The most popular 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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Ninja Gaiden 2: The Dark Sword of Chaos
DOS19904.1/5 beat 'em up
Alpha Waves
DOS19903.9/5 platform
Alpha Waves (also known as Continuum) was the ultimate relaxing experience for PC. As a platform game, Alpha Waves it's an ok game; not bad, not very good, but if you consider the whole relaxing experience, it's worth a try. Alpha Waves stands the test of time, after all these years it's still fairly playable. Try it on a lazy evening and you might...
Bad Street Brawler
DOS19874/5 beat 'em up
Bad Street Brawler is a beat 'em up video game developed by Beam Software and published by Mindscape. Originally released for the Commodore 64 in 1987 and later for other platforms. The game features Duke Davis, a former punk rocker turned vigilante, as the protagonist. In "Bad Street Brawler," players guide Duke through various urban environm...
J-Bird
DOS1983remake4.1/5
The Simpsons
DOS19913.8/5 beat 'em up
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...
Aldo's Adventure
DOS1987remake3.8/5 platform
Ninja Gaiden
DOS19903.6/5 beat 'em up
Ninja Gaiden, released in 1988 for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and later to other platforms, is a side-scrolling action-platformer developed by Tecmo. It follows the story of Ryu Hayabusa, a skilled ninja on a quest for vengeance and justice.In the game, players control Ryu as he battles through six acts, each divided into several stage...
Barbie
DOS19923.4/5 platform
Pocahontas
DOS19953.2/5 platform
Commander Keen 4: Secret of the Oracle
DOS1991protected4/5 platform
Yie Ar Kung Fu 2: The Emperor Yie-Gah
DOS19853.9/5 fighting
Commander Keen 3: Keen Must Die!
DOS1990protected4.2/5 platform
Xargon
DOS1993freeware4/5 platform, run and gun
Mortal Pong
DOS1995freeware3/5
Pinball Dreams
DOS1993protected4.1/5 pinball
Brutal: Paws of Fury
DOS19954/5 fighting
Risky Woods
DOS1992protected4/5 platform
Arctic Adventure
DOS19913.4/5 platform
Mortal Kombat 2
DOS1994protected4/5 fighting
Pyramids of Egypt
DOS19894/5 maze
Nicky Boom
DOS19924/5 platform
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.
Bio Menace Episode 2: The Hidden Lab
DOS1993freeware4.1/5 platform, run and gun
Silverball
DOS19933.7/5 pinball
Silverball is an abandoned DOS pinball action game developed by Digital Extremes, designed by James Schmalz and published by MicroLeague Multimedia in 1993. Silverball is one of the best pinball games of the 90s published for DOS, part of the Epic Pinball series.
Primal Rage
DOS19954/5 fighting
Ultra Mortal Kombat Vendetta
Windows XP/98/952001freeware4/5 fighting
Dangerous Dave
DOS1990protected4/5 platform
Pac-in-Time
DOS19933.8/5 platform
Pac-in-Time is an abandoned action side-scrolling platformer game developed by Kalisto Entertainment and released by Mindscape in 1993 for DOS. Pac-in-time was but also published for other platforms such as Amiga, Game Boy, Mac, SNES. Pac-in-Time is essentially Fury of the Furries reskinned with Pac-Man as the main character.
Street Fighter
DOS19883.7/5 fighting