Action 1996 for DOS — top best games in the Action genre

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Online

Game released: DOS → 5 November 1996

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Quake is a legendary sci-fi first-person shooter. You will try on the role of a nameless soldier who needs to fight the legions of death sent by a mysterious enemy...

Tomb Raider (1996)

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure

Game released: DOS → 8 September 2000

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 86/100

This third-person action-adventure follows Lara Croft as she searches for the pieces of an ancient artifact called the Scion. Her quest takes her through Incan...

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Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Action

Game released: DOS → 2 September 1996

Players: 10/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 74/100

A real-time strategy war game in which robotic armies fight for territory and resources. Battles unfold across open environments, and the player must capture ground...

Command & Conquer: Red Alert

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Action, Role-playing game

Game released: DOS → 22 November 1996

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 90/100

Command & Conquer: Red Alert is a legendary top-down real-time strategy game set in a sci-fi...

Duke Nukem 3D (1996)

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Sandbox

Game released: DOS → September 1996

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 81/100

This first-person science-fiction shooter follows Duke as he fights a deadly alien invasion of futuristic Los Angeles. Its 28 levels span city streets, an orbiting...

Tempest 2000

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view

Game released: DOS → 19 November 1996

Tempest 2000 is a top-down arcade game with a mixture of action and shooter from the developers from the studio Llamasoft Ltd.. The game is published by Atari...

Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: DOS → March 1996

Steam: 94/100

Set in a dark fantasy realm, this first-person shooter follows one of the last surviving Sidhe elves, branded heretics for resisting the Serpent Riders. A mage sets...

Ripper

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Interactive movie, Cyberpunk

Game released: DOS → 29 March 1996

Players: 10/10

Ripper is a first-person action game with a touch of adventure, horror and an interactive movie game from developers from the studio Take-Two Interactive Software...

Strife (1996)

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Role-playing game, Science fiction

Game released: DOS → 15 May 1996

Steam: 90/100

This science-fiction first-person shooter with role-playing elements unfolds in a world threatened by an evil force. The protagonist joins the resistance and seeks...

Descent 2

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Old school

Game released: DOS → May 2001

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

This first-person shooter sends the player into dangerous alien mines in the Zeta Aquilae system, where the goal is to destroy a stronghold of hostile robots...

Mutant Penguins

Action, Strategy, Isometric, Puzzle

Game released: DOS → 14 June 1996

Steam: 83/100

Mutant Penguins is an isometric action game with a dash of strategy and puzzle from the masters at Sunrise Games Ltd.. The main publisher of the game is Atari...

Toxic Bunny

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Adventure, Indie

Game released: DOS → 19 November 1996

Steam: 60/100

This comedic retro platformer follows an almost ordinary rabbit who flies into a rage after someone interrupts his coffee break. He sets out to find the culprit...

KOPS

Arcade, Action, Shooter, In real time, Futurism (Future)

Game released: DOS → September 1996

KOPS is an arcade game with a mixture of action and...

Wing Commander 4: The Price of Freedom

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: DOS → 9 February 1996

This space-combat simulator is set in a galaxy adjusting to life after the Terran-Kilrathi War, where civilians and former soldiers try to rebuild. Players take the...

NetMech

Simulation, Action, DLC, First-person view, Combat robots

Game released: DOS → 11 June 1996

NetMech is a first-person simulator with action and robot simulator elements from the masters at Activision. The game is published by...

Supreme Warrior

Action, Fighting, First-person view, Interactive movie

Game released: DOS → October 1996

A first-person fighting game presented as an interactive kung fu film, Supreme Warrior follows a mission to protect one half of a magical mask from Fang Tu’s...

Deus

Simulation, Action, Business / Management, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: DOS → 31 December 1996

Deus is a hardcore survival simulator with a first-person view in a sci-fi setting. In the world of the future, interplanetary terrorism poses a great threat to the...

Rebel Runner - Operation: Digital Code

Arcade, Action

Game released: DOS → March 1996

Rebel Runner — Operation: Digital Code is an arcade game with action elements from the studio Family Soft Co., Ltd.. The game is published by Hyundai. The PC...

Top Gun: Fire at Will

Simulation, Action, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view

Game released: DOS → 21 February 1996

Top Gun: Fire at Will is a first-person simulator with action and flight simulator elements from the studio Spectrum Holobyte, Inc.. The game is published by...

Amok

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots

Game released: DOS → 31 October 1996

Steam: 41/100

Amok is a third-person action game with a touch of shooter and robot simulator from the masters from the studio Scavenger, Inc.. The game is published by Scavenger...

Iron Man / X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal

Action, Shooter, Fighting, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Comics

Game released: DOS → 14 October 1996

Iron Man / X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal is a third-person action game with a mixture of shooter, fighting game and flight simulator from the developers of the studio...

