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/98/9520024.1/5 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 take on the role of a golf course designer and manager. The game combines elements of city-building and simulation with...
Lakers vs. Celtics and the NBA Playoffs
DOS19894.1/5 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 game holds the distinction of being one of the first basketball video games to feature real NBA teams and players, offer...
FIFA: Road to World Cup 98
Windows XP/98/9519974.1/5 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: Road to World Cup 98 is the fifth game in the FIFA Soccer series.
Premier Manager
DOS19924.2/5 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 manager in the English football league system.In Premier Manager, players were responsible for managing all aspects of th...
FIFA 97
DOS19964.1/5 soccer
Ultimate Soccer Manager
DOS19953.9/5 soccer, business simulation
Football Manager 3
DOS19934.3/5 soccer, business simulation
California Games
DOS19884.1/5 unconventional sports, multi-sport
Bundesliga Manager Professional
DOS19914.2/5 soccer, business simulation
FIFA Soccer 96
DOS19954/5 soccer
PGA Tour golf
DOS19904/5 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 courses based on real ones: TPC Avenel, TPC Sawgrass, PGA West.
NHL 96
DOS19954.2/5 hockey, winter sports
Microsoft Decathlon
DOS19824/5 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, players could compete in ten different track and field events, including the 100-meter dash, long jump, shot put, high jump, 4...
4-D Sports boxing
DOS19914/5 boxing
Advantage Tennis
DOS19914.1/5 tennis
Skate or Die
DOS19884.3/5 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 on skateboard. A sequel, Ski or Die, was released an year later.
Italy 1990
DOS19904/5 soccer
Street Sports Soccer
DOS19883.6/5 soccer
SkiFree
Windows 3.x19913.9/5 winter sports
Brutal Sports Football
DOS19934.2/5 american football, unconventional sports
The Manager
DOS19914.2/5 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 players.
Zany Golf
DOS19884/5 miniature golf
Zany Golf (also known as Will Harvey's Zany Golf) is an abandoned miniature golf game designed by Will Harvey, developed by Sandcastle and released by Electronic Arts in 1988. Zany Golf runs on DOS but was also published for Amiga, Atari ST, Apple IIgs, Genesis. Zany Golf can be played by two players on hotseat mode.
Panza Kick Boxing
DOS19914.2/5 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-known French kickboxer, and seeks to capture the essence of kickboxing in a digital format. In Panza Kick Boxing, player...
California Games 2
DOS19903.7/5 multi-sport, unconventional sports
TV Sports: Basketball
DOS1990freeware4.2/5 basketball
Ski or Die
DOS19904/5 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 earlier title, "California Games". Ski or Die features a collection of winter sports events: downhill blitz, acro aerials, s...
Big Game Fishing
DOS19913.7/5 business simulation, fishing and hunting
Sensible Soccer
DOS19924.2/5 soccer
Mean 18
DOS19864/5 golf
World Class Leader Board
DOS19884.2/5 golf
World Class Leader Board is a golf simulation game developed and published by Access Software and released in the late 1980s for various platforms, including the Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari ST, and PC. Players could choose their clubs, adjust their stance, and navigate through the virtual courses. World Class Leader Board was designed by Bruce ...