Abandonware DOS title

Action oriented puzzle games

Action puzzle games are a hybrid genre that combine elements of both action and puzzle games, requiring players to manipulate a character or solve problems within a real-time environment. Unlike traditional puzzle games that often allow for careful, turn-based thinking, action puzzle games demand quick reflexes and fast decision-making.
These games often involve navigating characters through obstacle-filled environments (thing about puzzle platformers). The core gameplay still revolves around problem-solving, but it’s layered with the intensity and pacing typically found in action titles.
dxball2-04

DX-Ball 2

Windows XP/98/951998protected Longbow Digital Arts
DX-Ball 2 is a popular brick-breaking game that was first released in 1998 by Longbow Digital Arts. It serves as a sequel to the original DX-Ball, which was inspired by the classic...
gapper-03

Gapper

DOS1986
gearhead-01

Gearheads

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1996 Philips Interactive Media
guldkorn-splash

Guldkorn Expressen

DOS1991 SilverRock productions
helter-skelter-04

Helter Skelter

DOS1989 The Assembly Line
holidaylemmings-1

Holiday Lemmings

DOS1993 DMA Design
Lemmings was one of the most iconic puzzle games ever made. It was also one of the most inventive. The idea behind those tiny furred punk suicidal rodents is truly a stroke of geni...
hotshot-03

Hotshot

DOS1988 Maxwell Technology
thehumans3-01

Humans 3: Evolution - Lost in Time

DOS1995protected Imagitec Design
lemmings-5

Lemmings

DOS1991 DMA Design
Lemmings is a classic puzzle-platformer video game developed by DMA Design (now known as Rockstar North) and published by Psygnosis. It was originally released in 1991 for the Amig...
lemmings2-2

Lemmings 2: The Tribes

DOS1993 DMA Design
Lemmings 2: The Tribes is an abandoned puzzle game part of the acclaimed Lemmings series. It was developed by DMA Design and released by Psygnosis in 1993. Lemmings 2: The Tribes r...
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Lemmings 3D

DOS1995 Psygnosis
lemmings95-03

Lemmings 95

Windows XP/98/951994 DMA Design
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Litil Divil

DOS1993protected Gremlin Graphics / Gremlin Interactive
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Locomotion

DOS1992 Prestige Softwareentwicklung
marble-cooking-05

Marble Cooking

DOS1994NSFW Negative
mario-time-machine-01

Mario's Time Machine

DOS1993 The Software Toolworks
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Nanotank

Windows 3.x1993
nerm-bemer-01

Nerm of Bemer

DOS1984 COMPUTE! Publications
nevermind-splash

Never mind

DOS1989 Psygnosis
nightshift-splash

Night Shift

DOS1990 LucasArts
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Oh no! More Lemmings

DOS1991 DMA Design
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Oil's Well

DOS1984 Sierra On-Line
Oil's Well is an action-puzzle game released by Sierra On-Line in 1983/84. It was originally made for platforms like the Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, and MS-DOS, but was la...
one-step-beyond-02

One Step Beyond

DOS1993 Red Rat software
oxyd-3

Oxyd

DOS1992 Dongleware
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Oxyd Extra

DOS1994 Dongleware
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Paganitzu

DOS1991protected Apogee Software
Paganitzu is a classic puzzle-adventure game released in 1991 by Apogee Software. Set in an ancient pyramid, the game follows the exploits of its protagonist, Alabama Smith, who mu...
pushover-1

Pushover

DOS1992 Red Rat software
Pushover is a puzzle platformer video game developed by Red Rat Software and released by Ocean Software in 1992. It was initially available for the Commodore Amiga and later ported...
puzzle-fun-pak-01

Puzzle Fun Pak

DOS1987freeware Apogee Software
compute-rebound-02

Rebound

DOS1985 COMPUTE! Publications