Shoot 'em up sorted by year, newest first

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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Rotox

DOS19914.2/5 Creative Materials

Taito's Super Space Invaders

DOS19914.2/5 Taito

The Rocketeer

DOS19912.8/5 NovaLogic

Xenopods

DOS19913.3/5 Softdisk Publishing

Blood Money

DOS19903.9/5 DMA Design

Blood Money is an abandoned classic sci-fi themed side-scrolling shoot'em up. Blood Money was designed by David Jones, developed by DMA Design and released by Psygnosis in 1990 for DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, C64. Blood Money features different vehicles for different levels, power ups and an energy bar that depletes when colliding with enemies or the env...

Dawn Raider

DOS19904/5 Softstar Entertainment

Galactic Battle

DOS19903.4/5 Softdisk Publishing

LineWars

DOS19904/5 Safari Software

Netherworld

DOS19902.9/5 Hewson Consultants

P47 Thunderbolt

DOS19903.7/5 NMK Co.

Shooting Gallery

DOS19903.7/5 Arcanum Computing

Soviet

DOS19904.1/5 Opera Soft

Star Control

DOS1990protected4/5 Toys for Bob

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...

007: License to Kill

DOS19894/5 Quixel

Ajax

DOS19893.4/5 Konami

Autobots

DOS19893.2/5

Blasteroids

DOS19893.8/5 Atari

If It Moves, Shoot It!

DOS19893.3/5 Emerald Software

Last Duel: Inter Planet War 2012

DOS19893.5/5 Capcom

Meteors

DOS19893.6/5 Apogee Software

R-Type

DOS19894/5 Irem Software Engineering

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...