wasteland deciding whether to be a brute, a brainiac, or a mut...
pkunzip-splash

PKzip

DOS1989protected application
kampfgruppe-05

Kampfgruppe

DOS1987protected strategy
gnomeranger-splash

Gnome Ranger

DOS1987 adventure
Gnome Ranger feels like the kind of game that was designed by someone who really loved puzzles but maybe didn’t love explaining them. You control a gnome (clearly a recurring...
berlin1948-4

Berlin 1948

DOS1989 adventure
Berlin 1948 throws you into post-war Germany as a secret agent on a noir-flavored mission through a city drenched in trench coats and suspicion. It’s one part spy thriller, o...
tomenet-03

TomeNET

Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS2001freeware rpg
TomeNET (Troubles of Middle Earth, Net) is an online, multiplayer rogue-like game set in the world of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-Earth. It’s a persistent-world game inspired by ...
hannibal-01

Hannibal

DOS1993 strategy
Released in 1993, Hannibal is a strategy game that asks you to think like a military commander facing impossible odds—and occasionally impossible interface decisions. Inspire...