Abandonware action-adventure games sorted by release date

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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Jack in the Dark

DOS19933.8/5 third-person action-adventure

Jurassic Park

DOS19934.2/5

Magicland Dizzy

DOS19933.9/5 platform

Seymour Goes to Hollywood

DOS19933.8/5 platform

Veil of Darkness

DOS1993protected3.9/5 isometric action-adventure

Alone in the Dark 3

DOS1994protected4/5 third-person action-adventure

Ecstatica

DOS19944.2/5 third-person action-adventure

Fantastic Dizzy

DOS19944/5 platform

In Search of Dr. Riptide

DOS19943.7/5

Inca 2: Wiracocha

DOS19944.2/5

L'Eternauta: Gli Invasori della Città Eterna

DOS19942.9/5

Little Big Adventure

DOS1994protected4.2/5 isometric action-adventure

Mandrake: L'Ombra del Cobra

DOS19943.1/5

System Shock

DOS1994protected3.9/5 first-person shooter, action RPG, first-person action-adventure

Fade to Black

DOS19954.1/5 third-person action-adventure

Framed

DOS19954/5 platform

Indenture

DOS1995remake4.1/5 maze

Wolfsbane

DOS19953/5 third-person action-adventure

Indiana Jones and his Desktop Adventures

Windows 3.xMac OS1996demo4.1/5

Tomb Raider

DOS1996protected4.1/5 third-person action-adventure

Grand Theft Auto

DOSWindows XP/98/9519974/5 racing: car

In Grand Theft Auto the player takes the role of a criminal who can freely roam around the city (Liberty City) completing tasks for the local mobs: stealing cars, killing pedestrians, all of it while avoiding the police and the army. The freedom of gameplay and the "I'm the bad guy" appeal of the game made the Grand Theft Auto series very popular.

Little Big Adventure 2 (Twinsen's Odyssey)

DOSWindows XP/98/951997protected4/5 isometric action-adventure

Realms of the Haunting

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

Star Wars: Yoda Stories

Windows XP/98/9519974.1/5

Tomb Raider II

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protected4/5 third-person action-adventure

Thief: The Dark Project

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

Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1998protected4.1/5 third-person action-adventure

Grand Theft Auto 2

Windows XP/98/9519994.1/5 racing: car

Grand Theft Auto 2 is the second chapter in the successful Grand Theft Auto series. GTA 2 is an abandoned top-down action-adventure / driving hybrid game developed by DMA Design and released by Rockstar Games in 1999 for various platforms, including PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, and Game Boy Color. GTA2 is set in a fictional city called "Any...