I am looking for a 16/32-bit styled game, and I think that at least one person on here, other than me, must have played it.
It is drop-down shooter, where you are part of a military unit consisting of 4-5 guys, you get parachuted into the landscape, and then you just make your way down, killing enemies. You can pick up different weapons, by smashing crates, and if you go out of the game (instead of pausing) your character will desert, and it cuts to an animation of him, being chased by other soldiers, if you die, it will tell you how many enemies you killed, whilst showing you a funeral march/parade.

Additional info:
Drop-down could also be classified as ''vertical scroller'', though whenever I use that terminology people tend to think of bullet hell games, so I opted for ''drop-down'', since the only way to progress is to descend to platforms below you.
The game that I am searching for was never released on consoles (at least to my knowledge), it is from some time in the 2000's, and I think it was a free indie title.

It ha some aspects of Cannon Fodder (1 or 2), but that's not really drop down - although I have no clue as to what "drop down" games are.
[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannon_Fodder_(video_game]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannon_Fodder_(video_game[/url])

It pretty much has to be Cannon Fodder I think.
I doubt it's Special Forces which is the only other one I can think of.

Then why don't you tell us the name if you can remember it? *confused*

But to be serious. My guess is top-down.

But yeah, sounds like Cannon Fodder to me.
At least as far as I know what Cannon FOdder is about. :-)
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Oh no, I missed the typo!
That was such an easy setup and I missed it.
Maybe someone will be able to do something with 'drop-down'.
That perspective when you fall down or maybe something to do with push-ups.

Well, if you can remember the name of it, please tell us as the suspense is killing us wanting to know what it is! ;oP

It is not ''Cannon Fodder'', though that was also a game that I have been searching for.
Drop-down could also be classified as ''vertical scroller'', though whenever I use that terminology people tend to think of bullet hell games, so I opted for ''drop-down'', since the only way to progress is to descend to platforms below you. It is not Special Forces either. Typo, didn't notice it, but rest assured, if I knew the name, I'd share it in an instant. ''Drop-down'' could also be classified as ''vertical scroller'', though whenever I use that terminology people tend to think of bullet hell games, so I opted for ''drop-down'', since the only way to progress is to descend to platforms below you. I'd share the name in an instant, if I could remember it.

Ah, vertical scroller, that seems more familiar. The only one I can think off the top of my head was Commando:
[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commando_(video_game]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commando_(video_game[/url])

But that might be a bit early.

Its not, but it reminded me of Commando on the old 8bit Nintendo with parachuting in, etc. What a great game... ahh sweet misspent childhood. Just saw this... Commando didnt include any other players. Occasionally you would see one of your guys around but they didnt do anything. I dont recall any desertion mechanic either. But maybe... At any rate, wonderful fun that game.

No, not that either, I do not know if this helps, but the game was free, you could download a .zip file, and it contained an .exe

Maybe Soldat?

https://soldat.pl/en/screenshots/

Is it Lead Soldier?

Sounds alot like "Airborne Ranger" to me:

https://www.c64-wiki.de/index.php/Airborne_Ranger