Multi-direction scrolling games sorted by release date

Multi-directional scroller games

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  Seek and Destroy

  DOS19964.2/5 Safari Software

  Seek and Destroy was a shoot'em up published by the well known Epic Megagames in 1996 that tried to change the usual shoot'em up gameplay for the better. Instead of wave after wave of enemies to shoot down, you are given short missions to accomplish with your helicopter or your tank (yes, you can choose). At first, missions could seem a bit repetit...

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  Sensible World of Soccer 96/97

  DOS1996protected4/5 Sensible Software
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  Syndicate Wars

  DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac1996protected4/5 Bullfrog

  Syndicate Wars is the sequel to the much acclaimed Syndicate developed by Bullfrog in its golden years. Like its predecessor, Syndicate Wars is a real-time tactics strategy game set in a cyberpunk dystopian world involving excessive violence, mega-corporations, bleak urban environment. Syndicate Wars also supports a multi-player co-op mode via LAN.

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  The Settlers II: Veni, Vidi, Vici

  DOSMac1996protected3.8/5 Blue Byte Software
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  Z

  DOS1996protected4.2/5 Bitmap Brothers
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  Assault Trooper

  DOS19973.5/5 Webfoot Technologies
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  Command & Conquer: Sole Survivor

  Windows XP/98/9519973.9/5 Westwood Studios
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  Constructor

  DOS1997protected4.1/5 System 3
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  Dark Reign: The Future of War

  Windows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 Auran Games
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  Dungeon Keeper

  DOSWindows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 Electronic Arts
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  Dungeon Keeper 2

  Windows XP/98/951997protected4/5 Bullfrog
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  Fallout

  DOSWindows XP/98/951997protected4.1/5 Interplay Productions
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  Grand Theft Auto

  DOSWindows XP/98/9519974.1/5 DMA Design

  In Grand Theft Auto the player takes the role of a criminal who can freely roam around the city (Liberty City) completing tasks for the local mobs: stealing cars, killing pedestrians, all of it while avoiding the police and the army. The freedom of gameplay and the "I'm the bad guy" appeal of the game made the Grand Theft Auto series very popular.

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  Total Annihilation

  Windows XP/98/951997protected4.2/5 Cavedog Entertainment
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  101: The Airborne Invasion of Normandy

  Windows XP/98/9519984.2/5 Empire Interactive
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  Army Men

  Windows XP/98/9519984.2/5 The 3DO Company
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  Army Men 2

  Windows XP/98/951998protected4.1/5 The 3DO Company
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  Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines

  Windows XP/98/951998protected4.2/5 Pyro Studios
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  Dink Smallwood

  Windows XP/98/951998freeware4.1/5 Robinson Technologies
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  Dune 2000

  Windows XP/98/9519984.2/5 Westwood Studios

  Dune 2000 is an abandoned science fiction classic real-time strategy game based on the popular Dune franchise. The Dune "universe" took form in the books of science fiction writer Frank Herbert and went on to include movies, TV series, comics, and of course video games. Dune 2000 is one of the finest RTS of its era; it was developed by We...

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  Fallout 2

  Windows XP/98/951998protected4.2/5 Black Isle Studios
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  Railroad Tycoon 2

  Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac19984.2/5 Pop Software

  Railroad Tycoon 2 is an abandoned train simulation game designed by Phil Steinmeyer, developed by Pop Software and released by Gathering of Developers for Windows, Linux and Mac in 1998. As the title suggests, Railroad Tycoon 2 is the sequel of the acclaimed train management simulation Railroad Tycoon designed by Sid Meier in 1990.

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  StarCraft

  Windows XP/98/95Mac1998protected4.1/5 Blizzard Entertainment

  StarCraft is a classic RTS (Real-Time Strategy) game developed by Blizzard Entertainment and released in 1998 for Windows and Macintosh. StarCraft takes the Warcraft experience to a sci-fi setting with an interesting story, three very different races (the militaristic Humans, the alien Zerg and the religious Protoss) and one of the best gameplay ex...

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  Alpha Centauri

  Windows XP/98/951999protected4/5 Firaxis Games
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  Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty

  Windows XP/98/951999protected4.2/5 Pyro Studios
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  Grand Theft Auto 2

  Windows XP/98/9519994.2/5 DMA Design

  Grand Theft Auto 2 is the second chapter in the successful Grand Theft Auto series. GTA 2 is an abandoned top-down action-adventure / driving hybrid game developed by DMA Design and released by Rockstar Games in 1999 for Windows. In GTA 2 you are a wannabe criminal roaming the streets of a fictional city, stealing and driving vehicles while escapin...

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  Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia

  Windows XP/98/951999protected4.2/5 New World Computing
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  Jagged Alliance 2

  Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac1999protected4.3/5 Sir-tech Software

  I'm a fan of the original X-COM. I think it's one of the best turn-based tactics games ever released for DOS. Unfortunately, games like X-COM are not many. Jagged Alliance 2 has a similar tactical component: you give turn-based orders to a team of mercenaries, mission after mission. There's no management component (at least not as extensive as in t...

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  Roller Coaster Tycoon

  Windows XP/98/951999protected4.2/5 Chris Sawyer Productions
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  Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator

  Windows XP/98/951999protected3.9/5