Abandonware DOS title

The best abandonware shooter games

Shooter video games are all about shooting targets and avoiding being shot down. The kind of game is often defined by the player perspective (FPS stands for First Person Shooter, TPS stands for Third Person Shooter), or by gameplay: shoot'em up, run and gun, shooting gallery.
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Crusader: No Remorse

DOS1995protecteddemo
Crusader is an action-oriented computer game. The player controls a super soldier that defects from the current world government and joins the Resistance. The world is shown in an isometric view.
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Robotron 2084

DOS1983 shoot 'em up
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Robocop 3

DOS1992 first-person shooter, racing: car
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SWIV 3D

DOS1996 third-person shooter
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CHAMP Asteroids

DOS1997remake shoot 'em up
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Mega Man

DOS1990 run and gun, platform
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Side Arms Hyper Dyne

DOS1988 shoot 'em up
Side Arms: Hyper Dyne is a side-scrolling shoot-'em-up arcade game developed and published by Capcom in 1986 and later ported on various platforms. Players control a "mobilsuit," a futuristic combat robot, in a war against alien invaders. Side Arms is set in outer space and features mechanical and alien-inspired aesthetics.
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Armor Alley

DOSMac OS1991 shoot 'em up
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Alien Cabal

DOS1997freeware first-person shooter
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Night Raid

DOS1992remake shoot 'em up
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Secret Agent: The Escape

DOS1996 first-person shooter
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Blasteroids

DOS1989 shoot 'em up
Blasteroids is a video game developed and released by Atari, Inc. in 1987. It's a sequel to the classic arcade game Asteroids, which was released in 1979. In Blasteroids, players control a spaceship tasked with destroying asteroids and enemy ships while avoiding collisions and enemy fire. The game features updated graphics and gameplay mechanics co...
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Total Carnage

DOS1994 shoot 'em up
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Astro Fire

DOS1994freewareremake shoot 'em up
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Krazy Ivan

Windows XP/98/951996 first-person shooter, mech simulation
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Llamatron 2112

DOS1992 shoot 'em up
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Terminal Terror

DOS1994 first-person shooter
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Magic Carpet

DOSMac OS1994protected first-person shooter
Magic Carpet is an action shooter game set in a fictional Middle East developed by Bullfrog and released by Electronic Arts in 1994 for DOS and Macintosh. Your goal is to fly around a magic carpet and collect mana to expand your castle. When you reach the required mana "equilibrium" you move on to the next world and so on.
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Zaxxon

DOS1984 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.
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Capone

DOS1988 shooting gallery
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In The Hunt

Windows XP/98/951993 shoot 'em up
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Outbound

Windows XP/98/952001freeware third-person shooter
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Operation: Inner Space

Windows 3.x1994protecteddemo space combat, shoot 'em up
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Chopper Duel

DOS1993freeware shoot 'em up
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Nitemare 3D

DOSWindows 3.x1994protected first-person shooter
Nitemare 3D is a first-person shooter video game developed and published by David P. Gray under the Gray Design Associates label. It was released in 1994 as a follow-up to the earlier adventure games in the "Hugo" series. The protagonist, Hugo, embarks on a mission to rescue his girlfriend, Penelope, who has been kidnapped by the evil Dr. Hame...
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Project-X

DOS1994 shoot 'em up
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Star Trek Combat Arena

DOS1989 shoot 'em up
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Space Commanders

DOS1983remake shoot 'em up
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X-COM: Alliance

Windows XP/98/952002canceled first-person shooter