Top abandonware games by genre
Having a chart for the best PC games, both Windows and DOS games, ever published in the (remote) past is a must for every abandonware site. The logical next step was a chart for every video game genre: action, adventure, puzzle, racing, RPG, shooter, simulation, sports, strategy and vehicle simulation (this last one is there because I hate to mix management games with flight sims).
Here are the top 10 games for every genre available on Abandonware DOS, according to user's votes.
| # | action | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Golden Axe | 1991 |
4.16
|
| 02 | Street Fighter 2 | 1992 |
4.15
|
| 03 | The Lost Vikings | 1993 |
4.15
|
| 04 | Mortal Kombat | 1993 |
4.13
|
| 05 | Bubble Bobble | 1989 |
4.13
|
| 06 | Volfied | 1991 |
4.13
|
| 07 | Alley Cat | 1984 |
4.11
|
| 08 | Qix | 1989 |
4.11
|
| 09 | Rick Dangerous | 1989 |
4.11
|
| 10 | One Must Fall 2097 | 1994 |
4.08
|
| # | action-adventure | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Driller | 1987 |
4.10
|
| 02 | System Shock 2 | 1999 |
4.09
|
| 03 | Alone in the Dark | 1992 |
4.05
|
| 04 | Batman: the Caped Crusader | 1988 |
4.05
|
| 05 | Another World | 1991 |
4.02
|
| 06 | The Great Escape | 1986 |
4.00
|
| 07 | Fade to Black | 1995 |
4.00
|
| 08 | Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk | 1993 |
4.00
|
| 09 | Grand Theft Auto | 1997 |
3.99
|
| 10 | Alone in the Dark 3 | 1994 |
3.97
|
| # | adventure | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Secret of Monkey Island | 1990 |
4.21
|
| 02 | Leisure Suit Larry 1: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards | 1987 |
4.17
|
| 03 | Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis | 1992 |
4.13
|
| 04 | Maniac Mansion | 1987 |
4.12
|
| 05 | Gobliiins | 1992 |
4.11
|
| 06 | Space Quest 1: The Sarien Encounter | 1986 |
4.09
|
| 07 | Les Manley in: Lost in L.A. | 1991 |
4.09
|
| 08 | Leisure Suit Larry 3: Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating Pectorals | 1989 |
4.09
|
| 09 | Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers | 1993 |
4.09
|
| 10 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | 1989 |
4.09
|
| # | puzzle | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Pipe Dream | 1989 |
4.14
|
| 02 | Chip's Challenge | 1991 |
4.14
|
| 03 | The Incredible Machine | 1993 |
4.10
|
| 04 | Lemmings 2: The Tribes | 1993 |
4.08
|
| 05 | The Incredible Machine 2 | 1994 |
4.06
|
| 06 | Tetris | 1987 |
4.06
|
| 07 | Sherlock: the Game of Logic | 1991 |
4.05
|
| 08 | The Sentinel | 1989 |
4.05
|
| 09 | Puzznic | 1990 |
4.04
|
| 10 | Mario Teaches Typing | 1992 |
4.02
|
| # | racing | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Grand Prix Circuit | 1988 |
4.18
|
| 02 | Grand Prix 2 | 1995 |
4.13
|
| 03 | NASCAR Racing | 1994 |
4.12
|
| 04 | 1000 Miglia | 1992 |
4.10
|
| 05 | Indianapolis 500 | 1989 |
4.10
|
| 06 | The Cycles | 1989 |
4.09
|
| 07 | Test Drive | 1987 |
4.08
|
| 08 | Formula 1 Grand Prix | 1991 |
4.06
|
| 09 | Stunt Car Racer | 1989 |
4.06
|
| 10 | Ferrari Formula 1 | 1989 |
4.05
|
