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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Halloween Harry
DOS1993freeware4.2/5 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.
Star Wars
DOS19884.2/5 space simulation, rail shooter, space combat
Abuse
DOSLinuxMac OS1995freeware3.9/5 run and gun, platform
Solar Winds 2: Galaxy
DOS19933.9/5 shoot 'em up
Solar Winds: The Escape
DOS19934.1/5 shoot 'em up
Virtua Cop
Windows XP/98/9519974.1/5 rail shooter
Quake 2
Windows XP/98/95WindowsMac OS1997protecteddemo4/5 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...
Raptor: Call of the Shadows
DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1994protecteddemo4.1/5 shoot 'em up
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...
Darius Gaiden
Windows XP/98/9519984.2/5 shoot 'em up
Duke Nukem 3D: Reloaded
Windows2011canceled4.2/5 first-person shooter
Battlezone
DOS19834.2/5 first-person shooter
Taito's Super Space Invaders
DOS19914.2/5 shoot 'em up
Super Space Invaders is a video game developed and published by Taito Corporation, released in 1991. It's a sequel to the classic arcade game Space Invaders, which was originally released in 1978 and is one of the most iconic video games of all time.In Super Space Invaders, the core gameplay mechanics remain similar to the original Space Invaders, ...
Zaxxon
DOS19843.8/5 shoot 'em up
Zaxxon is a classic arcade video game that was first released by Sega in 1982 for the arcades and later for a number of platforms. It is considered one of the pioneering titles in the shoot 'em up or scrolling shooter genre. Zaxxon was notable for its use of isometric graphics, which gave the game a unique 3D perspective.
Assault Trooper
DOS19973.6/5
Catacomb Abyss
DOS1992protected3.6/5 first-person shooter
Hexen: Beyond Heretic
DOS1995protected4.2/5 first-person shooter
Alien Cabal
DOS1997freeware3.9/5 first-person shooter
Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II
Windows XP/98/951997protected4.2/5 first-person shooter
R-Type
DOS19894/5 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...
Alien Rampage
DOS19964.1/5 run and gun
Robocop 3
DOS19923.9/5 first-person shooter, racing: car
Marathon
Windows XP/98/95Linux1994freeware4.1/5 first-person shooter
Star Wars: Dark Forces
DOS1995protected4.2/5 first-person shooter
Alien Breed
DOS1993protected3.6/5 run and gun
Paratrooper
DOS19824/5 shoot 'em up
Powerslave
DOS19964/5 first-person shooter
Blood
DOS1997protected4.2/5 first-person shooter
The Terminator: Rampage
DOS19934/5 first-person shooter
Raiden
DOS19944.1/5 shoot 'em up
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...
Astro Fire
DOS1994freewareremake3.8/5 shoot 'em up