Abandonware shooter games sorted by release date
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Zaxxon
DOS19843.8/5 shoot 'em up
Zaxxon is a classic arcade video game that was first released by Sega in 1982 for the arcades and later for a number of platforms. It is considered one of the pioneering titles in the shoot 'em up or scrolling shooter genre. Zaxxon was notable for its use of isometric graphics, which gave the game a unique 3D perspective.
Space Commanders 2
DOS1985remake3.3/5 shoot 'em up
Spacewar
DOS19854.1/5 shoot 'em up
Spacewar is one of the earliest digital computer games and is often considered the first interactive video game. It was created in 1962 by Steve Russell, Martin Graetz, and Wayne Wiitanen at the MIT. The game was developed on the PDP-1 minicomputer; this is a DOS port, released in 1985.Spacewar! features two spaceships, controlled by players, that ...
Striker
DOS19853.4/5 shoot 'em up
Batalia
DOS19862.8/5 shoot 'em up
Dragonfly
DOS19863.2/5 shoot 'em up
EGA-Roids
DOS1986freewareremake3.7/5 shoot 'em up
Knightmare
DOS19863.6/5 shoot 'em up
Round 42
DOS19862.7/5 shoot 'em up
Astrotit
DOS1987NSFW3.5/5 shoot 'em up
Blort!
DOS19873.7/5 shoot 'em up
Guerrilla War
DOS19873.4/5 run and gun
Into the Eagle's Nest
DOS19873.9/5 shoot 'em up
Mach 3
DOS19873/5 third-person shooter
Phantis
DOS19873.5/5 shoot 'em up
Platoon
DOS19873.6/5 run and gun
Storm
DOS19872.5/5 run and gun
Wizball
DOS19873.6/5 shoot 'em up
Wizball is a shoot 'em up video game developed by Sensible Software and originally released for various home computer platforms in 1987. The game was published by Ocean Software.In Wizball, players control a wizard who rides a magical green ball. The wizard's mission is to restore color to the world, which has been drained of its vibrant...
X-Fighter
DOS19873.1/5 shoot 'em up
Airborne Ranger
DOS19884.2/5 shoot 'em up
Capone
DOS19883.8/5 shooting gallery
Game Over
DOS19882.9/5 run and gun, platform
Game Over is an abandoned side scrolling shooter/platform game designed by Ignacio Ruiz Tejedor, Pedro Sudón Aguilar, developed and released by Dinamic Multimedia in 1988 for DOS. Game Over isn't exactly one of the best games ever made... be prepared for clunky controls and repetitive level design that may test your patience.
Ikari Warriors 2: Victory Road
DOS19883.6/5 run and gun
Menace
DOS19882.8/5 shoot 'em up
Menace is a classic shoot 'em up video game that was developed by DMA Design, a company later known as Rockstar North, and initially released in 1988. The game was originally released for the Amiga and Atari ST home computer systems and for DOS. The player's objective is to navigate their spacecraft through various levels filled with enemy ships, o...
Rambo 3
DOS19883.6/5 run and gun
Side Arms Hyper Dyne
DOS19883.8/5 shoot 'em up
Silpheed
DOS19884/5 shoot 'em up
Star Goose!
DOS19884/5 shoot 'em up
Star Goose is a classic video game developed by Logotron and released in 1988 for various home computer systems of that era, including the Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and Amstrad CPC. It is a top-down, vertically scrolling shooter that combines elements of shoot 'em up gameplay with exploration and power-up mechanics.
Star Wars
DOS19884.2/5 space simulation, rail shooter, space combat
Uridium
DOS19883.9/5 shoot 'em up
Uridium is a classic shoot 'em up video game that was originally developed by Andrew Braybrook and published by Hewson Consultants in 1986 for various home computer platforms (including MS-DOS). In Uridium, players control a spaceship known as the Manta, and the objective is to destroy a series of enemy spacecraft, as well as ground-based inst...