The top 30 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. 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.

#	best games ever	year	rating
001	Master of Orion 2: Battle at Antares	1996	4.22
002	X-COM: Ufo Defense	1994	4.21
003	Doom	1993	4.20
004	Eye of the Beholder 2: The Legend of Darkmoon	1991	4.19
005	The Secret of Monkey Island	1990	4.18
006	The Lost Vikings	1993	4.17
007	The Settlers	1993	4.17
008	Tyrian 2000	1999	4.17
009	Mortal Kombat	1993	4.17
010	Grand Prix 2	1995	4.16
011	Castle of the Winds	1993	4.15
012	Ultima 7 Part 1: The Black Gate	1992	4.15
013	Dune 2000	1998	4.15
014	Civilization 2	1996	4.15
015	Prince of Persia	1990	4.15
016	One Must Fall 2097	1994	4.15
017	Civilization	1991	4.15
018	Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness	1995	4.15
019	Duke Nukem 3D	1996	4.15
020	Golden Axe	1991	4.14
021	Panzer General	1994	4.14
022	Master of Magic	1994	4.13
023	Championship Manager: Season 97/98	1997	4.13
024	Command & Conquer: Red Alert	1996	4.13
025	Warcraft: Orcs and Humans	1994	4.13
026	Leisure Suit Larry 1: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards	1987	4.13
027	FIFA Soccer 96	1995	4.13
028	Frontier: First Encounters	1995	4.13
029	Midwinter	1990	4.13
030	House of the Dead	1998	4.13