| # | RPG | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ultima 7 Part 1: The Black Gate | 1992 |
4.16
|
| 02 | Eye of the Beholder 2: The Legend of Darkmoon | 1991 |
4.15
|
| 03 | The Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall | 1996 |
4.14
|
| 04 | Eye of the Beholder | 1991 |
4.14
|
| 05 | The Bard's Tale 3: Thief of Fate | 1990 |
4.13
|
| 06 | Dungeon Master | 1989 |
4.11
|
| 07 | Castle of the Winds | 1993 |
4.11
|
| 08 | Dungeon Hack | 1993 |
4.10
|
| 09 | Realms of Arkania 1: Blade of destiny | 1992 |
4.08
|
| 10 | Bloodstone: an Epic Dwarven Tale | 1993 |
4.07
|
| # | shooter | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Tyrian 2000 | 1999 |
4.18
|
| 02 | Hexen: Beyond Heretic | 1995 |
4.14
|
| 03 | Doom | 1993 |
4.13
|
| 04 | Doom 2: Hell on Earth | 1994 |
4.13
|
| 05 | Virtua Cop 2 | 1997 |
4.10
|
| 06 | Mega Man X3 | 1998 |
4.09
|
| 07 | Duke Nukem 3D | 1996 |
4.08
|
| 08 | Virtua Cop | 1997 |
4.08
|
| 09 | House of the Dead | 1998 |
4.07
|
| 10 | Operation Wolf | 1989 |
4.07
|
| # | simulation | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Roller Coaster Tycoon | 1999 |
4.13
|
| 02 | Caesar 3 | 1998 |
4.13
|
| 03 | Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 | 2002 |
4.10
|
| 04 | Caesar 2 | 1995 |
4.08
|
| 05 | SimCity 2000 | 1993 |
4.08
|
| 06 | The Oregon Trail | 1990 |
4.08
|
| 07 | Life & Death | 1988 |
4.08
|
| 08 | SimEarth | 1990 |
4.07
|
| 09 | Alter Ego: Female Version | 1986 |
4.07
|
| 10 | Uplink: Hacker Elite | 2003 |
4.07
|
| # | sports | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Championship Manager Italia | 1993 |
4.06
|
| 02 | FIFA Soccer 96 | 1995 |
4.05
|
| 03 | Lakers vs. Celtics and the NBA Playoffs | 1989 |
4.04
|
| 04 | Sensible soccer | 1992 |
4.03
|
| 05 | The Manager | 1991 |
4.03
|
| 06 | Speedball 2 | 1992 |
4.02
|
| 07 | Kick off 2 | 1990 |
4.00
|
| 08 | Premier Manager | 1992 |
3.98
|
| 09 | Championship Manager: Season 97/98 | 1997 |
3.97
|
| 10 | WWF Wrestlemania | 1992 |
3.96
|
| # | strategy | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | X-COM: Ufo Defense | 1994 |
4.22
|
| 02 | Master of Orion 2: Battle at Antares | 1996 |
4.18
|
| 03 | Civilization 2 | 1996 |
4.15
|
| 04 | Age of Empires | 1997 |
4.14
|
| 05 | Warcraft: Orcs and Humans | 1994 |
4.11
|
| 06 | Master of Magic | 1994 |
4.11
|
| 07 | Space Hulk | 1993 |
4.11
|
| 08 | Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings | 1999 |
4.11
|
| 09 | V for victory: Market-Garden | 1993 |
4.10
|
| 10 | Fantasy General | 1996 |
4.10
|
| # | vehicle simulation | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Frontier: Elite 2 | 1993 |
4.12
|
| 02 | F29 Retaliator | 1990 |
4.10
|
| 03 | Wing Commander: Privateer | 1993 |
4.10
|
| 04 | Chuck Yeager's Air Combat | 1991 |
4.08
|
| 05 | Frontier: First Encounters | 1995 |
4.08
|
| 06 | Night Hawk: F-117A Stealth Fighter | 1991 |
4.07
|
| 07 | Dogfight: 80 Years of Aerial Warfare | 1993 |
4.07
|
| 08 | Buzz Aldrin's Race into Space | 1993 |
4.07
|
| 09 | Elite | 1987 |
4.07
|
| 10 | B-17 Flying fortress | 1992 |
4.07
|