The Best Shoot-em-up Games - Page 4

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Valfaris: Mecha Therion (2023)

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PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch

Therion returns as the hunt for Lord Vroll continues. Pilot an advanced machine of death and destruction in this explosive 2.5D side-scrolling shoot ‘em up, and sequel to the critically acclaimed Valfaris. Strap in and unleash mecha hell!


  • side-scrolling
  • shoot-em-up
  • shooter
  • sequel
  • gore
  • scroller
  • sci-fi
  • bullet-hell
  • aliens
  • gothic
  • shoot
  • on-rails
  • 2.5d
  • colourful
  • arcade

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Alien Hominid Invasion (2023)

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84
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Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X/s Xbox One PC Windows

Old friends and bitter enemies await as you invade Earth alongside a Mothership full of alien friends! Blast, beam, and bite your way through an endless swarm of enemies as you and up to three of your fellow hominids cause mayhem with a huge arsenal of weapons, mutations, and acrobatic maneuvers.


  • cooperative
  • nonlinear
  • beat-em-up
  • scroller
  • shoot-em-up
  • rogue-like
  • aliens
  • procedural
  • pve
  • run
  • multiplayer
  • online
  • cartoony
  • gun
  • non-linear

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LASERPITIUM (2023)

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70
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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Free the galaxy by destroying the EVA program and its artificial planet HELOS. In this 2D shoot'em up, take control of one of the three ships of your choice and go to the different planets to eliminate each threat. 1 or 2 Player coop.


  • hand-drawn
  • multi-directional
  • 2d
  • side-scrolling
  • boss
  • shoot-em-up
  • military
  • cooperative
  • action
  • sci-fi
  • scroller
  • shooter
  • arcade
  • management
  • horizontally-scrolling

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Raioh (2023)

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m ps1 PC Windows

Raioh is a retro style shot and bomb style vertical scroll shmup.

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  • shoot-em-up
  • 1990s
  • pve
  • 2d
  • pixel
  • fight
  • sci-fi
  • shooter
  • single-player
  • action
  • vertical
  • controller-support

35

Rayaz Arcade Chronology (2023)

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80
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PC Windows

Lock-on to an exhilarating sci-fi shooting fest with the trilogy which put Taito on the 90s arcade shooting map: The Ray Series, together in one collection for the first time!


  • shooter
  • two-layer
  • shoot-em-up
  • scrolling
  • arcade
  • sprite
  • sci-fi
  • vertical
  • 2.5d
  • arcade-classic
  • pixel
  • pixel-drawn
  • playstation
  • classic
  • boss

36

The Void Captionshiner (2023)

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PC Windows

Join the quest to overtake the void and become a hero! In this game, you will slay your enemies in a point and click fashion and overtake the void for good, or so you think... Join the quest in taking over the void to find out!

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  • bullet-hell
  • shooter
  • shoot-em-up
  • rogue-like
  • top-down
  • point-and-click
  • pixel
  • arcade
  • arena
  • magic
  • action
  • dark
  • perspective
  • 2d

37

Touhou Juuouen a Unfinished Dream of All Living Ghost. (2023)

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93
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PC Windows

Touhou Juuouen: Unfinished Dream of All Living Ghost is the 19th official installment of the Touhou Project. It was announced by ZUN on April 18, 2023 (JST).

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  • faith
  • shoot-em-up
  • bullet-hell
  • 2d
  • fantasy
  • story
  • shooter

38

Slinger (2023)

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PC Windows Android

Slinger features a web-sling and web-shoot mechanic that allows for more fun and interactive ways to battle enemies and move around the terrain.


  • shoot-em-up
  • action-adventure
  • arena
  • 3d
  • first-person
  • stylized
  • mech
  • ninja
  • futuristic
  • pve
  • multiplayer
  • tutorial
  • action
  • mmo
  • shooter

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Super Space Club (2023)

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Xbox Series X Xbox One PC Windows

Super Space Club is a lo-fi arcade space shooter to chill to. Defend a vibrant galaxy as a club of misfit heroes and battle endless waves of spacecrafts to the tune of atmospheric beats. Outlast your enemies and vibe to the rhythm of the stars.

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  • shooter
  • shoot-em-up
  • bullet-hell
  • top-down
  • space
  • flight
  • rogue-like
  • arcade
  • colourful
  • relaxing
  • minimalist
  • 2.5d
  • twin-stick
  • retro
  • physics

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Raiden III x MIKADO MANIAX (2023)

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Xbox Series X Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows Xbox One

Soar sky-high in Raiden III x MIKADO MANIAX, an electrifying entry in the classic arcade shoot-‘em-up series! Customize your music, wallpapers, game mode, and more before launching into high-octane aerial action!


  • top-down
  • jet
  • bullet-hell
  • arcade
  • shoot-em-up
  • shooter
  • space
  • aliens
  • flight
  • cooperative
  • shoot
  • pixel
  • local
  • boss
  • 2d

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