GENRE
Action Games
47 Action games across Arcade, Game Boy, Genesis, NES, SNES.
Action games are all about quick reflexes, tight controls and taking down waves of enemies. This collection covers beat-'em-ups, hack-and-slash adventures and arcade action from the 8-bit and 16-bit eras, all playable free in your browser.
Double Dragon 3: The Rosetta Stone ARCADE
Elevator Action Returns ARCADE
Golden Axe II GENESIS
Golden Axe III GENESIS
Battletoads & Double Dragon NES
Demon’s Crest SNES
ActRaiser SNES
Captain America and the Avengers ARCADE
Zombies Ate My Neighbors SNES
Sonic Spinball GENESIS
Shatterhand NES
Blaster Master NES
Bomberman NES
Metal Slug 4 ARCADE
Streets of Rage 3 GENESIS
Comix Zone GENESIS
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time SNES
Metal Slug 3 ARCADE
Metal Slug X ARCADE
Battle Circuit ARCADE
Metal Gear NES
Knights of the Round ARCADE
The Punisher ARCADE
Final Fight ARCADE
Double Dragon (Arcade) ARCADE
Warriors of Fate ARCADE
Streets of Rage GENESIS
Metal Slug ARCADE
Metal Slug 2 ARCADE
Captain Commando ARCADE
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs ARCADE
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles NES
Double Dragon NES
Metroid II: Return of Samus GAMEBOY
Metroid NES
Golden Axe GENESIS
Altered Beast GENESIS
Sword of Sodan GENESIS
Super Metroid SNES
Chakan: The Forever Man GENESIS
Strider GENESIS
Double Dragon II GENESIS
Streets of Rage 2 GENESIS
Shikinjoh GENESIS
Flashback GENESIS
Jungle Strike SNES
Rolling Thunder 3 GENESIS
About Action games
Some of the most popular retro action games are co-op brawlers built for playing with a friend, like Final Fight, Streets of Rage 2 and Golden Axe, where you fight your way through city streets and fantasy lands. Others are precise solo challenges, like Ninja Gaiden, whose cinematic cutscenes and brutal difficulty made it a classic of the NES era.
Many games here mix action with other genres: run-and-gun shooting, light platforming or RPG elements. If you enjoy these, also try our shooter and platformer collections.