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 | 4.32/5 |
| 02 | Volfied | 1991 | 4.31/5 |
| 03 | Mortal Kombat | 1993 | 4.30/5 |
| 04 | Alley Cat | 1984 | 4.29/5 |
| 05 | Lode Runner | 1983 | 4.28/5 |
| 06 | Super Street Fighter 2 | 1996 | 4.28/5 |
| 07 | Rick Dangerous | 1989 | 4.27/5 |
| 08 | Pinball Fantasies | 1994 | 4.25/5 |
| 09 | Gods | 1991 | 4.24/5 |
| 10 | Joe and Mac Cavemen Ninja | 1991 | 4.24/5 |
| # | action-adventure | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Impossible Mission 2 | 1988 | 4.24/5 |
| 02 | Flashback: The Quest for Identity | 1993 | 4.23/5 |
| 03 | Thief: The Dark Project | 1998 | 4.22/5 |
| 04 | Outcast | 1999 | 4.21/5 |
| 05 | Driller | 1987 | 4.21/5 |
| 06 | Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk | 1993 | 4.21/5 |
| 07 | Spider-Man 2: The Game | 2004 | 4.21/5 |
| 08 | Little Big Adventure | 1994 | 4.19/5 |
| 09 | X-Men 2: The Fall of the Mutants | 1991 | 4.19/5 |
| 10 | Jurassic Park | 1993 | 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 | 4.28/5 |
| 03 | Space Quest 1: The Sarien Encounter | 1986 | 4.28/5 |
| 04 | Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge | 1991 | 4.28/5 |
| 05 | Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars | 2009 | 4.25/5 |
| 06 | Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis | 1992 | 4.25/5 |
| 07 | King's Quest 1: Quest for the Crown | 1984 | 4.24/5 |
| 08 | Loom | 1990 | 4.24/5 |
| 09 | Hero's Quest: So you want to be a hero | 1989 | 4.24/5 |
| 10 | Police Quest: Open Season | 1993 | 4.23/5 |
| # | application | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Turbo Assembler (TASM) | 1989 | 4.39/5 |
| 02 | Borland DBase 5 | 1994 | 4.35/5 |
| 03 | QBASIC | 1991 | 4.29/5 |
| 04 | NeoPaint 3.2 | 1996 | 4.28/5 |
| 05 | Virtual Reality Studio 2.0 | 1992 | 4.26/5 |
| 06 | Norton Commander 5.5 | 1998 | 4.21/5 |
| 07 | VisiCalc 1.0 | 1979 | 4.20/5 |
| 08 | Deluxe Paint 2 | 1988 | 4.19/5 |
| 09 | Norton Editor 2 | 1990 | 4.18/5 |
| 10 | Wordstar 4 | 1986 | 4.18/5 |
| # | 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 | Night Shift | 1990 | 4.24/5 |
| 05 | Lemmings 2: The Tribes | 1993 | 4.24/5 |
| 06 | Tetris 2.0 | 1990 | 4.23/5 |
| 07 | The Incredible Machine | 1993 | 4.22/5 |
| 08 | The Incredible Machine 2 | 1994 | 4.21/5 |
| 09 | Rodent's Revenge | 1991 | 4.21/5 |
| 10 | Puzznic | 1990 | 4.20/5 |
| # | racing | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Micro Machines | 1994 | 4.28/5 |
| 02 | Wipeout | 1995 | 4.27/5 |
| 03 | Grand Prix 2 | 1995 | 4.25/5 |
| 04 | Interstate '76 | 1997 | 4.25/5 |
| 05 | Carmageddon | 1997 | 4.25/5 |
| 06 | The Duel: Test Drive 2 | 1989 | 4.24/5 |
| 07 | Lamborghini: American Challenge | 1992 | 4.24/5 |
| 08 | Cisco Heat | 1991 | 4.24/5 |
| 09 | Screamer | 1995 | 4.23/5 |
| 10 | Road Rash | 1996 | 4.23/5 |
