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

Commander Keen 3: Keen Must Die!

DOS1990protected4.2/5 platform

Time Bandit

DOS19894.4/5 maze

Time Bandit is a classic top-down arcade-style video game that was released in 1982 for various home computer systems, such as the Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, and others. It was developed by MichTron. In Time Bandit, players control a character who must navigate through a series of maze-like levels, battling various enemies and collecting treasure a...

Zool 2

DOS19943.7/5 platform

Bad Dudes VS Dragon Ninja

DOS1988protected4/5 beat 'em up

Commander Keen 5: The Armageddon Machine

DOS1991protected4/5 platform

Commander Keen 5: The Armageddon Machine is a science fiction action oriented platform game designed by Tom Hall, developed by id Software and released by Apogee Software in 1991 for DOS only. Commander Keen 5: The Armageddon Machine is part of the Commander Keen game series, specifically it's the second episode of Commander Keen in Goodbye, Galaxy.

Mageslayer

Windows XP/98/9519974.1/5 maze

Axe of Rage

DOS19894.1/5 beat 'em up

X-Men: Children of the Atom

DOS1997demo4.1/5 fighting

X-Men: Children of the Atom is a fighting video game developed by Capcom and released in arcades in 1994. The game features characters from Marvel Comics' X-Men series, including popular mutants like Wolverine, Cyclops, Storm, and Magneto, among others.The gameplay follows traditional fighting game mechanics, with players selecting a character and ...

Dangerous Dave

DOS1990protected4/5 platform

Fire Power

DOS19883.7/5 tank simulation

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...

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

3-Demon

DOS19833.7/5 maze

Pinball Dreams

DOS1993protected4.1/5 pinball

The Lost Patrol

DOS19913.8/5 shooting gallery

The Lost Patrol is an abandoned multi-type action game set in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam war. The Lost Patrol was developed by Astros Productions (DOS version) and released by Ocean Software in 1991 for DOS, Amiga and Atari ST.

Pyramids of Egypt

DOS19894/5 maze

Tom and Jerry

DOS19934.2/5 platform

Time Slaughter

DOS1996freeware4.1/5 fighting

Aldo's Adventure

DOS1987remake3.8/5 platform

Dark Castle

DOS19873.8/5 platform

Paperboy 2

DOS19914.1/5

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.