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First-person shooters (FPS)

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.

Most popular first-person shooter games

Doom
shooterDOS
Quake
shooterDOS, Windows XP/98/95
Nitemare 3D
shooterDOS, Windows 3.x
aliencabal-4

Alien Cabal

DOS1997freeware3.9/5 QASoft
alien-trilogy-03

Alien Trilogy

DOS19964.1/5 Probe Entertainment
Alien Trilogy is a first-person shooter video game released in 1996 for various platforms, including the PlayStation, Sega Saturn, and MS-DOS. Developed by Probe Entertainment and published by Acclaim Entertainment, the game is based on the first three films in the Alien franchise. The game's narrative loosely follows the storyline of these mo...
aquanox1-05

Aquanox

Windows XP/98/952001protected3.1/5 Massive Development
arctic-fox-05

Arctic Fox

DOS19873.9/5 Dynamix
battlezone-3

Battlezone

DOS19834.2/5 Atari
blake-stone-aliens-of-gold-06

Blake Stone 1: Aliens of Gold

DOS1993protected4.1/5 JAM Productions
blake-stone-planet-strike-05

Blake Stone 2: Planet Strike

DOS1994protected4/5 JAM Productions
blood-3

Blood

DOS1997protected4.2/5 Monolith Productions
bram-stoker-dracula-02

Bram Stoker's Dracula

DOS19934/5 Psygnosis
catacombabyss-1

Catacomb Abyss

DOS1992protected3.6/5 Softdisk Publishing
catacomb-armageddon-03

Catacomb Armageddon

DOS1993protected3.3/5 Softdisk Publishing
chasmrift-2

Chasm: The Rift

DOS19973.9/5 Action Forms
colosso-revenge-01

Colosso Revenge

DOS1997freeware3.6/5 Campana Productions
colosso-secret-02

Colosso Secret

DOS1997freeware3.5/5 Campana Productions
corridor-7-03

Corridor 7: Alien Invasion

DOS1994protected4/5 Capstone
cyclones-05

CyClones

DOS1994protected3.9/5 Raven Software
dark-horizon-06

Dark Horizons Lore: Invasion

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux2004freeware4.1/5
dayoftheviper-2

Day of the Viper

DOS19903.7/5 Accolade
descent-1

Descent

DOS1995protecteddemo4.2/5 Parallax Software
Descent is a first person shooter with a unique six degree of freedom gameplay developed by Parallax Software and released by Interplay Productions in 1995.. You control a spaceship and must pilot it in a mine, through a series of 3d levels. The goal of the game is to find a series of keys, shoot down enemy ships and find your way to the next level.
deus-ex-07

Deus Ex

DOSMac OS2000protecteddemo4/5 Ion Storm
Deus Ex is a critically acclaimed action role-playing video game developed by Ion Storm and published by Eidos Interactive. It was released in 2000 and was designed by Warren Spector, combining elements of first-person shooters, stealth games, and role-playing games. The game is set in a dystopian future where society is fraught with conspiracy the...
doom-3

Doom

DOS1993protecteddemo4.2/5 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 Mars, the game follows the player-controlled character, known as the "Doom Marine", as they battle through a research fa...
doom2-5

Doom 2: Hell on Earth

DOSWindows XP/98/951994protected4.3/5 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 player must find his way in 32 levels, shooting down monsters and picking up keys in order to unlock new areas.
dukenukem3d-4

Duke Nukem 3D

DOS1996protecteddemo4.2/5 3d Realms
Duke Nukem 3D is a classic first-person shooter that was developed by 3D Realms (formerly known as Apogee Software) and published by GT Interactive. It was released in 1996 for MS-DOS and later for various other platforms, including Windows, Mac OS, and gaming consoles.
duke3d-reloaded-01

Duke Nukem 3D: Reloaded

Windows2011canceled4.2/5
escape-colosso-03

Escape from Dr. Colosso

DOS1997freeware3.4/5 Campana Productions
extreme-assault-01

Extreme Assault

DOS19974.3/5 Blue Byte Software
heretic-1

Heretic

DOS1994protecteddemo4.2/5 Raven Software
hexen-5

Hexen: Beyond Heretic

DOS1995protected4.2/5 Raven Software
hoverforce-4

Hoverforce

DOS19903.3/5 Astral Software
inextremis-1

In Extremis

DOS19933.5/5 Blue sphere