Abandonware DOS title

Action oriented puzzle games sorted by release date

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.
lemmings95-03

Lemmings 95

Windows XP/98/951994 DMA Design
marble-cooking-05

Marble Cooking

DOS1994NSFW Negative
clyde-revenge-04

Clyde's Revenge

DOS1995freeware Moonlite Software
extractors-01

Diggers 2: Extractors

DOS1995 Millennium Interactive
thehumans3-01

Humans 3: Evolution - Lost in Time

DOS1995protected Imagitec Design
3d-lemmings-3

Lemmings 3D

DOS1995 Psygnosis
zoop-03

Zoop

DOS1995 Hookstone
twinblok-03

TwinBlok

DOS1996 Webfoot Technologies
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Bust-A-Move

DOS1997freeware Taito
Also known as Puzzle Bobble, this bubble-popping classic stars those cute dragons from Bubble Bobble, now in competitive puzzle mode. Match three colors, clear the screen, panic as the ceiling drops—repeat until addicted. Bust-A-Move is as cheerful as it is dangerous, luring you in with bright colors and then devouring your free time like a p...
dxball2-04

DX-Ball 2

Windows XP/98/951998protected Longbow Digital Arts
DX-Ball 2 is a popular brick-breaking game that was first released in 1998 by Longbow Digital Arts. It serves as a sequel to the original DX-Ball, which was inspired by the classic arcade game Breakout and its successor Arkanoid. The core mechanics of DX-Ball 2 involve controlling a paddle at the bottom of the screen to bounce a ball upwards. ...
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BitStorm

DOS1999
1999’s BitStorm is what happens when someone decides to make a strategy game and forgets to put the brakes on the caffeine. It’s fast, it’s furious, and you’ll probably lose your first five games before realizing how to build anything that doesn’t explode in five seconds. Set in a vaguely cyberpunkish future full of fl...
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3D Ultra Lionel Traintown

Windows XP/98/952000 Dynamix
If your childhood involved model trains and elaborate setups that your cat kept destroying, 3D Ultra Lionel Traintown is digital therapy. Released in 2000 for Windows XP, it mixes puzzles, deliveries, and train management in a world where everything is charmingly cartoonish. You’ll haul ice cream, dodge cows, and solve math problems disguised...
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Bomb Jack remake

DOS2002remake
The classic bomb-defusing, platform-hopping, enemy-dodging chaos of Bomb Jack gets a fresh coat of pixels in this 2002 DOS remake. You’re still the tiny superhero hopping around grabbing bombs while evil smiley faces and floating pyramids try to end your run—because of course they do. The updated version keeps the original’s frant...