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.
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| # | action | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Street Fighter 2 | 1992 |
4.33
|
| 02 | Alley Cat | 1984 |
4.31
|
| 03 | Primal Rage | 1995 |
4.30
|
| 04 | The Lost Vikings | 1993 |
4.26
|
| 05 | Rick Dangerous | 1989 |
4.25
|
| 06 | Bad Street Brawler | 1987 |
4.25
|
| 07 | Mortal Kombat | 1993 |
4.24
|
| 08 | Golden Axe | 1991 |
4.24
|
| 09 | Disney's Aladdin | 1994 |
4.24
|
| 10 | Commander Keen 6: Aliens Ate my Baby Sitter! | 1991 |
4.24
|
| # | action-adventure | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Outcast | 1999 |
4.27
|
| 02 | Grand Theft Auto 2 | 1999 |
4.24
|
| 03 | Impossible Mission 2 | 1988 |
4.24
|
| 04 | System Shock 2 | 1999 |
4.20
|
| 05 | Driller | 1987 |
4.17
|
| 06 | Fade to Black | 1995 |
4.15
|
| 07 | Star Wars: Yoda Stories | 1997 |
4.13
|
| 08 | Indiana Jones and his Desktop Adventures | 1996 |
4.12
|
| 09 | Little Big Adventure | 1994 |
4.11
|
| 10 | Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk | 1993 |
4.11
|
| # | adventure | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Secret of Monkey Island | 1990 |
4.28
|
| 02 | Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge | 1991 |
4.27
|
| 03 | Space Quest 1: The Sarien Encounter | 1986 |
4.25
|
| 04 | Dark Seed | 1992 |
4.23
|
| 05 | Leisure Suit Larry 1: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards | 1987 |
4.23
|
| 06 | EcoQuest 2: Lost Secret of the Rainforest | 1993 |
4.22
|
| 07 | Hero's Quest: So you want to be a hero | 1989 |
4.20
|
| 08 | Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis | 1992 |
4.20
|
| 09 | Loom | 1990 |
4.20
|
| 10 | WaxWorks | 1992 |
4.19
|
| # | puzzle | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Tetris Classic | 1992 |
4.38
|
| 02 | Chip's Challenge | 1991 |
4.27
|
| 03 | Pipe Dream | 1989 |
4.27
|
| 04 | The Incredible Toon Machine | 1994 |
4.25
|
| 05 | Tetris 2.0 | 1990 |
4.25
|
| 06 | Minesweeper | 1992 |
4.20
|
| 07 | Locomotion | 1992 |
4.19
|
| 08 | Night Shift | 1990 |
4.19
|
| 09 | Lemmings 2: The Tribes | 1993 |
4.19
|
| 10 | Brix | 1992 |
4.18
|
| # | racing | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Micro Machines | 1994 |
4.33
|
| 02 | The Duel: Test Drive 2 | 1989 |
4.28
|
| 03 | Interstate '76 | 1997 |
4.26
|
| 04 | The Need for Speed | 1995 |
4.25
|
| 05 | Road Rash | 1996 |
4.21
|
| 06 | Car and Driver | 1992 |
4.20
|
| 07 | Crazy Cars 3 | 1992 |
4.20
|
| 08 | Grand Prix 2 | 1995 |
4.19
|
| 09 | Carmageddon | 1997 |
4.19
|
| 10 | NASCAR Racing | 1994 |
4.17
|
| # | RPG | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ultima 7 Part 1: The Black Gate | 1992 |
4.29
|
| 02 | Eye of the Beholder 2: The Legend of Darkmoon | 1991 |
4.25
|
| 03 | Pools of Darkness | 1991 |
4.25
|
| 04 | Eye of the Beholder | 1991 |
4.25
|
| 05 | The Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall | 1996 |
4.24
|
| 06 | The Bard's Tale 3: Thief of Fate | 1990 |
4.23
|
| 07 | Dungeon Hack | 1993 |
4.20
|
| 08 | Anachronox | 2001 |
4.19
|
| 09 | Ultima 4: Quest of the Avatar | 1985 |
4.19
|
| 10 | Might and Magic 7: For Blood and Honor | 1999 |
4.19
|
| # | shooter | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf | 1994 |
4.27
|
| 02 | Battlezone | 1983 |
4.25
|
| 03 | Quake | 1996 |
4.24
|
| 04 | Alien Trilogy | 1996 |
4.24
|
| 05 | Operation Wolf | 1989 |
4.23
|
| 06 | Virtua Cop 2 | 1997 |
4.23
|
| 07 | Doom 2: Hell on Earth | 1994 |
4.23
|
| 08 | William Shatner's TekWar | 1995 |
4.23
|
| 09 | Heretic | 1994 |
4.22
|
| 10 | Doom | 1993 |
4.21
|
| # | simulation | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Oregon Trail Deluxe | 1992 |
4.26
|
| 02 | Roller Coaster Tycoon | 1999 |
4.26
|
| 03 | Uncharted Waters 2: New Horizons | 1995 |
4.25
|
| 04 | Caesar 2 | 1995 |
4.24
|
| 05 | Caesar 3 | 1998 |
4.23
|
| 06 | SimEarth | 1990 |
4.22
|
| 07 | Free Enterprise | 1996 |
4.21
|
| 08 | Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 | 2002 |
4.20
|
| 09 | SimCity 2000 | 1993 |
4.19
|
| 10 | Capitalism 2 | 2001 |
4.19
|
| # | sports | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Skate or Die | 1988 |
4.26
|
| 02 | Earl Weaver Baseball | 1987 |
4.22
|
| 03 | Premier Manager | 1992 |
4.18
|
| 04 | World class leaderboard | 1988 |
4.18
|
| 05 | Virtual Pool | 1995 |
4.18
|
| 06 | Lakers vs. Celtics and the NBA Playoffs | 1989 |
4.14
|
| 07 | Eishockey Manager | 1993 |
4.14
|
| 08 | The Manager | 1991 |
4.13
|
| 09 | California Games | 1988 |
4.12
|
| 10 | TV Sports: Basketball | 1990 |
4.12
|
| # | strategy | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Colonization | 1994 |
4.28
|
| 02 | X-COM: Ufo Defense | 1994 |
4.28
|
| 03 | Civilization 2 | 1996 |
4.26
|
| 04 | Master of Orion 2: Battle at Antares | 1996 |
4.26
|
| 05 | The Chessmaster 2000 | 1986 |
4.23
|
| 06 | Axis and Allies: Iron Blitz | 1999 |
4.23
|
| 07 | Mick's Strip Poker | 1999 |
4.23
|
| 08 | Civilization | 1991 |
4.22
|
| 09 | Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings | 1999 |
4.21
|
| 10 | Age of Empires | 1997 |
4.21
|
| # | vehicle simulation | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Heavy Metal | 1989 |
4.23
|
| 02 | F29 Retaliator | 1990 |
4.19
|
| 03 | F-22 Lightning 2 | 1996 |
4.18
|
| 04 | Frontier: Elite 2 | 1993 |
4.16
|
| 05 | Frontier: First Encounters | 1995 |
4.14
|
| 06 | Pacific Islands | 1992 |
4.14
|
| 07 | Strike Commander | 1993 |
4.14
|
| 08 | Nomad | 1993 |
4.13
|
| 09 | Gunship | 1986 |
4.13
|
| 10 | Chuck Yeager's Air Combat | 1991 |
4.12
|