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2004PC91 % positivefree

A free 2D Flash sidescroller that brings Half-Life 2 into a side view: as Gordon Freeman you fight through levels with familiar weapons, enemies and locations, mixed with light puzzles.

Sci-fi setting
Jumping and platforming
Shooting and gunplay
Action-packed real-time combat

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Alien Rampage

92 %Match

1996PC6.59 €

A classic 90s 2D run-and-gun shooter where you play an angry alien blasting through hordes of creatures to escape a hostile planet. Large animated sprites and parallax backgrounds deliver straightforward arcade action.

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Alien Carnage

Jumping and platforming

A classic DOS side-scrolling platform shooter where a jetpack-equipped hero blasts hordes of aliens and zombies through run-and-gun levels while rescuing hostages. The tone is campy and tongue-in-cheek.

CortexGear:AngryDroids

Action-packed real-time combat

A sci-fi run-and-gun shooter in a 3D sidescroller style where you use mouse and keyboard together to fight hostile droids. It adds an emotional story, but the focus is on fast action.

VectorMan 2

Jumping and platforming

A fast run-and-gun platformer where the orb-bodied VectorMan blasts and transforms his way through an abandoned research facility. Its pre-rendered 3D orb-model look was distinctive for the era.

Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project

Shooting and gunplay

A 2.5D action shooter where Duke blasts and wisecracks his way through a mutant-infested New York. Platforming sections and heavy gunplay come with crude, over-the-top 90s-style humor.

Stride

Action-packed real-time combat

A VR parkour action game where you sprint and leap across dizzying rooftops while fighting enemies. The thrill of fluid, high-altitude movement is the core appeal.

Duke Nukem II

Jumping and platforming

A classic DOS platform shooter where Duke blasts his way through aliens and robots as a cocky action hero. Fast levels, hidden secrets and plenty of over-the-top attitude define the game.

Abuse

Sci-fi setting

A 1996 side-scrolling shooter where you move with the keyboard and aim freely with the mouse. You battle swarms of mutants and solve simple switch puzzles across dark sci-fi levels.

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

Jumping and platforming

A film tie-in action game where you play as different characters, including a raptor and a T-Rex, fighting and evading dinosaurs through jungle levels with a mix of shooting and platforming.

Duke Nukem

Jumping and platforming

The first Duke Nukem is a classic side-scrolling platformer with shooting, where Duke takes on Dr. Proton's robot army. A short retro arcade outing that introduces the wisecracking action hero.

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