The best 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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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...
Batman Returns
DOS1992 beat 'em up
Just like the movie, Batman Returns (1992) is dark, gritty, and full of dudes in clown makeup getting punched in the face. You play as the Caped Crusader in a beat-‘em-up side-scroller that delivers satisfying combos and a s...
Ms. Pac-Man
DOS1984 maze
Ms. Pac-Man is a classic arcade game released by Midway in 1982 (1984 for DOS) as a follow-up to the original Pac-Man (1980), developed by Namco. While its core gameplay is similar - navigating a maze, eating dots, and a...
Dark Ages Volume III - Dungeons of Doom
DOS1991freeware platform
International Ninja Rabbits
DOS1991 beat 'em up
Pinball Illusions
DOS1995 pinball
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...
The Final Crusade of Kroz
DOS1990freeware maze
Jazz Jackrabbit
DOS1994protected platform
Renegade
DOS1988 beat 'em up
Ghostbusters 2
DOS1989
Ghostbusters 2 is an abandoned action game based on the movie of the same name, set in New York. Ghostbusters 2 was developed by Dynamix and released by Activision in 1989. It's part of a series of games based on the popular Ghost...
Jill of the Jungle 3: Jill Saves the Prince
DOS1992 platform
Metal & Lace
DOS1993NSFW fighting
Metal & Lace: The Battle of the Robo Babes is a video game developed by Megatech Software and published by Forest Interactive in 1993. It's an adult-themed fighting game for MS-DOS.In the game, players control customizable fem...
Avoid the Noid
DOS1989
Domino’s Pizza once had a mascot called the Noid and someone decided he deserved his own video game. Avoid the Noid is about a heroic pizza delivery guy trying to bring food to hungry customers while the Noid, a chaotic grem...
BC's Quest for Tires
DOS1984
In BC's Quest for Tires, you play a loincloth-wearing caveman who’s riding a unicycle through danger, because apparently that’s how courtship worked in 1984. The goal? Rescue your cave-girlfriend from some surprisingly...
Night Hunter
DOS1988 platform
Satan
DOS1989 platform
Street Fighter 2 Championship Edition
DOS1996 fighting
Sword of Honour
DOS1993 beat 'em up
Temple of Kroz
DOS1990freeware maze
Wizard of Wor 98
DOS1998remake maze
Pac-in-Time
DOS1993 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, S...
Who framed Roger Rabbit
DOS1988
Yie Ar Kung Fu
DOS1985 fighting
The proto-fighting game that walked so Street Fighter could punch. Yie Ar Kung Fu is pure arcade joy: a brave martial artist named Oolong fights a rogue’s gallery of opponents with names like “Star” and “Fa...
Beyond the Black Hole
DOS1989
Beyond the Black Hole promises an interstellar voyage into mystery—and delivers... a disorienting 3D shooter that kind of feels like flying a cardboard spaceship through a kaleidoscope. The idea is noble: space combat meets ...
The Last Mission
DOS1987 platform, shoot 'em up
Vynil Goddess from Mars
DOS1995 platform
Dark Castle
DOS1987 platform
Glider 4.0
Windows 3.xMac OS1994
Krusty's Super Funhouse
DOS1993 platform
Krusty's Super Funhouse is an abandoned action game developed by Audiogenic and released by Acclaim Entertainment in 1993 for DOS and for many other platforms, both consoles and home computers. Krusty's Super Funhouse is based on ...