Top-down shooter games

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Top-down-shooter.png

Walk around and shoot things. You see the shooter from the top.

List of Top-down shooter games[edit]

This is a list of free/libre top-down shooter games:



Game Screenshot Last Release Genres Description
Bloodmasters Bloodmasters - dbimage.jpg 2007-05-02 Top-down shooter, Arcade
Bloodmasters
Bloodmasters - dbimage.jpg
GenreTop-down shooter, Arcade
Latest release1.2
Release dateMay 2nd, 2007
DeveloperPascal vd Heiden
Code licenseGPL
LibrariesMicrosoft .NET, DirectX
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Bloodmasters is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Bloodmasters is a top-down Arcade shooter written by Pascal vd Heiden. The latest version of the game is 1.2 released on May 2nd, 2007.

In February 26th, 2008, the game was released under GPL.

Donut Quest Donut-Quest.png 2006-10-30 Arcade, Top-down shooter
Donut Quest
Donut-Quest.png
Donut Quest
GenreArcade, Top-down shooter
Latest release1.0.0
Release dateOctober 30, 2006
DeveloperPiga Software
Code licenseGPLv2
Media licenseGPLv2, GFDL
EngineModified "1945" Example
P. languageGame Maker 6.1
LibraryDirect X
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Donut Quest is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Donut Quest is free software game for Microsoft Windows made by Piga Software for the Brogo web comic strip released on October 30th 2006. It features the Brogo character Ed Donut (Michelle the mechanic's lazy, dim-witted, and donut obsessed assistant who is also known to have confrontations with spiders), as he fights his way against spiders in a donut factory.

Flukz Flukz0 2.jpg 2014-02-23 Top-down shooter
Flukz
Flukz0 2.jpg
Flukz 0.2 in shoot'em up mode
GenreTop-down shooter
Latest release0.4
Release dateFebruary 23th, 2014
Code licenseGPL v2
Media licenseGPL v2 or CC-BY-SA
P. languageC++
LibraryQt4
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Flukz is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Flukz is a shoot them up game, with levels that can be edited in the same way as a wiki. The latest version of the game is 0.4, released in February 2014.

Endless Sky Endless sky fight.jpg 2024-02-17 Space
Endless Sky
Endless sky fight.jpg
A fight in Endless Sky
GenreSpace
Latest release0.10.6  (Announcement)
Release dateFebruary 17th, 2024
PlatformsWindows, Linux, Mac
Code licenseGPLv3[1]
Media licenseVarious (CC-BY-SA-4.0, CC-BY-SA-3.0, CC-BY-3.0 and public-domain)[2]
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Endless Sky is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Endless Sky is a space exploration, trading and combat game inspired by the old proprietary game Escape Velocity. Players can earn money by trading, carrying passengers, and completing missions. It is also possible to go pirate hunting and participate in a civil-war. Or one can go exploring, leave human space behind, and hope to find some friendly aliens whose culture is more civilized than your own...[3]

Pacewar Pacewar.jpg 2020-05-17 Action
Pacewar
Pacewar.jpg
Pacewar
GenreAction
Latest release1.6.7  (Announcement)
Release dateMay 17th, 2020
Developeronpon4
Code licenseGPL[4]
Media licensevarious[5][6][7]
P. languagePython
LibrarySeclusion Game Engine
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Pacewar is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.
Available as a package in:  
OpenSUSE Logo.svg OpenSUSE: pacewar

Pacewar is a simple fighting game between two teams of ships. A team wins when it defeats the opposing team a certain number of times more than it is defeated by the opposing team. As a team gets closer to winning, it loses ships.

HeXon HeXonLogo.png 2024-01-05 Action, Arcade
heXon
HeXonLogo.png
Astral Arcade
GenreAction, Arcade
Latest release20240105  (Announcement)
Release dateJanuary 5th, 2024
DeveloperLucKey Productions
Code licenseGPL
Media licenseCC-BY-SA, CC-BY, CC0
EngineDry
P. languageC++
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heXon is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

heXon is an arcade twin-stick-shooter created by LucKey Productions using Dry and other open source software. The game is available through GitLab, itch.io and the AUR.

Naev Naev.png 2024-01-15 Space, Shooting
Naev
Naev.png
Naev
GenreSpace, Shooting
Latest release0.11.2  (Announcement)
Release dateJanuary 15th, 2024
PlatformsWindows, Linux, Mac
DeveloperEdgar "bobbens" Simo
Code licenseGPLv3[8]
Media licenseVaries[9] (Generally CC-by-sa 3 or later)
P. languageC, lua
LibrarySDL , OpenGL , OpenAL , libxml2 , freetype
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Naev is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Naev is a 2D space top-down shooting and trading game primarily developed by Edgar "Bobbens" Simo.[10] It requires SDL, OpenGL, and OpenAL. The source code is licensed under the GPLv3.[8] The project was inspired by the proprietary game Escape Velocity.

