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 |
4.32
|
| 02 | Mortal Kombat | 1993 |
4.30
|
| 03 | Montezuma's Revenge | 1984 |
4.30
|
| 04 | Bio Menace Episode 3: Master Cain | 1993 |
4.30
|
| 05 | Super Street Fighter 2 | 1996 |
4.29
|
| 06 | Alley Cat | 1984 |
4.29
|
| 07 | Super Mariio Bros | 1994 |
4.29
|
| 08 | Disney's Aladdin | 1994 |
4.29
|
| 09 | Ugh! | 1992 |
4.28
|
| 10 | Lode Runner | 1983 |
4.28
|
| # | action-adventure | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Spider-Man 2: The Game | 2004 |
4.29
|
| 02 | X-Men 2: The Fall of the Mutants | 1991 |
4.27
|
| 03 | Outcast | 1999 |
4.27
|
| 04 | Impossible Mission 2 | 1988 |
4.26
|
| 05 | Jurassic Park | 1993 |
4.24
|
| 06 | Flashback: The Quest for Identity | 1993 |
4.23
|
| 07 | Little Big Adventure | 1994 |
4.22
|
| 08 | System Shock 2 | 1999 |
4.21
|
| 09 | Grand Theft Auto 2 | 1999 |
4.20
|
| 10 | Ecstatica | 1994 |
4.19
|
| # | adventure | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Secret of Monkey Island | 1990 |
4.32
|
| 02 | Leisure Suit Larry 1: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards | 1987 |
4.31
|
| 03 | Amazon: Guardians of Eden | 1992 |
4.29
|
| 04 | Hero's Quest: So you want to be a hero | 1989 |
4.28
|
| 05 | Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge | 1991 |
4.28
|
| 06 | Loom | 1990 |
4.27
|
| 07 | Police Quest 1: In Pursuit of the Death Angel | 1987 |
4.27
|
| 08 | Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror | 1997 |
4.26
|
| 09 | Runaway City | 1995 |
4.25
|
| 10 | King's Quest 1: Quest for the Crown | 1984 |
4.25
|
| # | puzzle | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Tetris Classic | 1992 |
4.37
|
| 02 | Chip's Challenge | 1991 |
4.32
|
| 03 | X-Tetris | 1996 |
4.29
|
| 04 | Mah Jongg Solitaire | 1987 |
4.28
|
| 05 | Diggers | 1994 |
4.28
|
| 06 | Pipe Dream | 1989 |
4.27
|
| 07 | Night Shift | 1990 |
4.27
|
| 08 | The Incredible Machine 2 | 1994 |
4.27
|
| 09 | Lemmings 2: The Tribes | 1993 |
4.26
|
| 10 | Tetris 2.0 | 1990 |
4.25
|
| # | racing | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Duel: Test Drive 2 | 1989 |
4.29
|
| 02 | Road Rash | 1996 |
4.29
|
| 03 | Whiplash | 1995 |
4.27
|
| 04 | Cisco Heat | 1991 |
4.27
|
| 05 | Screamer | 1995 |
4.27
|
| 06 | Grand Prix 2 | 1995 |
4.27
|
| 07 | Micro Machines | 1994 |
4.26
|
| 08 | Lotus: The ultimate challenge | 1993 |
4.25
|
| 09 | Midtown Madness | 1999 |
4.25
|
| 10 | Crazy Cars 3 | 1992 |
4.25
|
| # | RPG | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ultima 7 Part 1: The Black Gate | 1992 |
4.33
|
| 02 | The Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall | 1996 |
4.30
|
| 03 | Wizardry 7: Crusaders of the Dark Savant | 1992 |
4.30
|
| 04 | Rogue | 1984 |
4.27
|
| 05 | Might and Magic 7: For Blood and Honor | 1999 |
4.27
|
| 06 | Eye of the Beholder 2: The Legend of Darkmoon | 1991 |
4.25
|
| 07 | Dungeon Hack | 1993 |
4.25
|
| 08 | Eye of the Beholder | 1991 |
4.25
|
| 09 | Ultima 6: The False Prophet | 1990 |
4.25
|
| 10 | Albion | 1996 |
4.25
|
| # | shooter | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Operation Wolf | 1989 |
4.34
|
| 02 | Jungle Strike | 1995 |
4.31
|
| 03 | The Terminator: Future Shock | 1995 |
4.29
|
| 04 | Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf | 1994 |
4.29
|
| 05 | Heretic | 1994 |
4.29
|
| 06 | Quake | 1996 |
4.29
|
| 07 | Doom 2: Hell on Earth | 1994 |
4.28
|
| 08 | Battlezone | 1983 |
4.28
|
| 09 | Spear of Destiny | 1992 |
4.26
|
| 10 | Witchaven | 1995 |
4.26
|
| # | simulation | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Capitalism 2 | 2001 |
4.29
|
| 02 | The Oregon Trail Deluxe | 1992 |
4.29
|
| 03 | Caesar 3 | 1998 |
4.27
|
| 04 | Transport Tycoon Deluxe | 1995 |
4.26
|
| 05 | Crime and Punishment | 1984 |
4.25
|
| 06 | SimEarth | 1990 |
4.25
|
| 07 | Patrician | 1992 |
4.25
|
| 08 | SimCity 2000 | 1993 |
4.25
|
| 09 | Uncharted Waters 2: New Horizons | 1995 |
4.25
|
| 10 | Sleuth: A Murder Mystery | 1983 |
4.24
|
| # | sports | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | WWF in Your House | 1996 |
4.32
|
| 02 | Links 386 Pro | 1992 |
4.31
|
| 03 | Skate or Die | 1988 |
4.29
|
| 04 | Earl Weaver Baseball | 1987 |
4.27
|
| 05 | Virtual Pool | 1995 |
4.26
|
| 06 | MicroProse Soccer | 1988 |
4.25
|
| 07 | Lakers vs. Celtics and the NBA Playoffs | 1989 |
4.22
|
| 08 | Bundesliga Manager Professional | 1991 |
4.22
|
| 09 | Sensible Soccer | 1992 |
4.21
|
| 10 | Speedball | 1988 |
4.20
|
| # | strategy | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Dark Reign 2 | 2000 |
4.33
|
| 02 | Tank Wars | 1990 |
4.32
|
| 03 | Master of Orion 2: Battle at Antares | 1996 |
4.31
|
| 04 | X-COM: Ufo Defense | 1994 |
4.31
|
| 05 | Warlords 3: Reign of Heroes | 1997 |
4.30
|
| 06 | Queen of Tenshindo 95 | 1995 |
4.29
|
| 07 | Jagged Alliance 2 | 1999 |
4.28
|
| 08 | Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings | 1999 |
4.28
|
| 09 | Colonization | 1994 |
4.28
|
| 10 | Space Hulk | 1993 |
4.28
|
| # | vehicle simulation | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | F-22 Lightning 2 | 1996 |
4.26
|
| 02 | Pacific Islands | 1992 |
4.25
|
| 03 | Wing Commander 3 | 1994 |
4.22
|
| 04 | Heavy Metal | 1989 |
4.21
|
| 05 | Tornado | 1993 |
4.20
|
| 06 | Nomad | 1993 |
4.20
|
| 07 | GATO | 1984 |
4.20
|
| 08 | F29 Retaliator | 1990 |
4.18
|
| 09 | A320 Airbus | 1993 |
4.17
|
| 10 | Strike Commander | 1993 |
4.17
|