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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Grand Theft Auto

DOSWindows XP/98/951997 racing: car

In Grand Theft Auto the player takes the role of a criminal who can freely roam around the city (Liberty City) completing tasks for the local mobs: stealing cars, killing pedestrians, all of it while avoiding the police and the army. The freedom of gameplay and the "I'm the bad guy" appeal of the game made the Grand Theft Auto series very popular.

Spider-Man 2: The Game

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2004 third-person action-adventure

Star Wars: Yoda Stories

Windows XP/98/951997

Grand Theft Auto 2

Windows XP/98/951999 racing: car

Grand Theft Auto 2 is the second chapter in the successful Grand Theft Auto series. GTA 2 is an abandoned top-down action-adventure / driving hybrid game developed by DMA Design and released by Rockstar Games in 1999 for various platforms, including PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, and Game Boy Color. GTA2 is set in a fictional city called "Any...

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2002protected racing: car

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is an open-world action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games in 2002. It's the fourth main entry in the GTA series and serves as a spiritual successor to Grand Theft Auto III. Set in Vice City, a fictional metropolis inspired by Miami in the 1980s, the game captures the neon-soa...

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Windows XP/98/952001 third-person action-adventure

Indiana Jones and his Desktop Adventures

Windows 3.xMac OS1996demo

System Shock 2

Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS1999protected first-person shooter, action RPG, first-person action-adventure

System Shock 2 is a first-person action role-playing video game developed by Irrational Games and Looking Glass Studios. It was released in 1999 and is known for its innovative gameplay, atmospheric setting, and deep narrative.The game is set in a futuristic cyberpunk universe aboard the starship Von Braun in the year 2114. Players assume the role ...

D/Generation

DOS1991 isometric action-adventure

Castle Wolfenstein

DOS1984 maze

Castlevania

DOS1990 metroidvania, platform

Castlevania, originally released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1986, was developed and published by Konami. The game was known in Japan as Akumajo Dracula (Devil's Castle Dracula) and was later renamed Castlevania for its North American release. In Castlevania, players take on the role of Simon Belmont, a vampire hunter from the Bel...

Tomb Raider

DOS1996protected third-person action-adventure

Fade to Black

DOS1995 third-person shooter, third-person action-adventure

L'Eternauta: Gli Invasori della Città Eterna

DOS1994

It Came from the Desert

DOS1990freeware

It Came from the Desert is an abandonware action-adventure game developed by Cinemaware and released in 1990 for PC (DOS) and Amiga. It Came From the Desert is an action-adventure game with a peculiar flavor: it's set in the 50s, in the USA, and it's based on those old monster movies like Them! (also involving killer ants).

Thief: The Dark Project

Windows XP/98/951998protected first-person action-adventure

Thief: The Dark Project is a first-person stealth video game developed by Looking Glass Studios and published by Eidos Interactive. Released in 1998, it is considered a groundbreaking title in the stealth genre and has had a significant influence on subsequent games in the genre. The game is set in a dark, medieval, steampunk world. Players ta...

Another World

DOS1991protected platform

Another World (1991) is a cinematic platformer with big ideas, minimal UI, and a shocking willingness to let you die within five seconds of starting. You play as a scientist who gets teleported to an alien planet where everything wants to kill you — from tentacle monsters to prison guards to your own poor timing. It’s beautiful in a sta...

Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams

Windows XP/98/952002 third-person action-adventure

Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams is an enhanced version of the original Silent Hill 2, released in 2001 for the Xbox. It later appeared on PC and PlayStation 2 under titles like Director’s Cut or Greatest Hits, depending on the region. In the main game, James Sunderland receives a letter from his dead wife, Mary, beckoning him to Silent Hi...

Alone in the Dark

DOS1992protected third-person action-adventure

Step into the polygonal shoes of Edward Carnby (or Emily Hartwood, if you're feeling bold) in Alone in the Dark, the grandfather of survival horror games. Released in 1992 for DOS, it throws you into a haunted mansion filled with wobbly monsters, creepy ambiance, and tank controls that feel like you're steering a refrigerator through a minefield. B...

Impossible Mission 2

DOS1988 platform, tile-matching

Flashback: The Quest for Identity

DOS1993protected platform

Alone in the Dark 2

DOS1993protected third-person action-adventure

The sequel no one expected takes our trench-coated hero from gothic horror to gangster ghost story. Yes, Alone in the Dark 2 (1993, DOS) swaps Lovecraftian horror for Tommy guns and pirates - because why not? The combat’s a bit like slap-fighting with broomsticks, and the puzzles could drive a monk to madness, but the charm is in the chaos. I...

Tomb Raider II

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protected third-person action-adventure

Below The Root

DOS1984 platform, metroidvania

Based on a book series almost nobody remembers, Below The Root drops you into a serene world of treehouses, talking children, and deeply philosophical moral choices. Combat does not exist. Instead, you explore, read minds, and try to resolve conflicts by being kind and empathetic. It is like if Mr. Rogers made a fantasy adventure. The game has more...

Ecstatica

DOS1994 third-person action-adventure

Veil of Darkness

DOS1993protected isometric action-adventure

Driller

DOS1987 first-person action-adventure

Driller (also known as Space Station Oblivion) is an abandoned action-adventure game developed by Incentive and released by Epyx in 1987 based on the Freescape Engine. In Driller, you control an excavation probe in a real 3d environment, through a first person view. The goal of the game is to place a drilling rig in each of the 8 regions of the moo...