The best abandonware action games

Action games

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  Joe and Mac Cavemen Ninja

  DOS19914.5/5 platform
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  Bomb Jack

  DOS19844.5/5 platform, action puzzle

  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 whole game takes place in a fixed screen. Bomb Jack for DOS is a conversion from the arcade original version. The arcade and the conversions were a huge commercial success.

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  Super Pinball by Russco

  DOS19874.4/5 pinball
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  Earthworm Jim 2

  DOS1996protected4.4/5 platform, run and gun
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  Uncover It

  DOS1994NSFW4.3/5 block breaker
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  Street Fighter 2

  DOS19924.3/5 fighting

  Street Fighter 2 is one of the most popular fighting game ever released in the 90s. Street Fighter 2 was designed by Akira Nishitani and Akira Yasuda, developed and published by Capcom in 1991 for the arcades and then converted for many platforms from Spectrum ZX to DOS (in 1992).

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  Montezuma's Revenge

  DOS19844.3/5 metroidvania, platform
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  Joust VGA

  DOS1990remake4.3/5 platform
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  Super Street Fighter 2

  DOS19964.3/5 fighting
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  Battle Arena Toshinden

  DOS19964.3/5 fighting
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  Ugh!

  DOS19924.3/5
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  Rick Dangerous

  DOS19894.3/5 platform

  Rick Dangerous is an action-packed platformer game set in the 1940s. As the fearless explorer Rick, you'll navigate treacherous environments, avoid deadly traps, and defeat enemies to uncover ancient treasures. With retro graphics and challenging gameplay, it's a must-play for platforming enthusiasts.

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  Alley Cat

  DOS19844.3/5 platform

  Alley Cat is an arcade platform game designed by Bill Williams, developed by Synapse and released for IBM in 1984. As a cat, your goal is to jump around the neighborhood, enter apartments - each being a mini-game - to find your lost loved one.

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  Lode Runner

  DOSMac19834.3/5

  Lode Runner is a classic video game that was first created by Douglas E. Smith in 1983. Originally, Lode Runner was developed for the Apple II, and later versions were released for various other platforms, including DOS, the Commodore 64, Atari, and others.In Lode Runner, the player controls a character who must navigate through levels filled with ...

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  Mortal Kombat

  DOS1993protected4.3/5 fighting

  Mortal Kombat is one of the most popular 1 on 1 fighting games. No wonder it spawned many sequels. You can play as one of the seven digitized characters and must fight everyone else to the top. One of the distinctive features of Mortal Kombat is the fatality: a special move to finish off the adversary.

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  Mageslayer

  Windows XP/98/9519974.3/5 maze
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  Volfied

  DOS19914.3/5

  Volfied is an abandoned action heavily inspired by the classic Qix (draw rectangles in a fixed screen to trap and destroy enemies). Volfied was designed by Fukio Mitsuji, developed by Taito and released by Empire Interactive in 1991 for DOS.

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  Double Dragon 3: The Rosetta Stone

  DOS19924.3/5 beat 'em up
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  The Lost Vikings

  DOS19934.3/5 platform, action puzzle

  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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  Disney's Aladdin

  DOS19944.3/5 platform
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  Duke Nukem

  DOS19914.3/5 platform, run and gun

  Duke Nukem 1 was released in 1991 by Apogee Software for MS-DOS, and it marked the beginning of the Duke Nukem franchise. Duke Nukem is a side-scrolling action platformer game with a sci-fi theme. In this original game, players control Duke Nukem, a muscular action hero tasked with saving the world from the evil Dr. Proton. Dr. Proton has taken con...

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  Gods

  DOS19914.3/5 platform

  Gods is a video game developed by The Bitmap Brothers and initially released in 1991. It is a platformer that combines action and puzzle-solving elements. The game was originally released for various platforms, including the Commodore Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS.In Gods, players control a hero navigating through a series of levels filled with enemi...

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  Super Mariio Bros

  DOS1994remake4.3/5 platform
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  Bio Menace Episode 2: The Hidden Lab

  DOS1993freeware4.3/5 platform, run and gun
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  Trog

  DOS19904.3/5 maze
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  Disney's The Jungle Book

  DOSWindows XP/98/951995protected4.2/5 platform
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  Digger

  DOS19834.2/5 maze

  Digger is an abandoned action game developed and released by Windmill Software back in 1983 for PC only. Gameplay is a mix of two classics: Dig Dug and Mr. Do!: dig down, get gems, avoid death, reach the next level and so on.

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  Pray for Death

  DOS1996protected4.2/5 fighting
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  LadyLove

  DOS1990freewareNSFW4.2/5
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  Bio Menace Episode 3: Master Cain

  DOS1993freeware4.2/5 platform, run and gun