The most popular 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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Sid Meier's SimGolf
Windows XP/98/952002 sandbox strategy, golf, business simulation
Sid Meier's SimGolf is a golf simulation video game developed by Firaxis Games and published by Electronic Arts under the design direction of Sid Meier. It was released in 2002 for Microsoft Windows.In Sid Meier's SimGolf, players...
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...
FIFA: Road to World Cup 98
Windows XP/98/951997 soccer
FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 (also known as FIFA 98) is a football sports game developed by Electronic Arts and released in 1997 for multiple platforms including Windows, Genesis, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, SNES. FIFA: R...
Lakers vs. Celtics and the NBA Playoffs
DOS1989 basketball
Lakers vs. Celtics and the NBA Playoffs is a classic abandoned action sports basketball video game. Developed and published by Electronic Arts, it was released in 1989 for the Sega Genesis (also known as Mega Drive) and DOS. This ...
FIFA Soccer 97
DOSWindows XP/98/951996 soccer
FIFA Soccer 97 is a football video game developed and published by EA Sports as part of the FIFA series. Released in 1996 for various platforms, it was the fourth installment in the FIFA series and introduced several new features....
Championship Manager
DOS1992 soccer, business simulation
Before Football Manager devoured your social life, there was Championship Manager. With graphics as bare as a locker room and stats as detailed as a tax form, it’s a numbers lover’s dream. Pick your squad, yell at imag...
Bundesliga Manager Professional
DOS1991 soccer, business simulation
Before Football Manager made spreadsheets cool, there was Bundesliga Manager Professional, a game where managing a German football team involved more math than actual football. You buy players, tweak tactics, balance budgets, and ...
Italy 1990
DOS1990 soccer
Ultimate Soccer Manager
DOS1995 soccer, business simulation
The Manager
DOS1991 soccer, business simulation
The Manager is a soccer simulation game that puts you in charge of a football team and allows you to manage every aspect. You can train your players, choose tactics for every match, expand your stadium and sign contracts with new ...
Sensible Soccer
DOS1992 soccer
NHL 96
DOS1995 hockey, winter sports
Championship Manager: Season 97/98
DOS1997 soccer, business simulation
The final Championship Manager to grace DOS—and what a send-off. Season 97/98 is the fan-favorite for a reason: every transfer, every injury, every last-minute goal feels like a dramatic novel you wrote with a keyboard. Slic...
California Games
DOS1988 unconventional sports, multi-sport
Radical! Gnarly! And other 80s slang words! California Games is what happens when sports simulations meet neon-colored vibes and a love of spandex. You’ll hacky sack, BMX race, and throw frisbees in pixelated glory. Half the...
Championship Manager 2: The Italian Leagues Season 96/97
DOS1996 soccer, business simulation
Catenaccio! Passion! Endless tactics! Championship Manager 2: The Italian Leagues delivers Serie A drama in spreadsheet form. You may not smell the espresso or hear the vuvuzelas, but you'll definitely feel the pressure of keeping...
One-Nil Soccer Manager
DOS1992 soccer, business simulation
One-Nil Soccer Manager is a text-based soccer management simulation game that was popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was developed for various home computer systems, including DOS, Commodore 64 and Amiga. In One-Ni...
Links 386 Pro
DOS1992 golf
FIFA Soccer 96
DOS1995 soccer
Links: The Challenge of Golf
DOS1990 golf
Kick off 2
DOS1990 soccer
Skate or Die
DOS1988 multi-sport, unconventional sports
Skate or Die is an abandoned sports game, developed and released by Electronic Arts in 1988 for DOS and a number of other platforms. Skate or Die is a multi-sport kind of game, including every kind of unconventional "sport" done o...
Premier Manager 3
DOS1994 soccer, business simulation
Ultimate Soccer Manager 98
Windows XP/98/95Windows 10/111998 business simulation, soccer
Baseball Mogul
Windows XP/98/951997 business simulation, baseball
Baseball Mogul (1997) was the original release that kicked off the whole franchise. Developed by Clay Dreslough and published by Infinite Monkey Systems, this was a pioneer in the world of sports management sims. It was released f...
Hardball!
DOS1987 baseball
Panza Kick Boxing
DOS1991 boxing
Panza Kick Boxing is a video game released in 1990 for the Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, DOS, and ZX Spectrum platforms. It was developed and published by Loriciel. The game is named after André Panza, a well-...
Premier Manager
DOS1992 soccer, business simulation
Premier Manager was released in 1992 by Gremlin Interactive for the Commodore Amiga and MS-DOS platforms. It was one of the earliest football management simulation games and allowed players to take on the role of a football club m...
Brutal Sports Football
DOS1993 american football, unconventional sports
Take American football, remove the rules, add swords and fireballs, and throw in some screaming. That is Brutal Sports Football. This is not about touchdowns. This is about survival. Players can be decapitated, the ball can explod...
Eishockey Manager
DOS1993 winter sports, hockey, business simulation
Premier Manager 2
DOS1993 soccer, business simulation