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).

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Operation Wolf DOS (1989), NES (1989), Commodore 64 (1988), Amiga (1988), Atari ST (1988), ZX Spectrum (1988), TurboGrafx-16 (1990), Amstrad CPC (1988), MSX (1988), SEGA Master System (1990), Wii (2008) and FM Towns (1990) You have been recruited for Operation Wolf, a desperate attempt to rescue prisoners from the enemy. Through a series of...
Operation Wolfsburg Windows (2010) Operation Wolfsburg is a low-budget, commercial World War II first-person shooter about the soldier Mike Baker. He is sent down...
Operation WOW iPad (2011) and iPhone (2011) Operation WOW can be considered a tribute to the classic arcade shooter Operation Wolf. The player must shoot enemies from...
The Operative: No One Lives Forever (Game of the Year Edition) Windows (2001) and Macintosh (2002) In this Game of the Year edition, there are plenty of new extras as well as the original classic: All...
The Operative: No One Lives Forever Windows (2000), PlayStation 2 (2002) and Macintosh (2002) Some time in the 1960's, a former thief Cate Archer is the only female agent in the service of U.N.I.T.Y.,...
The Orange Box Windows (2007), Xbox 360 (2007) and PlayStation 3 (2007) The Orange Box is a compilation of the following games: Half-Life 2 Half-Life 2: Episode One Half-Life 2: Episode Two...
Orbit 2000 Amiga (1991) and Atari ST (1991) Orbit 2000 is a clone of the classic arcade game Galaga and was released as a budget game on the...
Orbsters Windows (1997) Orbsters is a singleplayer shareware arcade style game which is similar to the classic game Galaxian. Gameplay is very much...
Orcs Must Die! 2 Windows (2012) After the young war mage has killed thousands of Orcs in Orcs Must Die! the invasion faded and he is...
Ordyne TurboGrafx-16 (1989) and Wii (2007) Ordyne is a horizontal side-scrolling shoot 'em up (also considered a "cute 'em up" due to its lighter tone) that...
Oretachi Game Center Zoku: Sonic Wings PlayStation 2 (2005) This is a release of Aero Fighters for PlayStation 2. The package includes the original coin-op version of the game...
Oretachi Game Center Zoku: Terra Cresta PlayStation 2 (2005) This is a special release of Konami's Terra Cresta for the PlayStation 2 system. This package contains the original arcade...
Oretachi Game Center Zoku: Time Pilot PlayStation 2 (2005) This is a special release of Konami's Time Pilot for the PlayStation 2 system. This package contains an emulated version...
Organ Trail Browser (2011) Organ Trail is a take on the classic game The Oregon Trail, replacing the travels of the American pioneers with...
Organ Trail: Director's Cut Linux (2013), Macintosh (2013) and Windows (2013) Organ Trail: Director's Cut is an enhanced version of the browser game Organ Trail. It maintains most of the content...
Organ Trail: Director's Cut Android (2012), iPad (2012) and iPhone (2012) Organ Trail: Director's Cut is an enhanced version of the browser game Organ Trail. It maintains most of the content...
Orguss SG-1000 (1984) Orguss is a horizontally-scrolling shoot-em-up based on the anime series of the same name. The inhabitants of Terram has constructed...
The Orion Project DOS (1994) The Orion Project is a single player space shooter released as shareware.In this game the player controls a space ship...
Osterballerei Windows (2005) This game is a first person shooting gallery game. With the mouse you control your crosshair and all you have...
Otomedius Excellent (Special Edition) Xbox 360 (2011) This limited edition includes: Otomedius Excellent Soundtrack disc 68-page art book 2-sided pillowcase
Otto Matic iPhone (2009), Macintosh (2001), Windows (2005) and iPad (2011) In 1957, evil Brain Aliens from Planet X sent a fleet of flying saucers to Earth to abduct humans to...
Outbreak Windows (2001) The game plays in the galaxy Galarion, where the races Tekkos, Kzeos, Insoid and Protorion live. Normally, they live in...
Outcast Windows (1999) The Messiah has a name. It is Cutter Slade. The Messiah has a job. It is US navy. The Messiah...
Outcast (Limited Edition) Windows (1999) This Limited Edition includes: Outcast Freeze dried Outcast-T-Shirt Making-Of-Video Screensaver Desktop Theme Playable demo of Silver
Outer Ridge DOS (1995) Outer Ridge combines Asteroids with 3D space viewed from the cockpit, similar to Wing Commander. On each level, there is...