Abandonware DOS title

Run and gun shooters sorted by year, newest first

Run and gun games - sometimes called scrolling shooters - are a mix of platform games and shoot 'em ups. The player is in control of a character - usually a soldier loaded with guns - who walks and shoots in real gravity environments. Contra, Rambo 3, Alien Breed are three of the most popular run and gun games.

Most popular run and gun games

Mega Man X4
shooterWindows XP/98/95
Mega Man
shooterDOS
Robocop
shooterDOS
gng-remake-02

Ghosts 'n Goblins remake

Windows2004freewareremake4.3/5
megaman-x3-06

Mega Man X3

Windows XP/98/9519984.2/5 Capcom
megaman-x4-05

Mega Man X4

Windows XP/98/9519984.1/5 Capcom
Mega Man X4 is an abandoned side scrolling action-platform video game that was released for Windows, the Sony PlayStation and Sega Saturn in 1997 and 1998. Mega Man X4 is part of the Mega Man X series, which is a spin-off of the original Mega Man series, and it was developed by Capcom. Mega Man X4 is set in a dystopian future where h...
alien-rampage-05

Alien Rampage

DOS19964.1/5
earthworm-jim-2-01

Earthworm Jim 2

DOS1996protected4.4/5 Shiny Entertainment
abuse-05

Abuse

DOSLinuxMac1995freeware3.9/5 Crack dot Com
earthworm-jim-3

Earthworm Jim

DOS1995protected4.1/5 Shiny Entertainment
megaman-x-1

Mega Man X

DOS1995protected4/5 Capcom
tower-assault-03

Alien Breed: Tower Assault

DOS1994protected4.2/5 Team 17
chaos-engine-05

The Chaos Engine

DOS1994protected4.2/5 Bitmap Brothers
alienbreed-1

Alien Breed

DOS1993protected3.6/5 Team 17
arnie2-02

Arnie 2

DOS19933.8/5 Zeppelin Games
biomenace-2

Bio Menace Episode 1: Dr. Mangle's Lab

DOS1993freeware4/5 Apogee Software
bio-menace-2-07

Bio Menace Episode 2: The Hidden Lab

DOS1993freeware4.3/5 Apogee Software
bio-menace-3-06

Bio Menace Episode 3: Master Cain

DOS1993freeware4.2/5 Apogee Software
dukenukem2-4

Duke Nukem 2

DOS19934.1/5 Apogee Software
halloween-harry-06

Halloween Harry

DOS1993freeware4.2/5 Interactive Binary Illusions
Halloween Harry is a DOS science fiction multi-directional scroller shooter game. Halloween Harry - later renamed Alien Carnage - was published by Apogee, developed by Interactive Binary Illusions and designed by John Passfield and Robert Crane.
xargon-sh-03

Xargon

DOS1993freeware4/5 Epic MegaGames
alcatraz-03

Alcatraz

DOS19923.6/5 221B Software Development
electroman-02

Electroman

DOS1992freeware3.3/5 xLand Games
megaman3-08

Mega Man 3

DOS19924/5 Hi-Tech Expressions
super-star-wars-01

Super Star Wars

DOS19924/5 LucasArts
dukenukem3-3

Duke Nukem

DOS19914.1/5 Apogee Software
Duke Nukem 1 was released in 1991 by Apogee Software for MS-DOS, and it marked the beginning of the Duke Nukem franchise. Duke Nukem is a side-scrolling action platformer game with a sci-fi theme. In this original game, players control Duke Nukem, a muscular action hero tasked with saving the world from the evil Dr. Proton. Dr. Proton has taken con...
the-godfather-02

The Godfather

DOS19913.4/5 Creative Materials
dick-tracy-04

Dick Tracy

DOS19903.3/5 Titus Interactive
gremlins-2-01

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

DOS19903.4/5 Elite Systems
megaman-1

Mega Man

DOS19903.9/5 Capcom
mystical-04

Mystical

DOS1990protected3.5/5 Infogrames
sirwood-1

Sirwood

DOS19903.3/5 Opera Soft
thexder2-03

Thexder 2: Firehawk

DOS19903.9/5 Game Arts