The most popular abandonware action-adventure games

Action-adventure video games combine elements of both the action and adventure genres, offering a mix of fast-paced gameplay and exploration within a narrative-driven context. These games often feature a central storyline, character development, and a world for players to explore. The genre encompasses a broad range of gameplay styles and settings.

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Little Big Adventure

DOS1994protected4.2/5 isometric action-adventure

Cadaver

DOS19904/5 isometric action-adventure

Beverly Hills Cop

DOS19903.2/5 racing: car, platform

The Beverly Hills Cop video game by Tynesoft is an action-adventure game based on the popular film franchise starring Eddie Murphy. It was released in 1990 for various home computer platforms, including the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, and Amstrad CPC.In the game, players take on the role of Axel Foley, the wise-cracking detective played by Murphy in...

Heroes of the Lance

DOS1989protected3.9/5

Castle Adventure

DOS1984freeware4.2/5 interactive fiction, dungeon crawl

Inca

DOS19923.6/5

Ranx: The Video Game

DOS19903.9/5

Total Eclipse

DOS19883.8/5 first-person action-adventure

X-Men 2: The Fall of the Mutants

DOS19914.2/5 action RPG

Thief: The Dark Project

Windows XP/98/951998protected4.4/5 first-person action-adventure

Metal Gear

DOS19904.1/5

Below The Root

DOS19843.7/5 platform, metroidvania

Below the root is an atipycal early 2 dimensional adventure game based on the Zilpha Keatley Snyder novels: the Green Sky Trilogy. The player can choose one of many characters, each with different skills and embark in a quest to eliminate the distrust between two races: the Erdling and the Kindar.

Veil of Darkness

DOS1993protected3.9/5 isometric action-adventure

Realms of the Haunting

DOSMac OS1997protected3.8/5 third-person action-adventure

Flash Gordon: Il Rapimento di Dale

DOS19923.7/5

Castle master

DOS19904/5 first-person action-adventure

Captain Blood

DOSMac OS19883.8/5 space exploration

Captain Blood is a space exploration video game released in 1988. It was developed by the French company ERE Informatique, and it was designed by Philippe Ulrich and Didier Bouchon.The game is set in a futuristic universe, where players take on the role of Captain Blood, a human abducted by an alien race known as the Thiiny. The gameplay revolves a...

Captain Comic 2: Fractured Reality

DOS1990freeware4/5 metroidvania

The Colony

DOS19883.2/5 first-person action-adventure

Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk

DOS19934.2/5 platform

Tomb Raider

DOS1996protected4.1/5 third-person action-adventure

Shogun

DOS19863.5/5

Iznogoud

DOS19872.5/5

Creatures Village

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2001protected3.8/5

Cadaver: The Payoff

DOS19913.9/5 isometric action-adventure

Eternam

DOS1992protected3.6/5 first-person action-adventure

Eternam is an action-adventure video game developed by Infogrames and released in 1992. It's known for its unique and innovative approach to the adventure game genre.In Eternam, players take on the role of Don Jonz, a bored and disillusioned computer programmer. The game's story begins with Don Jonz being transported into a fantasy world by his com...