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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Bionic Commando

DOS19883.3/5 platform, run and gun

Bubble Ghost

DOS19884.1/5 maze

Death Sword

DOS19883.9/5 fighting

Death Sword (also known as Barbarian in Europe), is a fighting game developed by Palace Software, set in a fantasy world full of huge sword-wielding barbarians. Compared to modern brawlers, Death Sword gameplay may seem slow, but at the time it was considered adequate. Instead of rushing into multiple chain combos, the slow pace allow the players t...

Double Dragon

DOS19884/5 beat 'em up

Double Dragon II: The Revenge

DOS19884.1/5 beat 'em up

Fire Power

DOS19883.7/5 tank simulation

Fisher-Price Firehouse Rescue

DOS19883/5 maze

Freddy Hardest

DOS19883.6/5 platform

Kingdom of Kroz

DOS1988freeware3.7/5 maze

Mad Mix

DOS19884.3/5 maze

Nebulus

DOS19884.1/5 platform

Nebulus, also known as Tower Toppler in some regions, is a classic video game released in the 1980s. It was developed by John M. Phillips and published by Hewson Consultants. The game was initially released for various home computer systems, including the Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari ST, and others. It later saw ports to different platforms. Neb...

Night Hunter

DOS19883.8/5 platform

Paperboy

DOS19884.1/5

Paperboy was one of (if not THE) arcade hit of 1985. It was developed by Atari for the arcades and later published by Mindscape for DOS in 1988. More conversion were made for quite a few other platforms. Paperboy gameplay is peculiar: you control a boy riding a bicycle and your goal is to deliver as many newspapers as you can to a number of ho...

Popcorn

DOS1988freeware3.5/5 block breaker

Rampage

DOS19884.2/5

Renegade

DOS19883.8/5 beat 'em up

Rocket Ranger

DOS1988protected4.2/5

Solomon's Key

DOS19884.1/5

Starquake

DOS19884/5 platform

Starquake is a weird DOS science fiction platform game developed by Bubble Bus Software in 1988 and designed by Stephen Crow and Dave Collins. The Commodore 64 version boasts a wonderful soundtrack. Unfortunately, the PC version comes with CGA graphics and no soundtrack.