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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

Robotech: Battlecry (PlayStation 2)
Robotech: Battlecry
PS2 2002-09-24
Star Raiders (Windows)
Star Raiders
WIN 2011-05-11
Aliens versus Predator 2 (Windows)
Aliens versus Predator 2
WIN 2001-10-22
Gun Metal (Xbox)
Gun Metal
XBOX 2002-06-30
X-COM: UFO Defense (Amiga AGA)
X-COM: UFO Defense
AGA 1994
Homeworld (Windows)
Homeworld
WIN 1999-09-01
SOL: Exodus (Windows)
SOL: Exodus
WIN 2012-01-25
Singularity (Xbox 360)
Singularity
X360 2010-06-29
Stellar Impact (Windows)
Stellar Impact
WIN 2011
Starscape (Windows)
Starscape
WIN 2003-03-27
Red Faction: Guerrilla (Windows)
Red Faction: Guerrilla
WIN 2009-09-11
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil (Nintendo 64)
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
N64 1998-12-01
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.

Electronic Arts, Ubisoft and Positech Games 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
C64 1
Amstrad CPC 1
Arcade 1
Mega Drive 1
ZX Spectrum 1
Android 1
iOS 1
Internet Only 1
Xbox One 1
Amiga AGA 1
Mac OS Classic 1
N64 1
Pandora 1
Atari ST 1
Amiga CD32 1

Most common companies

Electronic Arts7
Ubisoft7
Positech Games7
Rainbow Arts5
Activision5
MinMax Games4
Origin8 Technologies4
Microprose4
THQ4
Valve4
Rarebyte3
TDK Mediactive3
Nightdive Studios3
EA Partners3
Devolver Digital3