The best abandonware action games
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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Captain Dynamo
DOS19934.1/5 platform
Magic Pockets
DOS19924.1/5 platform
Magic Pockets is a platform game developed by The Bitmap Brothers and published by Renegade Software. It was released in 1991 for the Atari ST, Amiga, and MS-DOS platforms. In Magic Pockets, players control a character known as the Bitmap Kid, who possesses magical pockets that can produce a variety of useful items. The game is a side-scrollin...
Iron Blood
DOS19964.1/5 platform
Budokan: the Martial Spirit
DOS19894.1/5 fighting
Prehistorik 2
DOS1993protected4.1/5 platform
Fire and Ice
DOS19934.1/5 platform
Commander Keen: Keen Dreams
DOS19924/5 platform
Pyramids of Egypt
DOS19894/5 maze
Mortal Kombat 2
DOS1994protected4/5 fighting
Donkey Kong
DOS19834/5
Donkey Kong is a landmark video game franchise created by Shigeru Miyamoto and first released by Nintendo in 1981. The original arcade game introduced players to a narrative where a carpenter named Jumpman, who would later become known as Mario, must rescue his girlfriend Pauline from a giant, barrel-throwing ape named Donkey Kong. This game is oft...
Mario and Luigi
DOS2001remake4/5 platform
Tristan Pinball
DOS19914/5 pinball
Paperboy 2
DOS19914/5
Paperboy 2 is the sequel to the much acclaimed coin-op arcade hit Paperboy in which you have to deliver newspapers to subscribers while avoiding every kind of obstacle. Paperboy 2 is an isometric action game developed by Tengen and was released by Mindscape in 1991 for a number of platform. The DOS version of the game is abandoned.
Bad Dudes VS Dragon Ninja
DOS1988protected4/5 beat 'em up
Risky Woods
DOS1992protected4/5 platform
Xonix
DOS1984remake4/5
Primal Rage
DOS19954/5 fighting
Fury of the Furries
DOS19934/5 platform
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
DOS19914/5 beat 'em up
Terminator 2: Judgment Day is one of the many adaptations of the Terminator franchise. This one is based on the movie of the same name, but it's not as good as the movie, according to critics. Terminator 2 is an action game developed by Syntetic Dimensions and released by Ocean Software in 1991 for DOS. It was also published for C64, ZX Spectrum, A...
Jumpman
DOS19844/5 platform
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
DOS19924/5 platform
Double Dragon
DOS19884/5 beat 'em up
All Dogs Go to Heaven
DOS19894/5 action puzzle, word puzzle
Auf Wiedersehen Monty
Windows XP/98/952001remake4/5 platform
Bagman
Windows2013freewareremake4/5 platform
Brutal: Paws of Fury
DOS19954/5 fighting
CHAMP Kong
DOS1996remake4/5
Commander Keen 2: The Earth Explodes
DOS1990protected4/5 platform
Commander Keen 4: Secret of the Oracle
DOS1991protected4/5 platform
Commander Keen 5: The Armageddon Machine
DOS1991protected4/5 platform
Commander Keen 5: The Armageddon Machine is a science fiction action oriented platform game designed by Tom Hall, developed by id Software and released by Apogee Software in 1991 for DOS only. Commander Keen 5: The Armageddon Machine is part of the Commander Keen game series, specifically it's the second episode of Commander Keen in Goodbye, Galaxy.