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 | Mortal Kombat | 1993 | 4.32/5 |
| 02 | Street Fighter 2 | 1992 | 4.32/5 |
| 03 | Volfied | 1991 | 4.31/5 |
| 04 | Alley Cat | 1984 | 4.29/5 |
| 05 | Super Street Fighter 2 | 1996 | 4.28/5 |
| 06 | Lode Runner | 1983 | 4.28/5 |
| 07 | Rick Dangerous | 1989 | 4.27/5 |
| 08 | Pinball Fantasies | 1994 | 4.25/5 |
| 09 | Gods | 1991 | 4.23/5 |
| 10 | Super Mariio Bros | 1994 | 4.23/5 |
| # | action-adventure | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Impossible Mission 2 | 1988 | 4.24/5 |
| 02 | Outcast | 1999 | 4.24/5 |
| 03 | Thief: The Dark Project | 1998 | 4.23/5 |
| 04 | Spider-Man 2: The Game | 2004 | 4.22/5 |
| 05 | Flashback: The Quest for Identity | 1993 | 4.22/5 |
| 06 | Inca 2: Wiracocha | 1994 | 4.22/5 |
| 07 | Driller | 1987 | 4.21/5 |
| 08 | Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk | 1993 | 4.21/5 |
| 09 | Little Big Adventure | 1994 | 4.19/5 |
| 10 | X-Men 2: The Fall of the Mutants | 1991 | 4.19/5 |
| # | adventure | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Secret of Monkey Island | 1990 | 4.32/5 |
| 02 | Leisure Suit Larry 1: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards | 1987 | 4.29/5 |
| 03 | Space Quest 1: The Sarien Encounter | 1986 | 4.28/5 |
| 04 | Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge | 1991 | 4.27/5 |
| 05 | Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis | 1992 | 4.25/5 |
| 06 | King's Quest 1: Quest for the Crown | 1984 | 4.24/5 |
| 07 | Police Quest 1: In Pursuit of the Death Angel | 1987 | 4.24/5 |
| 08 | Loom | 1990 | 4.24/5 |
| 09 | Police Quest: Open Season | 1993 | 4.23/5 |
| 10 | Hero's Quest: So you want to be a hero | 1989 | 4.23/5 |
| # | application | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Turbo Assembler (TASM) | 1989 | 4.35/5 |
| 02 | QBASIC | 1991 | 4.29/5 |
| 03 | NeoPaint 3.2 | 1996 | 4.28/5 |
| 04 | Virtual Reality Studio 2.0 | 1992 | 4.26/5 |
| 05 | Deluxe Paint 2 | 1988 | 4.25/5 |
| 06 | VisiCalc 1.0 | 1979 | 4.22/5 |
| 07 | Norton Commander 5.5 | 1998 | 4.21/5 |
| 08 | Norton Editor 2 | 1990 | 4.18/5 |
| 09 | Alice: The Personal Pascal | 1985 | 4.17/5 |
| 10 | Wordstar 4 | 1986 | 4.17/5 |
| # | puzzle | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Tetris Classic | 1992 | 4.31/5 |
| 02 | Chip's Challenge | 1991 | 4.27/5 |
| 03 | Pipe Dream | 1989 | 4.27/5 |
| 04 | Tetris 2.0 | 1990 | 4.24/5 |
| 05 | Lemmings 2: The Tribes | 1993 | 4.24/5 |
| 06 | Puzznic | 1990 | 4.23/5 |
| 07 | Night Shift | 1990 | 4.23/5 |
| 08 | The Incredible Machine 2 | 1994 | 4.21/5 |
| 09 | The Incredible Machine | 1993 | 4.21/5 |
| 10 | Diggers | 1994 | 4.20/5 |
| # | racing | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Micro Machines | 1994 | 4.28/5 |
| 02 | The Duel: Test Drive 2 | 1989 | 4.24/5 |
| 03 | Lotus: The ultimate challenge | 1993 | 4.24/5 |
| 04 | Lamborghini: American Challenge | 1992 | 4.24/5 |
| 05 | Road Rash | 1996 | 4.24/5 |
| 06 | Cisco Heat | 1991 | 4.24/5 |
| 07 | Interstate '76 | 1997 | 4.24/5 |
| 08 | Grand Prix 2 | 1995 | 4.24/5 |
| 09 | Carmageddon | 1997 | 4.24/5 |
| 10 | Screamer | 1995 | 4.23/5 |
