The best abandonware action-adventure games

Action-adventure video games combine elements of both the action and adventure genres, offering a mix of fast-paced gameplay and exploration within a narrative-driven context. These games often feature a central storyline, character development, and a world for players to explore. The genre encompasses a broad range of gameplay styles and settings.

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Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure

DOS19904/5

Cadaver

DOS19904/5 isometric action-adventure

Veil of Darkness

DOS1993protected3.9/5 isometric action-adventure

Heroes of the Lance

DOS1989protected3.9/5

Castlevania

DOS19903.9/5 metroidvania, platform

Omikron: The Nomad Soul

Windows XP/98/951999protected3.9/5 third-person action-adventure

System Shock

DOS1994protected3.9/5 first-person shooter, action RPG, first-person action-adventure

Sinbad and the Throne of the Falcon

DOS1988freeware3.9/5

Dizzy

DOS19873.9/5 platform

Magicland Dizzy

DOS19933.9/5 platform

Cadaver: The Payoff

DOS19913.9/5 isometric action-adventure

Creatures Village

Windows XP/98/95Mac2001protected3.8/5

Captain Comic, The Adventures of

DOS1988freeware3.8/5 metroidvania

Captain Blood

DOSMac19883.8/5 space exploration

Captain Blood is a space exploration video game released in 1988. It was developed by the French company ERE Informatique, and it was designed by Philippe Ulrich and Didier Bouchon.The game is set in a futuristic universe, where players take on the role of Captain Blood, a human abducted by an alien race known as the Thiiny. The gameplay revolves a...

Seymour Goes to Hollywood

DOS19933.8/5 platform

Total Eclipse

DOS19883.8/5 first-person action-adventure

Jack in the Dark

DOS19933.8/5 third-person action-adventure

Ranx: The Video Game

DOS19903.8/5

Realms of the Haunting

DOSMac1997protected3.8/5 third-person action-adventure

Below The Root

DOS19843.7/5 platform, metroidvania

Below the root is an atipycal early 2 dimensional adventure game based on the Zilpha Keatley Snyder novels: the Green Sky Trilogy. The player can choose one of many characters, each with different skills and embark in a quest to eliminate the distrust between two races: the Erdling and the Kindar.

Flash Gordon: Il Rapimento di Dale

DOS19923.7/5

Dylan Dog: Murderers

DOS19923.7/5 platform

In Search of Dr. Riptide

DOS19943.7/5

Shamus

DOS19843.7/5

The Immortal

DOS1991protected3.7/5 dungeon crawl, isometric action-adventure

Treasure Trap

DOS19903.6/5 isometric action-adventure

Treasure Trap is an abandoned isometric action-adventure game published for DOS, Amiga and Atari ST by Electronic Zoo in 1990. Treasure Trap was developed by Emerald Software and designed by Brian Kelly.

Last Ninja

DOS19883.6/5 isometric action-adventure

Eternam

DOS1992protected3.6/5 first-person action-adventure

Eternam is an action-adventure video game developed by Infogrames and released in 1992. It's known for its unique and innovative approach to the adventure game genre.In Eternam, players take on the role of Don Jonz, a bored and disillusioned computer programmer. The game's story begins with Don Jonz being transported into a fantasy world by his com...