Multi-directional shooter
Game genre theme
A shooter sub-genre defined by open two dimensional environment with freedom of orientation and movement.
178
games
42platforms
DOS 1996
ARCD 1983
PCW 1990
C64 1985
ARCD 1984
SPC 1987
SNES 1994
SPC 1989
ST 1986
COL 1983
5200 1984-07-30
A800 1989
Usually characterized with rather open environments but not quite on the level of open world.
Generally does not include side-scrollers, though as cave flyers testify, this is not absolute rule.
Generally does not include side-scrollers, though as cave flyers testify, this is not absolute rule.
Popular tags
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Child groups
Games by year
The first Multi-directional shooter video game was released in 1976.
Electronic Arts, Virgin and Atari published most of these games.
Platforms
C64 | 23 | ||
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Amiga | 19 | ||
ZX Spectrum | 14 | ||
Arcade | 11 | ||
MS-DOS | 10 | ||
Atari ST | 9 | ||
Amstrad CPC | 9 | ||
Windows | 8 | ||
Linux | 7 | ||
Atari 400/800 | 6 | ||
MSX | 5 | ||
Atari 2600 | 4 | ||
SNES | 4 | ||
GB | 4 | ||
Mega Drive | 4 | ||
Atari 5200 | 3 | ||
Game Gear | 3 | ||
Amiga AGA | 3 | ||
Amiga CD32 | 3 | ||
Mac OS X | 2 | ||
Tandy Coco | 2 | ||
C16/Plus4 | 2 | ||
PS | 2 | ||
Jaguar | 2 | ||
X360 | 2 | ||
ColecoVision | 1 | ||
GBC | 1 | ||
Dragon32 | 1 | ||
NES | 1 | ||
Master System | 1 |