Abandonware DOS title

Run and gun shooters sorted by release date

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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Guerrilla War

DOS1987 SNK Corporation
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Platoon

DOS1987 Ocean Software
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Storm

DOS1987 Mastertronic
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Bionic Commando

DOS1988 Capcom
In Bionic Commando, you're a soldier with no jumping ability—because who needs knees when you have a grappling arm? Swing through 1988 DOS architecture like a pixelated Tarzan, blasting bad guys and trying not to fall to you...
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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 gam...
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Ikari Warriors 2: Victory Road

DOS1988 SNK Corporation
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Rambo 3

DOS1988 Ocean Software
Rambo III is an action video game based on the 1988 action film of the same name, featuring the iconic character John Rambo, portrayed by Sylvester Stallone. The game was developed and published by various companies for different ...
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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 Gau...
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Baal

DOS1989 Psygnosis
Released in 1989 for DOS, Baal is what happens when demons invade and the only thing standing between Earth and eternal damnation is a guy with a really big gun and absolutely no concern for platforming physics. You’re dropp...
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Heavy Barrel

DOS1989 Data East
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Iskib

DOS1989
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Jackal

DOS1989 Konami
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Obliterator

DOS1989 Psygnosis
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Robocop

DOS1989 Data East
Robocop is an abandoned beat 'em up / run and gun shooter game developed and released by Data East in 1989 for a number of platforms, including DOS. Robocop is a conversion from an arcade game released by Data East in 1988 an...
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Rush'n Attack

DOS1989 Konami
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The Untouchables

DOS1989 Ocean Software
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Trantor: The Last Stormtrooper

DOS1989 Probe Entertainment
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Dick Tracy

DOS1990 Titus Interactive
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Gremlins 2: The New Batch

DOS1990 Elite Systems
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Mega Man

DOS1990 Capcom
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Mystical

DOS1990protected Infogrames
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Sirwood

DOS1990 Opera Soft
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Thexder 2: Firehawk

DOS1990 Game Arts
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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 Du...
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The Godfather

DOS1991 Creative Materials
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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...
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Electroman

DOS1992freeware xLand Games
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Mega Man 3

DOS1992 Hi-Tech Expressions
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Super Star Wars

DOS1992 LucasArts
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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 d...