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 | Tetris Classic (1992) |
4.40
/ 5
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| 02 | The Secret of Monkey Island (1990) |
4.25
/ 5
|
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| 03 | X-COM: Ufo Defense (1994) |
4.25
/ 5
|
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| 04 | Street Fighter 2 (1992) |
4.24
/ 5
|
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| 05 | Doom 2: Hell on Earth (1994) |
4.23
/ 5
|
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| 06 | Eye of the Beholder 2: The Legend of Darkmoon (1991) |
4.23
/ 5
|
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| 07 | Populous 2: Trials of the Olympian Gods (1993) |
4.23
/ 5
|
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| 08 | Alley Cat (1984) |
4.23
/ 5
|
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| 09 | Ultima 7 Part 1: The Black Gate (1992) |
4.23
/ 5
|
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| 10 | Golden Axe (1991) |
4.22
/ 5
|
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| 11 | Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (1991) |
4.21
/ 5
|
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| 12 | The Bard's Tale 3: Thief of Fate (1990) |
4.21
/ 5
|
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| 13 | The Lost Vikings (1993) |
4.21
/ 5
|
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| 14 | Eye of the Beholder (1991) |
4.21
/ 5
|
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| 15 | Master of Orion 2: Battle at Antares (1996) |
4.21
/ 5
|
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| 16 | Chip's Challenge (1991) |
4.20
/ 5
|
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| 17 | Tetris 2.0 (1990) |
4.20
/ 5
|
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| 18 | Mortal Kombat (1993) |
4.20
/ 5
|
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| 19 | Test Drive (1987) |
4.20
/ 5
|
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| 20 | Chessmaster 9000 (2002) |
4.19
/ 5
|
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| 21 | Leisure Suit Larry 1: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards (1987) |
4.19
/ 5
|
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| 22 | Army Men (1998) |
4.19
/ 5
|
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| 23 | Virtua Cop 2 (1997) |
4.19
/ 5
|
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| 24 | Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings (1999) |
4.19
/ 5
|
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| 25 | Civilization 2 (1996) |
4.18
/ 5
|
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| 26 | Road Rash (1996) |
4.18
/ 5
|
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| 27 | Jagged Alliance 2 (1999) |
4.18
/ 5
|
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| 28 | Rick Dangerous (1989) |
4.18
/ 5
|
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| 29 | Castle of the Winds (1993) |
4.18
/ 5
|
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| 30 | Leisure Suit Larry 3: Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating Pectorals (1989) |
4.18
/ 5
|
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| 31 | Doom (1993) |
4.17
/ 5
|
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| 32 | Pipe Dream (1989) |
4.17
/ 5
|
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| 33 | Mick's Strip Poker (1999) |
4.17
/ 5
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| 34 | Caesar 3 (1998) |
4.17
/ 5
|
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| 35 | Maniac Mansion (1987) |
4.17
/ 5
|
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| 36 | The Dig (1995) |
4.17
/ 5
|
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| 37 | Gods (1991) |
4.17
/ 5
|
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| 38 | The Duel: Test Drive 2 (1989) |
4.17
/ 5
|
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| 39 | Bubble Bobble (1989) |
4.17
/ 5
|
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| 40 | Xenon 2: Megablast (1990) |
4.17
/ 5
|
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| 41 | Warcraft: Orcs and Humans (1994) |
4.17
/ 5
|
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| 42 | Wizardry 7: Crusaders of the Dark Savant (1992) |
4.17
/ 5
|
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| 43 | Skate or Die (1988) |
4.17
/ 5
|
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| 44 | Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk (1993) |
4.17
/ 5
|
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| 45 | NASCAR Racing (1994) |
4.16
/ 5
|
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| 46 | F29 Retaliator (1990) |
4.16
/ 5
|
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| 47 | Hexen: Beyond Heretic (1995) |
4.16
/ 5
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| 48 | Hocus Pocus (1994) |
4.16
/ 5
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| 49 | The Incredible Toon Machine (1994) |
4.16
/ 5
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| 50 | Age of Wonders (1999) |
4.16
/ 5
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