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The best action puzzle games

Action puzzle games are a hybrid genre that combine elements of both action and puzzle games, requiring players to manipulate a character or solve problems within a real-time environment. Unlike traditional puzzle games that often allow for careful, turn-based thinking, action puzzle games demand quick reflexes and fast decision-making.
These games often involve navigating characters through obstacle-filled environments (thing about puzzle platformers). The core gameplay still revolves around problem-solving, but it’s layered with the intensity and pacing typically found in action titles.
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Tiny Skweeks

DOS1992 Kalisto Entertainment
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Titan

DOS1989 Titus Interactive
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Zoop

DOS1995 Hookstone
Imagine if Tetris, Columns, and a pack of highlighters had a baby. That’s Zoop. You’re in the center of the screen, and colorful shapes are marching toward you from all sides like angry abstract art. Your job? Blast th...
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Marble Cooking

DOS1994NSFW Negative
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Boulder Dash 2: Rockford's Revenge

DOS1985 First Star Software
Boulder Dash II is the sequel to the original Boulder Dash game. It was released in 1985 and follows the same basic gameplay mechanics as its predecessor while introducing new levels and features. In Boulder Dash II, players once ...
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Rebound

DOS1985 COMPUTE! Publications
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Black Hole

DOS1993
Black Hole (1993) is a space shooter where you're thrown into the gravitational madness of, you guessed it, a black hole. The physics are wild, the enemies are relentless, and you’ll wonder if Newtonian mechanics were writte...
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Cloud Kingdoms

DOS1990 Logotron
Imagine being a bouncing ball in a series of floating sky islands full of monsters, traps, and puzzles. Welcome to Cloud Kingdoms, where the laws of physics politely take a backseat. The graphics are whimsical, the gameplay is wei...
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Clyde's Revenge

DOS1995freeware Moonlite Software
Clyde is back—and this time, he's mad. Clyde's Revenge brings more levels, more traps, and slightly less mercy. Everything’s cranked up: the challenge, the mazes, the pixelated ways to die. It’s like the develope...
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Helter Skelter

DOS1989 The Assembly Line
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Mario's Time Machine

DOS1993 The Software Toolworks
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Nerm of Bemer

DOS1984 COMPUTE! Publications
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One Step Beyond

DOS1993 Red Rat software
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Lemmings 3D

DOS1995 Psygnosis
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Daffy Duck PI: The Case of the Missing Letters

DOS1991 Riedel Software Productions
Daffy Duck PI: The Case of the Missing Letters is a Looney Tunes spin on the classic edutainment formula. As Daffy, you’re on the trail of a nefarious plot to steal the alphabet—yes, literally. You’ll hop between...
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Never mind

DOS1989 Psygnosis