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.
| # | game title | status | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Master of Orion 2: Battle at Antares (1996) |
4.23
/ 5
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| 02 | The Secret of Monkey Island (1990) |
4.23
/ 5
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| 03 | X-COM: Ufo Defense (1994) |
4.21
/ 5
|
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| 04 | Leisure Suit Larry 1: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards (1987) |
4.20
/ 5
|
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| 05 | Tyrian 2000 (1999) |
4.18
/ 5
|
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| 06 | Eye of the Beholder 2: The Legend of Darkmoon (1991) |
4.16
/ 5
|
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| 07 | Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (1992) |
4.15
/ 5
|
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| 08 | The Incredible Machine (1993) |
4.15
/ 5
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| 09 | The Lost Vikings (1993) |
4.14
/ 5
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| 10 | Civilization (1991) |
4.14
/ 5
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| 11 | Ultima 7 Part 1: The Black Gate (1992) |
4.14
/ 5
|
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| 12 | Syndicate (1993) |
4.14
/ 5
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| 13 | Golden Axe (1991) |
4.14
/ 5
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| 14 | Civilization 2 (1996) |
4.13
/ 5
|
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| 15 | Doom 2: Hell on Earth (1994) |
4.13
/ 5
|
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| 16 | One Must Fall 2097 (1994) |
4.13
/ 5
|
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| 17 | Dungeon Master (1989) |
4.12
/ 5
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| 18 | Doom (1993) |
4.12
/ 5
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| 19 | Quarantine (1994) |
4.12
/ 5
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| 20 | Grand Prix 2 (1995) |
4.12
/ 5
|
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| 21 | Steel Panthers (1995) |
4.11
/ 5
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| 22 | Frontier: Elite 2 (1993) |
4.11
/ 5
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| 23 | Mortal Kombat (1993) |
4.11
/ 5
|
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| 24 | Populous 2: Trials of the Olympian Gods (1993) |
4.10
/ 5
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| 25 | Master of Magic (1994) |
4.10
/ 5
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| 26 | Volfied (1991) |
4.10
/ 5
|
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| 27 | Grand Theft Auto 2 (1999) |
4.10
/ 5
|
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| 28 | Kick off 2 (1990) |
4.10
/ 5
|
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| 29 | Space Quest 1: The Sarien Encounter (1986) |
4.10
/ 5
|
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| 30 | Panzer General (1994) |
4.10
/ 5
|
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| 31 | Dark Seed (1992) |
4.10
/ 5
|
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| 32 | Bubble Bobble (1989) |
4.09
/ 5
|
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| 33 | Castle of the Winds (1993) |
4.09
/ 5
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| 34 | Wild West World (1991) |
4.09
/ 5
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| 35 | The Incredible Machine 2 (1994) |
4.09
/ 5
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| 36 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) |
4.09
/ 5
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| 37 | Dune II: The building of a dynasty (1992) |
4.09
/ 5
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| 38 | Bloodstone: an Epic Dwarven Tale (1993) |
4.09
/ 5
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| 39 | Alone in the Dark (1992) |
4.09
/ 5
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| 40 | Elite (1987) |
4.09
/ 5
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| 41 | Chip's Challenge (1991) |
4.09
/ 5
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| 42 | A mind forever voyaging (1985) |
4.08
/ 5
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| 43 | F-15 Strike Eagle II (1989) |
4.08
/ 5
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| 44 | Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight (1992) |
4.08
/ 5
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| 45 | Maniac Mansion (1987) |
4.08
/ 5
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| 46 | Duke Nukem 3D (1996) |
4.08
/ 5
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| 47 | Buzz Aldrin's Race into Space (1993) |
4.08
/ 5
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| 48 | Titus the Fox (1992) |
4.08
/ 5
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| 49 | A-10 Tank Killer (1989) |
4.08
/ 5
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| 50 | Alley Cat (1984) |
4.07
/ 5
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