M.A.R.S. MARS-0.7.5-screenshot.jpg 2012-06-29 Top-down shooter
M.A.R.S.
MARS-0.7.5-screenshot.jpg
M.A.R.S. 0.7.5
GenreTop-down shooter
Latest release0.7.5
Release dateJune 29th, 2012
DeveloperSimon Schneegans and Felix Lauer
Code licenseGPLv3+[11]
Media licenseCC-BY 3.0, CC-BY-SA 3.0 (music),
PD (some sounds)[11]
LibrarySFML, OpenGL
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M.A.R.S. is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.
Available as a package in:  
OpenSUSE Logo.svg OpenSUSE: marsshooter

M.A.R.S., a ridiculous shooter. In a far-future colonised galaxy, a GREAT WAR is raging between nameless adversaries. In one of several game modes, two opposing teams are fighting in a gravitational 2D space with a few planets, including their homes. Translations, numerous weapons and AI bots are implemented. Two players can join in the game on the same computer, network play was planned for a later version. The game's visuals provide ample effects and jarring colours, including pink.

Initially, the game contained some non-free media. Hans de Goede provided a fully free version by replacing sounds and fonts, while the Hungarian symphonic metal band Obsidian Shell gave their permission to distribute the music tracks they contributed under CC-BY-SA 3.0, instead of the original CC-BY-NC-ND 3.0.[12]

Azimuth Azimuth.png 2018-06-25 Top-down shooter, Adventure
Azimuth
Azimuth.png
Azimuth
GenresTop-down shooter, Adventure
Latest release1.0.2  (Announcement)
Release dateJun 25th, 2018
DeveloperMatthew D. Steele
Code licenseGPLv3[13]
Media licenseGPLv3[13]
P. languageC
LibrarySDL
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Azimuth is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.
Available as a package in:  
OpenSUSE Logo.svg OpenSUSE: azimuth

Azimuth is an action-adventure game, combining 2D top-down shooter action with exploration of a large map. The gameplay involves piloting a freely rotating forwards-thrusting ship through a variety of environments, shooting and dodging the attacks of various enemies, solving environmental puzzles, and the gradual revelation of a science-fiction plot.

C-Dogs SDL Cdogssdl.png 2024-02-18 top-down shooter
C-Dogs SDL
Cdogssdl.png
C-Dogs SDL
Genretop-down shooter
Latest release2.0.0  (Announcement)
Release dateFebruary 18th, 2024
Code licenseGPLv2
Media licenseCC-BY-SA, CC-BY, CC0 [14]
P. languageC
LibrarySDL2
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C-Dogs SDL is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.
Available as a package in:  
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Arch AUR:
cdogs  
OpenSUSE Logo.svg OpenSUSE: cdogs-sdl 
Flatpak logo.png Flatpak: io.github.cxong.cdogs-sdl

C-Dogs SDL is a 2D top-down shooter game. It is a continuation of a DOS game started in 1997 named C-Dogs, whose source code and media were released as free in 2002. Some of its features include multiplayer, coop AI, and many community made maps and campaigns.[15]

Excellent Bifurcation ExcellentBifurcation.png 2007-10-15 Top-down shooter
Excellent Bifurcation
ExcellentBifurcation.png
Excellent Bifurcation
GenreTop-down shooter
Latest release0.0.20071015-8
Release date2007-10-15
Code licenseGPLv2
Media licenseGPLv2[16]
P. languageC[17]
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Excellent Bifurcation is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Excellent Bifurcation is an abstract vertical shooter with two sides to play on. It was made as an entry to a 2007 game jam.[18]

Bring Them On BringThemOn.png 2021-08-06 Top-down shooter, arcade
Bring Them On
BringThemOn.png
GenresTop-down shooter, arcade
Latest release1.0  (Announcement)
Release dateAugust 6, 2021
DevelopersPiga Software
Code licenseGPLv3
Media licenseGPLv3
EngineGambas Arcade Engine 2.0
P. languageGambas 3.x
LibrariesQt, SDL, and the Gambas Runtime Environment.
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Bring Them On is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Bring Them On is a game made by Piga Software for the August 2021 LibreJam. It is a top-down shooter game with a science fiction theme. Upon developing a teleportation device, the player is pursued by monsters from another plane of reality. It was written in Gambas 3.15.2 and uses Qt 5 for windowing and SDL 2 for audio. Created in six days, it features a new revision of the Gambas Arcade Engine. Graphics are sourced from the CC0 libraries from Openclipart and OpenGameArt.org with sounds from the public domain portion of Freesound. Development tools used include the Gambas IDE, Inkscape, Audacity, GIMP and KolourPaint on top of Fedora GNU/Linux.

