Ranged weapons
Tools theme
11
games
6platforms
Most common companies
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Artillery | Includes cannons and other indirect fire weapons. (too short) | 1975 / 2016 | 97 games |
Auto-cannons | A cross between tank gun and a heavy machine gun. (too short) | 2003 / 2016 | 21 games |
Bows | (too short) | 1977 / 2023 | 674 games |
Direct-fire cannons | Large-caliber direct-fire guns. (too short) | 1980 / 2024 | 147 games |
Crossbows | (too short) | 1980 / 2021 | 308 games |
Firearms | Player can use projectile weapons that use a controlled explosion to propel a bullet at the intended target. | 1975 / 2023 | 2480 games |
Gunblades | Weapons that are primarily designed for melee combat but have functionality of a gun or are otherwise capable of being used as projectile weapons (such as through magic). Commonly appear as swords, but can be anything. | 1981 / 2021 | 52 games |
Guns | Any projectile weapons or devices that propel their payload via non-mechanical method (e.g. no sling or bow sending it flying). | 1 game | |
Machine guns | Large full-auto support weapons with medium to large caliber bullets and high capacity magazines or belts. Some machine guns also have burst and semi-auto options. Larger varieties are vehicle mounted and too bulky for humans to carry alone. | 1984 / 2020 | 380 games |
Mortars | A type of indirect fire infantry weapon. (too short) | 2005 / 2017 | 24 games |
Nailguns | Includes a weapon that shoots nails, short spikes or similar projectiles. (too short) | 1996 / 2016 | 60 games |
Siege weapons | Large weapons designed to circumvent or break fortifications. (too short) | 1982 / 2021 | 30 games |
Slings | An archaic hunting weapon used to propel small objects - usually specifically shaped rocks - at game animals. | 1983 / 2022 | 61 games |
Spearguns | Includes weapons that launch a long-ish spear or similar projectile at their target, normally used for fishing in form of harpoon guns. | 2000 / 2016 | 46 games |
Superguns | Extremely large cannons with range and firepower to match. Rather unconventional due to their size. (too short) | 1992 / 2024 | 21 games |
Thrown weapons | (too short) | 1979 / 2022 | 490 games |