Abandonware DOS title

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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Unreal Gold

Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS2000 first-person shooter
Unreal Gold is a first-person shooter (FPS) video game developed by Epic MegaGames and published by GT Interactive. It was originally released in 1998 for Windows. Unreal Gold is an enhanced edition of the original Unreal game, an...
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Uridium

DOS1988 shoot 'em up
Uridium is a classic shoot 'em up video game that was originally developed by Andrew Braybrook and published by Hewson Consultants in 1986 for various home computer platforms (including MS-DOS). In Uridium, players control a ...
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Vaxine

DOS1991 first-person shooter
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Virtua Cop

Windows XP/98/951997 rail shooter
Virtua Cop is a light-gun arcade game released by Sega in 1994, developed by the Sega AM2 division (also known for games like Virtua Fighter). It was a pioneering title in the genre, offering a fully 3D shooter experience with pol...
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Virtua Cop 2

Windows XP/98/951997 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 secon...
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Virus

DOS1988 third-person shooter
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Westphaser

DOS1989 shooting gallery, shoot 'em up
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William Shatner's TekWar

DOS1995 first-person shooter
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Wings of Fury

DOS1989 shoot 'em up
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Witchaven

DOSWindows XP/98/951995protected first-person shooter
Witchaven is an abandoned fantasy first-person shooter (or "slasher", since you'll wield melee weapons) developed by Capstone and released by IntraCorp in 1995 for DOS and Windows. Witchaven includes RPG elements such as experienc...
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Wizball

DOS1987 shoot 'em up
Wizball is a  shoot 'em up video game developed by Sensible Software and originally released for various home computer platforms in 1987. The game was published by Ocean Software.In Wizball, players control a wizard who ...
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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...
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X-COM: Alliance

Windows XP/98/952002canceled first-person shooter
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X-Fighter

DOS1987 shoot 'em up
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Xatax

DOS1994 shoot 'em up
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Xenon

DOS1988 shoot 'em up
Xenon, released in 1988, was a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up video game developed by The Bitmap Brothers. Xenon was initially released for the Commodore 64, and later, it was ported to other platforms, including DOS, the ZX Sp...
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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 X...
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Xenon 2: Megablast

DOS1990 shoot 'em up
Xenon 2: Megablast is a classic shoot'em up developed by Bitmap Brothers and released by Image Works in 1990 for DOS and for a plethora of other systems. Xenon was good, Xenon 2 was far better. Compared to today standards Xenon 2 ...
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Xenopods

DOS1991 shoot 'em up
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Xerix II: The Caverns of Mars

DOS1994 shoot 'em up
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XQuest

DOS1994remake shoot 'em up
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Zaxxon

DOS1984 shoot 'em up
Back in 1984, Zaxxon was the future. Isometric graphics? Whoa. Shadow effects? Mind blown. But mostly, it was a game about flying a chunky spaceship through a heavily fortified space base while crashing into walls at high speed. T...