The best abandonware action games
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Blackthorne
DOS19944.2/5 platform
Blackthorne is a sci-fi / fantasy abandoned action platform game designed by Ronald Millar, developed by Blizzard Entertainment (yes, the creators of Diablo and World of Warcraft) and was released by Interplay Productions in 1994 for DOS and Mac. Blackthorne was also published for SNES, Sega 32X, Game Boy Advance and other systems.
Double Dragon 3: The Rosetta Stone
DOS19924.2/5 beat 'em up
Dilbert's Desktop Games
Windows XP/98/9519974.2/5
Rocket Ranger
DOS1988protected4.2/5
Frankenstein
DOS19944.2/5 platform
PC-Man
DOS1982remake4.2/5 maze
PC-Man is an abandoned top-down Pac-Man clone in every regard: from the shape of the protagonist, to the cute ghosts. PC-Man was designed by Greg Kuperberg, developed by Orion Software and released in 1982 for DOS. As PC-Man, you have to move through a one screen maze to collect dots (pills? wafers?) and avoid being touched by one of the usual Pac-...
Tom and Jerry
DOS19934.2/5 platform
Ugh!
DOS19924.2/5
Bio Menace Episode 2: The Hidden Lab
DOS1993freeware4.2/5 platform, run and gun
Atomic Bomberman
Windows XP/98/9519974.2/5 maze
Golden Axe
DOS19914.2/5 beat 'em up
Golden Axe is a classic arcade game developed by Sega and released in 1989. It's a side-scrolling beat 'em up game set in a fantasy world where players choose one of three characters: a barbarian, a dwarf, or an amazon, each with their own strengths and abilities.The game follows the quest of these heroes to rescue the King and Princess of Yuria fr...
Oliver & Company
DOS19894.2/5
Asterix and Obelix
DOS19964.2/5 platform
Lucky Luke
Windows XP/98/9519974.2/5 platform
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...
Duke Nukem 2
DOS19934.2/5 platform, run and gun
Commander Keen 3: Keen Must Die!
DOS1990protected4.2/5 platform
Rick Dangerous 2
DOS19904.2/5 platform
Rick Dangerous 2 is a clear example of a sequel done right. Developed by Core Design and released in 1990 on a plethora of platforms, Rick Dangerous 2 is a classic platform game with a (linear) story. The first levels can be played in any order: an ice cave, Hyde Park in London, a forest and the atomic mud mines. The fifth level will become availab...
Titus the Fox
DOS1992protected4.2/5 platform
Titus the Fox is a DOS horizontal scrolling platform game developed by Titus Interactive in 1992. As Titus, you have to advance through 15 levels to rescue your beloved Suzy who has been kidnapped. The player can interact with objects by throwing them at foes, or jumping higher. There are bosses at the end of each level and secret rooms spread acro...
Earthworm Jim
DOS1995protected4.2/5 platform, run and gun
Wrath of the Demon
DOS19914.2/5 platform
The Smurfs
DOSWindows XP/98/9519964.2/5 platform
A-Maze
DOS19894.2/5 maze
Comix Zone
Windows XP/98/9519954.1/5 beat 'em up
Comix Zone is a peculiar science fiction and superhero themed action game.It was developed and released by Sega in 1995 for Windows and other platforms. What makes Comix Zone different from other similare titles is that the game world is framed like a comic book.
Batman: the Movie
DOS19904.1/5
Dangerous Dave: Risky Rescue
DOS1993protected4.1/5 platform
Double Dragon II: The Revenge
DOS19884.1/5 beat 'em up
Electranoid
DOS19954.1/5 block breaker
X-Men: Children of the Atom
DOS1997demo4.1/5 fighting
X-Men: Children of the Atom is a fighting video game developed by Capcom and released in arcades in 1994. The game features characters from Marvel Comics' X-Men series, including popular mutants like Wolverine, Cyclops, Storm, and Magneto, among others.The gameplay follows traditional fighting game mechanics, with players selecting a character and ...
Trolls
DOS19924.1/5 platform