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What do you call types of games where you shoot but don't control the movement (store.steampowered.com)
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Is there a name for games where you shoot but don't control the movement?

An example would be Call of Juarez

Possibly there is a Steam filter with these kinds of games?

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[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 23 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Its a rail shooter, games like House of the Dead, Time Crisis, or any other run-of-the-mill arcade shooter you'd find atChuck E Cheese. Fable also had a rail shooter, as well as Dead Space on the Wii.

[–] Corngood@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Maybe a bit of a forgotten genre, but there were some absolute classics like the Panzer Dragoon series.

[–] Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

The genre had a small resurgence on VR, hand controllers work well for them

[–] Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

Don't forget typing of the dead! A true classic.