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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Pac-in-Time

DOS19933.8/5 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.

Aquanoid

DOS1992remake3.8/5 block breaker

Street Fighter

DOS19883.7/5 fighting

Beats of Rage

DOS2003freeware3.5/5 beat 'em up

Crime Wave

DOS19903.7/5 beat 'em up

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...

Dark Ages Volume I - Prince of Destiny

DOS1991freeware4/5 platform

Doofus

DOS19944.1/5 platform

Bomb Jack

DOS19844.3/5 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.

Pack-Man

DOS1983remake3.5/5 maze

The Smurfs

DOSWindows XP/98/9519964.2/5 platform

Zool 2

DOS19943.7/5 platform

Jill of the Jungle 3: Jill Saves the Prince

DOS19923.8/5 platform

The Typing of the Dead

Windows XP/98/9519993.8/5 word puzzle, rail shooter

The Typing of the Dead is a distinctive video game, essentially a typing adaptation of the classic rail shooter arcade game, The House of the Dead. Initially debuting in 1999 as an arcade machine, it later became available on other platforms as well.In The Typing of the Dead, players wield a keyboard to dispatch approaching hordes of zombies and ot...

Lawn Mower

DOS19873.8/5

Super Mario Fusion: Revival

Windows2011freewareremake4/5 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 the Hedgehog series, into a single game. It's essentially a crossover fan game where players can experience levels and gameplay mechanics inspired by both franchises. The...