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Rail shooters

Rail shooters (as in... railroad) are shooter games in which the player movement is limited in some way to a specific route. In rail shooters you don't experience the freedom of walking/running/driving anywhere you like on the screen.

Rail shooter: most popular games

Virtua Cop 2
Virtua Cop 2
shooterWindows XP/98/95
House of the Dead
House of the Dead
shooterWindows XP/98/95
Virtua Cop
Virtua Cop
shooterWindows XP/98/95
The Typing of the Dead
The Typing of the Dead
actionWindows XP/98/95
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After Burner

DOS1989 Sega
If you’ve ever wanted to fly a jet fighter at Mach “Oh no, I crashed again,” After Burner is the game for you. This 1989 DOS classic straps you into an F-14 and l...
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House of the Dead

Windows XP/98/951998 Sega
House of the Dead is an unapologetically intense rail shooter that throws subtlety out the window and replaces it with zombies. Released in 1998, it delivers fast-paced action, dra...
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Operation Wolf

DOS1989 Taito
Operation Wolf is a 1989 arcade-style military shooter that puts the player directly into the middle of a dangerous rescue mission. The objective is simple enough: shoot enemies, p...
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Roller Coaster Rumbler

DOS1989 Tynesoft Computer Software
Roller Coaster Rumbler is a 1989 DOS game built around the wonderfully simple idea of causing trouble in a theme-park roller coaster environment. Players must navigate the ride and...
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Safari Guns

DOS1989
Safari Guns is a 1989 DOS action game with a rather unusual combination of wildlife and firearms. Players take part in safari-style shooting sequences, hunting targets across exoti...
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Space Harrier

DOS1989 Sega
Space Harrier is a 1989 DOS version of Sega's famous arcade shooter, placing the player in a surreal fantasy landscape filled with giant creatures, strange enemies, obstacles, and ...
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Star Wars

DOS1988 Atari
Star Wars is a 1988 DOS game based on the original Star Wars trilogy, bringing the familiar universe of starfighters, space battles, and Imperial enemies to the home computer. The ...
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Star Wars: Rebel Assault

DOSMac OS1993protected LucasArts
Star Wars: Rebel Assault is a 1993 interactive action game designed to recreate the cinematic excitement of the original trilogy through pre-rendered sequences, scripted missions, ...
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The Typing of the Dead

Windows XP/98/951999 Smilebit
The Typing of the Dead takes the familiar zombie-shooting formula and replaces the ammunition with something far more terrifying: a keyboard. Instead of aiming weapons, players typ...
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Virtua Cop

Windows XP/98/951997 Sega
Virtua Cop brings Sega's arcade light-gun shooting formula to the PC, turning the player into a one-person police department with a remarkably short tolerance for criminals. The ga...
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Virtua Cop 2

Windows XP/98/951997 Sega
Virtua Cop 2 takes the arcade shooting formula of its predecessor and expands it with larger environments, more enemies, and even more opportunities to behave like a movie police o...
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Zeitgeist

Windows XP/98/951996 Taito
Zeitgeist — also known as Jupiter Strike in some markets — is a PlayStation-era space shooter that boldly says: "Let’s do Star Fox, but with less personality and ...