| # | RPG | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ultima 7 Part 1: The Black Gate | 1992 | 4.32/5 |
| 02 | Eye of the Beholder 2: The Legend of Darkmoon | 1991 | 4.25/5 |
| 03 | Eye of the Beholder | 1991 | 4.25/5 |
| 04 | Wizardry 7: Crusaders of the Dark Savant | 1992 | 4.24/5 |
| 05 | Albion | 1995 | 4.24/5 |
| 06 | Dungeon Hack | 1993 | 4.24/5 |
| 07 | The Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall | 1996 | 4.24/5 |
| 08 | Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight | 1992 | 4.24/5 |
| 09 | Conan: the Cimmerian | 1991 | 4.23/5 |
| 10 | The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind | 2002 | 4.23/5 |
| # | shooter | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Operation Wolf | 1989 | 4.27/5 |
| 02 | Doom 2: Hell on Earth | 1994 | 4.25/5 |
| 03 | Virtua Cop 2 | 1997 | 4.24/5 |
| 04 | Battlezone | 1983 | 4.24/5 |
| 05 | Alien Breed: Tower Assault | 1994 | 4.24/5 |
| 06 | Quake | 1996 | 4.24/5 |
| 07 | Heretic | 1994 | 4.23/5 |
| 08 | Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf | 1994 | 4.23/5 |
| 09 | Halloween Harry | 1993 | 4.22/5 |
| 10 | Doom | 1993 | 4.22/5 |
| # | simulation | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Transport Tycoon Deluxe | 1995 | 4.24/5 |
| 02 | Capitalism 2 | 2001 | 4.24/5 |
| 03 | SimEarth | 1990 | 4.23/5 |
| 04 | SimCity 2000 | 1993 | 4.23/5 |
| 05 | The Oregon Trail | 1990 | 4.22/5 |
| 06 | Patrician | 1992 | 4.22/5 |
| 07 | Caesar 2 | 1995 | 4.22/5 |
| 08 | Caesar 3 | 1998 | 4.22/5 |
| 09 | Pharaoh | 1999 | 4.21/5 |
| 10 | Roller Coaster Tycoon | 1999 | 4.20/5 |
| # | sports | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Football Manager 3 | 1993 | 4.26/5 |
| 02 | Skate or Die | 1988 | 4.24/5 |
| 03 | Virtual Pool | 1995 | 4.23/5 |
| 04 | World Class Leader Board | 1988 | 4.22/5 |
| 05 | Panza Kick Boxing | 1991 | 4.21/5 |
| 06 | Brutal Sports Football | 1993 | 4.21/5 |
| 07 | Championship Manager | 1992 | 4.20/5 |
| 08 | Speedball | 1988 | 4.20/5 |
| 09 | Eishockey Manager | 1993 | 4.20/5 |
| 10 | Premier Manager | 1992 | 4.19/5 |
| # | strategy | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | X-COM: Ufo Defense | 1994 | 4.31/5 |
| 02 | Master of Orion 2: Battle at Antares | 1996 | 4.28/5 |
| 03 | Jagged Alliance 2 | 1999 | 4.27/5 |
| 04 | Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings | 1999 | 4.26/5 |
| 05 | Colonization | 1994 | 4.24/5 |
| 06 | Battle Chess | 1988 | 4.23/5 |
| 07 | Civilization | 1991 | 4.23/5 |
| 08 | Empire Earth | 2001 | 4.23/5 |
| 09 | Populous 2: Trials of the Olympian Gods | 1993 | 4.23/5 |
| 10 | Space Hulk | 1993 | 4.23/5 |
| # | vehicle simulation | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Chuck Yeager's Air Combat | 1991 | 4.25/5 |
| 02 | Strike Commander | 1993 | 4.24/5 |
| 03 | Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe | 1991 | 4.24/5 |
| 04 | Night Hawk: F-117A Stealth Fighter | 1991 | 4.24/5 |
| 05 | Falcon 3.0 | 1991 | 4.24/5 |
| 06 | Jane's Combat Simulations: Advanced Tactical Fighters | 1996 | 4.24/5 |
| 07 | F-19 Stealth Fighter | 1988 | 4.24/5 |
| 08 | Tornado | 1993 | 4.23/5 |
| 09 | B-17 Flying Fortress | 1992 | 4.23/5 |
| 10 | A-10 Tank Killer | 1989 | 4.23/5 |