Abandonware action games sorted by year, newest first
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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Bubble Pop
DOS1997 platform
The name screams “budget shareware,” and Bubble Pop delivers. It’s the digital equivalent of popping bubble wrap, except someone decided it needed high scores and obnoxious MIDI music. You click. Things pop. You ...
Dilbert's Desktop Games
Windows XP/98/951997
Hercules
Windows XP/98/951997protected platform
Lucky Luke
Windows XP/98/951997 platform
Mageslayer
Windows XP/98/951997 maze
Mageslayer is an action game developed by Raven Software and published by GT Interactive in 1997 for MS-DOS. It stands out as a top-down, hack-and-slash dungeon crawler inspired by games like Gauntlet, but with an original fantasy...
Manic Miner remake
DOS1997remake platform
Manic Miner is a quintessential platformer game that emerged in the early 1980s, developed by Matthew Smith for the ZX Spectrum. It stands as a hallmark of the 8-bit gaming era, celebrated for its innovative design and enduring ch...
PC*Bert
DOS1997freeware
Super Bomber Blast Beta
DOS1997remake maze
Super Bubble Mania
DOS1997 platform
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...
Asterix and Obelix
DOS1996 platform
When in Gaul, punch like the Gauls do. In Asterix and Obelix (1996), you control the iconic French duo on a globetrotting beat-‘em-up adventure that mostly involves sending Romans flying like ragdolls. It’s all charmin...
Battle Arena Toshinden
DOS1996 fighting
Battle Arena Toshinden was the first game in the Toshinden series and was originally released for the Sony PlayStation in 1995 and later for DOS. Battle Arena Toshinden introduced 3D graphics to the fighting game genre, allow...
CHAMP Kong
DOS1996remake
CHAMP Pac-em
DOS1996remake maze
Earthworm Jim 2
DOS1996protected platform, run and gun
Enigma
DOS1996freeware block breaker
Inner Worlds
DOSLinux1996 platform
Iron Blood
DOS1996 platform
Last Knight in Camelot
DOS1996 platform
O-Pong
DOS1996
Pray for Death
DOS1996protected fighting
Street Fighter 2 Championship Edition
DOS1996 fighting
Super Street Fighter 2
DOS1996 fighting
Super Street Fighter II is an enhanced version of the iconic arcade fighting game Street Fighter II, developed and published by Capcom. It was released in 1993 as an upgrade to Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting and introduce...
The Smurfs
DOSWindows XP/98/951996 platform
Time Slaughter
DOS1996freeware fighting
TwinBlok
DOS1996 block breaker, action puzzle
Xenophage: Alien BloodSport
DOS1996freeware fighting
Brutal: Paws of Fury
DOS1995 fighting
A martial arts tournament starring fluffy animals with serious anger issues? Yes, please. Brutal: Paws of Fury is what happens when someone watches too much kung fu cinema and then wonders, “What if a bunny could do a spinni...
Clyde's Revenge
DOS1995freeware platform, action puzzle
Comix Zone
Windows XP/98/951995 beat 'em up
Comix Zone is a peculiar science fiction and superhero themed action game.It was developed and released by Sega in 1995 for Windows and other platforms. What makes Comix Zone different from other similare titles is that the g...