The Best Vertical-scrolling Games

Update : Super Star Shooter Classic added at rank #2.
Here are our 10 Best Vertical-scrolling Games:
1

Caverns of Mars: Recharged (2023)

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Race through caverns while blasting away enemies and terrain to reach the depths of Mars in this reimagining of the 1981 classic.

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  • rogue-like
  • mars
  • shooter
  • vertical-scrolling
  • scrolling
  • cooperative
  • arcade
  • attack
  • score
  • futuristic
  • space
  • action
  • colourful
  • aliens
  • sci-fi
2

Super Star Shooter Classic (2025)

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"Super Star Shooter" is a classic vertical-scrolling shooter game that combines nostalgic pixel art and high-speed combat. Control your spaceship and save the galaxy by defeating enemies one after another!

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  • shooter
  • 2d
  • vertical-scrolling
  • top-down
  • thrilling
  • pixel
  • action
  • arcade
  • 1990s
  • platform
  • retro
3

Strikers 1945 II (2018)

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80
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Easy to play, hard to master. This is one of the most iconic arcade shooter of the 90s, released by Psikyo. It comes back with many customizable options and online rankings!

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  • arcade
  • vertical-scrolling
  • shooter
  • simultaneouslyarcade
  • classic
  • world-war-2
  • easy-to-learn
  • scrolling
  • vertical
  • action
  • shoot
  • military
  • hardcore
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