The best abandonware sports games

Sports games follow real-life rules either by creating a detailed and realistic simulation of physical sports, or by focusing on quickness and dexterity. Simulated sports can be real ones (American football, baseball, soccer) or fictional (like fantasy or futuristic sports).

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Championship Manager: Season 97/98

DOS1997 soccer, business simulation

PGA Tour golf

DOS1990 golf

PGA Tour Golf is an abandoned golf game - the first in the PGA Tour series - designed by Lee Actor and Dennis Koble, developed by Sterling Silver Software and released by Electronic Arts in 1990. PGA Tour Golf features 3 golf...

4-D Sports boxing

DOS1991 boxing

Welcome to the squared circle of wireframe pain. Released in 1991 for DOS, this game puts you in the gloves of a boxer rendered entirely out of jagged geometry. The animation was revolutionary at the time, even if it now resembles...

Superstar Ice Hockey

DOS1987 winter sports, hockey

Microsoft Decathlon

DOS1982 olympic sports, multi-sport

Microsoft Decathlon was a popular sports video game released by Microsoft in 1980. It was one of the earliest sports simulation games, notable for its variety of events and competitive gameplay. In Microsoft Decathlon, player...

Ultimate Soccer Manager 2

DOSWindows 3.x1996 business simulation, soccer

John Madden Football

DOS1989 american football

John Madden Football was the first of a series of american football sports games sponsored by the coach of the same name. The first John Madden Football is an abandoned game developed and released by Electronic Arts in 1988 for Ap...

10th Frame

DOS1987 unconventional sports

Time to hit the lanes in 10th Frame, a bowling simulator so committed to realism it even simulates the wait between turns. You line up your shot, set your spin, and pray the ancient gods of DOS let your pixel ball behave. The grap...

Bar Games

DOS1989 multi-sport, unconventional sports

If you've ever dreamed of throwing darts, arm wrestling, or playing a sleazy round of "Last Call Larry" without actually smelling like stale beer, Bar Games is your digital dive bar. Released in 1989, it’s a collection of mi...

Bass Tour

DOS1992 fishing and hunting

Think of Bass Tour (1992) as the road trip version of virtual fishing. More simulation than arcade, it lets you travel, pick locations, study conditions, and obsess over bait types like you're preparing for a National Geographic s...

Blades of steel

DOS1990 hockey, winter sports

Blades of Steel is hockey the way it was meant to be. Fast, brutal, and occasionally resembling a bar fight on ice. The game lets you punch other players mid-match and the announcer’s voice sounds like a robot trying to shou...

Championship Manager 2: The Italian Leagues Season 96/97

DOS1996 soccer, business simulation

Grand Monster Slam

DOS1989 unconventional sports

Grand Monster Slam is an action sports game developed by Golden Goblins and published by Rainbow Arts in 1989. The game was released for a variety of platforms, including the Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and MS-DOS. The gam...

International Athletics

DOS1992 multi-sport

Italy 1990

DOS1990 soccer

Jammit

DOS1994 basketball

Mean 18

DOS1986 golf

Off Shore Warrior

DOS1988 racing: unusual vehicles, water sports

Omni Play Basketball

DOS1990 basketball

Ski or Die

DOS1990 olympic sports, multi-sport, winter sports

Ski or Die is a winter sports-themed video game that was originally released in 1990 for various platforms, including the Commodore 64, Amiga, and MS-DOS. The game was developed by Electronic Arts and was a follow-up to their earl...

Tennis Cup 2

DOS1992 tennis

Winter Olympics: Lillehammer '94

DOS1993 winter sports, multi-sport, olympic sports

WWF Wrestlemania

DOS1992 wrestling

Zany Golf

DOS1988 golf

Zany Golf is what happens when someone says, “Let’s make miniature golf, but with teleporters, hamburgers, and anti-gravity pads.” Part mini-golf simulator, part fever dream, this early EA title serves up surreal...