Play OutNumbered! online — the original 1990 DOS game Works — the full original game runs via DOSBox in your browser
Guide updated October 2026 · Runs via DOSBox + WebAssembly
OutNumbered! — the Super Solvers maths adventure from 1990. The Master of Mischief has seized the Shady Glen TV station, and you search its rooms solving arithmetic and word problems to collect clues to the hour he will strike. Press Enter at the title to begin.
1–5: menu choices · Y / N: answer · ENTER: confirm · SPACE: continue
⌨ Keyboard — for menus & name entry
Controls — what does what
| Action | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| Move | Arrow keys |
| Zap / act | Space |
| Type answers | Number keys, then Enter |
| Menu | Esc |
Runs in your browser tab with DOSBox + WebAssembly — nothing is uploaded. Click the screen to capture input; press Ctrl+F10 to release mouse.
OutNumbered! is no longer sold anywhere, and its publisher is gone or has left it unsold for decades. It is hosted here on the same footing as the Internet Archive's software collections. That is a practical position, not a legal claim. This page carries no advertising. Provenance: /apps/outnumbered/NOTICE.md. Rights holders: it comes down within 48 hours on request.
About OutNumbered!
OutNumbered! sits beside Treasure Mountain! and Midnight Rescue! in The Learning Company's Super Solvers series for ages seven to ten. Each room holds Telly robots to zap with your Zapper, and each solved problem earns a piece of the clue. Find enough clues before the time runs out and you name the time of the broadcast.
How it runs here
This is the original DOS release of OutNumbered!, unmodified, running in DOSBox compiled to WebAssembly. The whole game is about 1 MB, so it starts within seconds on a normal connection. Sound and music play once you click into the game.
Frequently asked questions
Can I play OutNumbered! online for free?
Yes. Click Play and the original 1990 DOS version starts in your browser, running in a WebAssembly build of DOSBox. Nothing to install and no account.
Why is OutNumbered! hosted here?
OutNumbered! is not sold anywhere today; we checked the stores listed in its provenance note. It is preserved here the way the Internet Archive preserves old software. That is a practical position, not a legal claim. If the rights holder (the successors to The Learning Company (HarperCollins)) asks, it comes down within 48 hours.
Does my progress save?
Saved games persist in this browser between visits, best-effort. Clearing site data removes them.
Can I play on a phone or tablet?
Yes. Touch buttons for the keys OutNumbered! uses appear under the game on touch devices.
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Want a game like this on your own site?
OutNumbered! isn't ours to give away — we host it, we didn't write it. But eleven of the games here we did write from scratch, and those are free for anyone to put on their own page: one line of HTML, no account, no permission, no attribution beyond a credit line.