| # | RPG | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ultima 7 Part 1: The Black Gate | 1992 | 4.31/5 |
| 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 | Dungeon Hack | 1993 | 4.24/5 |
| 06 | Ultima 6: The False Prophet | 1990 | 4.23/5 |
| 07 | Albion | 1995 | 4.23/5 |
| 08 | The Elder Scrolls 2: Daggerfall | 1996 | 4.23/5 |
| 09 | Knights of Legend | 1989 | 4.22/5 |
| 10 | Ultima 3: Exodus | 1985 | 4.21/5 |
| # | shooter | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Operation Wolf | 1989 | 4.28/5 |
| 02 | Doom 2: Hell on Earth | 1994 | 4.25/5 |
| 03 | Virtua Cop 2 | 1997 | 4.24/5 |
| 04 | Quake | 1996 | 4.24/5 |
| 05 | Battlezone | 1983 | 4.24/5 |
| 06 | Alien Breed: Tower Assault | 1994 | 4.24/5 |
| 07 | Heretic | 1994 | 4.23/5 |
| 08 | Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf | 1994 | 4.23/5 |
| 09 | Doom | 1993 | 4.22/5 |
| 10 | Super 3-D Noah's Ark | 1995 | 4.22/5 |
| # | simulation | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Transport Tycoon Deluxe | 1995 | 4.29/5 |
| 02 | Capitalism 2 | 2001 | 4.24/5 |
| 03 | Patrician | 1992 | 4.24/5 |
| 04 | Caesar 3 | 1998 | 4.23/5 |
| 05 | SimCity 2000 | 1993 | 4.22/5 |
| 06 | The Oregon Trail | 1990 | 4.22/5 |
| 07 | Pharaoh | 1999 | 4.21/5 |
| 08 | Caesar 2 | 1995 | 4.21/5 |
| 09 | Free Enterprise | 1996 | 4.21/5 |
| 10 | SimEarth | 1990 | 4.20/5 |
| # | sports | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Football Manager 3 | 1993 | 4.28/5 |
| 02 | Joe Montana Football | 1990 | 4.25/5 |
| 03 | Panza Kick Boxing | 1991 | 4.24/5 |
| 04 | Skate or Die | 1988 | 4.24/5 |
| 05 | Virtual Pool | 1995 | 4.23/5 |
| 06 | Brutal Sports Football | 1993 | 4.23/5 |
| 07 | World Class Leader Board | 1988 | 4.22/5 |
| 08 | Championship Manager | 1992 | 4.20/5 |
| 09 | Speedball | 1988 | 4.20/5 |
| 10 | Sharkey's 3D Pool | 1990 | 4.20/5 |
| # | strategy | year | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | X-COM: Ufo Defense | 1994 | 4.31/5 |
| 02 | Master of Orion 2: Battle at Antares | 1996 | 4.29/5 |
| 03 | Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings | 1999 | 4.25/5 |
| 04 | Jagged Alliance 2 | 1999 | 4.24/5 |
| 05 | Jagged Alliance | 1994 | 4.24/5 |
| 06 | Civilization | 1991 | 4.23/5 |
| 07 | North and South | 1990 | 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 | Stunt Island | 1992 | 4.28/5 |
| 02 | Overlord | 1994 | 4.28/5 |
| 03 | Das Boot: German U-Boat Simulation | 1990 | 4.28/5 |
| 04 | Aces Over Europe | 1993 | 4.28/5 |
| 05 | Chuck Yeager's Air Combat | 1991 | 4.28/5 |
| 06 | Strike Commander | 1993 | 4.28/5 |
| 07 | Jetfighter 2: Advanced Tactical Fighter | 1990 | 4.28/5 |
| 08 | ATAC: The Secret War Against Drugs | 1992 | 4.28/5 |
| 09 | Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe | 1991 | 4.27/5 |
| 10 | Dawn Patrol | 1994 | 4.27/5 |