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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The Invaders

DOSWindows XP/98/951989remake3.6/5

Galactix

DOS19923.3/5 Cygnus Studios

Encounter

DOS19843.5/5

Autobots

DOS19893.2/5

EGA-Roids

DOS1986freewareremake3.7/5 Designer Software

Shooting Gallery

DOS19903.7/5 Arcanum Computing

Xenopods

DOS19913.3/5 Softdisk Publishing

Wizball

DOS19873.6/5 Sensible Software

Wizball is a shoot 'em up video game developed by Sensible Software and originally released for various home computer platforms in 1987. The game was published by Ocean Software.In Wizball, players control a wizard who rides a magical green ball. The wizard's mission is to restore color to the world, which has been drained of its vibrant...

Sarge

DOS19893.3/5

Phantis

DOS19873.5/5 Dinamic Multimedia

Interpose

DOS19963.5/5 Twilight Zone Software

Menace

DOS19882.8/5 DMA Design

Menace is a classic shoot 'em up video game that was developed by DMA Design, a company later known as Rockstar North, and initially released in 1988. The game was originally released for the Amiga and Atari ST home computer systems and for DOS. The player's objective is to navigate their spacecraft through various levels filled with enemy ships, o...