Abandonware DOS title

Abandonware action games sorted by release date

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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Night Breed

DOS1990
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Ninja Gaiden

DOS1990 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 fo...
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No Exit

DOS1990 fighting
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Onslaught

DOS1990 beat 'em up, platform
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Pharaoh's Tomb

DOS1990
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Pinball Magic

DOS1990 pinball
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Prince of Persia

DOSMac OS1990 platform
Prince of Persia is an abandoned DOS platform game set in Middle East, developed and released by Broderbund in 1990. Designer Jordan Mechner created a game that made a lasting impression of gamers thanks to a clever use of a ...
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Rastan

DOS1990 platform
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Return to Kroz

DOS1990freeware maze
Kroz returns, and with it, your CRT monitor’s worst nightmare: ASCII graphics! Return to Kroz takes you back to a time when @ meant “you,” and everything else was trying to kill you. Using only your wits, a whip,...
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Rick Dangerous 2

DOS1990 platform
Rick Dangerous 2 is a clear example of a sequel done right. Developed by Core Design and released in 1990 on a plethora of platforms, Rick Dangerous 2 is a classic platform game with a (linear) story. The first levels can be playe...
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Shadow Knights

DOS1990 platform
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StarBlade

DOS1990
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Super Solvers: Challenge of the Ancient Empires

DOS1990 platform, reveal the picture
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Temple of Kroz

DOS1990freeware maze
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The Amazing Spider-Man

DOS1990 platform
The Amazing Spider-Man is a side-scrolling action game developed by Oxford Digital Enterprises and published by Paragon Software for MS-DOS, Amiga, and Atari ST. The plot revolves around Spider-Man trying to rescue Mary Jane Watso...
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The Final Crusade of Kroz

DOS1990freeware maze
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The Punisher

DOS1990 racing: unusual vehicles
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Tom and the Ghost

DOS1990 platform
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Trog

DOS1990 maze
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Xenocide

DOS1990
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3D-Maze

Windows 3.x1991 maze
Ah, 3D-Maze. If you used Windows 3.x, you probably saw this lurking in the corner of your screen savers like a digital minotaur. Released in 1991, it’s not quite a game, but everyone played it anyway. You walk endlessly thro...
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Aldo's Assault

DOS1991 platform
Think of Aldo's Assault as what happens when Mario forgets his plumber license and joins a bootleg army. This 1991 DOS gem throws you into a side-scrolling frenzy of ladders, barrels, and the kind of platforming logic that predate...
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Arachnophobia

DOS1991
You don’t need to hate spiders to fear Arachnophobia (1991), but it helps. Based on the movie of the same name, it tasks you with exterminating wave after wave of creepy crawlies in a town that’s clearly being punished...
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Arctic Adventure

DOS1991 platform
Arctic Adventure is the sequel nobody asked for to Pharaoh's Tomb, except this time you’re freezing your butt off. As Nevada Smith (not a typo, it’s his real name), you platform-hop through icy ruins in search of... so...
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Baby Joe in: Going Home

DOS1991 platform
In 1991, DOS gamers were treated to the weirdest parenting simulator ever: Baby Joe in: Going Home. You play as Baby Joe, an infant inexplicably left to crawl through caves, forests, and other extremely child-unfriendly terrain. W...
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Bananoid

DOS1991freewareremake block breaker
Is it Breakout? Is it Arkanoid? No — it’s Bananoid, the fruitiest bat-and-ball clone you never asked for. With bananas, monkeys, and psychedelic colors, it feels like someone laced Pong with banana peels and Saturday m...
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Blade Warrior

DOS1991 beat 'em up
Blade Warrior (1991) is a side-scrolling beat 'em up that looks like it was illustrated entirely in heavy metal album covers. You’re a silhouette of rage, cutting through demonic hordes in a world where nobody believes in co...