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

Flash Gordon: Il Rapimento di Dale

DOS1992

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...