Abandonware DOS title

The most popular 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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Robocop 3

DOS1992 first-person shooter, racing: car
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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 where drug cartels have become powerful enough to control entire regions. The player assumes the role of a leader of an...
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Space Invaders

DOS1995remake shoot 'em up
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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 rides a magical green ball. The wizard's mission is to restore color to the world, which has been drained of its vibrant...
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Galaxian

DOS1983 shoot 'em up
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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 as shareware by Apogee Software in 1992 for DOS. Wolfenstein 3D is based on the Wolf3D engine, programmed by John ...
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Hexen: Beyond Heretic

DOS1995protected first-person shooter
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Astro Fire

DOS1994freewareremake shoot 'em up
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Wings of Fury

DOS1989 shoot 'em up
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Quake 2

Windows XP/98/95Windows 10/11Mac OS1997protecteddemo 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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Exterminator

DOS1990 shooting gallery
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Star Goose!

DOS1988 shoot 'em up
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.
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Alien Rampage

DOS1996 run and gun
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Halloween Harry

DOS1993freeware run and gun, platform
Halloween Harry is a DOS science fiction multi-directional scroller shooter game. Halloween Harry - later renamed Alien Carnage - was published by Apogee, developed by Interactive Binary Illusions and designed by John Passfield and Robert Crane.
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Crusader: No Regret

DOS1996protecteddemo
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Abuse

DOSLinuxMac OS1995freeware run and gun, platform
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R-Type

DOS1989 shoot 'em up
R-Type is a horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up developed and published by Irem in 1987. The game quickly gained popularity for its challenging gameplay and impressive graphics at the time. R-Type is known for its tough and memorable enemy designs, as well as challenging boss battles. The game features various power-ups that enhance the player...
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The Terminator: Future Shock

DOS1995 first-person shooter
The Terminator: Future Shock is an abandoned science fiction first-person shooter game based on the popular Terminator movies franchise, set in a dystopian world where machines has taken over the Earth. The Terminator: Future Shock was developed by Bethesda Softworks and released in 1995 for DOS.
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Duke Nukem 3D: Reloaded

Windows 10/112011canceled first-person shooter
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Star Wars: Dark Forces

DOS1995protected first-person shooter
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MDK

DOSMac OSWindows XP/98/951997protected third-person shooter
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Terminal Velocity

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMac OS1995protected first-person shooter
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Battlezone

DOS1983 first-person shooter
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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 spaceship known as the Manta, and the objective is to destroy a series of enemy spacecraft, as well as ground-based inst...
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The Godfather

DOS1991 run and gun
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Blake Stone 2: Planet Strike

DOS1994protected first-person shooter
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Dalek Attack

DOS1992 shoot 'em up
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Alien Breed

DOS1993protected run and gun
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The Terminator: Rampage

DOS1993 first-person shooter
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Virus

DOS1988 third-person shooter