Best abandonware games by genre
Having a chart for the best PC games, both Windows and DOS games, ever published in the (remote) past is a must for every abandonware site. The logical next step was a chart for every video game genre: action, adventure, puzzle, racing, RPG, shooter, simulation, sports, strategy and vehicle simulation (this last one is there because I hate to mix management games with flight sims).
Here are the top 10 games for every genre available on Abandonware DOS, according to user's votes.
| # | action | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Street Fighter 2 | 1992 |
4.32
|
| 02 | Mortal Kombat | 1993 |
4.30
|
| 03 | Volfied | 1991 |
4.30
|
| 04 | Alley Cat | 1984 |
4.30
|
| 05 | Super Street Fighter 2 | 1996 |
4.28
|
| 06 | Lode Runner | 1983 |
4.27
|
| 07 | Digger | 1983 |
4.25
|
| 08 | Rick Dangerous | 1989 |
4.25
|
| 09 | Pray for Death | 1996 |
4.24
|
| 10 | LadyLove | 1990 |
4.24
|
| # | action-adventure | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Driller | 1987 |
4.29
|
| 02 | Outcast | 1999 |
4.25
|
| 03 | Impossible Mission 2 | 1988 |
4.24
|
| 04 | X-Men 2: The Fall of the Mutants | 1991 |
4.21
|
| 05 | Spider-Man 2: The Game | 2004 |
4.21
|
| 06 | Castle Adventure | 1984 |
4.20
|
| 07 | Inca 2: Wiracocha | 1994 |
4.19
|
| 08 | Little Big Adventure | 1994 |
4.18
|
| 09 | Flashback: The Quest for Identity | 1993 |
4.18
|
| 10 | Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk | 1993 |
4.16
|
| # | adventure | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Secret of Monkey Island | 1990 |
4.32
|
| 02 | King's Quest 1: Quest for the Crown | 1984 |
4.29
|
| 03 | Leisure Suit Larry 1: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards | 1987 |
4.28
|
| 04 | Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge | 1991 |
4.27
|
| 05 | Maupiti Island | 1991 |
4.27
|
| 06 | Space Quest 1: The Sarien Encounter | 1986 |
4.26
|
| 07 | Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz | 1983 |
4.25
|
| 08 | Police Quest: Open Season | 1993 |
4.25
|
| 09 | Hero's Quest: So you want to be a hero | 1989 |
4.24
|
| 10 | WaxWorks | 1992 |
4.24
|
| # | puzzle | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Tetris Classic | 1992 |
4.32
|
| 02 | Lemmings 2: The Tribes | 1993 |
4.31
|
| 03 | Pipe Dream | 1989 |
4.29
|
| 04 | The Incredible Machine 2 | 1994 |
4.28
|
| 05 | Sid & Al's Incredible Toons | 1993 |
4.25
|
| 06 | Chip's Challenge | 1991 |
4.25
|
| 07 | Night Shift | 1990 |
4.23
|
| 08 | Tetris 2.0 | 1990 |
4.22
|
| 09 | Puzznic | 1990 |
4.21
|
| 10 | Locomotion | 1992 |
4.21
|
| # | racing | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Whiplash | 1995 |
4.29
|
| 02 | Interstate '76 | 1997 |
4.27
|
| 03 | Micro Machines | 1994 |
4.27
|
| 04 | Cisco Heat | 1991 |
4.26
|
| 05 | Road Rash | 1996 |
4.25
|
| 06 | Grand Prix 2 | 1995 |
4.24
|
| 07 | The Duel: Test Drive 2 | 1989 |
4.23
|
| 08 | Carmageddon | 1997 |
4.23
|
| 09 | The Need for Speed | 1995 |
4.22
|
| 10 | Crazy Cars 3 | 1992 |
