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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Sword of Honour

DOS19933.8/5 beat 'em up

Wizard of Wor 98

DOS1998remake3.8/5 maze

Yie Ar Kung Fu

DOS19853.8/5 fighting

Aquanoid

DOS1992remake3.8/5 block breaker

Who framed Roger Rabbit

DOS19883.8/5

Night Hunter

DOS19883.8/5 platform

Pinball World

DOS19953.8/5 pinball

Beyond the Black Hole

DOS19893.8/5

Monty Python's Flying Circus

DOS19913.8/5

Renegade

DOS19883.8/5 beat 'em up

Vynil Goddess from Mars

DOS19953.8/5 platform

Beast

DOS19843.8/5 maze

Glider 4.0

Windows 3.xMac19943.8/5

Krusty's Super Funhouse

DOS19933.8/5 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 the popular character from The Simpson animated TV series.

Ghostbusters 2

DOS19893.8/5

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 Ghostbuster franchise, being the olny one developed for DOS.

Jazz Jackrabbit

DOS1994protected3.8/5 platform

Bunny Bricks

DOS19933.8/5 baseball, block breaker

Horror Zombies from the Crypt

DOS19903.8/5 platform

Luigi and Spaghetti

DOS19923.8/5 platform

Manic Miner remake

DOS1997remake3.8/5 platform

PC*Bert

DOS1997freeware3.8/5

Pit Fighter

DOS19913.8/5 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 System (SNES), and others. It was one of the first arcade games to feature digitized live-action charactersThe game is a...

Temple of Kroz

DOS1990freeware3.8/5 maze

Williams Arcade Classics

DOS19953.8/5 platform, shoot 'em up

Epic Pinball

DOSMac1993protected3.7/5 pinball

Street Fighter

DOS19883.7/5 fighting

Silverball

DOS19933.7/5 pinball

Silverball is an abandoned DOS pinball action game developed by Digital Extremes, designed by James Schmalz and published by MicroLeague Multimedia in 1993. Silverball is one of the best pinball games of the 90s published for DOS, part of the Epic Pinball series.