Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

tenshindo-02

Queen of Tenshindo 95

Windows XP/98/951995NSFW strategy
amok-01

Amok

DOS1996 shooter
Ever wanted to pilot a walking death machine through a series of exploding industrial hellscapes while being shot at from every angle? Welcome to Amok. This 1996 mech-shooter is a ...
tv-sports-basketball-3

TV Sports: Basketball

DOS1990freeware sports
lollipop-04

Lollypop

DOS1994 action
ocean-ranger-1

Ocean Ranger

DOS1988 vehicle simulation
gateworld-splash

Gateworld

DOS1993 action
puzznic-2

Puzznic

DOS1990 puzzle
Taito’s Puzznic (1990) takes the idea of matching tiles and injects a surprising amount of strategy. You slide blocks to align pairs, but each move requires forethought&mdash...
virus-3

Virus

DOS1988 shooter
zorkzero-1

Zork Zero: The Revenge of Megaboz

DOS1989 adventure
With Zork Zero, Infocom decided to throw everything into the cauldron: graphics, mouse support, and a jester who won’t shut up. A prequel to the original trilogy, it’s ...
buckrogersmatrix-05

Buck Rogers: Matrix Cubed

DOS1992protected rpg
This sequel takes the same D&D-in-space formula and tries to go bigger, bolder, and... okay, maybe just more complicated. Buck Rogers: Matrix Cubed continues the galactic strug...
sam-and-max-01

Sam and Max Hit the Road

DOSWindows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS1993protecteddemo adventure
Sam & Max Hit the Road is a point-and-click adventure game developed and published by LucasArts. It was released in 1993 and is based on the characters Sam and Max created by c...
darkages-2-05

Dark Ages Volume II - The Undead Kingdom

DOS1991freeware action
The saga continues in Dark Ages Volume II: The Undead Kingdom, where your “Prince of Destiny” status doesn’t earn you a vacation, but instead throws you into a ki...
helisimulator-2

3-D Helicopter Simulator

DOS1987 vehicle simulation
Released in 1987, this is less of a simulator and more of a fever dream where you pilot a flying box over a grid pretending to be terrain. 3-D Helicopter Simulator was ambitious fo...
captain-comic-2-07

Captain Comic 2: Fractured Reality

DOS1990freeware action-adventure
In Captain Comic 2: Fractured Reality, our fearless spandex-wearing space explorer returns—but this time, he's bouncing between dimensions like a malfunctioning microwave. Th...
bluesbrothers2-1

The Blues Brothers 2: Jukebox Adventure

DOS1993 action
The Blues Brothers 2: Jukebox Adventure is a video game developed by Titus Interactive and released in 1993. It is a sequel to the original The Blues Brothers game, which was based...
reach-for-the-stars-01

Reach for the Stars: The Conquest of the Galaxy

DOS1988 strategy
Reach for the Stars is a 4X strategy game from before the term “4X” even existed. It’s pure, stripped-down galactic conquest: research tech, colonize worlds, and ...
prolog_splash

Turbo Prolog 2.0

DOS1986protected application
gremlins-1-01

Gremlins

DOS1984 action
premiermanager3-splash

Premier Manager 3

DOS1994 sports
By the time Premier Manager 3 rolled around, the series had cemented its reputation as the thinking fan’s football fix. Released in 1994, it refined the formula once again, o...
spacequest2-4

Space Quest 2: Vohaul's Revenge

DOS1987protected adventure
genemachine-1

The Gene Machine

DOS1996 adventure
minesoftitan-3

Mines of Titan

DOS1989 rpg
Mines of Titan (also known as Mars Saga for other platforms) is an abandoned single-player RPG with a sci-fi setting (you're going to Mars!). Mines of Titan was developed by Westwo...
menzoberranzan-3

Menzoberranzan

DOS1994protected rpg
Menzoberranzan is a old DOS fantasy first person perspective RPG developed by DreamForge Intertainment in 1994 from an original idea by John McGirk. Menzoberranzan setting is based...
darkages-splash

Dark Ages Volume I - Prince of Destiny

DOS1991freeware action
Dark Ages Volume I: Prince of Destiny introduces you to the world of Agroth, where magic, monsters, and your questionable combat skills collide. You play as a hero destined to save...
policequest3-3

Police Quest 3: The Kindred

DOS1991protecteddemo adventure
Police Quest 3: The Kindred is an adventure video game developed and published by Sierra On-Line in 1991. It is the third installment in the Police Quest series, which was designed...
yesprime-1

Yes, Prime Minister

DOS1988 simulation
You thought running a government was hard? Try doing it with a smug civil servant and a budget crisis every five minutes. In Yes, Prime Minister, you play as Jim Hacker, the PM him...
tunnels-and-trolls-02

Tunnels & Trolls: Crusaders of Khazan

DOS1990 rpg
Tunnels & Trolls: Crusaders of Khazan is a computer RPG released in 1990 for MS-DOS and PC-98 platforms. It is based on the tabletop role-playing game Tunnels & Trolls crea...
f29retailiator-2

F29 Retaliator

DOS1990protected vehicle simulation
F29 Retaliator is what happens when a flight simulator decides it wants to be a blockbuster action movie. You’re piloting a fictional next-generation stealth fighter through ...