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.
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| # | game title | status | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Doom 2: Hell on Earth (1994) |
4.26
/ 5
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| 02 | X-COM: Ufo Defense (1994) |
4.26
/ 5
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| 03 | Street Fighter 2 (1992) |
4.25
/ 5
|
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| 04 | The Secret of Monkey Island (1990) |
4.25
/ 5
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| 05 | Eye of the Beholder 2: The Legend of Darkmoon (1991) |
4.24
/ 5
|
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| 06 | Ultima 7 Part 1: The Black Gate (1992) |
4.24
/ 5
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| 07 | The Bard's Tale 3: Thief of Fate (1990) |
4.24
/ 5
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| 08 | Chip's Challenge (1991) |
4.23
/ 5
|
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| 09 | 3 Skulls of the Toltecs (1996) |
4.23
/ 5
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| 10 | The Lost Vikings (1993) |
4.22
/ 5
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| 11 | Tetris Classic (1992) |
4.22
/ 5
|
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| 12 | Master of Orion 2: Battle at Antares (1996) |
4.22
/ 5
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| 13 | Roller Coaster Tycoon (1999) |
4.22
/ 5
|
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| 14 | Golden Axe (1991) |
4.21
/ 5
|
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| 15 | Mortal Kombat (1993) |
4.21
/ 5
|
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| 16 | Eye of the Beholder (1991) |
4.21
/ 5
|
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| 17 | Rick Dangerous (1989) |
4.21
/ 5
|
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| 18 | Leisure Suit Larry 1: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards (1987) |
4.20
/ 5
|
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| 19 | Jagged Alliance 2 (1999) |
4.20
/ 5
|
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| 20 | Xenon 2: Megablast (1990) |
4.20
/ 5
|
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| 21 | Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (1991) |
4.20
/ 5
|
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| 22 | Civilization 2 (1996) |
4.20
/ 5
|
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| 23 | Virtua Cop 2 (1997) |
4.20
/ 5
|
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| 24 | Clash of Steel (1993) |
4.20
/ 5
|
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| 25 | Leather Goddesses of Phobos (1986) |
4.20
/ 5
|
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| 26 | Team Suzuki (1991) |
4.20
/ 5
|
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| 27 | Alley Cat (1984) |
4.20
/ 5
|
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| 28 | Hexen: Beyond Heretic (1995) |
4.19
/ 5
|
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| 29 | Road Rash (1996) |
4.19
/ 5
|
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| 30 | Tetris 2.0 (1990) |
4.19
/ 5
|
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| 31 | People's General (1998) |
4.19
/ 5
|
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| 32 | Leisure Suit Larry 3: Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating Pectorals (1989) |
4.19
/ 5
|
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| 33 | Test Drive (1987) |
4.18
/ 5
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| 34 | Grand Prix 2 (1995) |
4.18
/ 5
|
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| 35 | Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings (1999) |
4.18
/ 5
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| 36 | Space Quest 1: The Sarien Encounter (1986) |
4.18
/ 5
|
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| 37 | Pharaoh (1999) |
4.18
/ 5
|
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| 38 | Driller (1987) |
4.18
/ 5
|
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| 39 | Doom (1993) |
4.18
/ 5
|
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| 40 | Commander Keen 6: Aliens Ate my Baby Sitter! (1991) |
4.18
/ 5
|
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| 41 | Caesar 3 (1998) |
4.18
/ 5
|
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| 42 | The Duel: Test Drive 2 (1989) |
4.18
/ 5
|
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| 43 | Skate or Die (1988) |
4.18
/ 5
|
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| 44 | Maniac Mansion (1987) |
4.18
/ 5
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| 45 | Puzznic (1990) |
4.18
/ 5
|
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| 46 | Alien Trilogy (1996) |
4.18
/ 5
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| 47 | Gods (1991) |
4.18
/ 5
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| 48 | NASCAR Racing (1994) |
4.17
/ 5
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| 49 | Warcraft: Orcs and Humans (1994) |
4.17
/ 5
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| 50 | Police Quest: Open Season (1993) |
4.17
/ 5
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