Abandonware DOS title

The most popular abandonware action-adventure games

Action-adventure video games combine elements of both the action and adventure genres, offering a mix of fast-paced gameplay and exploration within a narrative-driven context. These games often feature a central storyline, character development, and a world for players to explore. The genre encompasses a broad range of gameplay styles and settings.
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Beverly Hills Cop

DOS19903.2/5 racing: car, platform
The Beverly Hills Cop video game by Tynesoft is an action-adventure game based on the popular film franchise starring Eddie Murphy. It was released in 1990 for various home computer platforms, including the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, and Amstrad CPC.In the game, players take on the role of Axel Foley, the wise-cracking detective played by Murphy in...
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Batman: the Caped Crusader

DOS19884/5
Batman: The Caped Crusader is an action-adventure video game released in the late 1980s. It was developed and published by Ocean Software and was available on various home computer systems of that era, including the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Amiga, Atari ST and, of course, DOS. The game was a graphic action-adventure that combine...
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Indiana Jones and his Desktop Adventures

Windows 3.xMac OS1996demo4.1/5
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Captain Blood

DOSMac OS19883.8/5 space exploration
Captain Blood is a space exploration video game released in 1988. It was developed by the French company ERE Informatique, and it was designed by Philippe Ulrich and Didier Bouchon.The game is set in a futuristic universe, where players take on the role of Captain Blood, a human abducted by an alien race known as the Thiiny. The gameplay revolves a...
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Spider-Man 2: The Game

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS20044.2/5 third-person action-adventure
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Alone in the Dark 3

DOS1994protected4/5 third-person action-adventure
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System Shock 2

Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS1999protected4.2/5 first-person shooter, action RPG, first-person action-adventure
System Shock 2 is a first-person action role-playing video game developed by Irrational Games and Looking Glass Studios. It was released in 1999 and is known for its innovative gameplay, atmospheric setting, and deep narrative.The game is set in a futuristic cyberpunk universe aboard the starship Von Braun in the year 2114. Players assume the role ...
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Last Ninja

DOS19883.6/5 isometric action-adventure
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Total Eclipse

DOS19883.8/5 first-person action-adventure
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Captain Comic, The Adventures of

DOS1988freeware3.8/5 metroidvania
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Impossible Mission 2

DOS19884.3/5 platform, tile-matching
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Shogun

DOS19863.5/5
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Cosmic Spacehead

DOS19933.3/5 platform
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Driller

DOS19874.3/5 first-person action-adventure
Driller (also known as Space Station Oblivion) is an abandoned action-adventure game developed by Incentive and released by Epyx in 1987 based on the Freescape Engine. In Driller, you control an excavation probe in a real 3d environment, through a first person view. The goal of the game is to place a drilling rig in each of the 8 regions of the moo...
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Omikron: The Nomad Soul

Windows XP/98/951999protected3.9/5 third-person action-adventure
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System Shock

DOS1994protected3.9/5 first-person shooter, action RPG, first-person action-adventure
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Ranx: The Video Game

DOS19903.8/5
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Metal Gear

DOS19904.1/5
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Dylan Dog: Murderers

DOS19923.7/5 platform
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Cadaver: The Payoff

DOS19913.9/5 isometric action-adventure
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Creatures Village

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2001protected3.8/5
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Jurassic Park

DOS19934.2/5
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Magicland Dizzy

DOS19933.9/5 platform
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Jack in the Dark

DOS19933.8/5 third-person action-adventure
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Flashback: The Quest for Identity

DOS1993protected4.2/5 platform
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X-Men 2: The Fall of the Mutants

DOS19914.2/5 action RPG