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.
Cannon Fodder
Cannon Fodder is an action-oriented strategy game where you control a team of up to six soldiers on various missions. … VIEW
Captain Eric
Views: 4,4331992SharewareAction
PC Solutions
Captain Eric is a vaguely Gauntlet-like game that involves avoiding or shooting enemies ("aliens"), collecting powerups, … VIEW
Carmageddon
This demo version of the formerly popular car racing / gore game give you a taste of what the full game had to offer; … VIEW
Catacomb
Views: 5,7061990DemoAction
Softdisk Publishing
Before the Catacomb series went 3D, it started as a 2D action / maze / Gauntlet-like game. Similarly to how Wolfenstein … VIEW
Catacombs of Nemon, The
Views: 6,5211983FreewareAction
Ron Dubren Associates
The Catacombs of Nemon is not an RPG/adventure game, as you might assume from its name. In fact in this game you play as … VIEW
Colossal Cave Adventure
Views: 8,4901990Public DomainAction
Kevin Black
This is a bit before my time ... however, it's worth playing at least once, just to see one of the first text adventure … VIEW
Construction Bob Escapes from Hell
Views: 3,5271995SharewareAction
OSP Entertainment
Construction Bob Escapes from Hell is a strange arcade-style collection of three games: A somewhat Frogger-like minecart … VIEW
Crash
Views: 6,6401996FreewareAction
DIGITAL Nightmares
Crash is a simple Snake or TRON cycles clone game. It starts off well, with a nice title screen and menu system, and the … VIEW
Cyberdogs
Views: 6,2861998FreewareAction
Ronny Wester
A top view Gauntlet style shooter. It's simple, fast and a heck of a lot of fun, especially in two player mode. First, … VIEW
Cycle Warz
Views: 3,9351993SharewareAction
VectorScope Software
This is a clone of the Tron / Snakes / Nibbles light-cycle style game where the object is to make your opponent(s) crash … VIEW
