The best abandonware shooter games
Shooter video games are all about shooting targets and avoiding being shot down. The kind of game is often defined by the player perspective (FPS stands for First Person Shooter, TPS stands for Third Person Shooter), or by gameplay: shoot'em up, run and gun, shooting gallery.
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The Chaos Engine
DOS1994protected run and gun
River Raid remake
DOS1995freewareremake shoot 'em up
Nova 9: The Return of Gir Draxon
DOS1991 first-person shooter, tank simulation
Operation Wolf
DOS1989 rail shooter, shooting gallery
Super Stardust
DOS1996 shoot 'em up
Doom 2: Hell on Earth
DOSWindows XP/98/951994protected first-person shooter
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.
Jackal
DOS1989 run and gun
LineWars
DOS1990 shoot 'em up, space simulation
Virtua Cop 2
Windows XP/98/951997 rail shooter
Virtua Cop 2 is an abandoned light gun first-person rail shooter game designed by Yu Suzuki, developed and released by Sega in 1997 for Windows, and also published for Saturn, Dreamcast and PlayStation 2. Virtua Cop 2 is the second title in the Virtua Cop series that became much popular in the arcades at the time.
Battlezone
DOS1983 first-person shooter
Quake
DOSWindows XP/98/951996protecteddemo first-person shooter
Quake is a first-person shooter (FPS) video game developed by id Software and released in 1996. It is the successor to id Software's immensely popular "Doom" series and is known for its groundbreaking 3D graphics, fast-paced gameplay, and multiplayer capabilities. The game was created by a team led by John Carmack and John Romero, two of the co-fou...
Heretic
DOS1994protecteddemo first-person shooter
Halloween Harry
DOS1993freeware run and gun, platform
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.
Doom
DOS1993protecteddemo first-person shooter
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...
Mega Man X3
Windows XP/98/951998 run and gun, platform
Alien Breed: Tower Assault
DOS1994protected run and gun
Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf
DOS1994 shoot 'em up
Alien Syndrome
DOS1989 run and gun
Defender
DOS1983 shoot 'em up
Airborne Ranger
DOS1988 shoot 'em up
Star Wars: Dark Forces
DOS1995protected first-person shooter
Rotox
DOS1991 shoot 'em up
Blood
DOS1997protected first-person shooter
Super 3-D Noah's Ark
DOS1995protected first-person shooter
Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II
Windows XP/98/951997protected first-person shooter
Taito's Super Space Invaders
DOS1991 shoot 'em up
Super Space Invaders is a video game developed and published by Taito Corporation, released in 1991. It's a sequel to the classic arcade game Space Invaders, which was originally released in 1978 and is one of the most iconic video games of all time.In Super Space Invaders, the core gameplay mechanics remain similar to the original Space Invaders, ...
Unreal Gold
Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS2000 first-person shooter
Unreal Gold is a first-person shooter (FPS) video game developed by Epic MegaGames and published by GT Interactive. It was originally released in 1998 for Windows. Unreal Gold is an enhanced edition of the original Unreal game, and it includes the base game along with its expansion pack.The game is set on a distant planet called Na Pali, and player...
Witchaven
DOSWindows XP/98/951995protected first-person shooter
Witchaven is an abandoned fantasy first-person shooter (or "slasher", since you'll wield melee weapons) developed by Capstone and released by IntraCorp in 1995 for DOS and Windows. Witchaven includes RPG elements such as experience and leveling your character but it's primarily an action game with swords and spells.
Hexen: Beyond Heretic
DOS1995protected first-person shooter
Descent
DOS1995protecteddemo first-person shooter
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.