Abandonware DOS title

Shoot 'em up sorted by release date

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.
galactic-battle-1

Galactic Battle

DOS19903.4/5 Softdisk Publishing
line-wars-02

LineWars

DOS19904/5 Safari Software
netherworld-1

Netherworld

DOS19902.9/5 Hewson Consultants
p47-03

P47 Thunderbolt

DOS19903.7/5 NMK Co.
shootinggallery-1

Shooting Gallery

DOS19903.7/5 Arcanum Computing
soviet-04

Soviet

DOS19904.1/5 Opera Soft
starcontrol1-6

Star Control

DOS1990protected4/5 Toys for Bob
xenon2-4

Xenon 2: Megablast

DOS19904.2/5 Bitmap Brothers
Xenon 2: Megablast is a classic shoot'em up developed by Bitmap Brothers and released by Image Works in 1990 for DOS and for a plethora of other systems. Xenon was good, Xenon 2 was far better. Compared to today standards Xenon 2 is perhaps a mediocre shoot 'em up, but at the time every shooter fan loved it. Plus, it was developed by Bitmap Brother...
armor-alley-02

Armor Alley

DOSMac19913.9/5
eagles-rider-04

Eagle's Rider

DOS19913.9/5 Microids
forgotten-worlds-07

Forgotten Worlds

DOS19914/5 Capcom
rotox-06

Rotox

DOS19914.2/5 Creative Materials
superspaceinvaders-1

Taito's Super Space Invaders

DOS19914.2/5 Taito
the-rocketeer-03

The Rocketeer

DOS19912.8/5 NovaLogic
xenopods-02

Xenopods

DOS19913.3/5 Softdisk Publishing
aquaphobia-fr-03

Aquaphobia

DOS1992freeware3/5
dalek-attack-01

Dalek Attack

DOS19923.9/5 Alternative Software
fox-ranger-04

Fox Ranger

DOS19923.6/5 Soft Action
galactix-02

Galactix

DOS19923.3/5 Cygnus Studios
kaeon-02

Kaeon

DOS19923.5/5
llamatron-01

Llamatron 2112

DOS19923.8/5 Llamasoft
megapede-02

Megapede

DOS19923/5
night-raid-04

Night Raid

DOS1992remake3.8/5 Argo Games
overkill-04

OverKill

DOS1992freeware3.9/5 Tech-Noir
starcontrol2-11

Star Control 2

DOS1992protected4.2/5 Toys for Bob
ancient-art-war-skies-01

The Ancient Art of War in the Skies

DOS19923.7/5 Evryware
18-airborne-03

18th Airborne

DOS19933.9/5
champ-centipede-03

CHAMP Centipede

DOS1993remake3.7/5 ChamProgramming corp.
chopper-duel-01

Chopper Duel

DOS1993freeware3.8/5
dragon-force-02

Dragon Force - Day 3

DOS19933.7/5 Mirinae Software