Abandonware DOS title

Shoot 'em up sorted by title, from Z to A

Shoot 'em ups were extremely popular in the '80s and '90s. In a classic shoot 'em up, the player controls a vehicle, a spaceship or an aircraft with the only goal of destroying the largest number of enemies as possible while dodging bullets and staying alive. Through the years, shoot 'em ups evolved to include features like end level bosses, multiple weapons and power-ups. Some of the most popular DOS shoot 'em ups were: Raptor, Tyrian 2000, Xenon 2.
star-trek-combat-arena-04

Star Trek Combat Arena

DOS19893.7/5
stargoose-1

Star Goose!

DOS19884/5 Logotron
Star Goose is a classic video game developed by Logotron and released in 1988 for various home computer systems of that era, including the Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and Amstrad CPC. It is a top-down, vertically scrolling shooter that combines elements of shoot 'em up gameplay with exploration and power-up mechanics.
starcontrol3_003

Star Control 3

DOS1996protected4/5 Legend Entertainment
starcontrol2-11

Star Control 2

DOS1992protected4.2/5 Toys for Bob
starcontrol1-6

Star Control

DOS1990protected4/5 Toys for Bob
spacewar-splash

Spacewar

DOS19854.1/5
Spacewar is one of the earliest digital computer games and is often considered the first interactive video game. It was created in 1962 by Steve Russell, Martin Graetz, and Wayne Wiitanen at the MIT. The game was developed on the PDP-1 minicomputer; this is a DOS port, released in 1985.Spacewar! features two spaceships, controlled by players, that ...
space-miner-03

Space Miner

DOS19833.5/5
space-invaders-2001-02

Space Invaders 2001

Windows XP/98/952001remake3.5/5
space-invaders-clone-1

Space Invaders

DOS1995remake4/5
space-federation-07

Space Federation

DOS19944.2/5 Interplay Productions
space-commanders-2-1

Space Commanders 2

DOS1985remake3.3/5
spacecommanders-1

Space Commanders

DOS1983remake3.8/5 Columbia Data Products
soviet-04

Soviet

DOS19904.1/5 Opera Soft
sopwith-2

Sopwith

DOS1984freeware4.1/5 BMB Compuscience
solar-winds-1-2

Solar Winds: The Escape

DOS19934.1/5 Stone Interactive Media
solar-winds-2-02

Solar Winds 2: Galaxy

DOS19933.9/5 Stone Interactive Media
skyshark-04

Sky Shark

DOS19893.5/5 Toaplan
Silpheed-02

Silpheed

DOS19884/5 Game Arts
side-arms-02

Side Arms Hyper Dyne

DOS19883.8/5 Capcom
shootinggallery-1

Shooting Gallery

DOS19903.7/5 Arcanum Computing
seek-and-destroy-06

Seek and Destroy

DOS19964.2/5 Safari Software
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...
sea-dragon-02

Sea Dragon

DOS19833/5 Adventure International
sarge-02

Sarge

DOS19893.3/5
round-42-03

Round 42

DOS19862.7/5
rotox-06

Rotox

DOS19914.2/5 Creative Materials
robotron-2084-3

Robotron 2084

DOS19833.9/5 Williams Entertainment
river-raid-remake-01

River Raid

DOS1995freewareremake4.1/5
revengedefender-2

Revenge of Defender

DOS19893.5/5 Epyx
raptor-1

Raptor: Call of the Shadows

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac1994protecteddemo4.1/5 Cygnus Studios
Raptor: Call of the Shadows is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up video game developed by Cygnus Studios and published by Apogee Software. The game was first released in 1994 for MS-DOS and later ported to other platforms. In Raptor, players control a fighter jet through various levels filled with enemy aircraft, ground targets, power-ups and boss...
raiden-05

Raiden

DOS19944.1/5 Seibu Kaihatsu Inc.
Raiden is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up game developed by Seibu Kaihatsu and first released in arcades in 1990 and later for many home computers and consoles. Raiden follows the classic vertical scrolling shoot 'em up format. Players control a spaceship known as the R-9C "Red-Ray" and navigate vertically scrolling levels filled with wave...