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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The Typing of the Dead

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DX-Ball 2

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Postman Pat 3: To the Rescue

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ZZT

DOS1991freeware4.2/5 maze, action puzzle
Magic Pockets

DOS19924/5 platform
Hocus Pocus

DOS1994protected4.2/5 platform
Zool

DOS19923.9/5 platform

Zool was to Amiga what Sonic was for Sega consoles: a cool protagonist (a ninja of the Nth dimension!) for a high adrenaline action platformer. Zool was designed by George Allen and published by Gremlin in 1992 and it was an instant success. It was ported for many platforms, DOS included, and followed by Zool 2 in 1993.
Artura

DOS19893.2/5 platform
Q*Bert

DOS19843.9/5
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: the Action Game

DOS19893.8/5 platform
Prehistorik

DOS1991protected4.1/5 platform
Ninja Gaiden 2: The Dark Sword of Chaos

DOS19904.1/5 beat 'em up
The Amazing Spider-Man and Captain America in Dr. Doom's Revenge!

DOS19893.8/5 fighting
The Great Giana Sisters

DOS1987remake4/5 platform

The Great Giana Sisters is a platform video game developed by Time Warp Productions and published by Rainbow Arts. It was originally released in 1987 for the Commodore 64 and other platforms, and later unofficially ported to MS-DOS.The game follows the adventures of two sisters, Giana and Maria, as they journey through a dream world filled with var...
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...
J-Bird

DOS1983remake4/5
Hard Hat Mack

DOS19844.1/5 platform
Colorado

DOS19904.1/5
3-Demon

DOS19833.7/5 maze
Cosmo's Cosmic Adventures

DOS1992protected4.1/5 platform
Extreme Pinball

DOS19954.2/5 pinball
Jill of the Jungle 3: Jill Saves the Prince

DOS19923.9/5 platform
Bio Menace Episode 3: Master Cain

DOS1993freeware4.2/5 platform, run and gun
Eye of Horus

DOS19894.1/5 platform
Commander Keen 3: Keen Must Die!

DOS1990protected4.1/5 platform
Arctic Adventure

DOS19913.4/5 platform
Primal Rage

DOS19954/5 fighting
Ant Attack!

DOS1994freeware3.7/5 maze
Mortal Kombat 3

DOS1995protected4/5 fighting

Mortal Kombat 3 is a fighting action game developed by Midway Manufacturing Company and released by GT Interactive Software in 1995 for DOS and Windows as well as for many other platforms. Mortal Kombat 3 is the third chapter of the acclaimed Mortal Kombat series that spawned many sequels, a few TV series and even movies (with various degree of suc...
Jazz Jackrabbit

DOS1994protected3.7/5 platform
Bomb Jack

DOS19844.5/5 platform, action puzzle

Bomb Jack is a classic arcade platform game developed and published by Tecmo in 1984. The goal of the game is to collect bombs while avoiding enemies; the whole game takes place in a fixed screen. Bomb Jack for DOS is a conversion from the arcade original version. The arcade and the conversions were a huge commercial success.
Jet Set Willy remake

DOS1999freewareremake3.7/5 platform
Antix

DOS1985remake4.1/5