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Bows

Tools entity

675
games
73
platforms
Risen (Xbox 360)
Risen
X360 2009-10-02
Bowshooter (Android)
Bowshooter
ANDR 2010
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GameCube)
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
GC 2002-12
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: The Shivering Isles (Windows)
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: The Shivering Isles
WIN 2007
Eye of the Beholder III: Assault on Myth Drannor (MS-DOS)
Eye of the Beholder III: Assault on Myth Drannor
DOS 1993
Thief (Windows)
Thief
WIN 2014-02-25
Divinity: Original Sin (Windows)
Divinity: Original Sin
WIN 2014-06-30
Arx Fatalis (Windows)
Arx Fatalis
WIN 2002-06-28
Stonekeep (MS-DOS)
Stonekeep
DOS 1995-11-08
Barbarian (Commodore 64)
Barbarian
C64 1988
The Broken Hourglass (Linux)
The Broken Hourglass
LIN TBA
Heirs to Skull Crag (Macintosh OS Classic)
Heirs to Skull Crag
MAC 1993-05
Related: (weapons)
* Crossbows

Related:
* Projectile physics
* Projectile recovery
* Archery (as the sport)

Related: (pre-modern projectile weapons)
* Thrown weapons
* Slings

The bow and arrow is at least stone age invention and is probably older (but archeology has not yet found older examples). It was last used in battle with success in World War II.

Popular tags

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Parent groups

Archaic weapons, Ranged weapons

Games by year

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The first Bows video game was released in 1977.

Nintendo, Blizzard and Bethesda Softworks published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 182
Linux 142
Mac OS X 32
MS-DOS 29
PS3 21
X360 20
NES 13
C64 12
Apple II E 12
Amiga 11
PS4 10
Mac OS Classic 10
Android 9
Xbox 9
PS2 8
Internet Only 8
PS 7
NEC PC9801 7
BeOS 6
Xbox One 6
Wii 5
PSP 5
Pandora 5
GBA 5
SNES 5
Atari ST 5
Tandy Coco 5
Amstrad CPC 4
Mega Drive 4
Switch 4

Most common companies

Nintendo17
Blizzard13
Bethesda Softworks13
Square Enix12
Ubisoft12
Origin12
Electronic Arts12
Pony Canyon11
SSI11
Beamdog7
Epic Games7
Studio Wildcard7
Frozenbyte7
Microsoft7
JoWood Productions7