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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Krazy Ivan

Windows XP/98/9519963.7/5 first-person shooter, mech simulation
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Magic Carpet 2: The Netherworlds

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac1996protected3.9/5 first-person shooter
marathon2-03

Marathon 2: Durandal

Windows XP/98/95Linux19964.2/5 first-person shooter
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Powerslave

DOS19964.1/5 first-person shooter
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Quake

DOSWindows XP/98/951996protected4.2/5 first-person shooter
Quake is a real-time 3D FPS developed by idSoftware and a spiritual successor to the popular Doom series. Quake became very popular and spawned many sequels and fan made mods such as Team Fortress.
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Secret Agent: The Escape

DOS19963.8/5 first-person shooter
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Seek and Destroy

DOS19964.2/5 shoot 'em up
Seek and Destroy was a shoot'em up published by the well known Epic Megagames in 1996 that tried to change the usual shoot'em up gameplay for the better. Instead of wave after wave of enemies to shoot down, you are given short missions to accomplish with your helicopter or your tank (yes, you can choose). At first, missions could seem a bit repetit...
stargunner-03

Stargunner

DOS19964/5 shoot 'em up
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Super Stardust

DOS19964.2/5 shoot 'em up
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SWIV 3D

DOS19963.8/5 third-person shooter
tempest-2000-03

Tempest 2000

DOS1996remake4.1/5 shoot 'em up
transland-3

Transland

DOS19963/5 first-person shooter
aliencabal-4

Alien Cabal

DOS1997freeware3.9/5 first-person shooter
assaulttrooper-2

Assault Trooper

DOS19973.5/5
blood-3

Blood

DOS1997protected4.2/5 first-person shooter
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CHAMP Asteroids

DOS1997remake3.9/5 shoot 'em up
chasmrift-2

Chasm: The Rift

DOS19974/5 first-person shooter
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Colosso Revenge

DOS1997freeware3.6/5 first-person shooter
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Colosso Secret

DOS1997freeware3.5/5 first-person shooter
escape-colosso-03

Escape from Dr. Colosso

DOS1997freeware3.6/5 first-person shooter
mdk-03

MDK

DOSMacWindows XP/98/951997protected4.3/5 third-person shooter
quake2-03

Quake 2

Windows XP/98/95WindowsMac1997protecteddemo4.3/5 first-person shooter
Quake II is a first-person shooter video game developed by id Software and released in 1997. It is the sequel to the original Quake and was a significant milestone in the evolution of 3D graphics in video games. Quake II maintained the fast-paced, frenetic gameplay of its predecessor. It is a first-person shooter that emphasizes multiplayer ac...
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Redneck Rampage

DOS1997protected4/5 first-person shooter
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Shadow Warrior

DOS1997protected3.9/5 first-person shooter
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Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II

Windows XP/98/951997protected4.2/5 first-person shooter
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Virtua Cop

Windows XP/98/9519974.1/5 rail shooter
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Virtua Cop 2

Windows XP/98/9519974.2/5 rail shooter
Virtua Cop 2 is an abandoned light gun first-person rail shooter game designed by Yu Suzuki, developed and released by Sega in 1997 for Windows, and also published for Saturn, Dreamcast and PlayStation 2. Virtua Cop 2 is the second title in the Virtua Cop series that became much popular in the arcades at the time.
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Darius Gaiden

Windows XP/98/9519984.4/5 shoot 'em up
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House of the Dead

Windows XP/98/9519984.1/5 rail shooter
House of the Dead is an old horror-themed rail shooter game, developed and released by Sega in 1998. The whole gameplay can be summarized in a single sentence "a first-person 3D shooting gallery with zombies". House of the Dead runs on older version of Windows, so you may need a virtual machine to play it properly.
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Mega Man X3

Windows XP/98/9519984.2/5 run and gun, platform