Top abandonware games by year
Abandonware DOS hosts games from the early age of Personal Computer videogaming. I'm referring to a time when some of you weren't even born: the 80s.
The golden age of PC games came in the 90s, with classic games still remembered today. In the new millennium, many small developers struggled to stay afloat in the gaming sea now dominated by leviathan companies that ate one software house after another. The golden age ended and "abandonware" started to be a thing.
Here are the top 10 games for every year of that golden age, according to user's votes.
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| # | 1982 | genre | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Zork I: The Great Underground Empire | adventure |
4.12
|
| 02 | PC-Man | action |
4.04
|
| 03 | Paratrooper | shooter |
3.94
|
| 04 | Microsoft Decathlon | sports |
3.80
|
| 05 | Executive Suite | simulation |
3.76
|
| 06 | Wizardry 2: The knight of diamonds | rpg |
3.68
|
| 07 | Adventure in Serenia | adventure |
3.68
|
| 08 | Deadline | adventure |
3.66
|
| 09 | The Battle of the Bulge: Tigers in the Snow | strategy |
3.60
|
| 10 | Astro Dodge | shooter |
3.56
|
| # | 1983 | genre | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Borland Turbo Pascal 2.0 | application |
4.19
|
| 02 | Defender | shooter |
4.12
|
| 03 | Lode Runner | action |
4.11
|
| 04 | Frogger | action |
4.10
|
| 05 | Battlezone | shooter |
4.09
|
| 06 | Sleuth: A Murder Mystery | simulation |
4.04
|
| 07 | Donkey Kong | action |
4.04
|
| 08 | Digger | action |
4.02
|
| 09 | Rogue | rpg |
4.00
|
| 10 | Planetfall | adventure |
3.92
|
| # | 1984 | genre | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Alley Cat | action |
4.23
|
| 02 | Archon: the Light and the Dark | strategy |
4.16
|
| 03 | Soko-Ban | puzzle |
4.08
|
| 04 | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | adventure |
4.07
|
| 05 | King's Quest 1: Quest for the Crown | adventure |
3.98
|
| 06 | Montezuma's Revenge | action |
3.97
|
| 07 | DND | rpg |
3.95
|
| 08 | Zyll | adventure |
3.95
|
| 09 | Zork III: The Dungeon Master | adventure |
3.93
|
| 10 | Pong v.2.1 clone | action |
3.84
|
| # | 1985 | genre | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Alice: The Personal Pascal | application |
4.43
|
| 02 | Ultima 4: Quest of the Avatar | rpg |
4.11
|
| 03 | Rambo First Blood Part 2 | adventure |
4.08
|
| 04 | A mind forever voyaging | adventure |
4.05
|
| 05 | 9 Princes in Amber | adventure |
4.04
|
| 06 | Star Trek: the Kobayashi alternative | adventure |
4.00
|
| 07 | King's Quest 2: Romancing the Throne | adventure |
4.00
|
| 08 | The mist | adventure |
3.97
|
| 09 | Spacewar | shooter |
3.96
|
| 10 | Hacker | simulation |
3.94
|
| # | 1986 | genre | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Space Quest 1: The Sarien Encounter | adventure |
4.14
|
| 02 | Leather Goddesses of Phobos | adventure |
4.13
|
| 03 | The Chessmaster 2000 | strategy |
4.12
|
| 04 | Turbo Prolog 2.0 | application |
4.11
|
| 05 | Wordstar 4 | application |
4.09
|
| 06 | Gunship | vehicle simulation |
4.08
|
| 07 | Conflict in Vietnam | strategy |
4.06
|
| 08 | Alter Ego: Female Version | simulation |
4.05
|
| 09 | Alter Ego: Male Version | simulation |
4.04
|
| 10 | Starflight | rpg |
4.04
|
| # | 1987 | genre | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Test Drive | racing |
4.20
|
| 02 | Leisure Suit Larry 1: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards | adventure |
4.19
|
| 03 | Maniac Mansion | adventure |
4.17
|
| 04 | Driller | action-adventure |
4.14
|
| 05 | Tetris | puzzle |
4.12
|
| 06 | Borland Turbo Basic 1.0 | application |
4.11
|
| 07 | Sid Meier's Pirates! | strategy |
4.10
|
| 08 | Wheel of fortune | puzzle |
4.10
|
| 09 | Elite | vehicle simulation |
4.09
|
| 10 | Police Quest 1: In Pursuit of the Death Angel | adventure |
