Abandonware DOS title

Run and gun shooters

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

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Abuse

DOSLinuxMac OS1995freeware Crack dot Com
The year is 1995, and Abuse brings us one of the slickest, darkest run-and-gun shooters ever to crawl out of a DOS/Linux/Mac basement. You play a guy in prison for a crime he didn’t commit (sure, pal), armed to the teeth and mowing down mutants like it’s casual Friday. It’s gritty, fast, and has mouse aiming — in 1995! That ...
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Alcatraz

DOS1992 221B Software Development
Alcatraz (1992) asks the question: what if Rambo got locked in prison and had to bust out while flexing dramatically the entire time? This top-down action game puts you in the very macho boots of an elite commando trying to escape America’s most infamous prison. The game is part stealth, part shoot-‘em-up, and all testosterone. You&rsqu...
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Alien Breed

DOS1993protected Team 17
If Doom and Gauntlet had a lovechild, Alien Breed would be the weird kid who hangs out in dark corridors with a shotgun. Released in 1993 for DOS, this top-down shooter throws you into a space station overrun by what can only be described as angry seafood. It’s tense, claustrophobic, and gleefully gory for the time. Bring a map, a friend, and...
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Alien Breed: Tower Assault

DOS1994protected Team 17
Alien Breed: Tower Assault (1994) takes everything you loved about the original - creepy corridors, limited ammo, sudden death - and adds something revolutionary for the time: non-linear level design. That's right, you can now die in a completely different order! It's like a Choose-Your-Own-Alien-Disaster book. The game is harder, faster, and even ...
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Alien Rampage

DOS1996
Alien Rampage (1996) is what happens when Duke Nukem gets stranded on a hostile alien planet and decides subtlety is for cowards. It’s a side-scrolling shooter dripping with gore, attitude, and the occasional terrible pun. Everything explodes, everything wants to kill you, and the hero growls like he gargles gravel. It’s dumb, loud, and...
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Alien Syndrome

DOS1989 Sega
Alien Syndrome (1989) is a top-down shooter where you save hostages, shoot aliens, and scream internally because you’re always out of time. It’s frantic arcade action at its finest—like Contra had a baby with Gauntlet, then threw it into space. Controls are tight, enemies are relentless, and the soundtrack sounds like a robot havi...
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Arnie 2

DOS1993 Zeppelin Games
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Baal

DOS1989 Psygnosis
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Bio Menace Episode 1: Dr. Mangle's Lab

DOS1993freeware Apogee Software
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Bio Menace Episode 2: The Hidden Lab

DOS1993freeware Apogee Software
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Bio Menace Episode 3: Master Cain

DOS1993freeware Apogee Software
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Bionic Commando

DOS1988 Capcom
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Contra: Locked and Loaded

Windows XP/98/952013freewareremake
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Dick Tracy

DOS1990 Titus Interactive
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Duke Nukem

DOS1991 Apogee Software
Duke Nukem was released in 1991 by Apogee Software for MS-DOS, marking the beginning of the Duke Nukem franchise. The game is a side-scrolling action platformer with a sci-fi theme. In this original installment, players control Duke Nukem, a muscular action hero tasked with saving the world from the evil Dr. Proton. Dr. Proton has taken control of ...
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Duke Nukem 2

DOS1993 Apogee Software
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Earthworm Jim

DOS1995protected Shiny Entertainment
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Earthworm Jim 2

DOS1996protected Shiny Entertainment
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Electroman

DOS1992freeware xLand Games
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Game Over

DOS1988 Dinamic Multimedia
Game Over is an abandoned side scrolling shooter/platform game designed by Ignacio Ruiz Tejedor, Pedro Sudón Aguilar, developed and released by Dinamic Multimedia in 1988 for DOS. Game Over isn't exactly one of the best games ever made... be prepared for clunky controls and repetitive level design that may test your patience.
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Ghosts 'n Goblins remake

Windows 10/112004freewareremake
Ghosts 'n Goblins is an iconic arcade game developed by Capcom, first released in 1985. It’s widely remembered for its challenging gameplay and its distinct horror-fantasy aesthetic. This is a faithful remake.In Ghosts 'n Goblins, players assume the role of Sir Arthur, a brave knight on a perilous quest to rescue Princess Prin-Prin, who has b...
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Gremlins 2: The New Batch

DOS1990 Elite Systems
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Guerrilla War

DOS1987 SNK Corporation
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Halloween Harry

DOS1993freeware 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.
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Heavy Barrel

DOS1989 Data East
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Ikari Warriors 2: Victory Road

DOS1988 SNK Corporation
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Iskib

DOS1989
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Jackal

DOS1989 Konami
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Mega Man

DOS1990 Capcom
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Mega Man 3

DOS1992 Hi-Tech Expressions