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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Autobots

DOS1989 shoot 'em up
Before Michael Bay got his hands on the franchise, Autobots (1989, DOS) offered a more... subtle approach to transforming robot mayhem. Well, not subtle exactly — more like confusing. You drive around a blocky city, fight va...
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Dragonfly

DOS1986 shoot 'em up
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Fleet Sweep

DOS1983 shoot 'em up
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Westphaser

DOS1989 shooting gallery, shoot 'em up
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X-Fighter

DOS1987 shoot 'em up
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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...
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Crossbow: The Legend of William Tell

DOS1990 shooting gallery
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Megapede

DOS1992 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 networking capabilities of Novell's NetWare, a network ope...
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Sea Dragon

DOS1983 shoot 'em up
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Transland

DOS1996 first-person shooter
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Game Over

DOS1988 run and gun, platform
Game Over is an abandoned side scrolling shooter/platform game designed by Ignacio Ruiz Tejedor, Pedro Sudón Aguilar, developed and released by Dinamic Multimedia in 1988 for DOS. Game Over isn't exactly one of the best gam...
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Baal

DOS1989 run and gun
Released in 1989 for DOS, Baal is what happens when demons invade and the only thing standing between Earth and eternal damnation is a guy with a really big gun and absolutely no concern for platforming physics. You’re dropp...
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Obliterator

DOS1989 run and gun
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Netherworld

DOS1990 shoot 'em up
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Batalia

DOS1986 shoot 'em up
Batalia (1986) is what happens when war games and spreadsheet programs fall in love. This early DOS strategy title throws you into tactical battles with graphics that would struggle to impress a calculator. But don’t be fool...
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If It Moves, Shoot It!

DOS1989 shoot 'em up
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Round 42

DOS1986 shoot 'em up
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Iskib

DOS1989 run and gun
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Storm

DOS1987 run and gun