Alien Trilogy

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: DOS → 30 November 1996

Alien Trilogy is a first-person action game with shooter elements from developers from the studio Probe Entertainment Ltd.. The main publisher of the game is...

Tyrian

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: DOS → February 1996

Tyrian is a top-down arcade game with action and shooter elements from developers from the Eclipse Software studio. The main publisher of the game is Epic...

Invaders 1978

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view

Game released: DOS → June 1996

Invaders 1978 is a top-down arcade game with action and shooter elements. The PC version of Invaders 1978, unfortunately, has not yet been released, but we hope...

Descent 2: The Infinite Abyss

Arcade, Action, Shooter, DLC, First-person view, Collection, Sandbox

Game released: DOS → 15 November 1996

Descent 2: The Infinite Abyss is a first-person arcade game with a mixture of action, shooter and sandbox from the masters from the Parallax Software Corp. studio...

Stargunner (1996)

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Free game

Game released: DOS → September 2007

Players: 5/10

Steam: 80/100

A futuristic arcade shooter about a war for survival in the far reaches of the Andromeda galaxy. The people of Zile are preparing to attack the nearby planet Ytima...

Phenomenon

Action, Shooter, DLC, First-person view

Game released: DOS → November 1996

Phenomenon is a first-person action game with a shooter twist. The game is published by Mind multimedia. For some reason the game has not yet been released on...

NCAA Championship Basketball

Simulation, Action, Third-person view, Sports game

Game released: DOS → 11 October 1996

NCAA Championship Basketball is a third-person simulator with a dash of action and sports gaming from the masters at GTE Entertainment. The main publisher of the...

Monmallineun Tarokbeom

Action, Stealth, Fighting, Platformer

Game released: DOS → February 1996

Monmallineun Tarokbeom is an action game mixed with stealth, fighting and platforming from Taff System. The game is published by Taff System. Perhaps Monmallineun...

Earthworm Jim 1 & 2: The Whole Can 'O Worms

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Collection

Game released: DOS → 30 April 1996

Players: 10/10

Earthworm Jim 1 & 2: The Whole Can 'O Worms is a third-person action game with platforming elements from the developers of the studio Shiny Entertainment...

Shattered Steel

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Simulation

Game released: DOS → October 1996

Steam: 58/100

A futuristic shooter about a mech pilot fighting alien invaders in a war-ravaged future. The single-player campaign spans 50 missions in which the pilot clears...

Ar'Kritz the Intruder

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view

Game released: DOS → August 1997

Players: 10/10

Ar'Kritz the Intruder is a third-person arcade game with action and platform elements from Virtual Studio. The game is published by Microfolie's. In some...

id Anthology

Action, Shooter, Platformer, First-person view, Third-person view, Collection

Game released: DOS → 30 November 1996

id Anthology is a first-person action game with a touch of shooter and platformer from the developers from the studio id Software, Inc.. The game is published by id...

Rex Blade: The Battle Begins

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: DOS → 30 November 1996

Rex Blade: The Battle Begins is a first-person action game with a touch of shooter from developers from the Xtreme Games LLC studio. The game is published by Simon...

CHAMP Ms. Pac-em

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Top-down view, Comics

Game released: DOS → 14 May 1996

CHAMP Ms. Pac-em is a third-person arcade game with action elements from the developers of the ChamProgramming Corporation studio. The main publisher of the game is...

Dr. Rudy 2

Arcade, Action, Third-person view

Game released: DOS → 1 June 1996

Dr. Rudy 2 is a third-person arcade game with action elements. But on PC Dr. Rudy 2 has not yet been released. But it is likely that the game will be released on...

Py & Gity 2: The Industrial Age

Action, Fighting

Game released: DOS → August 1996

Py & Gity 2: The Industrial Age is an action game with fighting game elements from the Family Production studio. The main publisher of the game is Hyundai. In...

Der Planer 2

Arcade, Simulation, Action, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Top-down view

Game released: DOS → November 1996

Der Planer 2 is a first-person arcade game with a mixture of simulator, action and business simulator from the developers of Greenwood Entertainment Software GmbH...

Gender Wars

Action, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Futurism (Future)

Game released: DOS → March 1996

Gender Wars is an isometric action game with a dash of strategy from the developers at 8th Day, The. The game is published by Sales Curve Ltd., The. But Gender Wars...

Clonk 3: Radikal

Action, Strategy, In real time, Board / Group Game

Game released: DOS → January 2001

Clonk 3: Radikal is an action game with a touch of strategy from the masters from the RedWolf Design studio. The game is published by RedWolf Design. For some...

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Best Games in the Action genre of 1996 for DOS (Game released)