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 |
4.25
|
| 02 | The Lost Vikings | 1993 |
4.22
|
| 03 | Golden Axe | 1991 |
4.21
|
| 04 | Rick Dangerous | 1989 |
4.21
|
| 05 | Mortal Kombat | 1993 |
4.20
|
| 06 | Alley Cat | 1984 |
4.20
|
| 07 | Gods | 1991 |
4.18
|
| 08 | Bubble Bobble | 1989 |
4.17
|
| 09 | Flashback: The Quest for Identity | 1993 |
4.17
|
| 10 | Dilbert's Desktop Games | 1997 |
4.16
|
| # | action-adventure | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Driller | 1987 |
4.18
|
| 02 | Cadaver | 1990 |
4.15
|
| 03 | System Shock 2 | 1999 |
4.14
|
| 04 | Fade to Black | 1995 |
4.13
|
| 05 | Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk | 1993 |
4.12
|
| 06 | Batman: the Caped Crusader | 1988 |
4.08
|
| 07 | Metal Gear | 1990 |
4.08
|
| 08 | Little Big Adventure | 1994 |
4.06
|
| 09 | Another World | 1991 |
4.06
|
| 10 | Indiana Jones and his Desktop Adventures | 1996 |
4.06
|
| # | adventure | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Secret of Monkey Island | 1990 |
4.25
|
| 02 | Leisure Suit Larry 1: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards | 1987 |
4.20
|
| 03 | Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge | 1991 |
4.20
|
| 04 | Leather Goddesses of Phobos | 1986 |
4.20
|
| 05 | Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars | 2009 |
4.19
|
| 06 | 3 Skulls of the Toltecs | 1996 |
4.19
|
| 07 | Leisure Suit Larry 3: Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating Pectorals | 1989 |
4.19
|
| 08 | Space Quest 1: The Sarien Encounter | 1986 |
4.18
|
| 09 | Maniac Mansion | 1987 |
4.18
|
| 10 | Police Quest: Open Season | 1993 |
4.17
|
| # | puzzle | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Chip's Challenge | 1991 |
4.23
|
| 02 | Tetris Classic | 1992 |
4.22
|
| 03 | Tetris 2.0 | 1990 |
4.21
|
| 04 | Puzznic | 1990 |
4.18
|
| 05 | Pipe Dream | 1989 |
4.16
|
| 06 | The Sentinel | 1989 |
4.13
|
| 07 | Lemmings 2: The Tribes | 1993 |
4.13
|
| 08 | The Incredible Toon Machine | 1994 |
4.13
|
| 09 | Tetris | 1987 |
4.11
|
| 10 | The Incredible Machine | 1993 |
4.10
|
| # | racing | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Road Rash | 1996 |
4.20
|
| 02 | Grand Prix 2 | 1995 |
4.18
|
| 03 | The Duel: Test Drive 2 | 1989 |
4.18
|
| 04 | Test Drive | 1987 |
4.18
|
| 05 | NASCAR Racing | 1994 |
4.17
|
| 06 | Micro Machines | 1994 |
4.16
|
| 07 | Whiplash | 1995 |
4.16
|
| 08 | The Need for Speed | 1995 |
4.15
|
| 09 | Grand Prix Circuit | 1988 |
4.13
|
| 10 | Crazy Cars 3 | 1992 |
4.12
|
| # | RPG | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Eye of the Beholder 2: The Legend of Darkmoon | 1991 |
4.25
|
| 02 | Ultima 7 Part 1: The Black Gate | 1992 |
4.24
|
| 03 | The Bard's Tale 3: Thief of Fate | 1990 |
4.24
|
| 04 | Eye of the Beholder | 1991 |
4.21
|
| 05 | Castle of the Winds | 1993 |
4.17
|
| 06 | Ultima 5: Warriors of Destiny | 1988 |
4.16
|
| 07 | The Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall | 1996 |
4.15
|
| 08 | Dungeon Hack | 1993 |
4.15
|
| 09 | Realms of Arkania 1: Blade of destiny | 1992 |
4.14
|
| 10 | Dungeon Master | 1989 |
4.14
|
| # | shooter | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Doom 2: Hell on Earth | 1994 |
4.26
|
| 02 | Virtua Cop 2 | 1997 |
4.20
|
| 03 | Hexen: Beyond Heretic | 1995 |
4.19
|
| 04 | Xenon 2: Megablast | 1990 |
4.19
|
| 05 | Doom | 1993 |
4.18
|
| 06 | Alien Trilogy | 1996 |
4.18
|
| 07 | Quake | 1996 |
4.16
|
| 08 | Star Wars: Dark Forces | 1995 |
4.15
|
| 09 | Heretic | 1994 |
4.14
|
| 10 | Virtua Cop | 1997 |
4.14
|
| # | simulation | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Roller Coaster Tycoon | 1999 |
4.22
|
| 02 | Pharaoh | 1999 |
4.18
|
| 03 | Caesar 3 | 1998 |
4.18
|
| 04 | Caesar 2 | 1995 |
4.17
|
| 05 | Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 | 2002 |
4.14
|
| 06 | Transport Tycoon | 1994 |
4.13
|
| 07 | Patrician | 1992 |
4.13
|
| 08 | SimCity 2000 | 1993 |
4.12
|
| 09 | The Oregon Trail | 1990 |
4.12
|
| 10 | High Seas Trader | 1995 |
4.11
|
| # | sports | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Skate or Die | 1988 |
4.18
|
| 02 | Championship Manager Italia | 1993 |
4.16
|
| 03 | Virtual Pool | 1995 |
4.14
|
| 04 | MicroLeague wrestling | 1989 |
4.13
|
| 05 | Lakers vs. Celtics and the NBA Playoffs | 1989 |
4.10
|
| 06 | Hardball 4 | 1994 |
4.09
|
| 07 | World class leaderboard | 1988 |
4.09
|
| 08 | Sensible Soccer | 1992 |
4.07
|
| 09 | Championship Manager | 1992 |
4.07
|
| 10 | WWF Wrestlemania | 1992 |
4.07
|
| # | strategy | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | X-COM: Ufo Defense | 1994 |
4.26
|
| 02 | Master of Orion 2: Battle at Antares | 1996 |
4.22
|
| 03 | Jagged Alliance 2 | 1999 |
4.20
|
| 04 | Civilization 2 | 1996 |
4.20
|
| 05 | People's General | 1998 |
4.19
|
| 06 | Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings | 1999 |
4.18
|
| 07 | Warcraft: Orcs and Humans | 1994 |
4.17
|
| 08 | Populous 2: Trials of the Olympian Gods | 1993 |
4.17
|
| 09 | Battle Chess | 1988 |
4.16
|
| 10 | Colonization | 1994 |
4.16
|
| # | vehicle simulation | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Great Naval Battles vol. 2: Guadalcanal 1942 - 43 | 1994 |
4.16
|
| 02 | Silent Service 2 | 1990 |
4.14
|
| 03 | F29 Retaliator | 1990 |
4.14
|
| 04 | Frontier: Elite 2 | 1993 |
4.14
|
| 05 | Megafortress | 1991 |
4.14
|
| 06 | Elite | 1987 |
4.11
|
| 07 | Strike Commander | 1993 |
4.11
|
| 08 | Wing Commander: Privateer | 1993 |
4.11
|
| 09 | Night Hawk: F-117A Stealth Fighter | 1991 |
4.09
|
| 10 | Frontier: First Encounters | 1995 |
4.08
|