# Drugwars

> Drugwars is a text-mode trading game: buy low, sell high and pay off a loan shark across 30 days in New York, while the police and rival dealers chase you.

Web page: https://emulationking.com/microsoft/ms-dos/games/drugwars/
Page updated: 2026-10-04

- Developer: John E. Dell

Drugwars is a text-mode trading game: buy low, sell high and pay off a loan shark across 30 days in New York, while the police and rival dealers chase you. Its simple formula has been copied countless times since.

## How to set it up

1. Install [DOSBox Staging](/microsoft/ms-dos/emulator/dosboxstaging/) or another DOS emulator.
2. Unzip the download into a folder of its own.
3. Start DOSBox Staging and type `mount c "<folder>\drugwars"`, where `<folder>` is where you unzipped the download, then `c:`.
4. Type `DRUGWAR.EXE` to start the game.

## Latest builds

Download these from the web page: https://emulationking.com/microsoft/ms-dos/games/drugwars/#download

- (MS-DOS, 27 KB)