Freeware

Freeware video and computer games where the player controls a single character, usually a person, exploring an environment, usually three dimensional, and shooting enemies as they appear. The enemies may shoot back or simply rush to close and destroy the character in melee. Often different weapons can be found or earned. Often it takes several hits to destroy a character or the more powerful enemies.

"First person shooter" games, started by Castle Wolfenstein 3D, simulate the player seeing through the character's eyes. "Third person shooter" games present a side or top view of the character and environment.

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Baroq - Arcade shooter for Windows with multiple power-ups that combine for more effective weapons.
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Dave Gnukem - Side scrolling shooter for Windows or Linux. (Open Source, GPL)
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Electric Project Files - Windows shooter in which the goal is to hit the moving targets with your mouse. [Open Source]
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FireCrow - A shoot 'em up game for Windows. Includes information and downloads.
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007 Quake II - A Quake II-engine based 007 first person shooter for Windows.
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XBox for the PC - Information, screenshots, and download.
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Space Plumber - First-person 3d game for Linux, not much different to Doom and Quake.
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A Tribute To Cactaur - 2D shoot-them-up for Windows with a cactus that sprays tons of thorns.
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Corridors of Power - Describes first person shooter for Windows with textures, light maps, models, sound, and level editor.
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Open Quartz - Describes 3D shooter based on the Quake engine, with source, maps, textures, and utlilities. (Open Source, GPL)
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My Blitz Basic Programs - Source code available for Ms Blitzman, Scrabble, and Blitzum. Also has downloads for Deblitzer, Blitzatron, and MMMarbles.
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Mortar Mayhem - A shooter for up to eight players for DOS or Windows.
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HalfLight - Scrolling spaceship shooter for Windows. Game description and backstory, with links to reviews.
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World War II Aces - 2D aircraft shooter for Windows. Includes screen shots.
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X-Bomber - 2D 32-bit scrolling shooter for Windows, based on Japanese Science Fiction TV series "Star Fleet." News, screen shots, game background, and discussion forums.
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Meteor - Military shooter for DOS in which you control the main character in real-time.
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Smashteroid - Clone of the Intellivision game Astrosmash for DOS or Windows in which you shoot aliens from the bottom of the screen. [Open Source]
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EclipseGL - 3D game in which 31 countries decide to reverse the information age by removing technology from all but a few vital sectors.
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Wulfram II - Online 3D shooter and strategy game allowing up to 64 players per server.
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The Melody of Heaven Shooter Games - Includes two arcade-style clones: Cosmocrafter and Sea Sug Invasion.
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Gaming's Evolution Team - Download free games and minigames.
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Protosphere - Includes news, screen shots, and downloads. Based on Quake II Engine source code.
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