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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Gremlins

DOS19842.8/5

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.

Jumpman Lives!

DOS1991remake4/5 platform

Commander Keen: Keen Dreams

DOS19924/5 platform

Pyramids of Egypt

DOS19894/5 maze

Tom and Jerry

DOS19934.2/5 platform

Earthworm Jim

DOS1995protected4.1/5 platform, run and gun

Horror Zombies from the Crypt

DOS19903.8/5 platform

Pac PC

DOS1995freewareremake4.1/5 maze

Mortal Kombat 2

DOS1994protected4/5 fighting

Bagman

Windows2013freewareremake3.9/5 platform

Tongue of the Fatman

DOS19893/5 fighting

Night Mission Pinball

DOS19823.5/5 pinball

Gateworld

DOS19933.1/5 platform

The Simpsons

DOS19913.8/5 beat 'em up

Aaargh

DOS19883.3/5 fighting

Project Neptune

DOS19893.5/5 submarine simulation

Avoid the Noid

DOS19893.8/5

J-Bird

DOS1983remake4.1/5

The Flintstones - Dino: Lost in Bedrock

DOS19902.9/5 platform

Mageslayer

Windows XP/98/9519974.1/5 maze

Marble Madness

DOS19873.7/5

Marble Madness is an abandoned isometric action game designed by Mark Cerny and originally published by Atari as a successful and iconic arcade game. It was later converted for many platform in 1986 and for IBM PCs in 1987 by Atari.

Yie Ar Kung Fu

DOS19853.8/5 fighting

Pray for Death

DOS1996protected4.2/5 fighting

Bouncing Babies

DOS19843.5/5

CHAMP Kong

DOS1996remake4/5

Kingdom of Kroz

DOS1988freeware3.7/5 maze

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...