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 |
Windows (2007) The freeware game Return to Sector 9 is the sequel to Ambush in Sector 9 and offers 9 different game... |
DOS (1989), Atari ST (1988), Amiga (1988) and Commodore 64 (1988) A side scrolling shooter, the object is to defend your colonies from various waves of attacking aliens. Revenge of Defender... |
Atari 2600 (1983) You must build three walls above the tomato plants at the bottom. You must also dodge tomato bombs shot by... |
Amiga (1992), Atari ST (1992), Commodore 64 (1984) and DOS (1994) This typically zany Jeff Minter title sets you as a mutated camel, with an optional support one mimicking your moves... |
SEGA CD (1994) Revengers of Vengeance is a combination of RPG, vertical shooter, and fighting game with a fantasy/anime style. There are ten... |
Windows (2002) A futuristic first person shooter where a mega corporation (known as 'The Corporation') seems to have taken over every facet... |
DOS (1995), PlayStation (1996), SNES (1995), Genesis (1995) and SEGA Saturn (1995) Revolution X is about the ol' Rock & Roll.There is an evil nation putting the youth down and banning our... |
Amstrad CPC (1989) and ZX Spectrum (1988) Rex the dinosaur is fed up of the environmental damage being done by a nearby nuclear plant. As a result,... |
DOS (1996) In the 35th century, mankind developed almost god-like technology to create Cyborg slaves - machines so shrewd they were almost... |
DOS (1996) In the 35th century, man has created some incredibly advanced cyborg to use as slaves, but eventually they rebelled and... |
PlayStation 2 (2001), Dreamcast (2001) and Xbox 360 (2008) Rez is a fast-action shooter that takes you deep into the world’s computer network. The “Project K” Network has recently... |
Windows (2000) Ricochet is a futuristic multiplayer game where you're playing in team match or one-vs-one in battle arenas. Players are jumping... |
Atari 2600 (1982) As the Pharoh's Son, it is up to the player to lift the curse of Anubis, God of the Dead,... |
Windows (2005) and Macintosh (2006) Death, Halloween and Rock-n-Roll must protect The Other World from the armies attacking it in this turret shooter game. Inside... |
Windows (2006) and Macintosh (2006) The frighteningly good heroes of R.I.P. return as more of those disgusting humans try to breach into The Other World.... |
Windows (2007) This compilation includes all the R.I.P. games:
R.I.P.
R.I.P.: Strike Back
R.I.P.: The Last Hero |
DOS (1994), Windows (2009), Linux (2003), iPad (2010) and iPhone (2010) A madman with power to kill millions has been discovered, and HUNT (High-risk United Nations Taskforce) has been dispatched to... |
DOS (1994) Rise of the Triad: The HUNT Begins is the shareware version of Apogee's Rise of the Triad. Unlike many other... |
DOS (1995) This deluxe edition includes the ten single-player and eight multi-player levels of the original shareware version of Rise of the... |
PlayStation 2 (2004) Kit Yun (character model after Jet Li), soon finds himself in non-stop action, due to following a dying man's wish.... |
Windows (2007) Rising Eagle is a multiplayer tactical shooter which takes place in the year 2040's conflicts around the world, with the... |
Commodore 64 (1987) R.I.S.K. (Rapid Intercept Seek and Kill) is set on the planet Christon 3 where scientists work on developing new weaponry.... |
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Atari 2600 (1988) You're the pilot of an F-14 assault jet, assigned to the dangerous mission of taking out an enemy bridge at... |
Commodore 64 (1984), Atari 8-bit (1983) and VIC-20 (1982) River Raid with side-scrolling? Exactly, that's what River Rescue like. A team of important scientists have become trapped in a... |