4.22
|
| # | RPG | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ultima 7 Part 1: The Black Gate | 1992 |
4.32
|
| 02 | Eye of the Beholder 2: The Legend of Darkmoon | 1991 |
4.26
|
| 03 | Eye of the Beholder | 1991 |
4.25
|
| 04 | The Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall | 1996 |
4.25
|
| 05 | Albion | 1995 |
4.25
|
| 06 | Pools of Darkness | 1991 |
4.23
|
| 07 | Dungeon Hack | 1993 |
4.23
|
| 08 | Wizardry 7: Crusaders of the Dark Savant | 1992 |
4.22
|
| 09 | Ultima 6: The False Prophet | 1990 |
4.20
|
| 10 | Might and Magic: Swords of Xeen | 1995 |
4.20
|
| # | shooter | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Operation Wolf | 1989 |
4.27
|
| 02 | Doom 2: Hell on Earth | 1994 |
4.26
|
| 03 | Heretic | 1994 |
4.26
|
| 04 | Star Wars: Dark Forces | 1995 |
4.25
|
| 05 | Quake | 1996 |
4.24
|
| 06 | Battlezone | 1983 |
4.24
|
| 07 | Virtua Cop 2 | 1997 |
4.24
|
| 08 | Darius Gaiden | 1998 |
4.24
|
| 09 | Alien Syndrome | 1989 |
4.22
|
| 10 | Doom | 1993 |
4.21
|
| # | simulation | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Transport Tycoon Deluxe | 1995 |
4.27
|
| 02 | Space Federation | 1994 |
4.25
|
| 03 | Free Enterprise | 1996 |
4.24
|
| 04 | Caesar 3 | 1998 |
4.23
|
| 05 | SimEarth | 1990 |
4.23
|
| 06 | The Oregon Trail | 1990 |
4.23
|
| 07 | Patrician | 1992 |
4.23
|
| 08 | SimCity 2000 | 1993 |
4.23
|
| 09 | Capitalism 2 | 2001 |
4.22
|
| 10 | Gloriana | 1996 |
4.22
|
| # | sports | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Skate or Die | 1988 |
4.29
|
| 02 | Panza Kick Boxing | 1990 |
4.27
|
| 03 | Football Manager 3 | 1993 |
4.26
|
| 04 | World Class Leader Board | 1988 |
4.23
|
| 05 | Premier Manager | 1992 |
4.23
|
| 06 | Virtual Pool | 1995 |
4.22
|
| 07 | Brutal Sports Football | 1993 |
4.22
|
| 08 | Speedball | 1988 |
4.20
|
| 09 | MicroProse Soccer | 1988 |
4.19
|
| 10 | Links 386 Pro | 1992 |
4.19
|
| # | strategy | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Jagged Alliance 2 | 1999 |
4.33
|
| 02 | X-COM: Ufo Defense | 1994 |
4.30
|
| 03 | Empire Earth | 2001 |
4.29
|
| 04 | Warlords 3: Reign of Heroes | 1997 |
4.29
|
| 05 | Space Hulk | 1993 |
4.28
|
| 06 | Master of Orion 2: Battle at Antares | 1996 |
4.28
|
| 07 | Civilization II: Test of Time | 1999 |
4.26
|
| 08 | Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings | 1999 |
4.26
|
| 09 | Colonization | 1994 |
4.25
|
| 10 | Jagged Alliance | 1994 |
4.25
|
| # | vehicle simulation | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Chuck Yeager's Air Combat | 1991 |
4.28
|
| 02 | F-15 Strike Eagle III | 1992 |
4.28
|
| 03 | Aces Over Europe | 1993 |
4.25
|
| 04 | Gunship | 1986 |
4.25
|
| 05 | Dark Horizons Lore: Invasion | 2004 |
4.25
|
| 06 | Pacific Islands | 1992 |
4.25
|
| 07 | Night Hawk: F-117A Stealth Fighter | 1991 |
4.25
|
| 08 | Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe | 1991 |
4.25
|
| 09 | Strike Commander | 1993 |
4.25
|
| 10 | Jetfighter 2: Advanced Tactical Fighter | 1990 |
4.25
|