4.08
|
| # | 1988 | genre | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Skate or Die | sports |
4.17
|
| 02 | Ultima 5: Warriors of Destiny | rpg |
4.13
|
| 03 | Battle Chess | strategy |
4.13
|
| 04 | Grand Prix Circuit | racing |
4.13
|
| 05 | Batman: the Caped Crusader | action-adventure |
4.09
|
| 06 | World class leaderboard | sports |
4.09
|
| 07 | Double Dragon II: The Revenge | action |
4.09
|
| 08 | Shadowgate | adventure |
4.07
|
| 09 | Bad Dudes VS Dragon Ninja | action |
4.06
|
| 10 | Leisure Suit Larry 2: Goes Looking for Love (in Several Wrong Places) | adventure |
4.06
|
| # | 1989 | genre | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Rick Dangerous | action |
4.18
|
| 02 | Leisure Suit Larry 3: Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating Pectorals | adventure |
4.18
|
| 03 | Pipe Dream | puzzle |
4.17
|
| 04 | The Duel: Test Drive 2 | racing |
4.17
|
| 05 | Bubble Bobble | action |
4.17
|
| 06 | Stunt Car Racer | racing |
4.15
|
| 07 | Oil Imperium | simulation |
4.15
|
| 08 | Starflight 2: Trade routes of the Cloud Nebula | rpg |
4.15
|
| 09 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | adventure |
4.13
|
| 10 | The Sentinel | puzzle |
4.13
|
| # | 1990 | genre | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Secret of Monkey Island | adventure |
4.25
|
| 02 | The Bard's Tale 3: Thief of Fate | rpg |
4.21
|
| 03 | Tetris 2.0 | puzzle |
4.20
|
| 04 | Xenon 2: Megablast | shooter |
4.17
|
| 05 | F29 Retaliator | vehicle simulation |
4.16
|
| 06 | Ultima 6: The False Prophet | rpg |
4.14
|
| 07 | Silent Service 2 | vehicle simulation |
4.14
|
| 08 | Prince of Persia | action |
4.13
|
| 09 | Puzznic | puzzle |
4.13
|
| 10 | Rise of the Dragon | adventure |
4.13
|
| # | 1991 | genre | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | QBasic | application |
4.24
|
| 02 | Eye of the Beholder 2: The Legend of Darkmoon | rpg |
4.23
|
| 03 | Golden Axe | action |
4.22
|
| 04 | Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge | adventure |
4.21
|
| 05 | Eye of the Beholder | rpg |
4.21
|
| 06 | Chip's Challenge | puzzle |
4.20
|
| 07 | Gods | action |
4.17
|
| 08 | Civilization | strategy |
4.15
|
| 09 | Formula 1 Grand Prix | racing |
4.13
|
| 10 | Volfied | action |
4.13
|
| # | 1992 | genre | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Tetris Classic | puzzle |
4.40
|
| 02 | Virtual Reality Studio 2.0 | application |
4.28
|
| 03 | Street Fighter 2 | action |
4.24
|
| 04 | Ultima 7 Part 1: The Black Gate | rpg |
4.23
|
| 05 | Wizardry 7: Crusaders of the Dark Savant | rpg |
4.17
|
| 06 | Star Trek: 25th Anniversary | adventure |
4.16
|
| 07 | Realms of Arkania 1: Blade of destiny | rpg |
4.14
|
| 08 | Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis | adventure |
4.14
|
| 09 | Titus the Fox | action |
4.14
|
| 10 | Spear of Destiny | shooter |
4.14
|
| # | 1993 | genre | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Populous 2: Trials of the Olympian Gods | strategy |
4.23
|
| 02 | The Lost Vikings | action |
4.21
|
| 03 | Mortal Kombat | action |
4.20
|
| 04 | Castle of the Winds | rpg |
4.18
|
| 05 | Doom | shooter |
4.17
|
| 06 | Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk | action-adventure |
4.17
|
| 07 | The Settlers | strategy |
4.16
|
| 08 | Wing Commander: Privateer | vehicle simulation |
4.15
|
| 09 | Dungeon Hack | rpg |
4.15
|
| 10 | Championship Manager Italia | sports |
4.14
|
| # | 1994 | genre | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | X-COM: Ufo Defense | strategy |
4.25
|
| 02 | Doom 2: Hell on Earth | shooter |
4.23
|
| 03 | Warcraft: Orcs and Humans | strategy |
4.17
|
| 04 | NASCAR Racing | racing |
4.16
|
| 05 | Hocus Pocus | action |
4.16
|
| 06 | The Incredible Toon Machine | puzzle |
4.16
|
| 07 | Micro Machines | racing |
