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
Creatures Village
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2001protected
Magicland Dizzy
DOS1993 platform
Omikron: The Nomad Soul
Windows XP/98/951999protected third-person action-adventure
Cadaver
DOS1990 isometric action-adventure
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 game follows RanXerox, a violent and artificially enhanced cyborg in dystopian cyberpunk world. The gameplay is a mix of...
Jack in the Dark
DOS1993 third-person action-adventure
Cadaver: The Payoff
DOS1991 isometric action-adventure
Homey D. Clown
DOS1993
Seymour Goes to Hollywood
DOS1993 platform
Captain Comic, The Adventures of
DOS1988freeware metroidvania
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 to resolve conflicts by being kind and empathetic. It is like if Mr. Rogers made a fantasy adventure. The game has more...
Golden Eagle
DOS1991
Total Eclipse
DOS1988 first-person action-adventure
Inca
DOS1992
The Immortal
DOS1991protected dungeon crawl, isometric action-adventure
Dylan Dog: Murderers
DOS1992 platform
Realms of the Haunting
DOSMac OS1997protected third-person action-adventure
In Search of Dr. Riptide
DOS1994
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 disillusioned computer programmer. The game's story begins with Don Jonz being transported into a fantasy world by his com...
Caves of Thor
DOS1989 maze
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...
Last Ninja
DOS1988 isometric action-adventure
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.
Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance
DOS1990 isometric action-adventure
Shogun
DOS1986
Dungeon of Shalan
DOS1988
Wolfsbane
DOS1995 third-person action-adventure