Abandonware action games sorted by release date

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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Beast

DOS19843.8/5 maze

Bomb Jack

DOS19844.3/5 platform, action puzzle

Bomb Jack is a classic arcade platform game developed and published by Tecmo in 1984. The goal of the game is to collect bombs while avoiding enemies; the whole game takes place in a fixed screen. Bomb Jack for DOS is a conversion from the arcade original version. The arcade and the conversions were a huge commercial success.

Bouncing Babies

DOS19843.5/5

David's Kong

DOS1984remake3.3/5

Frogger Jr.

DOS19843.6/5

Gremlins

DOS19842.8/5

Hard Hat Mack

DOS19843.9/5 platform

Janitor Joe

DOS19843/5 platform

Jumpman

DOS19844/5 platform

Montezuma's Revenge

DOS19844.2/5 metroidvania, platform

Oil's Well

DOS19843.4/5 maze, action puzzle

Pong v.2.1 clone

DOS19843.9/5

Q*Bert

DOS19843.9/5

Styx

DOS19843.9/5

Tapper

DOS19843.9/5

Xonix

DOS1984remake4.1/5

Antix

DOS1985remake4.2/5

Madball

DOS19853/5

Silly Master Blaster

DOS19853.6/5 pinball

The Goonies

DOS19853.9/5

Willy the Worm

DOS19853.6/5

Yie Ar Kung Fu

DOS19853.8/5 fighting

Yie Ar Kung Fu 2: The Emperor Yie-Gah

DOS19853.9/5 fighting

Dragons: A Challenge in Chivalry

DOS19863.6/5 block breaker

Elevator

DOS1986freeware3.4/5

Gauntlet

DOS19864.1/5 maze, dungeon crawl

Hamburger Hell

DOS1986remake2.8/5

Karateka

DOS19864.1/5 beat 'em up

Karateka is a martial arts themed action / fighting game released by Broderbund in 1986 for DOS. Karateka is the first game designed by Jordan Mechner, the father of the Prince of Persia franchise. Karateka was also published for Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, C64, MSX, NES, ZX Spectrum.