First-person shooters (FPS) sorted by release date
First-person shooters (FPS for short) are shoot'em all action video games in which the player shoots its way from level to level through a first-person perspective. The most popular FPS series are Doom, Half-life, and Quake.
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Battlezone
DOS1983 Atari
In 1983, Battlezone asked: what if vector graphics could give you war-induced vertigo? You’re in a tank, in a wireframe world, fighting other tanks. That’s it. But it’s oddly immersive—thanks to a pseudo-3D...
Arctic Fox
DOS1987 Dynamix
Tank controls + polar bears + Cold War vibes = Arctic Fox. In this early vehicular combat sim, you're piloting a futuristic snow tank across an icy wasteland to stop some aliens or Russians or alien Russians. The plot is thin, the...
Interphase
DOS1989 The Assembly Line
Day of the Viper
DOS1990 Accolade
Hoverforce
DOS1990 Astral Software
Infestation
DOS1990 Psygnosis
Stellar 7
DOSMac OS1990 Dynamix
Hovertank One
DOS1991 id software
Nova 9: The Return of Gir Draxon
DOS1991 Dynamix
Vaxine
DOS1991 The Assembly Line
Catacomb Abyss
DOS1992protected Softdisk Publishing
Robocop 3
DOS1992 Digital Image Design
Spear of Destiny
DOS1992 id software
Wolfenstein 3D
DOSMac OS1992protecteddemo id software
Wolfenstein 3D is the first-person shooter that popularized the whole genre in the early 90s and is considered one of the greatest games ever made. Wolfenstein 3D was designed by John Romero and Tom Hall (id Software) and released...
Blake Stone 1: Aliens of Gold
DOS1993protected JAM Productions
Before Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold, the world only knew of one man who could mow down Nazis in a maze of corridors — then Blake showed up with a laser gun and a mission to rid the universe of alien gold hoarders. Released in...
Bram Stoker's Dracula
DOS1993 Psygnosis
Bram Stoker's Dracula (the game) is based on Bram Stoker’s Dracula (the movie) based on Bram Stoker’s Dracula (the book). Confused yet? Good. This 1993 action-platformer has you battling the undead with the grace of a ...
Catacomb Armageddon
DOS1993protected Softdisk Publishing
Doom
DOS1993protecteddemo id software
Doom was released by id Software in 1993. It is widely regarded as one of the most influential and groundbreaking video games of all time, particularly within the first-person shooter (FPS) genre.Set in the future on the moons of ...
In Extremis
DOS1993 Blue sphere
Ken's Labyrinth
DOS1993freeware
Lethal Tender
DOS1993 Pie in the Sky Software
The Terminator: Rampage
DOS1993 Bethesda Softworks
Ultrabots
DOS1993 NovaLogic
Blake Stone 2: Planet Strike
DOS1994protected JAM Productions
Blake Stone: Planet Strike picks up where the first left off — more aliens, more guns, and more corridors that all look suspiciously alike. Released in 1994 for DOS, it’s basically Blake’s victory lap, but with a...
Corridor 7: Alien Invasion
DOS1994protected Capstone Software
CyClones
DOS1994protected Raven Software
Doom 2: Hell on Earth
DOSWindows XP/98/951994protected id software
Doom 2 is the sequel to the much acclaimed FPS Doom. Doom 2: Hell on Earth is a horror sci-fi first-person shooter created by id Software, (John Carmack, Sandy Petersen, John Romero) set on a hellish Earth invaded by demons. The p...
Heretic
DOS1994protecteddemo Raven Software
Magic Carpet
DOSMac OS1994protected Bullfrog
Magic Carpet is an action shooter game set in a fictional Middle East developed by Bullfrog and released by Electronic Arts in 1994 for DOS and Macintosh. Your goal is to fly around a magic carpet and collect mana to expand your c...
Marathon
Windows XP/98/95Linux1994freeware Bungie