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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Tom and Jerry
DOS1993 platform
Xargon
DOS1993freeware platform, run and gun
Ant Attack!
DOS1994freeware maze
Released in 1994 (long after it originally debuted on other platforms), Ant Attack! is what you get when you mix isometric graphics, giant ants, and questionable urban planning. You play a brave soul navigating a crumbling city to...
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-...
Blackthorne
DOS1994 platform
Blackthorne (1994) is what happens when a '90s action hero gets lost in a side-scrolling alien world and decides to shoot everything until it makes sense. You’re Kyle, a shotgun-wielding rebel with a mullet that could cut gl...
CHAMP Ms. Pac-man
DOS1994remake maze
Cool Spot
DOS1994 platform
Dangerous Streets
DOS1994 fighting
Disney's Aladdin
DOS1994 platform
Doofus
DOS1994 platform
Frankenstein
DOS1994 platform
Glider 4.0
Windows 3.xMac OS1994
Hocus Pocus
DOS1994protected platform
Jazz Jackrabbit
DOS1994protected platform
Jazz Jackrabbit Holiday Hare
DOS1994protected platform
Jetstrike
DOS1994 flight simulation
Lode Runner: The Legend Returns
DOS1994
Lollypop
DOS1994 platform
Mortal Kombat 2
DOS1994protecteddemo fighting
Mortal Kombat II is an arcade fighting game released by Midway in 1993. It's the sequel to the original Mortal Kombat (1992). The game introduced several new fighters, including Kitana, Mileena, Baraka, and Jax, alongside ret...
One Must Fall 2097
DOS1994freeware fighting
One Must Fall: 2097 is a fighting game released in 1994 by Epic MegaGames. Set in a futuristic world, the game features giant humanoid robots known as HARs (Human-Assisted Robots) controlled by human pilots. The storyline revolves...
Pinball Dreams 2
DOS1994protected pinball
Pinball Fantasies
DOS1994 pinball
Pong Kombat
DOS1994freeware
Rise of the Robots
DOS1994 fighting
Royal Flush Pinball
DOS1994 pinball
Super Mariio Bros
DOS1994remake platform
Superfrog
DOS1994protected platform
Surf Ninjas
DOS1994 beat 'em up
The Lion King
DOS1994 platform
Ultimate Body Blows
DOS1994protected fighting