The Best Shoot-em-up Games for Nintendo Switch - Page 3

Update : After Dark added at rank #43.
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Astrodogs (2021)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows IOS iPhone

Astrodogs is an on-rails arcade action game featuring a cast of space dogs that have to save the galaxy of WOOFER, a company that controls everything. Also run by dogs.

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  • on-rails
  • bullet
  • tutorial
  • comic
  • shoot-em-up
  • time
  • tps
  • bullet-hell
  • shooter
  • linear
  • flight
  • book
  • voxel
  • colourful
  • 3d

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Cybertrash STATYX (2024)

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

Cybertrash STATYX is a story-driven 2D action-platformer with tactical elements, set in a cyberpunk world.


  • 2d
  • robots
  • scroller
  • shoot-em-up
  • tactical
  • cyberpunk
  • platform
  • pixel
  • retro
  • dystopian
  • conspiracy
  • shooter
  • linear
  • action
  • futuristic

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Black Bird (2018)

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j Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 PC Windows Mac OS IOS iPhone

Become the Black Bird in this dark-fantasy shooting game with an operatic twist! This is the tale of a young girl who dies a pitiful death, but is reborn as the calamitous Black Bird whose destiny is to destroy the kingdom.

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  • shoot-em-up
  • pixel
  • bullet-hell
  • shooter
  • score
  • fantasy
  • fairytale
  • dark
  • replay-value
  • steampunk
  • shoot
  • attack
  • surreal
  • boss
  • scroller

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Army of Ruin (2022)

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

Wreak havoc on countless foes with mighty weapons and deadly spells! Enhance your skills and face even greater dangers! Army of Ruin is an auto-shooter where you become the Bullet Hell.


  • rogue-like
  • bullet-hell
  • shoot-em-up
  • top-down
  • medieval
  • 3d
  • stylized
  • procedural
  • cartoony
  • family-friendly
  • colourful
  • action
  • magic
  • casual

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LASERPITIUM (2023)

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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.

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  • 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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Is It Wrong to Try to Shoot 'em Up Girls in a Dungeon? (2020)

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Playstation 4 PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Enjoy a free shoot'em up side-scrolling mini-game with the characters from the anime and JRPG DanMachi, and fight through stages of bullet hell and bosses!


  • top-down
  • scroller
  • 2d
  • shoot-em-up
  • bullet-hell
  • linear
  • shooter
  • platform
  • anime
  • magic
  • attack
  • score
  • pixel
  • arcade

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Akai Katana Shin (2022)

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Xbox 360 Nintendo Switch Xbox One Playstation 4 PC Windows

Be guided anew into an epic tale set in the Taisho era with three titles from Cave's Akai Katana series that has captured the hearts of passionate shoot 'em up fans. New features include an online leaderboard and new musical arrangements.

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  • bullet-hell
  • shoot-em-up
  • scroller
  • arcade
  • military
  • dark
  • horizontal
  • drama
  • shooter
  • tanks
  • 2d
  • ninja
  • retro
  • fantasy
  • economy

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My Friend Pedro: Ripe for Revenge (2021)

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Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows Android IOS iPhone

My Friend Pedro is back in a brand new mobile adventure of blood, bullets and bananas! Flip and fire your way through 37 action packed levels on foot, on a motorcycle and even on a skateboard. Plan your high caliber choreography for the best scores and, if your skin is tough enough, test your skills in Blood Rush mode.

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  • skateboard
  • time-sensitive
  • woo
  • shoot-em-up
  • fast-paced
  • action
  • parkour
  • physics
  • shooter
  • puzzle
  • reflexes
  • arcade
  • rogue-like
  • cartoony

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Blazing Chrome (2019)

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Playstation 4 PC Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox One

In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!

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  • retro
  • scroller
  • shoot-em-up
  • shooter
  • cooperative
  • pixel
  • 2d
  • action
  • robots
  • arcade
  • boss
  • local
  • campaign
  • fast-paced
  • ninja

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Astrosmash (2023)

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Mac OS PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 5 Android Playstation 4 j Xbox Series X Nintendo Switch

ASTROSMASH® was originally a Shoot´em up game for the Intellivision® console in 1981. This reimagined version is based on the game’s original theme and gameplay but much more exciting and challenging. The new graphics are phenomenal and the amazing background music adds a lot of excitement.


  • shoot-em-up
  • space
  • cooperative
  • pvp
  • fixed
  • fiction
  • shooter
  • local
  • abstract
  • interactive
  • multiplayer
  • best-selling
  • arcade
  • nice
  • cross

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