Abandonware action games sorted by release date

Action video games are a genre of video games that emphasize physical challenges, hand-eye coordination, and reaction time. These games typically involve fast-paced gameplay, where players control a character who must navigate through a dynamic environment filled with obstacles, enemies, and other challenges. The primary focus is on the player's ability to react quickly and make split-second decisions.

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Strider

DOS19893.6/5 platform

Superman: The Man of Steel

DOS19892.7/5 shoot 'em up, platform

Targhan

DOS19893.5/5 beat 'em up

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

DOS19893.6/5 platform

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) is an arcade game released in 1989 by Konami. It is based on the popular Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise. The game was initially released as a coin-operated arcade game and later adapted for various home gaming platforms. The game follows the adventures of the four anthropomorphic turtles who must emb...

The Amazing Spider-Man and Captain America in Dr. Doom's Revenge!

DOS19893.9/5 fighting

Time Bandit

DOS19894.4/5 maze

Time Bandit is a classic top-down arcade-style video game that was released in 1982 for various home computer systems, such as the Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, and others. It was developed by MichTron. In Time Bandit, players control a character who must navigate through a series of maze-like levels, battling various enemies and collecting treasure a...

Tintin on the Moon

DOS19893.5/5

Titan

DOS19893.5/5 action puzzle, block breaker

Tongue of the Fatman

DOS19893/5 fighting

Toobin

DOS19894.1/5

Toobin is an abandoned action game developed by Domark Software and released in 1989. Toobin runs on DOS but was also published for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game Boy Color, MSX, NES, ZX Spectrum. It's a conversion from a popular arcade game (at the time).

Ulises

DOS19893.5/5 platform

Alpha Waves

DOS19903.9/5 platform

Alpha Waves (also known as Continuum) was the ultimate relaxing experience for PC. As a platform game, Alpha Waves it's an ok game; not bad, not very good, but if you consider the whole relaxing experience, it's worth a try. Alpha Waves stands the test of time, after all these years it's still fairly playable. Try it on a lazy evening and you might...

Altered Beast

DOS19904.1/5 beat 'em up

Altered Beast is a classic side-scrolling beat 'em up arcade game developed and published by Sega. It was originally released in arcades in 1988 and later ported to various home consoles, including the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.Players control a resurrected centurion who battles through five levels filled with undead creatures and other mythical beas...

Back to the Future Part 2

DOS19903.8/5

Batman: the Movie

DOS19904.1/5

Billy The Kid

DOS19903.8/5 shooting gallery

Bounce Zone

DOS19902.8/5

Colorado

DOS19903.9/5

Commander Keen 1: Marooned on Mars

DOS19904.2/5 platform

Commander Keen 1: Marooned on Mars is a platform video game developed by id Software and published by Apogee Software in 1990 as shareware for MS-DOS. The game follows the adventures of an eight-year-old genius named Billy Blaze, who uses his homemade spaceship to travel to various alien planets to save the Earth from alien invaders known as V...