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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Pray for Death
DOS1996protected fighting
Double Dragon II: The Revenge
DOS1988 beat 'em up
X-Men: Children of the Atom
DOS1997demo fighting
X-Men: Children of the Atom is a fighting video game developed by Capcom and released in arcades in 1994. The game features characters from Marvel Comics' X-Men series, including popular mutants like Wolverine, Cyclops, Storm, and Magneto, among others.The gameplay follows traditional fighting game mechanics, with players selecting a character and ...
Project Neptune
DOS1989 submarine simulation
Enclave
Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS2002protected action RPG
Ant Attack!
DOS1994freeware maze
Released in 1994 (long after it originally debuted on other platforms), Ant Attack! is what you get when you mix isometric graphics, giant ants, and questionable urban planning. You play a brave soul navigating a crumbling city to rescue someone — while being constantly menaced by mutant ants the size of Volkswagens. It’s surprisingly t...
Thexder
DOS1987 platform
Dangerous Dave: Risky Rescue
DOS1993protected platform
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. Why is a baby traversing spike pits and lava flows? No one knows. Maybe his babysitter was the final boss. With floaty co...
Night Mission Pinball
DOS1982 pinball
Doofus
DOS1994 platform
Pharoah's Curse
Windows 3.x1998remake platform
Ninja
DOS1986 beat 'em up
Les Aventures de Moktar - Vol 1: La Zoubida
DOS1991 platform
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Manhattan Missions
DOS1991 beat 'em up
3-Demon
DOS1983 maze
3-Demon from 1983 is basically Pac-Man with a taste for LSD. You’re in a first-person maze, munching dots while glowing ghosts try to ruin your day. It’s surprisingly creepy, probably because everything is neon and moves like it’s haunted. The 3D perspective is impressive for the time, although it might give you vertigo if you sta...
The Last Mission
DOS1987 platform, shoot 'em up
Super ZZT
DOS1992 maze, action puzzle
Savage Warriors
DOS1995 fighting
Time Slaughter
DOS1996freeware fighting
Death Sword
DOS1988 fighting
Death Sword (also known as Barbarian in Europe), is a fighting game developed by Palace Software, set in a fantasy world full of huge sword-wielding barbarians. Compared to modern brawlers, Death Sword gameplay may seem slow, but at the time it was considered adequate. Instead of rushing into multiple chain combos, the slow pace allow the players t...
The Neverending Story 2: The Arcade Game
DOS1991 platform
BurgerTime
DOS1982
International Ninja Rabbits
DOS1991 beat 'em up
Endless Horror
DOS1993 fighting
Aaargh
DOS1988 fighting
Aaargh (1988) is exactly what you’ll scream as your giant monster stomps through cities with all the grace of a drunk kaiju. On DOS, this arcade-ish game lets you smash stuff, roast villagers, and battle other monsters in duels that feel like two rubber suits colliding. It’s dumb, loud, and charmingly awful — the kind of game you&...
Dangerous Dave: Dave Goes Nutz!
DOS1995protected platform
Luigi and Spaghetti
DOS1992 platform
Ultimate Body Blows
DOS1994protected fighting