4.16
|
| 08 | Colonization | strategy |
4.15
|
| 09 | Heretic | shooter |
4.13
|
| 10 | Master of Magic | strategy |
4.13
|
| # | 1995 | genre | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Dig | adventure |
4.17
|
| 02 | Hexen: Beyond Heretic | shooter |
4.16
|
| 03 | Grand Prix 2 | racing |
4.16
|
| 04 | Star Wars: Dark Forces | shooter |
4.15
|
| 05 | High Seas Trader | simulation |
4.14
|
| 06 | Whiplash | racing |
4.14
|
| 07 | The Need for Speed | racing |
4.12
|
| 08 | Caesar 2 | simulation |
4.12
|
| 09 | Witchaven | shooter |
4.11
|
| 10 | Shannara | adventure |
4.11
|
| # | 1996 | genre | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Master of Orion 2: Battle at Antares | strategy |
4.21
|
| 02 | Civilization 2 | strategy |
4.18
|
| 03 | Road Rash | racing |
4.18
|
| 04 | The Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall | rpg |
4.15
|
| 05 | Fantasy General | strategy |
4.14
|
| 06 | Conquest of the New World (Deluxe Edition) | strategy |
4.14
|
| 07 | Quake | shooter |
4.14
|
| 08 | Crusader: No Regret | shooter |
4.13
|
| 09 | Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games | strategy |
4.11
|
| 10 | Albion | rpg |
4.09
|
| # | 1997 | genre | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Virtua Cop 2 | shooter |
4.19
|
| 02 | Dilbert's Desktop Games | action |
4.15
|
| 03 | Age of Empires | strategy |
4.15
|
| 04 | Virtua Cop | shooter |
4.12
|
| 05 | Atomic Bomberman | action |
4.11
|
| 06 | An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire | rpg |
4.11
|
| 07 | Slash'Em | rpg |
4.10
|
| 08 | Blade Runner | adventure |
4.09
|
| 09 | Blood | shooter |
4.08
|
| 10 | Fallout | rpg |
4.07
|
| # | 1998 | genre | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Army Men | strategy |
4.19
|
| 02 | Caesar 3 | simulation |
4.17
|
| 03 | Norton Commander 5.5 | application |
4.16
|
| 04 | People's General | strategy |
4.13
|
| 05 | House of the Dead | shooter |
4.11
|
| 06 | Mega Man X3 | shooter |
4.10
|
| 07 | Dope Wars | simulation |
4.09
|
| 08 | Axis and Allies | strategy |
4.09
|
| 09 | Dune 2000 | strategy |
4.09
|
| 10 | Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines | strategy |
4.09
|
| # | 1999 | genre | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings | strategy |
4.19
|
| 02 | Jagged Alliance 2 | strategy |
4.18
|
| 03 | Mick's Strip Poker | strategy |
4.17
|
| 04 | Age of Wonders | strategy |
4.16
|
| 05 | Three Sisters' Story | adventure |
4.15
|
| 06 | Pharaoh | simulation |
4.14
|
| 07 | Roller Coaster Tycoon | simulation |
4.12
|
| 08 | Tyrian 2000 | shooter |
4.10
|
| 09 | Outcast | action-adventure |
4.10
|
| 10 | Midtown Madness | racing |
4.10
|
| # | 2000 | genre | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ground Control | strategy |
4.10
|
| 02 | Zeus: Master of Olympus | simulation |
4.09
|
| 03 | Patrician 2: Quest for Power | simulation |
4.05
|
| 04 | Deus Ex | rpg |
4.00
|
| 05 | Icewind Dale | rpg |
3.96
|
| 06 | Cultures | strategy |
3.94
|
| 07 | 3D Ultra Lionel Traintown | puzzle |
3.93
|
| 08 | Arrakis | strategy |
3.76
|
| # | 2001 | genre | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Empire Earth | strategy |
4.04
|
| 02 | Mario and Luigi | action |
4.04
|
| 03 | Arcanum: of Steamworks and Magick Obscura | rpg |
3.99
|
| 04 | Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds | strategy |
3.94
|
| # | 2002 | genre | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Chessmaster 9000 | strategy |
4.19
|
| 02 | Hooligans: Storm Over Europe | strategy |
4.15
|
| 03 | Syberia | adventure |
4.12
|
| 04 | Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 | simulation |
4.12
|
| 05 | DOSBox | application |
4.03
|
| 06 | Sid Meier's SimGolf | sports |
3.93
|
| 07 | Industry Giant 2 | simulation |
3.84
|
| 08 | Icewind Dale 2 | rpg |
3.80
|