The most popular shoot 'em up games

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.

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Into the Eagle's Nest

DOS19873.9/5 Pandora

Llamatron 2112

DOS19923.8/5 Llamasoft

Stargate

DOS19833.6/5 Williams Entertainment

Rotox

DOS19914.2/5 Creative Materials

Side Arms Hyper Dyne

DOS19883.8/5 Capcom

LineWars

DOS19904/5 Safari Software

Batalia

DOS19862.8/5 The Right Brothers

Robotron 2084

DOS19833.9/5 Williams Entertainment

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...

Flying Tigers

DOS19944.1/5 Ticsoft

Flying Tigers is an abandoned vertical-scrolling sci-fi themed shoot 'em up game developed and released by Ticsoft in 1994 for MS-DOS only. Flying Tigers is the first chapter of the two parts Flying Tigers video game series.

Star Control 3

DOS1996protected4/5 Legend Entertainment

Blort!

DOS19873.7/5 Hennsoft

Zaxxon

DOS19843.8/5 Sega

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.

Shooting Gallery

DOS19903.7/5 Arcanum Computing

Interpose

DOS19963.5/5 Twilight Zone Software

Chopper Duel

DOS1993freeware3.8/5

Encounter

DOS19843.5/5

CHAMP Centipede

DOS1993remake3.7/5 ChamProgramming corp.

Armor Alley

DOSMac OS19913.9/5

Superman: The Man of Steel

DOS19892.7/5 Tynesoft Computer Software

Sea Dragon

DOS19833/5 Adventure International

Netherworld

DOS19902.9/5 Hewson Consultants

EGA-Roids

DOS1986freewareremake3.7/5 Designer Software

Tempest 2000

DOS1996remake4.2/5 Atari

Tempest 2000 is a video game developed by Llamasoft and published by Atari Corporation. It was released in 1994 for DOS, Mac, the Atari Jaguar console, etc. Tempest 2000 is an enhanced remake of the original Tempest, which was released in arcades in 1981.In Tempest 2000, players control a claw-shaped ship that moves around the edges of geometric sh...