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The best shoot 'em up games

Shoot 'em ups were extremely popular in the '80s and '90s. In a classic shoot 'em up, the player controls a vehicle, a spaceship or an aircraft with the only goal of destroying the largest number of enemies as possible while dodging bullets and staying alive. Through the years, shoot 'em ups evolved to include features like end level bosses, multiple weapons and power-ups. Some of the most popular DOS shoot 'em ups were: Raptor, Tyrian 2000, Xenon 2.

Most popular shoot 'em up games

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Shoot 'em up games

  • wings-of-fury-02
    DOS19894.5/5 Broderbund
  • darius-gaiden-05
    Windows XP/98/9519984.4/5 Taito
  • desert-strike-04
    DOS19944.3/5 Electronic Arts
  • flying-tigers-1-03
    DOS19944.3/5
  • jungle-strike-01
    DOS19954.3/5 Electronic Arts
  • airborne-ranger-04
    DOS19884.2/5 MicroProse Software
  • super-stardust-02
    DOS19964.2/5 Housemarque
  • starcontrol2-11
    DOS1992protected4.2/5 Toys for Bob
  • rotox-06
    DOS19914.2/5 Creative Materials
  • seek-and-destroy-06
    DOS19964.2/5 Safari Software

    Seek and Destroy was a shoot'em up published by the well known Epic Megagames in 1996 that tried to change the usual shoot'em up gameplay for the better. Instead of wave after wave of enemies to shoot down, you are given short missions to accomplish with your helicopter or your tank (yes, you can choose). At first, missions could seem a bit repetit...

  • defender-4
    DOS19834.2/5 Williams Entertainment
  • total-carnage-07
    DOS19944.2/5 Midway Manufacturing Company
  • xenon2-4
    DOS19904.2/5 Bitmap Brothers

    Xenon 2: Megablast is a classic shoot'em up developed by Bitmap Brothers and released by Image Works in 1990 for DOS and for a plethora of other systems. Xenon was good, Xenon 2 was far better. Compared to today standards Xenon 2 is perhaps a mediocre shoot 'em up, but at the time every shooter fan loved it. Plus, it was developed by Bitmap Brother...

  • raiden-05
    DOS19944.2/5 Seibu Kaihatsu Inc.
  • superspaceinvaders-1
    DOS19914.1/5 Taito
  • tyrian2000-02
    DOS1999freeware4.1/5 Eclipse Software

    Tyrian 2000 is an old DOS science fiction classic shoot'em up, developed by Eclipse Software and designed by Alexander Brandon, Jason Emery, Daniel Cook. Tyrian 2000 is one of the most popular shoot'em ups ever published for DOS and it's still remembered by retro gaming fans to this day.

  • space-federation-07
    DOS19944.1/5 Interplay Productions
  • ackack-attack-03
    DOS1995remake4.1/5 PLBM Games
  • r-type-2
    DOS19894.1/5 Irem Software Engineering
  • solar-winds-1-2
    DOS19934.1/5 Stone Interactive Media
  • raptor-1
    DOSWindows XP/98/951994protected4.1/5 Mountain King Studios
  • spacewar-1
    DOS19854.1/5
  • sopwith-2
    DOS1984freeware4.1/5 BMB Compuscience
  • xatax-1
    DOS19944/5 Pixel Painters Corporation
  • jamesbondlicence-3
    DOS19894/5 Quixel
  • star-wars-2-04
    DOS19894/5
  • stargunner-03
    DOS19964/5 GT Interactive Software
  • space-invaders-clone-1
    DOS1995remake4/5
  • stargoose-1
    DOS19884/5 Logotron

    Star Goose is a classic video game developed by Logotron and released in 1988 for various home computer systems of that era, including the Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and Amstrad CPC. It is a top-down, vertically scrolling shooter that combines elements of shoot 'em up gameplay with exploration and power-up mechanics.

  • dawn-raiders-02
    DOS19904/5 Softstar Entertainment