Abandonware action games sorted by release date
Action video games are all about speed, fast moving and dexterity. The main action varies according to the kind of game, which can include jumping from platforms, running, beating up other human players or computer controlled adversaries, etc.
If the action is focused on shooting adversaries, the game belongs to the shooter genre. There's also the action-adventure genre, where the action elements are less intense and the gameplay incorporates one or more adventure elements such as inventory management, puzzles and a lot more thinking in general.
There are quite a lot of action sub-genres. In maze games, the action takes place in a labyrinth (the mother of all maze games is Pac-Man). Platformers are action games where you're going to spend most of the time jumping on some kind of platform (Bubbgle Bobble, Prince of Persia). There's also two types of games that involve physical combat: fighting games and beat 'em ups. Fighting games are all about 1 vs 1 combat in a single screen (Street Fighter 2, Mortal Kombat). In beat 'em ups (Golden Axe, Double Dragon) you have to fight hordes of enemies and advance to the next level.
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DOS1996freeware2.6/5 Geckosoft
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DOSLinux19963.6/5 Sleepless Software
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DOS19964.1/5 Family Production
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DOS19963.1/5
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DOS1996protected4.3/5 Light Shock Software
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DOS19964.3/5 Capcom
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DOSWindows XP/98/9519964.1/5 Infogrames
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DOS1996freeware4.1/5 Bloodlust Software
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DOS1996freeware3.9/5 Argo Games
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Windows XP/98/9519974.2/5 Interplay Productions
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Windows XP/98/9519974.2/5
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Windows XP/98/951997protected3.9/5 Eurocom Developments
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Windows XP/98/9519974.3/5 Infogrames
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Windows XP/98/9519974.1/5 Raven Software
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DOS1997freeware3.8/5
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DOS19973.8/5 Capcom
X-Men: Children of the Atom is an abandoned fighting action game developed by Capcom and released by Acclaim Entertainment in 1997 for DOS and it's a conversion from the arcade version. X-Men: Children of the Atom was also published for consoles: Sega Saturn and PlayStation. As the title suggests, it's based on the Marvel comics characters known as...
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DOS1998freeware3.8/5 Brainchild Design
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Windows 3.x1998remake3.6/5
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DOS1998remake3.5/5
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Windows XP/98/9519993.3/5
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DOS1999freewareremake3.7/5
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Windows XP/98/952000freeware4.1/5
Gal Pani X is an action-puzzle game reminiscent of the classic arcade Qix, developed by D2 and released in 2000 for Windows. Gal Pani X is an adult-themed Doujin game: it was made by fans and wasn't for profit.
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Windows XP/98/952001remake3.8/5
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DOS2001remake4.1/5
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DOS20013.7/5
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Windows XP/98/952001freeware4.3/5
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Windows XP/98/952004freewareremake4/5
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Windows XP/98/952004remake3.2/5
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DOS2006remake3.3/5
Ghostbusters is a abandoned action game based on the 80s hit movie Ghostbusters. Ghostbusters was released in 2006 as a remake of the game of the same name developed by Activision in 1984 for a number of platforms including C64, Atari 2600, ZX Spectrum.
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Windows XP/98/9520063.8/5