The most popular underrated underdog games

In order to be an underdog, a game has to be "not well known" to the public (not now, nor at the time of its release) or underrated, but worth mentioning and playing for some reason. There are plenty of games that won the love of gamers against all odds; some of them even had a cult following. By the way, this keyword pays tribute to Sarinee Achavanuntakul, the owner of the first version of Home of the Underdogs, the site that started and popularized the abandonware concept.

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Power Drift

DOS19903.9/5 Sega

GrailQuest

DOS19893.4/5 Artworx Software

Normality

DOS1996protecteddemo3.8/5 Gremlin Graphics / Gremlin Interactive

Normality is a first-person adventure video game developed by Gremlin Interactive and released in 1996. The game is set in a dystopian future where a totalitarian regime known as the One True Government (OTG) controls the city of Neutropolis. The player takes on the role of Kent, a rebellious citizen who opposes the oppressive rule of the OTG. The ...

Snood

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1996freeware4.1/5

Rock 'n Roll

DOS19893.3/5 Rainbow Arts

Auf Wiedersehen Monty

Windows XP/98/952001remake4/5

Taipan for Windows

Windows XP/98/952002freeware3.5/5

Zyclunt

DOS19953.5/5 Phantagram

Zyclunt is a side-scrolling action game developed and published by Phantagram in 1995. The game is set in a dystopian future where incurable diseases and a rise in criminal activities have brought society to the brink of collapse. In this setting, advanced genetic engineering has led to the creation of cybernetic organisms, or cyborgs, which have b...