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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Ulises

DOS19893.5/5 platform

Ultimate Body Blows

DOS1994protected4/5 fighting

Ultra Mortal Kombat Vendetta

Windows XP/98/952001freeware3.8/5 fighting

Uncover It

DOS1994NSFW4/5 block breaker

Volfied

DOS19914.3/5

Volfied is an arcade game developed and released by Taito Corporation in 1989. It's a puzzle game that gained popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The game is named after the fictional planet "Volfied", where the gameplay is set.In Volfied, players control a small spaceship called "Challenger" and must eliminate 80% or more of the playfiel...

Vynil Goddess from Mars

DOS19953.7/5 platform

Who framed Roger Rabbit

DOS19883.8/5

Williams Arcade Classics

DOS19953.8/5 platform, shoot 'em up

Willow

DOS19883.9/5

Willy the Worm

DOS19853.6/5

Wizard of Wor 98

DOS1998remake3.8/5 maze

World Karate Championship

DOS19863.8/5 fighting

Wrath of the Demon

DOS19914.2/5 platform

X-Men: Children of the Atom

DOS1997demo4.1/5 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 Magneto, among others.The gameplay follows traditional fighting game mechanics, with players selecting a character and ...

Xargon

DOS1993freeware4/5 platform, run and gun

Xenocide

DOS19903.7/5

Xenophage: Alien BloodSport

DOS1996freeware3.9/5 fighting

Xonix

DOS1984remake4.1/5

Yabog

DOS1995freeware3.3/5 block breaker

Yie Ar Kung Fu

DOS19853.8/5 fighting

Yie Ar Kung Fu 2: The Emperor Yie-Gah

DOS19853.9/5 fighting

Zool

DOS19923.9/5 platform

Zool was to Amiga what Sonic was for Sega consoles: a cool protagonist (a ninja of the Nth dimension!) for a high adrenaline action platformer. Zool was designed by George Allen and published by Gremlin in 1992 and it was an instant success. It was ported for many platforms, DOS included, and followed by Zool 2 in 1993.