The most popular 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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Heroes of the Lance
DOS1989protected
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...
Last Ninja
DOS1988 isometric action-adventure
Jack in the Dark
DOS1993 third-person action-adventure
Fantasy World Dizzy
DOS1991 platform
Captain Comic 2: Fractured Reality
DOS1990freeware metroidvania
In Captain Comic 2: Fractured Reality, our fearless spandex-wearing space explorer returns—but this time, he's bouncing between dimensions like a malfunctioning microwave. The graphics are more colorful, the enemies slightly...
Dylan Dog: Murderers
DOS1992 platform
Beyond Castle Wolfenstein
DOS1985 maze
Before Doomguy started ripping and tearing, there was Beyond Castle Wolfenstein. A stealth game where sneaking is mandatory, disguises are fashionable, and stabbing Nazis is encouraged. It’s the sequel to Castle Wolfenstein,...
The Taking of Beverly Hills
DOS1991
Dizzy
DOS1987 platform
Cosmic Spacehead
DOS1993 platform
Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance
DOS1990 isometric action-adventure
Metal Gear
DOS1990
Rusty
DOS1993 metroidvania, platform
Sinbad and the Throne of the Falcon
DOS1988freeware
Castle master 2
DOS1990 first-person action-adventure
Also known as The Crypt, Castle Master 2 is like the goth sibling of the first game—darker, moodier, and with more corpses lying around. The gameplay’s pretty much the same: wander, puzzle, zap ghosts with your third e...
La Abadia del Crimen
DOS1987 isometric action-adventure
La Abadía del Crimen (The Abbey of Crime) is an action-adventure developed in Spain by Paco Menéndez in the mid-1980s. It was initially created for the Amstrad CPC and later ported to other popular home computer syst...
Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1998protected third-person action-adventure
The Colony
DOS1988 first-person action-adventure
Realms of the Haunting
DOSMac OS1997protected third-person action-adventure
Castle master
DOS1990 first-person action-adventure
In Castle Master, you get dropped into a spooky polygonal castle and told, “Figure it out.” And that’s it. Early 3D graphics make every wall look like it was painted by a cubist on a deadline, but it works. You e...
Caves of Thor
DOS1989 maze
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
DOS1990
Based on the film that made air guitar cool (briefly), Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure is a time-traveling puzzler where history class meets stoner logic. Gather historical figures, survive bizarre puzzles, and pray that your k...
Where Time Stood Still
DOS1987protected isometric action-adventure
Mandrake: L'Ombra del Cobra
DOS1994
Shogun
DOS1986
Homey D. Clown
DOS1993
Dark Side
DOS1988 first-person action-adventure
Framed
DOS1995 platform