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 | Alley Cat | 1984 |
4.30
|
| 03 | Duke Nukem | 1991 |
4.28
|
| 04 | Disney's Aladdin | 1994 |
4.27
|
| 05 | Mortal Kombat | 1993 |
4.26
|
| 06 | Commander Keen 6: Aliens Ate my Baby Sitter! | 1991 |
4.26
|
| 07 | Pinball Fantasies | 1994 |
4.26
|
| 08 | Rick Dangerous | 1989 |
4.25
|
| 09 | Golden Axe | 1991 |
4.24
|
| 10 | Lucky Luke | 1997 |
4.24
|
| # | action-adventure | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Impossible Mission 2 | 1988 |
4.26
|
| 02 | Outcast | 1999 |
4.25
|
| 03 | X-Men 2: The Fall of the Mutants | 1991 |
4.21
|
| 04 | Driller | 1987 |
4.21
|
| 05 | Fade to Black | 1995 |
4.20
|
| 06 | System Shock 2 | 1999 |
4.18
|
| 07 | Grand Theft Auto 2 | 1999 |
4.18
|
| 08 | Alone in the Dark 3 | 1994 |
4.14
|
| 09 | Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk | 1993 |
4.14
|
| 10 | Star Wars: Yoda Stories | 1997 |
4.14
|
| # | adventure | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Secret of Monkey Island | 1990 |
4.30
|
| 02 | Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge | 1991 |
4.28
|
| 03 | Leisure Suit Larry 1: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards | 1987 |
4.25
|
| 04 | Police Quest: Open Season | 1993 |
4.24
|
| 05 | Space Quest 1: The Sarien Encounter | 1986 |
4.23
|
| 06 | WaxWorks | 1992 |
4.22
|
| 07 | Police Quest 1: In Pursuit of the Death Angel | 1987 |
4.22
|
| 08 | Dark Seed | 1992 |
4.22
|
| 09 | Conquests of the Longbow: The Legend of Robin Hood | 1991 |
4.22
|
| 10 | Loom | 1990 |
4.21
|
| # | puzzle | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Tetris Classic | 1992 |
4.38
|
| 02 | Chip's Challenge | 1991 |
4.29
|
| 03 | Pipe Dream | 1989 |
4.28
|
| 04 | Tetris 2.0 | 1990 |
4.26
|
| 05 | The Incredible Toon Machine | 1994 |
4.25
|
| 06 | Lemmings 2: The Tribes | 1993 |
4.24
|
| 07 | Diggers | 1994 |
4.23
|
| 08 | Minesweeper | 1992 |
4.23
|
| 09 | Holiday Lemmings | 1993 |
4.22
|
| 10 | Locomotion | 1992 |
4.21
|
| # | racing | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Duel: Test Drive 2 | 1989 |
4.30
|
| 02 | Midtown Madness | 1999 |
4.28
|
| 03 | Micro Machines | 1994 |
4.25
|
| 04 | Road Rash | 1996 |
4.25
|
| 05 | Carnage | 1993 |
4.25
|
| 06 | Cisco Heat | 1991 |
4.23
|
| 07 | Carmageddon | 1997 |
4.23
|
| 08 | Crazy Cars 3 | 1992 |
4.22
|
| 09 | The Need for Speed | 1995 |
4.22
|
| 10 | Super Hang-On | 1988 |
4.22
|
| # | RPG | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ultima 7 Part 1: The Black Gate | 1992 |
4.31
|
| 02 | The Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall | 1996 |
4.28
|
| 03 | Eye of the Beholder 2: The Legend of Darkmoon | 1991 |
4.25
|
| 04 | Might and Magic 7: For Blood and Honor | 1999 |
4.25
|
| 05 | Wizardry 7: Crusaders of the Dark Savant | 1992 |
4.24
|
| 06 | Eye of the Beholder | 1991 |
4.24
|
| 07 | The Bard's Tale 3: Thief of Fate | 1990 |
4.24
|
| 08 | Ultima 8: Pagan | 1994 |
4.22
|
| 09 | Ultima 6: The False Prophet | 1990 |
4.22
|
| 10 | Dungeon Hack | 1993 |
4.22
|
| # | shooter | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf | 1994 |
4.28
|
| 02 | Doom 2: Hell on Earth | 1994 |
4.28
|
| 03 | Battlezone | 1983 |
4.27
|
| 04 | Operation Wolf | 1989 |
4.26
|
| 05 | Alien Trilogy | 1996 |
4.26
|
| 06 | Spear of Destiny | 1992 |
4.24
|
| 07 | Heretic | 1994 |
4.24
|
| 08 | Jungle Strike | 1995 |
4.24
|
| 09 | Virtua Cop 2 | 1997 |
4.24
|
| 10 | Quake | 1996 |
4.24
|
| # | simulation | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Oregon Trail Deluxe | 1992 |
4.28
|
| 02 | Uncharted Waters 2: New Horizons | 1995 |
4.24
|
| 03 | Caesar 3 | 1998 |
4.22
|
| 04 | SimCity 2000 | 1993 |
4.21
|
| 05 | Caesar 2 | 1995 |
4.21
|
| 06 | The Oregon Trail | 1990 |
4.20
|
| 07 | SimEarth | 1990 |
4.20
|
| 08 | Gloriana | 1996 |
4.19
|
| 09 | Pharaoh | 1999 |
4.19
|
| 10 | Entrepreneur | 1997 |
4.19
|
| # | sports | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Skate or Die | 1988 |
4.29
|
| 02 | World class leaderboard | 1988 |
4.22
|
| 03 | Earl Weaver Baseball | 1987 |
4.22
|
| 04 | Premier Manager | 1992 |
4.21
|
| 05 | Bundesliga Manager Professional | 1991 |
4.21
|
| 06 | NHL 96 | 1995 |
4.20
|
| 07 | Virtual Pool | 1995 |
4.19
|
| 08 | Hardball 3 | 1992 |
4.16
|
| 09 | Lakers vs. Celtics and the NBA Playoffs | 1989 |
4.16
|
| 10 | California Games | 1988 |
4.16
|
| # | strategy | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Populous: The Beginning | 1998 |
4.30
|
| 02 | Colonization | 1994 |
4.29
|
| 03 | Civilization 2 | 1996 |
4.28
|
| 04 | X-COM: Ufo Defense | 1994 |
4.28
|
| 05 | Master of Orion 2: Battle at Antares | 1996 |
4.28
|
| 06 | Cannon Fodder | 1994 |
4.25
|
| 07 | Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings | 1999 |
4.25
|
| 08 | Axis and Allies: Iron Blitz | 1999 |
4.24
|
| 09 | Master of Orion 3 | 2003 |
4.24
|
| 10 | Age of Empires | 1997 |
4.23
|
| # | vehicle simulation | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | F-22 Lightning 2 | 1996 |
4.23
|
| 02 | Heavy Metal | 1989 |
4.21
|
| 03 | F29 Retaliator | 1990 |
4.20
|
| 04 | Silent Service 2 | 1990 |
4.19
|
| 05 | Pacific Islands | 1992 |
4.18
|
| 06 | Nomad | 1993 |
4.18
|
| 07 | Strike Commander | 1993 |
4.16
|
| 08 | Protostar: War on the Frontier | 1993 |
4.15
|
| 09 | Gunship | 1986 |
4.15
|
| 10 | Frontier: Elite 2 | 1993 |
4.14
|