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

Update : After Dark added at rank #41.
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Black Bird (2018)

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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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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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VASARA Collection (2019)

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Xbox One PC Windows Nintendo Switch vita Playstation 4

For the very first time, highly acclaimed Japanese Arcade Shoot’em Ups - VASARA (2000) and VASARA 2 (2001) - are made available to the whole world via this package: VASARA COLLECTION!


  • shoot-em-up
  • bullet-hell
  • alternate
  • classic
  • samurai
  • shooter
  • arcade
  • historical
  • local

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Asteroids: Recharged (2021)

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

How long can you survive the depths of space in this fresh revival of the classic arcade shooter, all while grooving to an original score by Megan McDuffee. Pilot solo or recruit a friend for local co-op across 30 unique challenges or the endless arcade mode.

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  • shooter
  • arcade
  • shoot-em-up
  • cooperative
  • top-down
  • 1980s
  • attack
  • score
  • local
  • space
  • old-school
  • colourful
  • sci-fi
  • pixel
  • 2d

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