The best 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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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...
Beethoven 2
DOS1993 platform
Yes, it’s that Beethoven—the slobbery St. Bernard, not the piano guy. In Beethoven 2, you control a surprisingly agile dog on a quest to rescue your kidnapped puppies. Along the way, you’ll bark at birds, jump on...
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...
Boot Camp
DOS1989 unconventional sports
Boot Camp (1989, DOS) is the game that turns military training into a button-mashing festival of pain. Ever dreamed of surviving basic training without breaking a sweat? This is it—if your definition of “not sweating&r...
Choose an Enemy
DOS1991 fighting
Floppy Frenzy
DOS1982 maze
Janitor Joe
DOS1984 platform
Madball
DOS1985
Monuments of Mars
DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1991freeware platform, metroidvania
Mortal Pong
DOS1995freeware
Pong Kombat
DOS1994freeware
The Punisher
DOS1990 racing: unusual vehicles
Tom and the Ghost
DOS1990 platform
The Flintstones - Dino: Lost in Bedrock
DOS1990 platform
Kangaroo
DOS1982 platform
Manhole
DOS1992
The Rocketeer
DOS1991 racing: unusual vehicles, shoot 'em up
Gremlins
DOS1984
Bounce Zone
DOS1990
If gravity had a sense of humor, it would look like Bounce Zone. This 1990 DOS oddball is part platformer, part physics experiment, and part unintentional comedy. You bounce. A lot. Off walls, enemies, your own ego. Precision is o...
Enigma
DOS1996freeware block breaker
Extreme Shopper
Windows 3.x2000 platform
Hamburger Hell
DOS1986remake
Endless Horror
DOS1993 fighting
Awesome Earl in SkateRock
DOS1988 unconventional sports
Remember when being radical meant wearing neon shorts and dodging killer squirrels on a skateboard? No? Well, Awesome Earl in SkateRock is here to educate you. Released in 1988, this sidescrolling oddity lets you control a tubular...
DJ Puff
DOS1993 platform
Ninja
DOS1986 beat 'em up
Fallen Angel
DOS1989 beat 'em up