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

Mega Man X4

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Duke Nukem

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Mega Man

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Guerrilla War

DOS19873.5/5 SNK Corporation
Platoon

DOS19873.6/5 Ocean Software
Storm

DOS19872.5/5 Mastertronic
Bionic Commando

DOS19883/5 Capcom
Game Over

DOS19882.9/5 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.
Ikari Warriors 2: Victory Road

DOS19883.5/5 SNK Corporation
Rambo 3

DOS19883.5/5 Ocean Software
Alien Syndrome

DOS19894.1/5 Sega
Baal

DOS19892.8/5 Psygnosis
Heavy Barrel

DOS19893.3/5 Data East
Iskib

DOS19892.7/5
Jackal

DOS19894.2/5 Konami
Obliterator

DOS19892.9/5 Psygnosis
Robocop

DOS19894/5 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 and it was based on the movie of the same name, Robocop, by Paul Verhoeven. Your goal is to get to the final boss by shoot...
Rush'n Attack

DOS19893.9/5 Konami
The Untouchables

DOS19893.9/5 Ocean Software
Trantor: The Last Stormtrooper

DOS19893.1/5 Probe Entertainment
Dick Tracy

DOS19903.3/5 Titus Interactive
Gremlins 2: The New Batch

DOS19903.4/5 Elite Systems
Mega Man

DOS19903.8/5 Capcom
Mystical

DOS1990protected3.5/5 Infogrames
Sirwood

DOS19903.3/5 Opera Soft
Thexder 2: Firehawk

DOS19903.9/5 Game Arts
Duke Nukem

DOS19914.3/5 Apogee Software
The Godfather

DOS19913.3/5 Creative Materials
Alcatraz

DOS19923.5/5 221B Software Development
Electroman

DOS1992freeware3/5 xLand Games
Mega Man 3

DOS19924.1/5 Hi-Tech Expressions
Super Star Wars

DOS19924.2/5 LucasArts
Alien Breed

DOS1993protected3.6/5 Team 17