The best abandonware PC 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" Windows and DOS 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 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) |
4.36
/ 5
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| 02 | Ultima 7 Part 1: The Black Gate (1992) |
4.33
/ 5
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| 03 | Street Fighter 2 (1992) |
4.32
/ 5
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| 04 | Montezuma's Revenge (1984) |
4.32
/ 5
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| 05 | Chip's Challenge (1991) |
4.32
/ 5
|
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| 06 | The Secret of Monkey Island (1990) |
4.32
/ 5
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| 07 | Master of Orion 2: Battle at Antares (1996) |
4.31
/ 5
|
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| 08 | Wizardry 7: Crusaders of the Dark Savant (1992) |
4.31
/ 5
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| 09 | X-COM: Ufo Defense (1994) |
4.31
/ 5
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| 10 | Leisure Suit Larry 1: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards (1987) |
4.31
/ 5
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| 11 | Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf (1994) |
4.31
/ 5
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| 12 | Master of Orion 3 (2003) |
4.30
/ 5
|
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| 13 | Operation Wolf (1989) |
4.30
/ 5
|
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| 14 | Bio Menace Episode 3: Master Cain (1993) |
4.30
/ 5
|
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| 15 | The Oregon Trail Deluxe (1992) |
4.30
/ 5
|
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| 16 | Super Street Fighter 2 (1996) |
4.30
/ 5
|
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| 17 | Cisco Heat (1991) |
4.29
/ 5
|
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| 18 | The Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall (1996) |
4.29
/ 5
|
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| 19 | The Duel: Test Drive 2 (1989) |
4.29
/ 5
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| 20 | Heretic (1994) |
4.29
/ 5
|
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| 21 | Battlezone (1983) |
4.29
/ 5
|
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| 22 | Lode Runner (1983) |
4.29
/ 5
|
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| 23 | Road Rash (1996) |
4.29
/ 5
|
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| 24 | Doom 2: Hell on Earth (1994) |
4.29
/ 5
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| 25 | Alley Cat (1984) |
4.29
/ 5
|
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| 26 | Colonization (1994) |
4.29
/ 5
|
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| 27 | Quake (1996) |
4.29
/ 5
|
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| 28 | Amazon: Guardians of Eden (1992) |
4.29
/ 5
|
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| 29 | Skate or Die (1988) |
4.29
/ 5
|
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| 30 | Loom (1990) |
4.29
/ 5
|
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| 31 | Queen of Tenshindo 95 (1995) |
4.29
/ 5
|
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| 32 | Warlords 3: Reign of Heroes (1997) |
4.29
/ 5
|
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| 33 | Tank Wars (1990) |
4.29
/ 5
|
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| 34 | Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings (1999) |
4.29
/ 5
|
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| 35 | Jagged Alliance 2 (1999) |
4.28
/ 5
|
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| 36 | X-Tetris (1996) |
4.28
/ 5
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| 37 | Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (1991) |
4.28
/ 5
|
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| 38 | Super Mariio Bros (1994) |
4.28
/ 5
|
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| 39 | Empire Earth (2001) |
4.28
/ 5
|
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| 40 | Ugh! (1992) |
4.28
/ 5
|
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| 41 | Police Quest 1: In Pursuit of the Death Angel (1987) |
4.28
/ 5
|
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| 42 | Mortal Kombat (1993) |
4.28
/ 5
|
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| 43 | Rick Dangerous (1989) |
4.28
/ 5
|
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| 44 | Pipe Dream (1989) |
4.28
/ 5
|
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| 45 | Space Hulk (1993) |
4.28
/ 5
|
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| 46 | Disney's Aladdin (1994) |
4.28
/ 5
|
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| 47 | Hero's Quest: So you want to be a hero (1989) |
4.28
/ 5
|
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| 48 | Caesar 3 (1998) |
4.28
/ 5
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| 49 | Civilization 2 (1996) |
4.28
/ 5
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| 50 | Diggers (1994) |
4.28
/ 5
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