The top 50 abandonware games of all time
Retro gamers like myself are convinced that the best PC games ever published were developed in a golden age of PC gaming, a long time ago, during the 80s and the 90s. I collected quite a few of those PC games and I own a small big box PC game collection. Some of you may remember most of these titles, a few of you probably remember all of them and played every single "abandoned" game that made it into the chart.
Actually, some of the games listed below are not abanoned at all and you can buy them on GOG or Steam, but they definitely deserve to be included anyway.
I'm aware that every "best games" chart is far from perfect, there's always a couple of games that you think are missing. That's why this abandonware games list is exclusively based on votes cast by users.
The best games of the month: March 2023
These are the top games according to the user votes of the current month only.
| # | game title | status | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Zork I: The Great Underground Empire (1982) |
5.00
/ 5
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| 02 | Space Quest 1: The Sarien Encounter (1986) |
5.00
/ 5
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| 03 | Sid Meier's SimGolf (2002) |
4.73
/ 5
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| 04 | Super Mariio Bros (1994) |
4.67
/ 5
|
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| 05 | Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines (1998) |
4.57
/ 5
|
The best old PC games
These are the top games according to user votes given since the birth of Abandonware DOS.
| # | game title | status | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Tetris Classic (1992) |
4.39
/ 5
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| 02 | Street Fighter 2 (1992) |
4.33
/ 5
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| 03 | Ultima 7 Part 1: The Black Gate (1992) |
4.32
/ 5
|
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| 04 | Doom 2: Hell on Earth (1994) |
4.31
/ 5
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| 05 | The Secret of Monkey Island (1990) |
4.31
/ 5
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| 06 | Operation Wolf (1989) |
4.31
/ 5
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| 07 | Wizardry 7: Crusaders of the Dark Savant (1992) |
4.31
/ 5
|
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| 08 | Master of Orion 2: Battle at Antares (1996) |
4.30
/ 5
|
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| 09 | Chip's Challenge (1991) |
4.30
/ 5
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| 10 | Leisure Suit Larry 1: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards (1987) |
4.30
/ 5
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| 11 | Battlezone (1983) |
4.30
/ 5
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| 12 | Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (1991) |
4.29
/ 5
|
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| 13 | Alley Cat (1984) |
4.29
/ 5
|
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| 14 | Disney's Aladdin (1994) |
4.29
/ 5
|
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| 15 | Alien Trilogy (1996) |
4.29
/ 5
|
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| 16 | Colonization (1994) |
4.29
/ 5
|
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| 17 | Tank Wars (1990) |
4.29
/ 5
|
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| 18 | Road Rash (1996) |
4.29
/ 5
|
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| 19 | The Duel: Test Drive 2 (1989) |
4.29
/ 5
|
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| 20 | Outcast (1999) |
4.29
/ 5
|
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| 21 | Locomotion (1992) |
4.29
/ 5
|
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| 22 | The Terminator: Future Shock (1995) |
4.29
/ 5
|
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| 23 | Cisco Heat (1991) |
4.29
/ 5
|
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| 24 | Tetris 2.0 (1990) |
4.28
/ 5
|
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| 25 | Duke Nukem (1991) |
4.28
/ 5
|
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| 26 | X-COM: Ufo Defense (1994) |
4.28
/ 5
|
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| 27 | The Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall (1996) |
4.28
/ 5
|
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| 28 | Warlords 3: Reign of Heroes (1997) |
4.28
/ 5
|
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| 29 | Whiplash (1995) |
4.28
/ 5
|
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| 30 | Heretic (1994) |
4.28
/ 5
|
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| 31 | Pray for Death (1996) |
4.28
/ 5
|
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| 32 | Warheads (1997) |
4.28
/ 5
|
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| 33 | Axis and Allies: Iron Blitz (1999) |
4.28
/ 5
|
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| 34 | Pinball Fantasies (1994) |
4.28
/ 5
|
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| 35 | Civilization 2 (1996) |
4.28
/ 5
|
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| 36 | Gloriana (1996) |
4.28
/ 5
|
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| 37 | Bundesliga Manager Professional (1991) |
4.28
/ 5
|
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| 38 | Transport Tycoon Deluxe (1995) |
4.27
/ 5
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| 39 | Mortal Kombat (1993) |
4.27
/ 5
|
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| 40 | Diggers (1994) |
4.27
/ 5
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| 41 | Dogs of War (1996) |
4.27
/ 5
|
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| 42 | Jungle Strike (1995) |
4.27
/ 5
|
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| 43 | Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings (1999) |
4.27
/ 5
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| 44 | Super Street Fighter 2 (1996) |
4.27
/ 5
|
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| 45 | Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf (1994) |
4.27
/ 5
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| 46 | Pipe Dream (1989) |
4.27
/ 5
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| 47 | Midtown Madness (1999) |
4.27
/ 5
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| 48 | Impossible Mission 2 (1988) |
4.26
/ 5
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| 49 | Spear of Destiny (1992) |
4.26
/ 5
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| 50 | Space Quest 1: The Sarien Encounter (1986) |
4.26
/ 5
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