Abandonware shooter games sorted by release date
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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Heavy Barrel
DOS1989 run and gun
Hostage: Rescue Mission
DOS1989
If It Moves, Shoot It!
DOS1989 shoot 'em up
Interphase
DOS1989 first-person shooter
Iskib
DOS1989 run and gun
Jackal
DOS1989 run and gun
Last Duel: Inter Planet War 2012
DOS1989 shoot 'em up, vehicular combat
Meteors
DOS1989 shoot 'em up
Obliterator
DOS1989 run and gun
Operation Wolf
DOS1989 rail shooter, shooting gallery
R-Type
DOS1989 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...
Revenge of Defender
DOS1989 shoot 'em up
Robocop
DOS1989 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...
Roller Coaster Rumbler
DOS1989 rail shooter
Rush'n Attack
DOS1989 run and gun
Safari Guns
DOS1989 shooting gallery, rail shooter
Sarge
DOS1989 shoot 'em up
Sky Shark
DOS1989 shoot 'em up
Space Harrier
DOS1989 rail shooter, third-person shooter
Space Harrier is a 3rd-person view rail-shooter developed by Sega in 1985. Space Harrier was a hit in the arcades, and later it was converted for a number of platforms, including DOS (4 years later!). The sequels - Space Harrier 3D and Space Harrier II - were never ported to DOS.
Star Trek Combat Arena
DOS1989 shoot 'em up
Star Wars 2
DOS1989 shoot 'em up
The Invaders
DOSWindows XP/98/951989remake shoot 'em up
The Untouchables
DOS1989 run and gun
Thunderblade
DOS1989 shoot 'em up
Trantor: The Last Stormtrooper
DOS1989 run and gun
Westphaser
DOS1989 shooting gallery, shoot 'em up
Wings of Fury
DOS1989 shoot 'em up
Blood Money
DOS1990 shoot 'em up
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...
Crossbow: The Legend of William Tell
DOS1990 shooting gallery
Dawn Raider
DOS1990 shoot 'em up