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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Last Ninja
DOS1988 isometric action-adventure
Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance
DOS1990 isometric action-adventure
Le Fetiche Maya
DOS1989
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Windows XP/98/951999protected third-person action-adventure
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver is an action-adventure game released in 1999, developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Eidos Interactive. It’s the second game in the Legacy of Kain series. The game is set in the world of Nosgoth, a gothic realm dominated by vampires. The protagonist, Raziel, is a vampire lieutenant under the rule of th...
Little Big Adventure
DOS1994protected isometric action-adventure
Little Big Adventure 2 (Twinsen's Odyssey)
DOSWindows XP/98/951997protected isometric action-adventure
Lyle in Cube Sector
Windows 10/112006 platform, metroidvania
Magicland Dizzy
DOS1993 platform
Mandrake: L'Ombra del Cobra
DOS1994
Metal Gear
DOS1990
Omikron: The Nomad Soul
Windows XP/98/951999protected third-person action-adventure
Outcast
Windows XP/98/951999protected third-person action-adventure
Ranx: The Video Game
DOS1990
Realms of the Haunting
DOSMac OS1997protected third-person action-adventure
Rusty
DOS1993 metroidvania, platform
Seymour Goes to Hollywood
DOS1993 platform
Shamus
DOS1984
Shamus is a maze action game developed by William Mataga and published by Synapse Software in 1982. The game became popular on various home computer platforms of the early 1980s. In Shamus, players control a detective navigating through a labyrinth filled with enemies and traps, aiming to defeat the villain, The Shadow. The gameplay involves explor...
Shogun
DOS1986
Sinbad and the Throne of the Falcon
DOS1988freeware
Spider-Man 2: The Game
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2004 third-person action-adventure
Star Wars: Yoda Stories
Windows XP/98/951997
System Shock
DOS1994protected first-person shooter, action RPG, first-person action-adventure
System Shock 2
Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS1999protected first-person shooter, action RPG, first-person action-adventure
System Shock 2 is a first-person action role-playing video game developed by Irrational Games and Looking Glass Studios. It was released in 1999 and is known for its innovative gameplay, atmospheric setting, and deep narrative.The game is set in a futuristic cyberpunk universe aboard the starship Von Braun in the year 2114. Players assume the role ...
The Colony
DOS1988 first-person action-adventure
The Great Escape
DOS1986protected isometric action-adventure
As a prisoner of war, you must find a way to escape a prison in Germany in 1942. The prisoner has a daily routine which will follow if not controlled by the player for a certain amount of time.
The Immortal
DOS1991protected dungeon crawl, isometric action-adventure
The Taking of Beverly Hills
DOS1991
Thief: The Dark Project
Windows XP/98/951998protected first-person action-adventure
Thief: The Dark Project is a first-person stealth video game developed by Looking Glass Studios and published by Eidos Interactive. Released in 1998, it is considered a groundbreaking title in the stealth genre and has had a significant influence on subsequent games in the genre. The game is set in a dark, medieval, steampunk world. Players ta...
Tomb Raider
DOS1996protected third-person action-adventure
Tomb Raider II
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protected third-person action-adventure