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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Bomb Run
DOS1991
Bomb Run (1991, DOS) sounds like an action-packed thriller—and then you play it and realize you’re just trying to drop bombs in the right spots while flying what feels like a pixelated paper airplane. The game has that...
Choose an Enemy
DOS1991 fighting
Commander Keen 4: Secret of the Oracle
DOS1991protected platform
Commander Keen 5: The Armageddon Machine
DOS1991protected 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 Mach...
Commander Keen 6: Aliens Ate my Baby Sitter!
DOS1991 platform
Crystal Caves
DOS1991protected platform
Dangerous Dave in the Haunted Mansion
DOS1991protected platform
Dark Ages Volume I - Prince of Destiny
DOS1991freeware platform
Dark Ages Volume II - The Undead Kingdom
DOS1991freeware platform
Dark Ages Volume III - Dungeons of Doom
DOS1991freeware platform
Duke Nukem
DOS1991 platform, run and gun
Duke Nukem was released in 1991 by Apogee Software for MS-DOS, marking the beginning of the Duke Nukem franchise. The game is a side-scrolling action platformer with a sci-fi theme. In this original installment, players control Du...
Elvira: the Arcade Game
DOS1991 platform
Gods
DOS1991 platform
Gods is a video game developed by The Bitmap Brothers and initially released in 1991. It is a platformer that combines action and puzzle-solving elements. The game was originally released for various platforms, including the Commo...
Golden Axe
DOS1991 beat 'em up
Golden Axe is a classic arcade game developed by Sega and released in 1989. It's a side-scrolling beat 'em up game set in a fantasy world where players choose one of three characters: a barbarian, a dwarf, or an amazon, each with ...
Home Alone
DOS1991 platform
International Ninja Rabbits
DOS1991 beat 'em up
Joe and Mac Cavemen Ninja
DOS1991 platform
Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja is a side-scrolling platformer video game developed and released by Data East in 1991. Known as "Joe & Mac" in North America and "Caveman Ninja" in other regions, the game gained popularity for its...
Jumpman Lives!
DOS1991remake platform
Les Aventures de Moktar - Vol 1: La Zoubida
DOS1991 platform
Lone Wolf: The Mirror of Death
DOS1991 platform
Metal Mutant
DOS1991 platform
Monty Python's Flying Circus
DOS1991
Monuments of Mars
DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1991freeware platform, metroidvania
Paperboy 2
DOS1991
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 an...
Pit Fighter
DOS1991 fighting
Pit Fighter is an arcade-style fighting game that was originally released in arcades in 1990 by Atari Games. It was later ported to various home gaming platforms, including DOS, the Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment Syste...
Prehistorik
DOS1991protected platform
Prophecy: The Viking Child
DOS1991 platform
QBasic Nibbles
DOS1991freeware
Rolling Ronny
DOS1991 platform
Sleeping Gods Lie
DOS1991 first-person action-adventure