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The most popular action puzzle games

Action puzzle games require the player to manipulate game pieces in a real-time environment. Action puzzle games show features of both action games and puzzle games; it's a broad definition that can be applied to a lot of puzzle games.
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Lemmings 95

Windows XP/98/951994 DMA Design
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Arkanoid

DOS1988 Taito
Arkanoid is a classic arcade video game that was first released in 1986 by Taito. It is a breakout-style game, which means that the primary objective is to break a wall of bricks or blocks by bouncing a ball off a paddle at the bottom of the screen. The game takes its name and inspiration from Atari's Breakout, which was released in the 1970s. ...
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The Lost Vikings

DOS1993 Silicon & Synapse
The Lost Vikings is an old DOS platform-puzzle game, developed by Silicon & Synapse and published by Interplay Productions in 1993. In The Lost Vikings you have to solve puzzles by controlling three characters (glorious vikings!), each with a single skill of its own.
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DX-Ball 2

Windows XP/98/951998protected Longbow Digital Arts
DX-Ball 2 is a popular brick-breaking game that was first released in 1998 by Longbow Digital Arts. It serves as a sequel to the original DX-Ball, which was inspired by the classic arcade game Breakout and its successor Arkanoid. The core mechanics of DX-Ball 2 involve controlling a paddle at the bottom of the screen to bounce a ball upwards. ...
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Lemmings

DOS1991 DMA Design
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All Dogs Go to Heaven

DOS1989 Polarware
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Rodent's Revenge

Windows 3.x1991 Microsoft
Rodent's Revenge is a puzzle video game originally released in 1991 as part of the Microsoft Entertainment Pack for Windows. Developed by Christopher Lee Fraley, the game is simple, with gameplay revolving around a small mouse character attempting to outwit cats by trapping them using movable blocks. The primary goal is to trap the cats by pus...
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Pushover

DOS1992 Red Rat software
Pushover is a puzzle platformer video game developed by Red Rat Software and released by Ocean Software in 1992. It was initially available for the Commodore Amiga and later ported to various other platforms, including MS-DOS and SNES.In Pushover, players control a character named G.I. Ant, a marching ant with the goal of arranging a set of dominoe...
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3D Ultra Lionel Traintown

Windows XP/98/952000 Dynamix
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Lemmings 2: The Tribes

DOS1993 DMA Design
Lemmings 2: The Tribes is an abandoned puzzle game part of the acclaimed Lemmings series. It was developed by DMA Design and released by Psygnosis in 1993. Lemmings 2: The Tribes runs on DOS but was also published for Acorn, Amiga, Atari ST, Game Boy, Genesis, SNES. 
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Never mind

DOS1989 Psygnosis
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TwinBlok

DOS1996 Webfoot Technologies
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Marble Cooking

DOS1994NSFW Negative
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Bomb Jack remake

DOS2002remake
Bomb Jack is a classic arcade platform game developed and published by Tecmo in 1984. The goal of the game is to collect bombs while avoiding enemies; the entire game takes place on a fixed screen. This version of Bomb Jack for DOS is a faithful remake of the original arcade version.
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The Humans

DOS1993protected Imagitec Design
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Bust-A-Move

DOS1997freeware Taito
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Night Shift

DOS1990 LucasArts
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Locomotion

DOS1992 Prestige Softwareentwicklung
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Diggers

DOS1994 Millennium Interactive
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Boulder Dash 2: Rockford's Revenge

DOS1985 First Star Software
Boulder Dash II is the sequel to the original Boulder Dash game. It was released in 1985 and follows the same basic gameplay mechanics as its predecessor while introducing new levels and features.In Boulder Dash II, players once again control the character Rockford as he explores caves, collects diamonds, and avoids various hazards such as falling ...
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Beetlejuice: Skeletons in the Closet

DOS1992 Riedel Software Productions
Beetlejuice: Skeletons in the Closet is a video game based on the popular Beetlejuice franchise, which includes a 1988 film directed by Tim Burton and an animated television series that aired in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The game involves controlling Beetlejuice as he attempts to clear skeletons from various closets in a haunted house. T...
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Super ZZT

DOS1992 Epic MegaGames
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Supaplex

DOS1991freeware Think!Ware Development
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Rockford: The Arcade Game

DOS1987protected Arcadia Systems
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Beauty and the Beast

DOS1992 Infogrames
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Boulder Dash

DOS1984 First Star Software
Boulder Dash is a classic action-puzzle video game that was first released in 1984 by First Star Software. In Boulder Dash, players control a character named Rockford as he digs through caves to collect diamonds while avoiding falling boulders and other hazards. The game is set in a scrolling, grid-based environment, and players must strategic...
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Donald's Alphabet Chase

DOS1988 Westwood Studios
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Holiday Lemmings

DOS1993 DMA Design
Lemmings was one of the most iconic puzzle games ever made. It was also one of the most inventive. The idea behind those tiny furred punk suicidal rodents is truly a stroke of genius. Not surprisingly, after the huge success of the first game a lot of sequels followed. Holiday Lemmings is just one of them.
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Thomas the Tank Engine 2

DOS1993 Peakstar Software