Abandonware action games sorted by title, from Z to A

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

DOS19884.1/5

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...

Pango

DOS1983remake4/5 maze

Pack-Man

DOS1983remake3.4/5 maze

Pac-in-Time

DOS19933.9/5 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.

Pac-girl

DOS19823.7/5 maze

Pac PC

DOS1995freewareremake4.1/5 maze

Pac Maniac

DOS19934.1/5 maze

Pac Gal

DOS19823/5 maze

Onslaught

DOS19904/5 beat 'em up, platform

One Must Fall 2097

DOS1994freeware4.1/5 fighting

Oliver & Company

DOS19894.2/5

Oil's Well

DOS19843.4/5 maze, action puzzle

O-Pong

DOS19963.1/5

No Exit

DOS19903.4/5 fighting

Ninja Rabbits

DOS19923.6/5 beat 'em up

Ninja Gaiden 2: The Dark Sword of Chaos

DOS19904.1/5 beat 'em up

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...

Ninja

DOS19862.5/5 beat 'em up

Night Mission Pinball

DOS19823.5/5 pinball

Night Hunter

DOS19883.8/5 platform

Night Breed

DOS19904/5

Nicky Boom

DOS19924/5 platform

Nebulus

DOS19884.1/5 platform

Nebulus, also known as Tower Toppler in some regions, is a classic video game released in the 1980s. It was developed by John M. Phillips and published by Hewson Consultants. The game was initially released for various home computer systems, including the Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari ST, and others. It later saw ports to different platforms. Neb...

Navy Seal

DOS19894/5

Ms. Pac-Man

DOS19833.9/5 maze

Ms Pac PC

DOS1995remake4.2/5 maze

Mortal Kombat 3

DOS1995protected3.9/5 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...

Mortal Kombat 2

DOS1994protected4/5 fighting

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.