Abandonware DOS title

The most popular 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.
dayoftheviper-2

Day of the Viper

DOS1990 first-person shooter
predator2-03

Predator 2

DOS1991 shooting gallery, third-person shooter
storm-splash

Storm

DOS1987 run and gun
no-one-lives-forever-06

The Operative: No One Lives Forever

Windows XP/98/952000 first-person shooter
The Operative: No One Lives Forever is a first-person shooter with stealth gameplay elements, developed by Monolith Productions and released by Fox Interactive in 2000 for Windows, Mac and PS2. As Cate Archer, a spy working for a secret organization in the 60s, you have to find out who killed your colleagues. No One Lives Forever is the first of th...
batalia-splash

Batalia

DOS1986 shoot 'em up
xenon-2000-05

Xenon 2000: Project PCF

Windows XP/98/952000remake shoot 'em up
Xenon 2000: Project PCF is a vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up video game and originally released in 2000. It is a sequel to the earlier game "Xenon 2: Megablast," which was developed by The Bitmap Brothers and released in 1989.In Xenon 2000, players control a spaceship and engage in fast-paced shooting action as they face off against waves of enemy ...
jungle-strike-01

Jungle Strike

DOS1995 shoot 'em up
kens-labyrinth-05

Ken's Labyrinth

DOS1993freeware first-person shooter
nitemare-3d-02

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...
wings-of-fury-02

Wings of Fury

DOS1989 shoot 'em up
shootinggallery-splash

Shooting Gallery

DOS1990 shooting gallery, shoot 'em up
tower-assault-03

Alien Breed: Tower Assault

DOS1994protected run and gun
Alien Breed: Tower Assault (1994) takes everything you loved about the original - creepy corridors, limited ammo, sudden death - and adds something revolutionary for the time: non-linear level design. That's right, you can now die in a completely different order! It's like a Choose-Your-Own-Alien-Disaster book. The game is harder, faster, and even ...
into-the-eagles-nest-02

Into the Eagle's Nest

DOS1987 shoot 'em up
star-wars-2-04

Star Wars 2

DOS1989 shoot 'em up
alien-syndrome-07

Alien Syndrome

DOS1989 run and gun
Alien Syndrome (1989) is a top-down shooter where you save hostages, shoot aliens, and scream internally because you’re always out of time. It’s frantic arcade action at its finest—like Contra had a baby with Gauntlet, then threw it into space. Controls are tight, enemies are relentless, and the soundtrack sounds like a robot havi...
inextremis-1

In Extremis

DOS1993 first-person shooter
exterminator-splash

Exterminator

DOS1990 shooting gallery
catacomb-armageddon-03

Catacomb Armageddon

DOS1993protected first-person shooter
krazy-ivan-02

Krazy Ivan

Windows XP/98/951996 first-person shooter, mech simulation
stargunner-03

Stargunner

DOS1996 shoot 'em up
strife-04

Strife

DOS1996protecteddemo first-person shooter
Strife from 1996 is a first-person shooter game developed by Rogue Entertainment and published by Velocity, based on the Doom engine. It's often remembered for being one of the earlier games to blend first-person shooter gameplay with RPG elements, such as dialogue with NPCs, quests, and an overarching storyline.In Strife, players assume the role o...
stellar7-5

Stellar 7

DOSMac OS1990 first-person shooter, tank simulation
3d-noah-ark-01

Super 3-D Noah's Ark

DOS1995protected first-person shooter
swiv3d-04

SWIV 3D

DOS1996 third-person shooter
in-the-hunt-02

In The Hunt

Windows XP/98/951993 shoot 'em up
narcopolice-1

Narco Police

DOS1990 third-person shooter
Narco Police is a tactical action game developed by Dinamic Software and released in 1990. It was available on various platforms, including MS-DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, and ZX Spectrum. The game is set in a dystopian near-future world where drug cartels have become powerful enough to control entire regions. The player assumes the role of a leader of an...
buck-planet-zoom-01

Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom

DOS1984 shoot 'em up
marathon2-03

Marathon 2: Durandal

Windows XP/98/95Linux1996 first-person shooter
obliterator-splash

Obliterator

DOS1989 run and gun
platoon-1

Platoon

DOS1987 run and gun