Abandonware DOS title

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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Where Time Stood Still

DOS1987protected isometric action-adventure
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Creatures Village

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2001protected
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Magicland Dizzy

DOS1993 platform
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Omikron: The Nomad Soul

Windows XP/98/951999protected third-person action-adventure
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Cadaver

DOS1990 isometric action-adventure
Ever wonder what it’s like to be a grave-robbing dwarf with a flair for interior dungeon decoration? Cadaver grants that peculiar wish. As Karadoc, you’ll wander an eerie fortress filled with traps, puzzles, and enough...
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Ranx: The Video Game

DOS1990
Ranx is a 1990 action-adventure video game based on the Italian cyberpunk comic RanXerox, created by artist Tanino Liberatore. The game was developed by Ubisoft and released for the Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS platforms. The ...
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Jack in the Dark

DOS1993 third-person action-adventure
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Cadaver: The Payoff

DOS1991 isometric action-adventure
Karadoc’s back, and apparently inflation hit the dungeon economy hard—he wants his gold! Cadaver: The Payoff is less a sequel and more a direct continuation, like finding an extra serving of mystery meat in your RPG st...
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Homey D. Clown

DOS1993
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Seymour Goes to Hollywood

DOS1993 platform
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Captain Comic, The Adventures of

DOS1988freeware metroidvania
Before space marines were gritty and everything exploded in brown and grey, there was The Adventures of Captain Comic. This is early PC platforming in all its clunky, jumpy, 4-color glory. You collect treasures, shoot baddies with...
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Below The Root

DOS1984 platform, metroidvania
Based on a book series almost nobody remembers, Below The Root drops you into a serene world of treehouses, talking children, and deeply philosophical moral choices. Combat does not exist. Instead, you explore, read minds, and try...
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Golden Eagle

DOS1991
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Total Eclipse

DOS1988 first-person action-adventure
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Inca

DOS1992
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The Immortal

DOS1991protected dungeon crawl, isometric action-adventure
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Dylan Dog: Murderers

DOS1992 platform
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Realms of the Haunting

DOSMac OS1997protected third-person action-adventure
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Eternam

DOS1992protected 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 di...
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American McGee's Alice

Windows XP/98/95Windows 10/11Mac OS2000 third-person action-adventure
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Caves of Thor

DOS1989 maze
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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 t...
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Last Ninja

DOS1988 isometric action-adventure
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Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams

Windows XP/98/952002 third-person action-adventure
Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams is an enhanced version of the original Silent Hill 2, released in 2001 for the Xbox. It later appeared on PC and PlayStation 2 under titles like Director’s Cut or Greatest Hits, depending on th...
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Treasure Trap

DOS1990 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.
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Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance

DOS1990 isometric action-adventure
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Shogun

DOS1986