The best 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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Solar Winds: The Escape
DOS19934.1/5 shoot 'em up
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...
Marathon 2: Durandal
Windows XP/98/95Linux19964.1/5 first-person shooter
Interphase
DOS19894.1/5 first-person shooter
Space Invaders
DOS1995remake4.1/5 shoot 'em up
Marathon
Windows XP/98/95Linux1994freeware4.1/5 first-person shooter
Sopwith
DOS1984freeware4.1/5 shoot 'em up
Blake Stone 1: Aliens of Gold
DOS1993protected4.1/5 first-person shooter
Cabal
DOS19894.1/5 shooting gallery
Cabal is an abandoned arcade conversion of a popular shooter game set in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. Cabal was developed by TAD Corporation and released by Capcom in 1989 for DOS.
Mega Man 3
DOS19924.1/5 run and gun, platform
Xatax
DOS19944/5 shoot 'em up
Crusader: No Regret
DOS1996protected4/5
Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters
DOS19904/5
Star Goose!
DOS19884/5 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.
Forgotten Worlds
DOS19914/5 shoot 'em up
Robocop
DOS19894/5 run and gun, beat 'em up
Robocop is an abandoned beat 'em up / run and gun shooter game developed and released by Data East in 1989 for a number of platforms, including DOS. Robocop is a conversion from an arcade game released by Data East in 1988 and it was based on the movie of the same name, Robocop, by Paul Verhoeven. Your goal is to get to the final boss by shoot...
Blake Stone 2: Planet Strike
DOS1994protected4/5 first-person shooter
007: License to Kill
DOS19894/5 shoot 'em up
Redneck Rampage
DOS1997protected4/5 first-person shooter
Corridor 7: Alien Invasion
DOS1994protected4/5 first-person shooter
Galaxian
DOS19834/5 shoot 'em up
Infestation
DOS19904/5 first-person action-adventure, first-person shooter
LineWars
DOS19904/5 shoot 'em up, space simulation
LineWars 2
DOS19944/5 shoot 'em up, space simulation
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...
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...
Stargunner
DOS19964/5 shoot 'em up
Stellar 7
DOSMac OS19904/5 first-person shooter, tank simulation
Strife
DOS1996protecteddemo4/5 first-person shooter
Strife from 1996 is a first-person shooter game developed by Rogue Entertainment and published by Velocity, based on the Doom engine. It's often remembered for being one of the earlier games to blend first-person shooter gameplay with RPG elements, such as dialogue with NPCs, quests, and an overarching storyline.In Strife, players assume the role o...
The Untouchables
DOS19894/5 run and gun