Shotgun Debugger Shotgundebugger.png Top-down shooter
Shotgun Debugger
Shotgundebugger.png
GenreTop-down shooter
Code licenseGPL
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Shotgun Debugger is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Shotgun Debugger is a shooting game which uses a 3d engine but allows 2d gameplay. It is licensed under the GPL.

XTux XTux.jpg 2003-03-06 Top-down shooter games
XTux
XTux.jpg
XTux
GenreTop-down shooter games
Release dateMarch 6, 2003
DeveloperDave Lawrence, James Andrews
Code licenseGNU General Public License v2 or later
Media licenseGNU General Public License v2 or later
P. languageC
LibraryX11
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XTux is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

XTux is a single and multiplayer deathmatch game inspired by Gauntlet featuring Tux, Beastie and various other project mascots. A version was included on the 100 Great Games for Linux shovelware collection.

Tuxánci Tuxánci 0.20.0.png Top-down deathmatch game
Tuxánci
Tuxánci 0.20.0.png
Tuxánci
GenresTop-down deathmatch game
Latest release0.21.0
PlatformsLinux, Windows
DeveloperDušan Ďurech, others
Code licenseGPL 2-or-later
P. languageC
LibrarySDL
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Tuxánci is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.
Available as a package in:  
Fedora logo.svg Fedora: tuxanci?  
OpenSUSE Logo.svg OpenSUSE: tuxanci


Tuxánci is a free software top-down deathmatch game inspired by the Czech game Bulánci featuring Tux fighting another penguin with firearms.

Push to Kill Push-To-Kill.png 2022-08-14 Top-down shooter, arcade
Push to Kill
Push-To-Kill.png
GenresTop-down shooter, arcade
Latest release8e660120e8  (Announcement)
Release dateAugust 14, 2022
DevelopersCLion, Elouin
Code licenseAGPL 3
Media licenseCC-BY-SA 4.0
EngineGodot 3.5
P. languageGDScript
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Push to Kill is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Push to Kill is a game made for the August 2022 LibreJam whose theme was "replication". It is a top-down shooter game with a science fiction theme. Stranded on a planet, an astronaut is suddenly beset by alien attackers. Each shot of his weapon causes the aliens to replicate, but also pushes them back a little. They can be killed only by pushing them into other objects, but colliding with those will also kill the astronaut. The objective of the game is to survive as long as possible and set a new high score. The player is moved using the WASD keys and their weapon is fired using the left mouse button. The graphics were drawn on paper using a coloured pencil and then digitzed by means of being photographed using a cellular phone. CLion previously worked on Gate Secure Force for the February 2022 jam.

Balder2D Balder2dv1.0rc1.jpg 2008-06-14 Top-down shooter
Balder2D
Balder2dv1.0rc1.jpg
Balder2D version 1.0 rc1 screenshot
GenreTop-down shooter
Latest release1.0
Release dateJune 14th, 2008
DevelopersBjørn Hansen, Reuben Lord
Code licenseGPL
Media licenseGPL
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Balder2D is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Balder2D is a game that involves zero-gravity combat. The game is being developed by Bjørn Hansen and Reuben Lord. It is the successor of Balder3D. It is licensed under the GNU General Public License.[19]

Naikari Naikari.png 2024-02-12 Space, Shooter
Naikari: Eye of Chaos
Naikari.png
Naikari
GenreSpace, Shooter
Latest release0.12.0  (Announcement)
Release dateFebruary 12th, 2024
DeveloperThe Diligent Circle
Code licenseGPL[20]
Media licenseGenerally CC BY-SA[20]
P. languageC
LibraryOpenGL
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Naikari: Eye of Chaos is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Naikari: Eye of Chaos is a 2-D freeform space mystery game featuring exploration, trading, and combat mechanics similar to games like Endless Sky and Starsector, and a branching mystery storyline written in a manner inspired by works like Star Control 2 (The Ur-Quan Masters) and The Expanse. You assume control of a space ship and are free to advance through the game however you want.

