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
DOS19883.6/5 isometric action-adventure
Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance
DOS19903.5/5 isometric action-adventure
Le Fetiche Maya
DOS19894.1/5
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Windows XP/98/951999protected4/5 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
DOS1994protected4.2/5 isometric action-adventure
Little Big Adventure 2 (Twinsen's Odyssey)
DOSWindows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 isometric action-adventure
Lyle in Cube Sector
Windows 10/1120064.1/5 platform, metroidvania
Magicland Dizzy
DOS19933.9/5 platform
Mandrake: L'Ombra del Cobra
DOS19943.2/5
Metal Gear
DOS19904.1/5
Omikron: The Nomad Soul
Windows XP/98/951999protected4/5 third-person action-adventure
Outcast
Windows XP/98/951999protected4.2/5 third-person action-adventure
Ranx: The Video Game
DOS19903.9/5
Realms of the Haunting
DOSMac OS1997protected3.8/5 third-person action-adventure
Seymour Goes to Hollywood
DOS19933.8/5 platform
Shamus
DOS19843.7/5
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
DOS19863.5/5
Sinbad and the Throne of the Falcon
DOS1988freeware4/5
Spider-Man 2: The Game
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS20044.2/5 third-person action-adventure
Star Wars: Yoda Stories
Windows XP/98/9519974.1/5
System Shock
DOS1994protected4/5 first-person shooter, action RPG, first-person action-adventure
System Shock 2
Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS1999protected4.2/5 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
DOS19883.2/5 first-person action-adventure
The Great Escape
DOS1986protected4.1/5 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
DOS1991protected3.7/5 dungeon crawl, isometric action-adventure
The Taking of Beverly Hills
DOS19914/5
Thief: The Dark Project
Windows XP/98/951998protected4.2/5 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
DOS1996protected4/5 third-person action-adventure
Tomb Raider II
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protected3.9/5 third-person action-adventure
Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1998protected4.1/5 third-person action-adventure