Abandonware DOS title

First-person shooters (FPS)

First-person shooters (FPS for short) are shoot'em all action video games in which the player shoots its way from level to level through a first-person perspective. The most popular FPS series are Doom, Half-life, and Quake.

Most popular first-person shooter games

Unreal Gold
shooterWindows XP/98/95, Linux, Mac OS
Doom
shooterDOS
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Alien Cabal

DOS1997freeware QASoft
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Alien Trilogy

DOS1996 Probe Entertainment
Alien Trilogy is a first-person shooter video game released in 1996 for various platforms, including the PlayStation, Sega Saturn, and MS-DOS. Developed by Probe Entertainment and published by Acclaim Entertainment, the game is based on the first three films in the Alien franchise. The game's narrative loosely follows the storyline of these mo...
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Aquanox

Windows XP/98/952001protected Massive Development
arctic-fox-05

Arctic Fox

DOS1987 Dynamix
battlezone-3

Battlezone

DOS1983 Atari
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Blake Stone 1: Aliens of Gold

DOS1993protected JAM Productions
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Blake Stone 2: Planet Strike

DOS1994protected JAM Productions
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Blood

DOS1997protected Monolith Productions
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Bram Stoker's Dracula

DOS1993 Psygnosis
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Catacomb Abyss

DOS1992protected Softdisk Publishing
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Catacomb Armageddon

DOS1993protected Softdisk Publishing
chasmrift-2

Chasm: The Rift

DOS1997 Action Forms
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Colosso Revenge

DOS1997freeware Campana Productions
colosso-secret-02

Colosso Secret

DOS1997freeware Campana Productions
corridor-7-03

Corridor 7: Alien Invasion

DOS1994protected Capstone
cyclones-05

CyClones

DOS1994protected Raven Software
dark-horizon-06

Dark Horizons Lore: Invasion

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux2004freeware
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Day of the Viper

DOS1990 Accolade
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Descent

DOS1995protecteddemo Parallax Software
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.
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Deus Ex

DOSMac OS2000protecteddemo Ion Storm
Deus Ex is a critically acclaimed action role-playing video game developed by Ion Storm and published by Eidos Interactive. It was released in 2000 and was designed by Warren Spector, combining elements of first-person shooters, stealth games, and role-playing games. The game is set in a dystopian future where society is fraught with conspiracy the...
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Doom

DOS1993protecteddemo id software
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...
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Doom 2: Hell on Earth

DOSWindows XP/98/951994protected id software
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.
dukenukem3d-4

Duke Nukem 3D

DOS1996protecteddemo 3d Realms
Duke Nukem 3D is a classic first-person shooter that was developed by 3D Realms (formerly known as Apogee Software) and published by GT Interactive. It was released in 1996 for MS-DOS and later for various other platforms, including Windows, Mac OS, and gaming consoles.
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Duke Nukem 3D: Reloaded

Windows 10/112011canceled
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Escape from Dr. Colosso

DOS1997freeware Campana Productions
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Extreme Assault

DOS1997 Blue Byte Software
heretic-1

Heretic

DOS1994protecteddemo Raven Software
hexen-5

Hexen: Beyond Heretic

DOS1995protected Raven Software
hoverforce-4

Hoverforce

DOS1990 Astral Software
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In Extremis

DOS1993 Blue sphere