Abandonware DOS title

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.
freddy-hardest-03

Freddy Hardest

DOS1988 platform
bananoid-1

Bananoid

DOS1991freewareremake block breaker
Is it Breakout? Is it Arkanoid? No — it’s Bananoid, the fruitiest bat-and-ball clone you never asked for. With bananas, monkeys, and psychedelic colors, it feels like someone laced Pong with banana peels and Saturday m...
karnov-05

Karnov

DOS1987 platform
Karnov is a classic side-scrolling action arcade game developed by Data East in 1987. The game features a unique protagonist named Jinborov Karnovski, or "Karnov", a fire-breathing, muscle-bound, bald, shirtless strongman from the...
disney-tarzan-04

Disney's Tarzan

Windows XP/98/951999 platform
firepower-pc-02

Fire Power

DOS1988 tank simulation
kingdomkroz-splash

Kingdom of Kroz

DOS1988freeware maze
litil-divil-02

Litil Divil

DOS1993protected action puzzle
super-cauldron-02

Super Cauldron

DOS1992 platform
Super Cauldron is a platforming game developed by Titus Interactive and released in 1993 for platforms like MS-DOS, Amiga, and Amstrad CPC. In the game, you play as a witch on a mission to restore peace to her land. Armed wit...
twinblok-03

TwinBlok

DOS1996 block breaker, action puzzle
wreckers-01

Wreckers

DOS1991
xmen-madness-murderworld-01

X-Men: Madness in Murderworld

DOS1989 beat 'em up
xargon-sh-03

Xargon

DOS1993freeware platform, run and gun
pac-girl-splash

Pac-girl

DOS1982 maze
axet-splash

Axet

DOS1994freeware block breaker
Few games from 1994 dared to ask the real question: “What if you gave an axe to someone with absolutely no training and dropped them into a dungeon with the reflexes of a sloth?” Axet did. This little-known DOS action-...
jet-set-willy-remake-05

Jet Set Willy remake

DOS1999freewareremake platform
Jet Set Willy is a classic platform video game released for various home computers in the 1980s. It was developed by Matthew Smith and published by Software Projects for the ZX Spectrum in 1984. The game is the sequel to Manic Min...
bubble-dizzy-04

Bubble Dizzy

DOS1993 platform
Dizzy the egg is back, and this time he’s underwater and floating up on bubbles because... sure, why not? Bubble Dizzy is a mix of patience, timing, and yelling “WHY DID THAT BUBBLE POP?!” at your screen. It's mo...
dungeons_kroz2_003

Dungeons of Kroz 2

DOS1989 maze
willyworm-1

Willy the Worm

DOS1985
mcdonald-land-06

McDonald Land

DOS1992 platform
pijamarama-01

Pyjamarama

Windows 10/11Mac OS2004freewareremake platform
Pyjamarama is an abandoned action adventure game released in 2004 for Windows; it's a remake of the original Pyjamarama. The original is a classic video game developed by Mikro-Gen and first released in 1984 for 8-bit compute...
popcorn-04

Popcorn

DOS1988freeware block breaker
caverns-of-kroz-2

Caverns of Kroz

DOS1989freeware maze
ghostbusters-remake-04

Ghostbusters

DOS2006remake
Ghostbusters is a abandoned action game based on the 80s hit movie Ghostbusters. Ghostbusters was released in 2006 as a remake of the game of the same name developed by Activision in 1984 for a number of platforms including C...
jump-and-bump-02

Jump 'n Bump

DOS1998freeware platform
3stooges-splash

The Three Stooges

DOS1987freeware
barbie-super-model-04

Barbie Super Model

DOS1993 racing: car
If Barbie was mildly passive in her 1992 debut, Barbie Super Model (1993) puts her on the runway—literally. You’ll practice walking, dodging obstacles, and matching outfits because nothing screams "video game challenge...
demon-stalkers-04

Demon Stalkers

DOS1989 maze, dungeon crawl
dungeonkroz-splash

Dungeons of Kroz

DOS1989freeware maze