Abandonware DOS title

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
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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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Last Ninja

DOS1988 isometric action-adventure
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Jack in the Dark

DOS1993 third-person action-adventure
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Fantasy World Dizzy

DOS1991 platform
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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...
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Dylan Dog: Murderers

DOS1992 platform
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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,...
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Dizzy

DOS1987 platform
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Cosmic Spacehead

DOS1993 platform
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Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance

DOS1990 isometric action-adventure
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Metal Gear

DOS1990
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Rusty

DOS1993 metroidvania, platform
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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...
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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...
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Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1998protected third-person action-adventure
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The Colony

DOS1988 first-person action-adventure
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Realms of the Haunting

DOSMac OS1997protected third-person action-adventure
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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...
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Caves of Thor

DOS1989 maze
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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...
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Where Time Stood Still

DOS1987protected isometric action-adventure
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Shogun

DOS1986
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Homey D. Clown

DOS1993
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Dark Side

DOS1988 first-person action-adventure
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Framed

DOS1995 platform