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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 Alley Cat 1984
4.30
03 Ugh! 1992
4.28
04 Mortal Kombat 1993
4.28
05 Battle Arena Toshinden 1996
4.28
06 Volfied 1991
4.28
07 Super Street Fighter 2 1996
4.27
08 Lode Runner 1983
4.27
09 The Smurfs 1996
4.26
10 Gods 1991
4.25
# action-adventure year rating
01 Driller 1987
4.27
02 Outcast 1999
4.26
03 Impossible Mission 2 1988
4.23
04 Little Big Adventure 1994
4.23
05 X-Men 2: The Fall of the Mutants 1991
4.21
06 Spider-Man 2: The Game 2004
4.21
07 Ecstatica 1994
4.20
08 Flashback: The Quest for Identity 1993
4.19
09 Inca 2: Wiracocha 1994
4.17
10 Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk 1993
4.16
# 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
4.28
03 Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge 1991
4.27
04 Hero's Quest: So you want to be a hero 1989
4.27
05 King's Quest 1: Quest for the Crown 1984
4.27
06 Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror 1997
4.26
07 Gobliiins 1991
4.26
08 Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz 1983
4.26
09 Police Quest 1: In Pursuit of the Death Angel 1987
4.26
10 Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis 1992
4.25
# puzzle year rating
01 Tetris Classic 1992
4.32
02 The Incredible Machine 2 1994
4.32
03 Pipe Dream 1989
4.29
04 Lemmings 2: The Tribes 1993
4.28
05 Chip's Challenge 1991
4.26
06 Sid & Al's Incredible Toons 1993
4.25
07 Tetris 2.0 1990
4.25
08 Puzznic 1990
4.21
09 The Incredible Machine 1993
4.21
10 Locomotion 1992
4.21
# racing year rating
01 Whiplash 1995
4.30
02 Micro Machines 1994
4.29
03 Grand Prix 2 1995
4.26
04 Lotus: The ultimate challenge 1993
4.26
05 Cisco Heat 1991
4.26
06 Screamer 1995
4.26
07 Road Rash 1996
4.26
08 Interstate '76 1997
4.24
09 The Duel: Test Drive 2 1989
4.23
10 The Need for Speed 1995
4.23
# RPG year rating
01 Ultima 7 Part 1: The Black Gate 1992
4.32
02 The Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall 1996
4.26
03 Eye of the Beholder 2: The Legend of Darkmoon 1991
4.26
04 Eye of the Beholder 1991
4.25
05 Albion 1995
4.25
06 Dungeon Hack 1993
4.23
07 Pools of Darkness 1991
4.23
08 Wizardry 7: Crusaders of the Dark Savant 1992
4.22
09 Ultima 6: The False Prophet 1990
4.22
10 The Bard's Tale 3: Thief of Fate 1990
4.21
# shooter year rating
01 Doom 2: Hell on Earth 1994
4.28
02 Heretic 1994
4.27
03 Operation Wolf 1989
4.27
04 Star Wars: Dark Forces 1995
4.27
05 Alien Syndrome 1989
4.25
06 Virtua Cop 2 1997
4.24
07 Mega Man X3 1998
4.24
08 Battlezone 1983
4.24
09 Quake 1996
4.24
10 Alien Breed: Tower Assault 1994
4.21
# simulation year rating
01 Capitalism 2 2001
4.27
02 Caesar 3 1998
4.25
03 Transport Tycoon Deluxe 1995
4.25
04 SimEarth 1990
4.24
05 Free Enterprise 1996
4.24
06 The Oregon Trail 1990
4.23
07 SimCity 2000 1993
4.23
08 Gloriana 1996
4.22
09 Transport Tycoon 1994
4.21
10 Uncharted Waters 2: New Horizons 1995
4.21
# sports year rating
01 Skate or Die 1988
4.29
02 Panza Kick Boxing 1990
4.27
03 NHL 96 1995
4.27
04 Links 386 Pro 1992
4.27
05 World Class Leader Board 1988
4.23
06 Virtual Pool 1995
4.22
07 Brutal Sports Football 1993
4.22
08 Premier Manager 1992
4.21
09 The Manager 1991
4.21
10 Lakers vs. Celtics and the NBA Playoffs 1989
4.20
# strategy year rating
01 Jagged Alliance 2 1999
4.32
02 X-COM: Ufo Defense 1994
4.30
03 Master of Orion 2: Battle at Antares 1996
4.29
04 Warlords 3: Reign of Heroes 1997
4.28
05 Empire Earth 2001
4.27
06 Space Hulk 1993
4.27
07 Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings 1999
4.26
08 Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines 1998
4.25
09 Clue Master Detective 1989
4.25
10 Civilization II: Test of Time 1999
4.25
# vehicle simulation year rating
01 Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe 1991
4.28
02 Aces Over Europe 1993
4.27
03 Chuck Yeager's Air Combat 1991
4.27
04 Strike Commander 1993
4.26
05 Gunship 1986
4.25
06 F-19 Stealth Fighter 1988
4.25
07 Pacific Islands 1992
4.25
08 Aces of the Pacific 1992
4.25
09 EF 2000 1995
4.25
10 Comanche: Maximum overkill 1992
4.25