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 | The Lost Vikings | 1993 |
4.16
|
| 02 | Prince of Persia | 1990 |
4.13
|
| 03 | Arkanoid | 1988 |
4.13
|
| 04 | Golden Axe | 1991 |
4.12
|
| 05 | Bad Dudes VS Dragon Ninja | 1988 |
4.11
|
| 06 | Mortal Kombat | 1993 |
4.11
|
| 07 | Disney's Aladdin | 1994 |
4.11
|
| 08 | Frogger | 1983 |
4.11
|
| 09 | Street Fighter 2 | 1992 |
4.10
|
| 10 | Titus the Fox | 1992 |
4.10
|
| # | action-adventure | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Another World | 1991 |
4.10
|
| 02 | Alone in the Dark | 1992 |
4.10
|
| 03 | System Shock 2 | 1999 |
4.09
|
| 04 | Tomb Raider | 1996 |
4.05
|
| 05 | Indiana Jones and his Desktop Adventures | 1996 |
4.03
|
| 06 | Castle master | 1990 |
3.97
|
| 07 | Ecstatica | 1994 |
3.94
|
| 08 | Veil of Darkness | 1993 |
3.86
|
| 09 | Star Wars: Yoda Stories | 1997 |
3.84
|
| 10 | System Shock | 1994 |
3.67
|
| # | 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 |
4.14
|
| 03 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | 1989 |
4.11
|
| 04 | Legend of Kyrandia 2: Hand of fate | 1993 |
4.11
|
| 05 | Maniac Mansion | 1987 |
4.10
|
| 06 | Magnetic Scrolls Collection | 1991 |
4.10
|
| 07 | Spellcasting 101: Sorcerers get all the girls | 1990 |
4.09
|
| 08 | Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis | 1992 |
4.09
|
| 09 | Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templar (remake) | 2009 |
4.09
|
| 10 | A mind forever voyaging | 1985 |
4.09
|
| # | puzzle | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Incredible Machine | 1993 |
4.12
|
| 02 | The Incredible Machine 2 | 1994 |
4.10
|
| 03 | The Sentinel | 1989 |
4.08
|
| 04 | Tetris | 1987 |
4.07
|
| 05 | Lemmings 2: The Tribes | 1993 |
4.06
|
| 06 | Super Solvers: Gizmos & Gadgets | 1993 |
4.05
|
| 07 | Chip's Challenge | 1991 |
4.04
|
| 08 | Interactive Girls Club Games | 1993 |
4.03
|
| 09 | Pipe Dream | 1989 |
4.03
|
| 10 | Logical | 1991 |
4.00
|
| # | racing | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Grand Prix 2 | 1995 |
4.13
|
| 02 | Ferrari Formula 1 | 1989 |
4.12
|
| 03 | Indianapolis 500 | 1989 |
4.10
|
| 04 | Screamer | 1995 |
4.08
|
| 05 | Quarantine | 1994 |
4.08
|
| 06 | Death Rally | 1996 |
4.07
|
| 07 | Street Rod | 1989 |
4.06
|
| 08 | Test Drive | 1987 |
4.05
|
| 09 | Grand Theft Auto | 1997 |
4.05
|
| 10 | Stunt Car Racer | 1989 |
4.05
|
| # | RPG | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Eye of the Beholder 2: The Legend of Darkmoon | 1991 |
4.21
|
| 02 | Ultima 7 Part 1: The Black Gate | 1992 |
4.18
|
| 03 | Castle of the Winds | 1993 |
4.14
|
| 04 | Dungeon Master | 1989 |
4.14
|
| 05 | Eye of the Beholder | 1991 |
4.11
|
| 06 | The Bard's Tale 3: Thief of Fate | 1990 |
4.10
|
| 07 | Ultima 7 Part 2: Serpent Isle | 1993 |
4.10
|
| 08 | The Elder Scrolls: Arena | 1994 |
4.09
|
| 09 | Albion | 1996 |
4.09
|
| 10 | Angband | 1992 |
4.09
|
| # | shooter | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Doom | 1993 |
4.18
|
| 02 | Tyrian 2000 | 1999 |
4.14
|
| 03 | Duke Nukem 3D | 1996 |
4.14
|
| 04 | Wolfenstein 3D | 1992 |
4.13
|
| 05 | Quake | 1996 |
4.11
|
| 06 | House of the Dead | 1998 |
4.10
|
| 07 | Crusader: No Regret | 1996 |
4.10
|
| 08 | Star Wars: Dark Forces | 1995 |
4.09
|
| 09 | Descent | 1995 |
4.09
|
| 10 | Virtua Cop | 1997 |
4.07
|
| # | simulation | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | SimAnt: The Electronic Ant Colony | 1991 |
4.11
|
| 02 | Theme Hospital | 1997 |
4.09
|
| 03 | Alter Ego: Female Version | 1986 |
4.08
|
| 04 | SimCity 2000 | 1993 |
4.07
|
| 05 | Sid Meier's Covert Action | 1990 |
4.06
|
| 06 | The Oregon Trail | 1990 |
4.06
|
| 07 | SimEarth | 1990 |
4.06
|
| 08 | Dope Wars | 1998 |
4.06
|
| 09 | Railroad Tycoon 2 | 1998 |
4.05
|
| 10 | Jones in the Fast Lane | 1991 |
4.04
|
| # | sports | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Championship Manager Italia | 1993 |
4.17
|
| 02 | FIFA Soccer 96 | 1995 |
4.11
|
| 03 | Kick off 2 | 1990 |
4.10
|
| 04 | Lakers vs. Celtics and the NBA Playoffs | 1989 |
4.09
|
| 05 | Sensible soccer | 1992 |
4.06
|
| 06 | Championship Manager: Season 97/98 | 1997 |
4.06
|
| 07 | The Manager | 1991 |
4.05
|
| 08 | Speedball 2 | 1992 |
4.04
|
| 09 | Sid Meier's SimGolf | 2002 |
4.00
|
| 10 | Premier Manager | 1992 |
3.89
|
| # | strategy | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Master of Orion 2: Battle at Antares | 1996 |
4.24
|
| 02 | X-COM: Ufo Defense | 1994 |
4.23
|
| 03 | Civilization 2 | 1996 |
4.19
|
| 04 | Civilization | 1991 |
4.17
|
| 05 | Panzer General | 1994 |
4.13
|
| 06 | Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness | 1995 |
4.13
|
| 07 | Master of Magic | 1994 |
4.12
|
| 08 | Dune | 1992 |
4.12
|
| 09 | The Settlers | 1993 |
4.11
|
| 10 | Warcraft: Orcs and Humans | 1994 |
4.11
|
| # | vehicle simulation | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Frontier: First Encounters | 1995 |
4.12
|
| 02 | F-15 Strike Eagle II | 1989 |
4.11
|
| 03 | Elite | 1987 |
4.11
|
| 04 | A-10 Tank Killer | 1989 |
4.10
|
| 05 | Aces of the Pacific | 1992 |
4.10
|
| 06 | B-17 Flying fortress | 1992 |
4.10
|
| 07 | Frontier: Elite 2 | 1993 |
4.08
|
| 08 | F29 Retaliator | 1990 |
4.08
|
| 09 | Comanche: Maximum overkill | 1992 |
4.07
|
| 10 | Night Hawk: F-117A Stealth Fighter | 1991 |
4.07
|
