Gallery shooter

Game genre concept

A type of shooter where player control is limited to a reticle across a screen or a light gun where any movement is out of player's control. Generally mimics shooting gallery games found in carnivals.

30
games
5
platforms

Alternate names: Shooting gallery
Name variations: light gun shooter

See also: rail shooter (a very similar genre)

Parent group

Shooter

Games by year

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The first Gallery shooter video game was released in 1977.

Micro User, Microvations and Your Computer published most of these games.

Platforms

BBC 22
Arcade 3
TRS-80 3
Amiga 1
Wii 1