Shooter
Description
Shooters are action games in which the player character shoots enemies.
The shooting is usually performed with firearms in these games; however, any weapon that dispatches projectiles qualifies, which makes many games (e.g.
Heretic) that rely on medieval ranged weaponry or even magical projectiles shooters as well.
There are many shooter sub-genres, including
fixed-screen shooters,
scrolling shooters,
rail shooters, and others.
Since the emergence of 3D graphics, 3D shooters, popularized by
Wolfenstein 3D and
Doom, have become the leading representatives of the genre. This sub-genre is sometimes referred to as
first-person shooter, though this definition is not very precise, since the genre's distinguishing feature are 3D environments, not the perspective; some 3D shooters allow players to switch between perspectives, while others enforce a third-person view.
3D shooters may incorporate elements of other genres, most commonly role-playing (e.g.
System Shock games and
Deus Ex).
 Game Title |
Commodore 64 (1988) An enemy has entered your region of space in a mothership, and unleashed foes aimed at destroying you. As the... |
Windows (2002) The I of the Dragon is a 3D Diablo-style Action RPG with a twist...instead of a measly wizard or warrior,... |
Xbox 360 (2009) and Windows (2010) Ion Assault is a twinstick shooter with a space ship, set in enclosed arenas in space similar to Geometry Wars.... |
Game Boy Advance (2001) In this Afterburner-inspired Gameboy Advance launch title, a player pilots the SHN fighter through seven pseudo-3D levels. Returning to Earth... |
Game Boy Advance (2003) This sequel to Iridion 3D is different in gameplay, but twice as much action. Piloting in Kiloblaster Style mechanics from... |
Amiga (1987) Iridon is a traditional, vertically scrolling shooter. The player's mission is simple: destroying 50 huge space ships by flying over... |
3DO (1995) Tetsujin returns in this sequel to Iron Angel of the Apocalypse. The story picks up shortly after the events of... |
Windows (2012) Iron Front: Liberation 1944 could be described as "ArmA II in World War II". The reason is that the game... |
Windows (2008) The imperialist Confederation has set its eyes on conquering the band of city-states that make up Atelia. You must fight... |
PlayStation 3 (2008) and Xbox 360 (2008) Mostly based on the 2008 movie Iron Man, this videogame of the one-man-army hero has been released for seven different... |
Nintendo DS (2008) Mostly based on the 2008 movie Iron Man, this videogame of the one-man-army hero has been released for seven different... |
PlayStation 2 (2008), PSP (2008), Windows (2008) and Wii (2008) Mostly based on the 2008 movie Iron Man, this videogame of the one-man-army hero has been released for seven different... |
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iPhone (2009), Android (2009), Zeebo (2010), Symbian (2010) and bada (2011) Iron Sight is a 3D turn based action/strategy game, based in a post-apocalyptic world. The player has the option of... |
Windows (2002) The year is 1964, and World War I still continues. The Russian Baron von Ugenberg (based on the real-world Baron... |
DOS (1989), Amstrad CPC (1989), Atari ST (1989) and Amiga (1989) Transport on Quad bikes is the only available form of transportation in a post nuclear disaster world, and it is... |
Linux (2009), Macintosh (2009) and Windows (2009) Irukandji is a vertically scrolling bullet shooter set in an abstract underwater trench. The player controls a ship battling waves... |
Windows (1999) Isin-Densin Zero is a freeware vertical shooter from Japan where the player controls a small spaceship equipped with a claw... |
DOS (1998) and Palm OS (2004) Classic style plane shooter. Move up a vertical scrolling environment and shoot anything that moves. |
Amstrad CPC (1987), Commodore 64 (1987) and ZX Spectrum (1987) You are leading a mission to destroy Dr. Destructo's array of ships, and ultimately his island hideout, over 21 levels.... |
DOS (1995) A "2.5D" DOOM-era shooter with FMV sequences, set on Lorgina Island. Your girlfriend "Sweet Cheeks" has been kidnapped, and you... |
DOS (1991) When the pirates of mad Emperor Louis the 30th capture your best friend Jean you must venture through to the... |
Atari ST (1996) Island Strike: The Ultimate Conflict is a shoot'em-up game in which you control a helicopter. You have to rescue lost... |
Windows (2004), Macintosh (2009), Android (2012), iPad (2012) and iPhone (2012) Two islands wage war against each other in the South Pacific seas. Their gripe? Each other's palm trees.
Island Wars... |
DOS (1993) Isle of the Dead is a mixture between a first-person shooter and a traditional point-and-click adventure game. While walking through... |
