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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Star Wars: Rebel Assault

DOSMac OS1993protected rail shooter
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XQuest

DOS1994remake shoot 'em up
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The Godfather

DOS1991 run and gun
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Catacomb Armageddon

DOS1993protected first-person shooter
If Catacomb Abyss was “Doom for wizards,” then Catacomb Armageddon is “Doom with a Halloween costume budget.” Bigger levels, more enemies, and slightly more coherent level design make this sequel a fun, if ...
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Guerrilla War

DOS1987 run and gun
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Space Miner

DOS1983 shoot 'em up
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Vaxine

DOS1991 first-person shooter
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Encounter

DOS1984 shoot 'em up
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Thunderblade

DOS1989 shoot 'em up
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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...
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Devastator

DOS1984 shooting gallery, shoot 'em up
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Galactic Battle

DOS1990 shoot 'em up
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Flying Tigers 2

DOS1994 shoot 'em up
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Gremlins 2: The New Batch

DOS1990 run and gun
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Striker

DOS1985 shoot 'em up
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Ajax

DOS1989 shoot 'em up
Ajax (1989) is like an arcade fever dream: vertical shooter, transforming vehicles, lasers everywhere, and a soundtrack that yells “blast stuff!” every few seconds. One minute you’re flying a helicopter, the next...
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Hoverforce

DOS1990 first-person shooter
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Escape from Dr. Colosso

DOS1997freeware first-person shooter
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Heavy Barrel

DOS1989 run and gun
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Die Hard

DOS1989 third-person shooter
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Dick Tracy

DOS1990 run and gun
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Duck Hunt

DOS1995freewareremake shooting gallery, fishing and hunting
Duck Hunt is a faithful remake based on the original light gun game Duck Hunt published by Nintendo in 1984. Duck Hunt was a shooting gallery game with a straightforward gameplay: use your gun to shoot down ducks. If you...
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Roller Coaster Rumbler

DOS1989 rail shooter
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Sarge

DOS1989 shoot 'em up
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Sirwood

DOS1990 run and gun
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Space Commanders 2

DOS1985remake shoot 'em up
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Xenopods

DOS1991 shoot 'em up