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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Paperboy

DOS1988

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...

Cool Spot

DOS1994 platform

Batman Returns

DOS1992 beat 'em up

The Geekwad: Games of the Galaxy

DOS1993

Commander Keen 6: Aliens Ate my Baby Sitter!

DOS1991 platform

The Simpsons

DOS1991 beat 'em up

The Simpsons Arcade Game, developed and published by Konami, is a classic side-scrolling beat-'em-up that became highly popular in arcades during the early '90s. Players take on the roles of the Simpson family members: Homer, Marge, Bart, and Lisa. Players navigate through levels filled with enemies, rescuing Maggie, who has been kidnappe...

Krusty's Super Funhouse

DOS1993 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.

Prehistorik

DOS1991protected platform

Jill of the Jungle 2: Jill Goes Underground

DOS1992 platform

Avoid the Noid

DOS1989

Kingdom of Kroz

DOS1988freeware maze

The Simpsons: Bart's House of Weirdness

DOS1991

Shinobi

DOS1989 beat 'em up

Pac-in-Time

DOS1993 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.

Elvira: the Arcade Game

DOS1991 platform

Pong v.2.1 clone

DOS1984

Prophecy: The Viking Child

DOS1991 platform

Colorado

DOS1990

Duck Tales: The Quest for Gold

DOS1990 platform

Rampage

DOS1988

Paperboy 2

DOS1991

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.