Naikari started as a fork of the Naev project by a former contributor to the Naev project due to creative differences.[21] Other than this history, the two projects have no affiliation with each other.

Trophy Trophy-Screenshot.png 2019-12-30 Top-down arcade racing game
Trophy
Trophy-Screenshot.png
Trophy
GenresTop-down arcade racing game
Latest release2.0.4  (Announcement)
Release dateDecember 30, 2019
PlatformsLinux, Windows
DevelopersAndrew Mustun, Matthieu Lecesne
Code licenseGPL 2-or-later
Media licenseGPL 2-or-later
P. languageC++
LibrariesClanLib, Hermes, zlib
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Trophy is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.
Available as a package in:  
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Arch AUR:
trophy 
Openlogo-debianV2.svg Debian: trophy 
Fedora logo.svg Fedora: trophy?  
Gentoo Linux logo matte.svg Gentoo: games-sports/trophy


Trophy is a top-down arcade racing game where cars can shoot each other as well as get ahead. There are a variety of car models to purchase as well as upgrades for the engine, tires and armour, using cash from wining races or collecting bonuses. The car is controlled using the arrow keys, with turbo boosts accessed with the a key, while the mounted gun is fired by pressing the x key and bombs are dropped with the c key. Ammo and cash is collected on the tracks, along with other powerups. The earliest hosted release is version 1.0.1 from August 13, 2000, while the earliest mentioned release is 0.0.1 from June 2, 2000.

Powermanga Powermanga linux1.png 2015-06-25 Top-down shooter arcade game
Powermanga
Powermanga linux1.png
GenreTop-down shooter arcade game
Latest release0.93.1  (Announcement)
Release dateJune 25th, 2015
DevelopersBruno Ethvignot, Emmanuel Founaud, Etienne Sobole, Jean-Michel Martin de Santero, Sam Hocevar
Code licenseGPL
Media licenseGPL
P. languageC99
LibrariesSDL, SDL Mixer
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Powermanga is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Powermanga is a 2D shooting arcade game. It is licensed under GPLv3.[22] The latest version of the game is 0.93 released on September 20th, 2014. While beginning as a C++ game, Powermanga now uses C99. A version was included on OpenSource Game Power volume 2.

Chromium B.S.U. Chromium.jpg 2016-09-06 Arcade
Chromium B.S.U.
Chromium.jpg
Screenshot of Chromium B.S.U.
GenreArcade
Latest release0.9.16.1  (Announcement)
Release dateSeptember 6th, 2016
PlatformsWindows, Linux
Code licenseClarified Artistic License[23][24]
Media licenseGraphics: Clarified Artistic License, Sound: Expat License[23]
P. languageC++
LibrarySDL, OpenAL
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Chromium B.S.U. is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.
Available as a package in:  
OpenSUSE Logo.svg OpenSUSE: chromium-bsu

Chromium B.S.U. is a fast paced arcade space shooter. It is written using the SDL and OpenAL libraries. According to the license file in the Debian package, the game is published under the "Clarified Artistic License".

The official homepage contains a license which is somewhere between the too-unclear-to-consider-free-for-FSF Artistic License 1.0 and the Clarified Artistic License.

Kraptor Kraptor.jpg 2004-04-03 Top-down shooter
Kraptor
Kraptor.jpg
Kraptor is a side-scrolling shoot em up
GenreTop-down shooter
Latest releasefinal_apr_03_2004  (Announcement)
Release dateApril 3rd, 2004
DeveloperKronoman
Code licenseMIT License
Media licenseMIT License
P. languageC
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Kraptor is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Kraptor is a shoot them up game, similar to the proprietary game Raptor: Call of Shadows. The game was considered complete by its developer in 2004.

Geki2 Geki2.jpg 2001-08-12 Top-down shooter arcade game
Geki2
Geki2.jpg
GenreTop-down shooter arcade game
Latest release2.0.3  (Announcement)
Release dateAugust 12th, 2001
DeveloperKatsuyoshi Sato
Code licenseGPL[25]
Media licenseGPL[25]
P. languageC
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Geki2 is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Geki2 is a top-down shooter game created by Katsuyoshi Sato.

Geki3 Geki3.jpg 2002-12-11 Top-down shooter arcade game
Geki3
Geki3.jpg
GenreTop-down shooter arcade game
Latest release1.0.3  (Announcement)
Release dateDecember 11th, 2002
DeveloperKatsuyoshi Sato
Code licenseGPL[26]
Media licenseGPL[26]
P. languageC
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Geki3 is a free game. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well.

Geki3 is a top-down shooter game created by Katsuyoshi Sato.




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