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	4.20
003	The Settlers	1993	4.18
004	Eye of the Beholder 2: The Legend of Darkmoon	1991	4.18
005	Doom	1993	4.18
006	Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness	1995	4.18
007	Duke Nukem 3D	1996	4.17
008	Castle of the Winds	1993	4.17
009	Ultima 7 Part 1: The Black Gate	1992	4.17
010	Civilization 2	1996	4.17
011	Grand Prix 2	1995	4.17
012	Tyrian 2000	1999	4.17
013	The Secret of Monkey Island	1990	4.16
014	Mortal Kombat	1993	4.16
015	Championship Manager: Season 97/98	1997	4.16
016	Leisure Suit Larry 1: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards	1987	4.16
017	Virtua Cop 2	1997	4.16
018	Ferrari Formula 1	1989	4.16
019	One Must Fall 2097	1994	4.16
020	Tetris	1987	4.15
021	Dune 2000	1998	4.15
022	Space Quest 1: The Sarien Encounter	1986	4.15
023	Prince of Persia	1990	4.15
024	Golden Axe	1991	4.15
025	FIFA Soccer 96	1995	4.15
026	Master of Magic	1994	4.15
027	The Lost Vikings	1993	4.14
028	Maniac Mansion	1987	4.14
029	House of the Dead	1998	4.14
030	Panzer General	1994	4.14