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 |
4.28
|
| 02 | Golden Axe | 1991 |
4.25
|
| 03 | The Lost Vikings | 1993 |
4.24
|
| 04 | Mortal Kombat | 1993 |
4.24
|
| 05 | Alley Cat | 1984 |
4.23
|
| 06 | Bubble Bobble | 1989 |
4.21
|
| 07 | Rick Dangerous | 1989 |
4.21
|
| 08 | Gods | 1991 |
4.21
|
| 09 | Super Street Fighter 2 | 1996 |
4.18
|
| 10 | Disney's Aladdin | 1994 |
4.17
|
| # | action-adventure | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Outcast | 1999 |
4.19
|
| 02 | Driller | 1987 |
4.17
|
| 03 | Impossible Mission 2 | 1988 |
4.16
|
| 04 | Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk | 1993 |
4.15
|
| 05 | System Shock 2 | 1999 |
4.14
|
| 06 | Cadaver | 1990 |
4.12
|
| 07 | Batman: the Caped Crusader | 1988 |
4.12
|
| 08 | Grand Theft Auto 2 | 1999 |
4.11
|
| 09 | Another World | 1991 |
4.10
|
| 10 | Metal Gear | 1990 |
4.10
|
| # | adventure | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Secret of Monkey Island | 1990 |
4.26
|
| 02 | Leisure Suit Larry 1: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards | 1987 |
4.24
|
| 03 | Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge | 1991 |
4.22
|
| 04 | Space Quest 1: The Sarien Encounter | 1986 |
4.19
|
| 05 | Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur | 1989 |
4.19
|
| 06 | Maniac Mansion | 1987 |
4.19
|
| 07 | Leisure Suit Larry 3: Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating Pectorals | 1989 |
4.18
|
| 08 | Police Quest: Open Season | 1993 |
4.17
|
| 09 | Star Trek: 25th Anniversary | 1992 |
4.17
|
| 10 | Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist | 1993 |
4.17
|
| # | puzzle | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Tetris Classic | 1992 |
4.26
|
| 02 | Chip's Challenge | 1991 |
4.26
|
| 03 | Puzznic | 1990 |
4.22
|
| 04 | Tetris 2.0 | 1990 |
4.22
|
| 05 | Pipe Dream | 1989 |
4.21
|
| 06 | Lemmings 2: The Tribes | 1993 |
4.17
|
| 07 | Locomotion | 1992 |
4.15
|
| 08 | Wheel of fortune | 1987 |
4.14
|
| 09 | The Incredible Toon Machine | 1994 |
4.12
|
| 10 | Tetris | 1987 |
4.11
|
| # | racing | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Grand Prix Circuit | 1988 |
4.23
|
| 02 | Whiplash | 1995 |
4.22
|
| 03 | Team Suzuki | 1991 |
4.20
|
| 04 | Road Rash | 1996 |
4.19
|
| 05 | The Duel: Test Drive 2 | 1989 |
4.19
|
| 06 | Micro Machines | 1994 |
4.19
|
| 07 | Grand Prix 2 | 1995 |
4.19
|
| 08 | The Need for Speed | 1995 |
4.17
|
| 09 | Midtown Madness | 1999 |
4.16
|
| 10 | Test Drive | 1987 |
4.15
|
| # | RPG | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Eye of the Beholder 2: The Legend of Darkmoon | 1991 |
4.26
|
| 02 | Ultima 7 Part 1: The Black Gate | 1992 |
4.26
|
| 03 | Nox | 2000 |
4.24
|
| 04 | The Bard's Tale 3: Thief of Fate | 1990 |
4.24
|
| 05 | Eye of the Beholder | 1991 |
4.22
|
| 06 | Castle of the Winds | 1993 |
4.19
|
| 07 | The Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall | 1996 |
4.19
|
| 08 | An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire | 1997 |
4.18
|
| 09 | Dungeon Hack | 1993 |
4.16
|
| 10 | Ultima 5: Warriors of Destiny | 1988 |
4.16
|
| # | shooter | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Doom 2: Hell on Earth | 1994 |
4.26
|
| 02 | Hexen: Beyond Heretic | 1995 |
4.22
|
| 03 | Virtua Cop 2 | 1997 |
4.22
|
| 04 | Heretic | 1994 |
4.21
|
| 05 | Doom | 1993 |
4.20
|
| 06 | Battlezone | 1983 |
4.19
|
| 07 | Xenon 2: Megablast | 1990 |
4.17
|
| 08 | Quake | 1996 |
4.17
|
| 09 | Star Wars: Dark Forces | 1995 |
4.17
|
| 10 | Witchaven | 1995 |
4.15
|
| # | simulation | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Roller Coaster Tycoon | 1999 |
4.26
|
| 02 | Uncharted Waters 2: New Horizons | 1995 |
4.24
|
| 03 | Pharaoh | 1999 |
4.19
|
| 04 | Caesar 2 | 1995 |
4.18
|
| 05 | Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 | 2002 |
4.16
|
| 06 | Transport Tycoon | 1994 |
4.15
|
| 07 | Murders in Space | 1990 |
4.15
|
| 08 | SimCity 2000 | 1993 |
4.15
|
| 09 | SimEarth | 1990 |
4.15
|
| 10 | Gloriana | 1996 |
4.14
|
| # | sports | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Skate or Die | 1988 |
4.20
|
| 02 | Virtual Pool | 1995 |
4.17
|
| 03 | MicroProse Soccer | 1988 |
4.17
|
| 04 | TV Sports: Basketball | 1990 |
4.15
|
| 05 | World class leaderboard | 1988 |
4.14
|
| 06 | Championship Manager | 1992 |
4.13
|
| 07 | Lakers vs. Celtics and the NBA Playoffs | 1989 |
4.13
|
| 08 | MicroLeague wrestling | 1989 |
4.12
|
| 09 | Sensible Soccer | 1992 |
4.11
|
| 10 | Premier Manager | 1992 |
4.11
|
| # | strategy | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | X-COM: Ufo Defense | 1994 |
4.25
|
| 02 | Master of Orion 2: Battle at Antares | 1996 |
4.24
|
| 03 | Civilization 2 | 1996 |
4.24
|
| 04 | Jagged Alliance 2 | 1999 |
4.23
|
| 05 | Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings | 1999 |
4.20
|
| 06 | Civilization | 1991 |
4.20
|
| 07 | The Chessmaster 2000 | 1986 |
4.19
|
| 08 | Army Men | 1998 |
4.19
|
| 09 | People's General | 1998 |
4.18
|
| 10 | Battle Chess | 1988 |
4.18
|
| # | vehicle simulation | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Heavy Metal | 1989 |
4.20
|
| 02 | Silent Service 2 | 1990 |
4.18
|
| 03 | Frontier: Elite 2 | 1993 |
4.15
|
| 04 | F29 Retaliator | 1990 |
4.14
|
| 05 | Strike Commander | 1993 |
4.14
|
| 06 | Great Naval Battles vol. 2: Guadalcanal 1942 - 43 | 1994 |
4.12
|
| 07 | Megafortress | 1991 |
4.11
|
| 08 | Pacific Islands | 1992 |
4.10
|
| 09 | Frontier: First Encounters | 1995 |
4.10
|
| 10 | Elite Plus | 1991 |
4.10
|