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Guided weapons

Tools theme

Includes weapons that can have their projectiles guided by the player or are self-guided (automatic target seeking).

170
games
27
platforms

Name variations: homing weapons, homing missiles, seeking weapons, seeker weapons, seeker missiles

Starsector (Windows)
Starsector
WIN 2013
Robotech: Battlecry (GameCube)
Robotech: Battlecry
GC 2002-10-10
Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon (Windows)
Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon
WIN 2011-12-14
Homeworld (Windows)
Homeworld
WIN 1999-09-01
Space Run (Windows)
Space Run
WIN 2014-06-13
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil (Nintendo 64)
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
N64 1998-12-01
Hell Fighter (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Hell Fighter
NES 1992
darkSector (Windows)
darkSector
WIN 2009-03-23
Bulletstorm (Xbox 360)
Bulletstorm
X360 2011-02-25
PO'ed (PlayStation)
PO'ed
PS1 1996-08-23
Titanfall (Windows)
Titanfall
WIN 2014-03-11
Swarm (Windows)
Swarm
WIN 1998
Related:
* Rockets - often the guided weapons are in form of rockets

Variations:
* Self-guided / auto-target seeking
* Target lock
* Designator
* Pathed / waypointed
* Pilot

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Child groups

Homing Missiles, Guided weapons: Piloted, Guided weapons: Self-guided, Guided weapons: Target lock, Guided weapons: Pointer, Guided bullets

Games by year

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The first Guided weapons video game was released in 1989.

Ubisoft, Positech Games and Electronic Arts published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 79
Linux 20
Mac OS X 14
X360 9
PS3 8
MS-DOS 6
Xbox 5
PS2 5
Amiga 3
GameCube 2
NES 2
PS 2
Internet Only 1
Xbox One 1
Amiga AGA 1
Mac OS Classic 1
N64 1
Pandora 1
Atari ST 1
Amiga CD32 1
C64 1
Amstrad CPC 1
Arcade 1
Mega Drive 1
ZX Spectrum 1
Android 1
iOS 1

Most common companies

Ubisoft7
Positech Games7
Electronic Arts7
Rainbow Arts5
Activision5
THQ4
Valve4
MinMax Games4
Origin8 Technologies4
Microprose4
Nightdive Studios3
EA Partners3
Devolver Digital3
Sierra3
D3 Publisher3