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 | One Must Fall 2097 | 1994 |
4.13
|
| 03 | Alley Cat | 1984 |
4.11
|
| 04 | Prince of Persia | 1990 |
4.10
|
| 05 | Golden Axe | 1991 |
4.10
|
| 06 | Mortal Kombat | 1993 |
4.09
|
| 07 | Disney's Aladdin | 1994 |
4.08
|
| 08 | Rick Dangerous | 1989 |
4.07
|
| 09 | Flashback: The Quest for Identity | 1993 |
4.07
|
| 10 | Street Fighter 2 | 1992 |
4.07
|
| # | action-adventure | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Another World | 1991 |
4.10
|
| 02 | Alone in the Dark | 1992 |
4.09
|
| 03 | System Shock 2 | 1999 |
4.06
|
| 04 | Grand Theft Auto | 1997 |
4.01
|
| 05 | Indiana Jones and his Desktop Adventures | 1996 |
4.00
|
| 06 | Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk | 1993 |
4.00
|
| 07 | The Great Escape | 1986 |
4.00
|
| 08 | Cadaver | 1990 |
4.00
|
| 09 | Tomb Raider | 1996 |
3.98
|
| 10 | Alone in the Dark 3 | 1994 |
3.97
|
| # | adventure | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Secret of Monkey Island | 1990 |
4.22
|
| 02 | Leisure Suit Larry 1: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards | 1987 |
4.20
|
| 03 | Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis | 1992 |
4.14
|
| 04 | Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge | 1991 |
4.10
|
| 05 | Legend of Kyrandia 2: Hand of fate | 1993 |
4.10
|
| 06 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | 1989 |
4.09
|
| 07 | Maniac Mansion | 1987 |
4.09
|
| 08 | Legend of Kyrandia 3: Malcolm's Revenge | 1994 |
4.08
|
| 09 | The Dig | 1995 |
4.08
|
| 10 | Hero's Quest: So you want to be a hero | 1989 |
4.08
|
| # | puzzle | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Incredible Machine | 1993 |
4.13
|
| 02 | The Incredible Machine 2 | 1994 |
4.09
|
| 03 | Tetris 2.0 | 1990 |
4.07
|
| 04 | Pipe Dream | 1989 |
4.07
|
| 05 | Super Tetris | 1991 |
4.05
|
| 06 | Tetris | 1987 |
4.05
|
| 07 | Lemmings 2: The Tribes | 1993 |
4.03
|
| 08 | Super Solvers: Gizmos & Gadgets | 1993 |
4.03
|
| 09 | The Sentinel | 1989 |
4.02
|
| 10 | Chip's Challenge | 1991 |
4.02
|
| # | racing | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Grand Prix 2 | 1995 |
4.14
|
| 02 | Quarantine | 1994 |
4.08
|
| 03 | Street Rod | 1989 |
4.06
|
| 04 | Screamer | 1995 |
4.05
|
| 05 | Test Drive | 1987 |
4.05
|
| 06 | Indianapolis 500 | 1989 |
4.05
|
| 07 | NASCAR Racing | 1994 |
4.05
|
| 08 | Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament | 1995 |
4.04
|
| 09 | Micro Machines | 1994 |
4.04
|
| 10 | The Need for Speed | 1995 |
4.04
|
| # | RPG | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ultima 7 Part 1: The Black Gate | 1992 |
4.18
|
| 02 | Eye of the Beholder 2: The Legend of Darkmoon | 1991 |
4.15
|
| 03 | Dungeon Master | 1989 |
4.11
|
| 04 | Castle of the Winds | 1993 |
4.10
|
| 05 | Fallout | 1997 |
4.08
|
| 06 | Dark Queen of Krynn | 1992 |
4.07
|
| 07 | Eye of the Beholder | 1991 |
4.07
|
| 08 | Ultima 7 Part 2: Serpent Isle | 1993 |
4.07
|
| 09 | Albion | 1996 |
4.07
|
| 10 | Planet's Edge | 1991 |
4.07
|
| # | shooter | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Tyrian 2000 | 1999 |
4.18
|
| 02 | Doom | 1993 |
4.15
|
| 03 | Duke Nukem 3D | 1996 |
4.12
|
| 04 | Doom 2: Hell on Earth | 1994 |
4.11
|
| 05 | Heretic | 1994 |
4.08
|
| 06 | Virtua Cop | 1997 |
4.08
|
| 07 | Wolfenstein 3D | 1992 |
4.08
|
| 08 | Virtua Cop 2 | 1997 |
4.07
|
| 09 | Quake | 1996 |
4.06
|
| 10 | Blood | 1997 |
4.05
|
| # | simulation | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Jones in the Fast Lane | 1991 |
4.07
|
| 02 | Alter Ego: Female Version | 1986 |
4.07
|
| 03 | The Oregon Trail | 1990 |
4.06
|
| 04 | Theme Hospital | 1997 |
4.05
|
| 05 | SimAnt: The Electronic Ant Colony | 1991 |
4.05
|
| 06 | Transport Tycoon | 1994 |
4.05
|
| 07 | Wild West World | 1991 |
4.05
|
| 08 | Zeus: Master of Olympus | 2000 |
4.05
|
| 09 | Dope Wars | 1998 |
4.04
|
| 10 | Patrician 2: Quest for Power | 2000 |
4.04
|
| # | sports | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | FIFA 97 | 1996 |
4.13
|
| 02 | Sensible soccer | 1992 |
4.12
|
| 03 | Kick off 2 | 1990 |
4.10
|
| 04 | Speedball 2 | 1992 |
4.07
|
| 05 | Championship Manager Italia | 1993 |
4.06
|
| 06 | FIFA Soccer 96 | 1995 |
4.04
|
| 07 | Lakers vs. Celtics and the NBA Playoffs | 1989 |
4.02
|
| 08 | The Manager | 1991 |
4.01
|
| 09 | WWF Wrestlemania | 1992 |
4.00
|
| 10 | Championship Manager: Season 97/98 | 1997 |
3.96
|
| # | strategy | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Master of Orion 2: Battle at Antares | 1996 |
4.23
|
| 02 | X-COM: Ufo Defense | 1994 |
4.22
|
| 03 | Civilization 2 | 1996 |
4.14
|
| 04 | Civilization | 1991 |
4.14
|
| 05 | Panzer General | 1994 |
4.13
|
| 06 | Syndicate | 1993 |
4.12
|
| 07 | The Settlers | 1993 |
4.12
|
| 08 | Master of Magic | 1994 |
4.10
|
| 09 | Populous 2: Trials of the Olympian Gods | 1993 |
4.10
|
| 10 | Warcraft: Orcs and Humans | 1994 |
4.10
|
| # | vehicle simulation | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe | 1991 |
4.12
|
| 02 | Frontier: First Encounters | 1995 |
4.10
|
| 03 | Frontier: Elite 2 | 1993 |
4.10
|
| 04 | Elite | 1987 |
4.09
|
| 05 | Star Wars | 1988 |
4.09
|
| 06 | Aces of the Pacific | 1992 |
4.09
|
| 07 | F-15 Strike Eagle II | 1989 |
4.08
|
| 08 | A-10 Tank Killer | 1989 |
4.08
|
| 09 | Great Naval Battles vol. 5: Demise of the Dreadnoughts 1914-18 | 1996 |
4.08
|
| 10 | Buzz Aldrin's Race into Space | 1993 |
4.08
|
