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Best 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 Street Fighter 2 1992
4.33
02 Disney's Aladdin 1994
4.29
03 Duke Nukem 1991
4.28
04 Pray for Death 1996
4.28
05 Alley Cat 1984
4.28
06 Mortal Kombat 1993
4.27
07 Super Street Fighter 2 1996
4.27
08 Super Mariio Bros 1994
4.26
09 Pinball Fantasies 1994
4.25
10 LadyLove 1990
4.25
# action-adventure year rating
01 Outcast 1999
4.29
02 Impossible Mission 2 1988
4.26
03 Spider-Man 2: The Game 2004
4.24
04 Grand Theft Auto 2 1999
4.24
05 Flashback: The Quest for Identity 1993
4.24
06 X-Men 2: The Fall of the Mutants 1991
4.21
07 Fade to Black 1995
4.20
08 Ecstatica 1994
4.17
09 Star Wars: Yoda Stories 1997
4.17
10 Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk 1993
4.17
# adventure year rating
01 The Secret of Monkey Island 1990
4.31
02 Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge 1991
4.30
03 Leisure Suit Larry 1: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards 1987
4.30
04 Space Quest 1: The Sarien Encounter 1986
4.26
05 Loom 1990
4.25
06 Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis 1992
4.23
07 Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist 1993
4.23
08 Toonstruck 1996
4.22
09 Hero's Quest: So you want to be a hero 1989
4.22
10 Police Quest 1: In Pursuit of the Death Angel 1987
4.22
# puzzle year rating
01 Tetris Classic 1992
4.39
02 Chip's Challenge 1991
4.30
03 Locomotion 1992
4.29
04 Pipe Dream 1989
4.27
05 Diggers 1994
4.27
06 Tetris 2.0 1990
4.26
07 Lemmings 2: The Tribes 1993
4.25
08 Mah Jongg Solitaire 1987
4.25
09 The Incredible Machine 2 1994
4.25
10 Night Shift 1990
4.25
# racing year rating
01 The Duel: Test Drive 2 1989
4.29
02 Road Rash 1996
4.29
03 Cisco Heat 1991
4.29
04 Whiplash 1995
4.28
05 Midtown Madness 1999
4.28
06 Carmageddon 1997
4.26
07 Destruction Derby 1995
4.25
08 Carnage 1993
4.25
09 Screamer 1995
4.25
10 Micro Machines 1994
4.24
# RPG year rating
01 Ultima 7 Part 1: The Black Gate 1992
4.32
02 Wizardry 7: Crusaders of the Dark Savant 1992
4.31
03 The Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall 1996
4.28
04 Eye of the Beholder 2: The Legend of Darkmoon 1991
4.25
05 Eye of the Beholder 1991
4.25
06 The Bard's Tale 3: Thief of Fate 1990
4.25
07 Rogue 1984
4.24
08 Deus Ex 2000
4.24
09 Might and Magic 7: For Blood and Honor 1999
4.23
10 Dungeon Hack 1993
4.23
# shooter year rating
01 Doom 2: Hell on Earth 1994
4.31
02 Operation Wolf 1989
4.31
03 Battlezone 1983
4.30
04 Alien Trilogy 1996
4.29
05 Heretic 1994
4.29
06 The Terminator: Future Shock 1995
4.29
07 Jungle Strike 1995
4.27
08 Spear of Destiny 1992
4.27
09 Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf 1994
4.27
10 Star Wars: Dark Forces 1995
4.25
# simulation year rating
01 Gloriana 1996
4.28
02 Transport Tycoon Deluxe 1995
4.27
03 The Oregon Trail Deluxe 1992
4.26
04 Crime and Punishment 1984
4.25
05 Caesar 3 1998
4.24
06 Capitalism 2 2001
4.24
07 The Oregon Trail 1990
4.22
08 SimEarth 1990
4.22
09 SimCity 2000 1993
4.22
10 Pharaoh 1999
4.21
# sports year rating
01 Skate or Die 1988
4.25
02 Lakers vs. Celtics and the NBA Playoffs 1989
4.24
03 World class leaderboard 1988
4.24
04 Premier Manager 1992
4.22
05 Virtual Pool 1995
4.22
06 Links 386 Pro 1992
4.22
07 Sensible Soccer 1992
4.21
08 Earl Weaver Baseball 1987
4.21
09 MicroProse Soccer 1988
4.20
10 Bundesliga Manager Professional 1991
4.20
# strategy year rating
01 Master of Orion 2: Battle at Antares 1996
4.31
02 Colonization 1994
4.30
03 Warlords 3: Reign of Heroes 1997
4.29
04 Tank Wars 1990
4.29
05 X-COM: Ufo Defense 1994
4.28
06 Warheads 1997
4.28
07 Axis and Allies: Iron Blitz 1999
4.28
08 Civilization 2 1996
4.27
09 Dogs of War 1996
4.27
10 Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings 1999
4.27
# vehicle simulation year rating
01 F-22 Lightning 2 1996
4.24
02 F29 Retaliator 1990
4.22
03 Heavy Metal 1989
4.21
04 Nomad 1993
4.20
05 Pacific Islands 1992
4.18
06 Strike Commander 1993
4.17
07 A320 Airbus 1993
4.16
08 Frontier: Elite 2 1993
4.16
09 Star Trek: Starfleet Command 1999
4.15
10 Chuck Yeager's Air Combat 1991
4.14