Abandonware shooter games sorted by release date
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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DOS1991
Vaxine
DOS1991 first-person shooter
Xenopods
DOS1991 shoot 'em up
Alcatraz
DOS1992 run and gun
Alcatraz (1992) asks the question: what if Rambo got locked in prison and had to bust out while flexing dramatically the entire time? This top-down action game puts you in the very macho boots of an elite commando trying to escape...
Aquaphobia
DOS1992freeware shoot 'em up
Despite the name, Aquaphobia (1992) doesn’t help you overcome your fear of water. In fact, it might just make it worse. This is an action-platformer where you try not to drown while battling mutated sea creatures and unintui...
Catacomb Abyss
DOS1992protected first-person shooter
Dalek Attack
DOS1992 shoot 'em up
Die Hard 2: Die Harder
DOS1992 shooting gallery
Fox Ranger
DOS1992 shoot 'em up
Galactix
DOS1992 shoot 'em up
Kaeon
DOS1992 shoot 'em up
Llamatron 2112
DOS1992 shoot 'em up
Mega Man 3
DOS1992 run and gun, platform
Megapede
DOS1992 shoot 'em up
Night Raid
DOS1992remake shoot 'em up
OverKill
DOS1992freeware shoot 'em up
Robocop 3
DOS1992 first-person shooter, racing: car
Spear of Destiny
DOS1992 first-person shooter
Super Star Wars
DOS1992 platform, run and gun
Wolfenstein 3D
DOSMac OS1992protecteddemo first-person shooter
Wolfenstein 3D is the first-person shooter that popularized the whole genre in the early 90s and is considered one of the greatest games ever made. Wolfenstein 3D was designed by John Romero and Tom Hall (id Software) and released...
18th Airborne
DOS1993 shoot 'em up
18th Airborne is what happens when a military recruitment pamphlet and a tactical shooter have a baby. You’re thrown into the boots of a paratrooper with a mission, a gun, and maybe a vague idea of what’s going on. The...
Alien Breed
DOS1993protected run and gun
If Doom and Gauntlet had a lovechild, Alien Breed would be the weird kid who hangs out in dark corridors with a shotgun. Released in 1993 for DOS, this top-down shooter throws you into a space station overrun by what can only be d...
Arnie 2
DOS1993 run and gun
Arnie 2 is the unofficial Schwarzenegger sim where you run around shirtless with guns bigger than your torso, blowing up helicopters, bunkers, and bad guys in increasingly ridiculous quantities. The plot is somewhere between Comma...
Blake Stone 1: Aliens of Gold
DOS1993protected first-person shooter
Before Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold, the world only knew of one man who could mow down Nazis in a maze of corridors — then Blake showed up with a laser gun and a mission to rid the universe of alien gold hoarders. Released in...
Bram Stoker's Dracula
DOS1993 first-person shooter
Bram Stoker's Dracula (the game) is based on Bram Stoker’s Dracula (the movie) based on Bram Stoker’s Dracula (the book). Confused yet? Good. This 1993 action-platformer has you battling the undead with the grace of a ...
Catacomb Armageddon
DOS1993protected first-person shooter
CHAMP Centipede
DOS1993remake shoot 'em up
Chopper Duel
DOS1993freeware shoot 'em up
Doom
DOS1993protecteddemo first-person shooter
Doom was released by id Software in 1993. It is widely regarded as one of the most influential and groundbreaking video games of all time, particularly within the first-person shooter (FPS) genre.Set in the future on the moons of ...
Dragon Force - Day 3
DOS1993 shoot 'em up