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) |
4.40
/ 5
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| 02 | Operation Wolf (1989) |
4.33
/ 5
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| 03 | Street Fighter 2 (1992) |
4.32
/ 5
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| 04 | The Secret of Monkey Island (1990) |
4.32
/ 5
|
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| 05 | Wizardry 7: Crusaders of the Dark Savant (1992) |
4.32
/ 5
|
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| 06 | Transport Tycoon Deluxe (1995) |
4.32
/ 5
|
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| 07 | Ultima 7 Part 1: The Black Gate (1992) |
4.32
/ 5
|
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| 08 | Doom 2: Hell on Earth (1994) |
4.31
/ 5
|
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| 09 | Chip's Challenge (1991) |
4.31
/ 5
|
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| 10 | Master of Orion 2: Battle at Antares (1996) |
4.31
/ 5
|
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| 11 | The Terminator: Future Shock (1995) |
4.31
/ 5
|
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| 12 | Leisure Suit Larry 1: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards (1987) |
4.31
/ 5
|
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| 13 | Battlezone (1983) |
4.30
/ 5
|
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| 14 | The Duel: Test Drive 2 (1989) |
4.30
/ 5
|
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| 15 | The Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall (1996) |
4.30
/ 5
|
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| 16 | Jungle Strike (1995) |
4.30
/ 5
|
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| 17 | Colonization (1994) |
4.29
/ 5
|
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| 18 | Duke Nukem (1991) |
4.29
/ 5
|
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| 19 | Loom (1990) |
4.29
/ 5
|
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| 20 | Warlords 3: Reign of Heroes (1997) |
4.29
/ 5
|
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| 21 | Road Rash (1996) |
4.29
/ 5
|
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| 22 | Mortal Kombat (1993) |
4.29
/ 5
|
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| 23 | Disney's Aladdin (1994) |
4.29
/ 5
|
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| 24 | Super Street Fighter 2 (1996) |
4.29
/ 5
|
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| 25 | Alley Cat (1984) |
4.29
/ 5
|
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| 26 | Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings (1999) |
4.28
/ 5
|
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| 27 | X-COM: Ufo Defense (1994) |
4.28
/ 5
|
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| 28 | Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf (1994) |
4.28
/ 5
|
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| 29 | Skate or Die (1988) |
4.28
/ 5
|
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| 30 | Heretic (1994) |
4.28
/ 5
|
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| 31 | Midtown Madness (1999) |
4.28
/ 5
|
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| 32 | Links 386 Pro (1992) |
4.28
/ 5
|
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| 33 | Mah Jongg Solitaire (1987) |
4.28
/ 5
|
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| 34 | Phantasmagoria (1995) |
4.28
/ 5
|
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| 35 | Outcast (1999) |
4.28
/ 5
|
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| 36 | Tank Wars (1990) |
4.28
/ 5
|
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| 37 | Dogs of War (1996) |
4.28
/ 5
|
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| 38 | Destruction Derby (1995) |
4.28
/ 5
|
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| 39 | Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (1991) |
4.28
/ 5
|
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| 40 | Pipe Dream (1989) |
4.27
/ 5
|
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| 41 | Super Mariio Bros (1994) |
4.27
/ 5
|
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| 42 | Star Wars: Dark Forces (1995) |
4.27
/ 5
|
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| 43 | Diggers (1994) |
4.27
/ 5
|
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| 44 | Caesar 3 (1998) |
4.27
/ 5
|
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| 45 | Ugh! (1992) |
4.27
/ 5
|
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| 46 | Cannon Fodder (1994) |
4.27
/ 5
|
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| 47 | Bundesliga Manager Professional (1991) |
4.27
/ 5
|
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| 48 | Civilization 2 (1996) |
4.27
/ 5
|
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| 49 | People's General (1998) |
4.27
/ 5
|
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| 50 | F-22 Lightning 2 (1996) |
4.26
/ 5
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