Abandonware DOS title

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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Eight Ball Deluxe

DOSMac OS1993 pinball
Eight Ball Deluxe is digital pinball with a swagger, the kind that wears mirrored sunglasses indoors and dares you to beat its high score. Based on the famous Bally table, this 199...
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Electranoid

DOS1995 block breaker
Electranoid takes the classic Breakout formula, feeds it too much caffeine, and then turns the speed dial to “panic.” This 1995 DOS version is all about reflexes, power...
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First Samurai

DOS1992 platform
First Samurai is a classic action-platformer game originally released in 1991. The game was initially available on the Amiga and Atari ST, with later ports to the Commodore 64, DOS...
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Frankenstein

DOS1994 platform
Frankenstein (1994) leans into its gothic inspiration with an earnest devotion to atmosphere. Drawing from Mary Shelley’s tale, it combines adventure elements with a somber m...
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Hard Hat Mack

DOS1984 platform
Hard Hat Mack is the kind of game that proves construction work can be more dangerous in pixels than in real life, provided real life had ladders that seem determined to betray you...
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Iron Blood

DOS1996 platform
Iron Blood (1996, DOS) is the kind of fighting game that makes you wonder if robots really need martial arts lessons. The story is wafer-thin—something about futuristic warri...
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Jumpman

DOS1984 platform
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Jumpman Lives!

DOS1991remake platform
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Klass of 99

DOS1999freewareremake platform
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Mageslayer

Windows XP/98/951997 maze
Mageslayer is an action game developed by Raven Software and published by GT Interactive in 1997 for MS-DOS. It stands out as a top-down, hack-and-slash dungeon crawler inspired by...
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Monster Bash

DOS1993protected platform
If you thought childhood was all about sunshine and puppies, Monster Bash begs to differ. This 1993 side-scroller throws you into the shoes of Johnny Dash, a slingshot-toting kid w...
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Navy Seal

DOS1989
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Nebulus

DOS1988 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 g...
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Pac Maniac

DOS1993 maze
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Pac PC

DOS1995freewareremake maze
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Pharoah's Curse

Windows 3.x1998remake platform
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Rad Warrior

DOS1986 metroidvania, platform
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Realms of Chaos

DOSMac OSLinux1995protected platform
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Savage Warriors

DOS1995 fighting
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Sleeping Gods Lie

DOS1991 first-person action-adventure
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Starquake

DOS1988 platform
Starquake is a weird DOS science fiction platform game developed by Bubble Bus Software in 1988 and designed by Stephen Crow and Dave Collins. The Commodore 64 version bo...
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Super Mario Fusion: Revival

Windows Vista/7/82011freewareremake platform
Super Mario Fusion: Revival is a freeware fan-made game project that aims to combine elements from various classic video games, primarily the Super Mario series and the Sonic ...
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Sword of Honour

DOS1993 beat 'em up
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Ultra Mortal Kombat Vendetta

Windows XP/98/952001freeware fighting
Ultra Mortal Kombat Vendetta is a fan-made love letter to excessive violence and familiar characters, created well after the peak of the franchise it imitates. It throws subtlety o...
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Mario and Luigi

DOS2001remake platform
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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

DOS1992 platform
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York expands the formula by giving you a larger playground and more opportunities to cause cartoonish chaos. Released in 1992, it follows a similar struct...
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Duck Tales: The Quest for Gold

DOS1990 platform
DuckTales: The Quest for Gold takes everyone’s favorite miserly duck, Scrooge McDuck, and sends him globetrotting for treasure. It’s part platformer, part management si...
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Dangerous Dave

DOS1990protected platform
Dangerous Dave is the kind of platformer that defined the early ’90s shareware scene: simple, fast, and just tricky enough to make you shout at your monitor. You guide Dave t...