Abandonware DOS title

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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Halloween Harry

DOS1993freeware run and gun, platform
Before he became better known as Alien Carnage, Halloween Harry blasted onto DOS PCs in 1993 with fast action, crude humor, and zero interest in subtlety. You play Harry, armed to ...
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Il Grande Gioco di Tangentopoli

DOS1993 shooting gallery, shoot 'em up
Il Grande Gioco di Tangentopoli from 1993 is one of those rare political satire games that feels both hilariously specific and unexpectedly timeless. Built around Italy's corruptio...
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In Extremis

DOS1993 first-person shooter
In Extremis from 1993 is one of those lesser-known titles that surprises players with its ambition. Mixing action and strategy, it places you in dangerous situations where quick th...
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In The Hunt

Windows XP/98/951993 shoot 'em up
In The Hunt is a side-scrolling shooter that looks like Metal Slug took a deep breath and dove underwater. Released in arcades first and later ported to PC, it’s all about pi...
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Ken's Labyrinth

DOS1993freeware first-person shooter
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Lethal Tender

DOS1993 first-person shooter
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Major Stryker

DOSWindows XP/98/951993freeware shoot 'em up
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NetWars

DOS1993freeware space combat
NetWars, developed by Novell, is a 3D space shooter video game originally released in 1993 for DOS. NetWars was designed primarily as a promotional tool to demonstrate the networki...
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Prince of Evil

DOS1993
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Solar Winds 2: Galaxy

DOS1993 shoot 'em up
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Solar Winds: The Escape

DOS1993 shoot 'em up
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Star Wars: Rebel Assault

DOSMac OS1993protected rail shooter
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The Terminator: Rampage

DOS1993 first-person shooter
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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-...
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Astro Fire

DOS1994freewareremake shoot 'em up
Astro Fire (1994) is the illegitimate love child of Asteroids and a particularly angry fireworks show. You pilot a tiny ship with a death wish through an endless barrage of asteroi...
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Blake Stone 2: Planet Strike

DOS1994protected first-person shooter
Blake Stone: Planet Strike picks up where the first left off — more aliens, more guns, and more corridors that all look suspiciously alike. Released in 1994 for DOS, it&rsquo...
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Corridor 7: Alien Invasion

DOS1994protected first-person shooter
Corridor 7 is a claustrophobic FPS where every hallway feels like a trap and every door could hide something with too many teeth. You’re humanity’s last line of defense...
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CyClones

DOS1994protected first-person shooter
CyClones is a first-person shooter where you take on the role of a bio-engineered super-soldier fighting alien invaders. The controls are smooth, the weapons varied, and the level ...
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Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf

DOS1994 shoot 'em up
Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf (1994) gives you one helicopter, a desert full of angry enemies, and more explosions than a summer blockbuster. It’s part shooter, part reso...
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Doom 2: Hell on Earth

DOSWindows XP/98/951994protected first-person shooter
If Doom was the apocalypse, Doom II: Hell on Earth was the encore nobody asked for but everyone wanted. Released in 1994, it doubled down on everything: bigger maps, nastier monste...
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Flying Tigers

DOS1994 shoot 'em up
Flying Tigers (1994, DOS) throws you into the Pacific theater with a grin and a trigger finger that never quite rests. It’s loud, brash, and unashamedly action-oriented, the ...
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Flying Tigers 2

DOS1994 shoot 'em up
Flying Tigers 2 (1994, DOS) doubles down on the formula of its predecessor and adds a bit more bite to the bark. The action is still brisk, but the skies feel busier, the stakes sl...
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Heretic

DOS1994protecteddemo first-person shooter
Heretic is what happens when someone looks at fantasy and thinks it needs more fireballs and a lot more attitude. Built on familiar shooter foundations, it swaps sci-fi corridors f...
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LineWars 2

DOS1994 shoot 'em up, space simulation
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Magic Carpet

DOSMac OS1994 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 aroun...
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Marathon

Windows XP/98/95Linux1994freeware first-person shooter
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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 earl...
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Operation Bodycount

DOS1994 first-person shooter
Operation Bodycount sounds subtle, doesn’t it? Released in 1994, this shooter wastes no time letting you know exactly what it’s about: running around and, well, increas...
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Operation: Inner Space

Windows 3.x1994protecteddemo space combat, shoot 'em up
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Project-X

DOS1994 shoot 'em up