Category description: Action games focus on fast reflexes and eye-hand coordination. Since the earliest arcade games, video games have required expert timing, memorization, and quick player responses. In contrast to more cerebral text adventures or strategy games, action games get the heart pumping and the pulse racing.
Pea Shootin Pete
If you've played Spitwad Willy, you've played Pea Shootin' Pete. While I'm not entirely sure about the history of this … VIEW
Perestroika
Also known as Toppler, this Russian made game (with text in Russian, but its not really necessary to play the game) was … VIEW
Pitfall
Views: 3,6921984FreewareAction
Anonymous / Unknown
Pitfall is probably the original "falling down a well" game which likely inspired other similar games like Deep and … VIEW
Pizza Worm
Views: 4,5251997FreewareAction
Zorlim Software
A "worm" style game similar to the QBasic classic "Nibbles". You play a worm who is in search of pizza. It plays much … VIEW
Plebs
Views: 2,7971999FreewareAction
Duncan Scott
Plebs is a simple bouncing game, similar to the classic PC Booter game "Bouncing Babies." Here the object is to bounce … VIEW
Plebs (Ascii)
Views: 2,9241989FreewareAction
Anonymous / Unknown
Plebs (with "(ASCII)" to differentiate it from the other game on DOSGames.com with the same name) is a strange text-mode … VIEW
Pray for Death
Pray for Death is a one-on-one fighting game which tries to transfer some of the excitement from arcade beat-em-ups like … VIEW
Prospector
Views: 4,0691991SharewareAction
Lee Chapel
Prospector is a single-screen (non-scrolling) action game that combines elements of Donkey Kong and other games, perhaps … VIEW
Pyro II
Views: 3,2421990SharewareAction
Michael O'Brien
Pyro 2.2 is a unique game with an interesting concept. Playing as a pyromaniac who intends to burn down a building, you … VIEW
