The most popular 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.
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Clyde's Adventure
DOS1992freeware platform, action puzzle
Caverns of Kroz
DOS1989freeware maze
Monuments of Mars
DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1991freeware platform, metroidvania
Mine Shaft
DOS1983 maze
Super Pinball by Russco
DOS1987 pinball
J-Bird
DOS1983remake
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...
Monster Bash
DOS1993protected platform
Vynil Goddess from Mars
DOS1995 platform
Joust VGA
DOS1990remake platform
The Lost Patrol
DOS1991 shooting gallery
The Lost Patrol is an abandoned multi-type action game set in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam war. The Lost Patrol was developed by Astros Productions (DOS version) and released by Ocean Software in 1991 for DOS, Amiga and Atari...
McDonald Land
DOS1992 platform
Xenocide
DOS1990
Super Bubble Mania
DOS1997 platform
Bunny Bricks
DOS1993 baseball, block breaker
In Bunny Bricks, you play as a rabbit in sunglasses who decides that breaking bricks with a paddle and ball is the most logical response to a kidnapped pet. It's Arkanoid meets Saturday morning cartoons, complete with absurd enemi...
Oliver & Company
DOS1989
Cap Man
Windows XP/98/951999 maze
It’s Pac-Man, except it’s… not. Cap Man is a low-budget clone with just enough charm to avoid immediate deletion. You’ve got the dots, the ghosts, the power-ups—but everything feels slightly off, lik...
Spiritual Warfare
DOS1993protected maze, JRPG
Stormlord
DOS1989 platform
Stormlord is an abandoned DOS platform game set in a fantasy world, developed and published by Hewson Consultants in 1989 and designed by Raffaele Cecco. There was some controversy about the scantily clothed fairies in the game.
Bomb Run
DOS1991
Bomb Run (1991, DOS) sounds like an action-packed thriller—and then you play it and realize you’re just trying to drop bombs in the right spots while flying what feels like a pixelated paper airplane. The game has that...
Sleepwalker
DOS1993protected platform
Pray for Death
DOS1996protected fighting
Pinball Magic
DOS1990 pinball
Fallen Angel
DOS1989 beat 'em up
Demon Blue
DOS1992 platform
Livingstone 2
DOS1989 platform
ALF: The First Adventure
DOS1987 maze
Remember ALF? The sarcastic alien who really had it in for cats? Well, in ALF: The First Adventure, you get to live the dream—or nightmare—of controlling the furry menace himself. Released in 1987 for DOS, this Pac-Man...
Pac Maniac
DOS1993 maze
The Geekwad: Games of the Galaxy
DOS1993
Enigma
DOS1996freeware block breaker