The most popular abandonware action games
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Street Fighter 2
DOS19924.3/5 fighting
Street Fighter II is a classic arcade fighting game developed and published by Capcom. It was first released in 1991 as a sequel to the original Street Fighter. Street Fighter II is widely regarded as one of the most influential and iconic video games of all time, credited with popularizing the fighting game genre and shaping the arcade scene of th...
Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure
Windows XP/98/9519954.1/5 platform
Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure is a platform video game that was originally released in 1994. It is a sequel to the classic 1982 game Pitfall! but features updated graphics and gameplay mechanics. The game was developed by Activision and initially released for various platforms, including PC, the Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNE...
Prophecy: The Viking Child
DOS19913.5/5 platform
Lode Runner
DOSMac19834.3/5
Lode Runner is a classic video game that was first created by Douglas E. Smith in 1983. Originally, Lode Runner was developed for the Apple II, and later versions were released for various other platforms, including DOS, the Commodore 64, Atari, and others.In Lode Runner, the player controls a character who must navigate through levels filled with ...
Mortal Kombat
DOS1993protected4.3/5 fighting
Mortal Kombat is one of the most popular 1 on 1 fighting games. No wonder it spawned many sequels. You can play as one of the seven digitized characters and must fight everyone else to the top. One of the distinctive features of Mortal Kombat is the fatality: a special move to finish off the adversary.
Street Fighter
DOS19883.7/5 fighting
Jill of the Jungle
DOS19924.1/5 platform
Dilbert's Desktop Games
Windows XP/98/9519974.2/5
Prince of Persia
DOSMac19904.2/5 platform
Prince of Persia is an abandoned DOS platform game set in Middle East, developed and released by Broderbund in 1990. Designer Jordan Mechner created a game that made a lasting impression of gamers thanks to a clever use of a tecnique called rotoscoping which makes the animation of the protagonist very realistic.
Lawn Mower
DOS19873.8/5
Bomberman
DOS19924.1/5 maze
Jazz Jackrabbit
DOS1994protected3.8/5 platform
Arkanoid
DOS19884.1/5 block breaker, action puzzle
Arkanoid is a classic arcade video game that was first released in 1986 by Taito. It is a breakout-style game, which means that the primary objective is to break a wall of bricks or blocks by bouncing a ball off a paddle at the bottom of the screen. The game takes its name and inspiration from Atari's Breakout, which was released in the 1970s. ...
Dark Ages Volume III - Dungeons of Doom
DOS1991freeware3.9/5 platform
Tristan Pinball
DOS19914/5 pinball
Mario Bros VGA
DOS1990remake3.9/5 platform
Mario Bros VGA is a fan made remake of the original Mario Bros by Nintendo, the game that popularized the character of Mario, the Italian plumber that first appeared in Donkey Kong. Mario Bros VGA is a fixed-screen platform arcade game that truly shines when played in co-op with a friend.
Krusty's Super Funhouse
DOS19933.8/5 platform
Krusty's Super Funhouse is an abandoned action game developed by Audiogenic and released by Acclaim Entertainment in 1993 for DOS and for many other platforms, both consoles and home computers. Krusty's Super Funhouse is based on the popular character from The Simpson animated TV series.
Time Bandit
DOS19894.4/5 maze
Time Bandit is a classic top-down arcade-style video game that was released in 1982 for various home computer systems, such as the Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, and others. It was developed by MichTron. In Time Bandit, players control a character who must navigate through a series of maze-like levels, battling various enemies and collecting treasure a...
Bubble Bobble
DOS19894.2/5
Bubble Bobble is perhaps one of the most popular (and cute!) platform arcade games of all times. The goal of Bubble Bobble is simple: clear each screen from various monsters and reach the final stage. In order to get rid of enemies, dinosaurs Bub and Bob can spit bubbles to trap them, then pop the bubbles to kill them.
Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame
DOSMac19934.1/5 platform
Mortal Kombat 2
DOS1994protected4/5 fighting
Jetstrike
DOS19943.5/5 flight simulation
Pong v.2.1 clone
DOS19843.9/5
Primal Rage
DOS19954/5 fighting
Horror Zombies from the Crypt
DOS19903.8/5 platform
Stormlord
DOS19893.9/5 platform
Stormlord is an abandoned DOS platform game set in a fantasy world, developed and published by Hewson Consultants in 1989 and designed by Raffaele Cecco. There was some controversy about the scantily clothed fairies in the game.
Jill of the Jungle 2: Jill Goes Underground
DOS19924.1/5 platform
Freddy Hardest
DOS19883.6/5 platform
Lode Runner: The Legend Returns
DOS19944.1/5
Ms. Pac-Man
DOS19833.9/5 maze