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 |
4.14
|
| 02 | Golden Axe | 1991 |
4.14
|
| 03 | One Must Fall 2097 | 1994 |
4.13
|
| 04 | Mortal Kombat | 1993 |
4.11
|
| 05 | Volfied | 1991 |
4.10
|
| 06 | Bubble Bobble | 1989 |
4.09
|
| 07 | Alley Cat | 1984 |
4.08
|
| 08 | Rick Dangerous | 1989 |
4.07
|
| 09 | Frogger | 1983 |
4.07
|
| 10 | CD-Man v2.0 | 1992 |
4.06
|
| # | action-adventure | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Alone in the Dark | 1992 |
4.09
|
| 02 | Another World | 1991 |
4.07
|
| 03 | System Shock 2 | 1999 |
4.06
|
| 04 | The Great Escape | 1986 |
4.04
|
| 05 | Indiana Jones and his Desktop Adventures | 1996 |
4.01
|
| 06 | Cadaver | 1990 |
4.00
|
| 07 | Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk | 1993 |
4.00
|
| 08 | Grand Theft Auto | 1997 |
4.00
|
| 09 | Alone in the Dark 3 | 1994 |
3.97
|
| 10 | Alone in the Dark 2 | 1993 |
3.96
|
| # | adventure | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Secret of Monkey Island | 1990 |
4.23
|
| 02 | Leisure Suit Larry 1: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards | 1987 |
4.20
|
| 03 | Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis | 1992 |
4.15
|
| 04 | Space Quest 1: The Sarien Encounter | 1986 |
4.10
|
| 05 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | 1989 |
4.09
|
| 06 | A mind forever voyaging | 1985 |
4.08
|
| 07 | Maniac Mansion | 1987 |
4.08
|
| 08 | Legend of Kyrandia 2: Hand of fate | 1993 |
4.07
|
| 09 | Space Quest 5: The Next Mutation | 1993 |
4.07
|
| 10 | Dark Seed | 1992 |
4.07
|
| # | puzzle | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Incredible Machine | 1993 |
4.15
|
| 02 | The Incredible Machine 2 | 1994 |
4.09
|
| 03 | Pipe Dream | 1989 |
4.07
|
| 04 | Chip's Challenge | 1991 |
4.05
|
| 05 | Super Tetris | 1991 |
4.05
|
| 06 | Tetris 2.0 | 1990 |
4.04
|
| 07 | The Incredible Toon Machine | 1994 |
4.04
|
| 08 | Tetris | 1987 |
4.03
|
| 09 | Lemmings 2: The Tribes | 1993 |
4.03
|
| 10 | The Sentinel | 1989 |
4.02
|
| # | racing | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Quarantine | 1994 |
4.12
|
| 02 | Grand Prix 2 | 1995 |
4.12
|
| 03 | Test Drive | 1987 |
4.08
|
| 04 | Street Rod | 1989 |
4.06
|
| 05 | Ferrari Formula 1 | 1989 |
4.06
|
| 06 | Screamer | 1995 |
4.05
|
| 07 | Indianapolis 500 | 1989 |
4.05
|
| 08 | NASCAR Racing | 1994 |
4.05
|
| 09 | Crazy Cars 3 | 1992 |
4.05
|
| 10 | Grand Prix Circuit | 1988 |
4.05
|
| # | RPG | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Eye of the Beholder 2: The Legend of Darkmoon | 1991 |
4.16
|
| 02 | Ultima 7 Part 1: The Black Gate | 1992 |
4.15
|
| 03 | Dungeon Master | 1989 |
4.12
|
| 04 | Castle of the Winds | 1993 |
4.09
|
| 05 | Bloodstone: an Epic Dwarven Tale | 1993 |
4.09
|
| 06 | Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight | 1992 |
4.08
|
| 07 | Dark Queen of Krynn | 1992 |
4.07
|
| 08 | Ultima 7 Part 2: Serpent Isle | 1993 |
4.07
|
| 09 | Fallout | 1997 |
4.07
|
| 10 | Eye of the Beholder | 1991 |
4.07
|
| # | shooter | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Tyrian 2000 | 1999 |
4.18
|
| 02 | Doom 2: Hell on Earth | 1994 |
4.13
|
| 03 | Doom | 1993 |
4.13
|
| 04 | Duke Nukem 3D | 1996 |
4.08
|
| 05 | Blood | 1997 |
4.05
|
| 06 | Virtua Cop 2 | 1997 |
4.05
|
| 07 | Wolfenstein 3D | 1992 |
4.05
|
| 08 | Mega Man X3 | 1998 |
4.05
|
| 09 | Crusader: No Regret | 1996 |
4.05
|
| 10 | Raiden | 1994 |
4.05
|
| # | simulation | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Jones in the Fast Lane | 1991 |
4.07
|
| 02 | Alter Ego: Female Version | 1986 |
4.07
|
| 03 | Zeus: Master of Olympus | 2000 |
4.07
|
| 04 | The Oregon Trail | 1990 |
4.06
|
| 05 | Transport Tycoon | 1994 |
4.05
|
| 06 | Wild West World | 1991 |
4.05
|
| 07 | Dope Wars | 1998 |
4.04
|
| 08 | Patrician 2: Quest for Power | 2000 |
4.04
|
| 09 | Caesar 2 | 1995 |
4.04
|
| 10 | SimCity 2000 | 1993 |
4.03
|
| # | sports | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Kick off 2 | 1990 |
4.10
|
| 02 | Speedball 2 | 1992 |
4.07
|
| 03 | Championship Manager Italia | 1993 |
4.06
|
| 04 | Sensible soccer | 1992 |
4.04
|
| 05 | FIFA Soccer 96 | 1995 |
4.04
|
| 06 | FIFA 97 | 1996 |
4.03
|
| 07 | The Manager | 1991 |
4.01
|
| 08 | Lakers vs. Celtics and the NBA Playoffs | 1989 |
3.97
|
| 09 | Championship Manager: Season 97/98 | 1997 |
3.95
|
| 10 | Premier Manager | 1992 |
3.90
|
| # | strategy | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Master of Orion 2: Battle at Antares | 1996 |
4.23
|
| 02 | X-COM: Ufo Defense | 1994 |
4.21
|
| 03 | Civilization 2 | 1996 |
4.14
|
| 04 | Syndicate | 1993 |
4.14
|
| 05 | Civilization | 1991 |
4.13
|
| 06 | Steel Panthers | 1995 |
4.11
|
| 07 | Populous 2: Trials of the Olympian Gods | 1993 |
4.10
|
| 08 | Master of Magic | 1994 |
4.10
|
| 09 | Fantasy General | 1996 |
4.10
|
| 10 | Panzer General | 1994 |
4.10
|
| # | vehicle simulation | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Frontier: Elite 2 | 1993 |
4.11
|
| 02 | Elite | 1987 |
4.09
|
| 03 | F-15 Strike Eagle II | 1989 |
4.08
|
| 04 | Buzz Aldrin's Race into Space | 1993 |
4.08
|
| 05 | A-10 Tank Killer | 1989 |
4.08
|
| 06 | Aces of the Pacific | 1992 |
4.07
|
| 07 | Dogfight: 80 Years of Aerial Warfare | 1993 |
4.07
|
| 08 | B-17 Flying fortress | 1992 |
4.07
|
| 09 | Falcon 3.0 | 1991 |
4.06
|
| 10 | F-19 Stealth Fighter | 1988 |
4.06
|
