The most popular abandonware action games

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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Doofus

DOS19944.1/5 platform

J-Bird

DOS1983remake4.1/5

Gauntlet

DOS19864.1/5 maze, dungeon crawl

Mortal Kombat 2

DOS1994protected4/5 fighting

Pong v.2.1 clone

DOS19843.9/5

Bad Dudes VS Dragon Ninja

DOS1988protected4.1/5 beat 'em up

Williams Arcade Classics

DOS19953.8/5 platform, shoot 'em up

Amazing Maze

DOS19833.2/5 maze

Back to the Future Part 2

DOS19903.8/5

Cosmo's Cosmic Adventures

DOS1992protected4.1/5 platform

Gremlins

DOS19842.8/5

World Karate Championship

DOS19863.8/5 fighting

Paperboy 2

DOS19914/5

Paperboy 2 is the sequel to the much acclaimed coin-op arcade hit Paperboy in which you have to deliver newspapers to subscribers while avoiding every kind of obstacle. Paperboy 2 is an isometric action game developed by Tengen and was released by Mindscape in 1991 for a number of platform. The DOS version of the game is abandoned.

Bomb Jack

DOS19844.3/5 platform, action puzzle

Bomb Jack is a classic arcade platform game developed and published by Tecmo in 1984. The goal of the game is to collect bombs while avoiding enemies; the whole game takes place in a fixed screen. Bomb Jack for DOS is a conversion from the arcade original version. The arcade and the conversions were a huge commercial success.