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194 games like Batsugun · 1979 – 2018

  • Why 87Form.64World.40Curated.81Lists.00Arcade · Bullet hell · Often paired

    CAVE · Arcade, Nintendo DS, PS3 +1

    ArcadeBullet hellShooterHelicopterShoot 'em up

    Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku-tachi is a vertical bullet hell shoot 'em up developed by Cave and released in 2003.

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 85Form.57World.25Curated.80Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Takumi Corporation · Arcade, Dreamcast

    ShooterShoot 'em upBullet hellBoss fightLeveling up

    A prediction is that before human civilization, there was once an advanced civilization on Mars. A sorceress destroyed the civilization and everything that was remembered of it, except a chip called "INFINITY". In 2100, millions of people w

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 84Form.70World.25Curated.68Lists.00Bullet hell · Shooter · Often paired

    Takumi Corporation · Arcade, Dreamcast

    Bullet hellShooterShoot 'em upBoss fightLeveling up

    A prediction is that before human civilization, there was once an advanced civilization on Mars. A sorceress destroyed the civilization and everything that was remembered of it, except a chip called "INFINITY". In 2100, millions of people w

    1 listOften paired

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  • Why 84Form.54World.25Curated.80Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Success Corporation · Switch, PS4, Windows

    ShooterArcadeShoot 'em upBullet hellVertical scrolling

    Psyvariar Delta is a classic shooter known for the Buzz System, where players level up by grazing enemy fire and chaining Buzz. Also included in this version are 2 HD remakes of the arcade classic Psyvariar Medium Unit and Psyvariar Revisio

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  • Why 83Form.49World.25Curated.79Lists.00Arcade · Science · Often paired

    Treasure · Arcade, Switch, Sega Saturn +2

    ActionArcadeScienceShoot 'em upShooter

    Unlike in most other shoot 'em ups, there are no power-ups. All weapons are available from the start. Weapons can 'level up', however, becoming more powerful as the player uses them to score points. There are a selection of 7 weapons that c

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  • Why 78Form.64World.33Curated.55Lists.00Arcade · Bullet hell · Often paired

    CAVE · Arcade, PlayStation, PS3 +2

    ArcadeBullet hellShooterShoot 'em upSpaceship

    DonPachi is a 1995 vertical manic shoot-'em-up originally in arcades and was the first game from the developer Cave. Settings are mainly woodland and enemies are military vehicles and robots, culminating in the final boss, a huge robotic be

    80 rating4 listsOften paired

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  • Why 77Form.43World.25Curated.70Lists.00Arcade · Science · Often paired

    The Assembly Line · Acorn Archimedes, Amiga, Atari ST +6

    ArcadeScienceShooterShoot 'em upBoss fight

    No-one likes a and loser. And no-one comes more universally despised than Xenites. For a thousand years they have been plotting revenge for their humiliating defeat in the last Galactic Conflict. Now the very fabric of time is in danger. Th

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  • NEC console exclusiveWhy 76Form.38World.25Curated.72Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Capcom · Arcade, PC Engine SuperGrafx, TurboGrafx-16

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterBullet hellBoss fight

    The year: 1941. The place: 20,000 feet in the air over the North Atlantic. Lightning flashes across the skies of war-torn Europe. Your mission: beat back the imperial forces before they can use their new weapon! In 1941: Counter Attack, th

    64 rating3 listsOften paired

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  • Why 71Form.29World.17Curated.69Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Psikyo · Arcade, PlayStation, PS3 +6

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterAnimeBullet hell

    Gunbird uses anime-styled character as the player's chosen craft. A story plays out in between levels and before boss fights, telling a tale of how the protagonists are trying to collect pieces of a magic mirror to make a wish.

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 71Form.47World.25Curated.55Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Konami · Famicom Disk System, Family Computer Disk System, NES +2

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterSpaceshipBoss fight

    Stinger is a shoot-em-up developed by Konami. It is the North American version of the sequel to Twinbee.

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 70Form.38World.25Curated.60Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Adventure Planning Service · Switch, Windows

    ArcadeShooterShoot 'em upBullet hellBoss fight

    Crimzon Clover: World Ignition is a fast-paced, top-down bullet-hell shooter where players command one of three unique ships through relentless waves of enemy fire. The game expands on the original with multiple play modes: Boost (adaptive

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 66Form.61World.76Curated.27Lists.00Bullet hell · Science

    Eighting · Arcade, Sega Saturn

    Bullet hellScienceShooterShoot 'em upVertical scrolling

    Battle Garegga is a vertically scrolling shoot'em up arcade game. The storyline takes place in a sort of diesel punk versions of the 1940s. Main heroes are brothers Brian and Jason — the sons of genius designer who want to destroy the evil

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 55Form.33World.13Curated.41Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Psikyo · Android, Arcade, Dreamcast +5

    ShooterArcadeAnimeShoot 'em upBullet hell

    Seven warriors are challenged to head on a quest to find three powerful elements of Sun, Moon and Stars. Whoever brings the elements to the Potion God will be rewarded the legendary Almighty Potion and all its magical powers.[3] Through ga

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  • Timed Nintendo exclusiveWhy 52Form.40World.28Curated.29Lists.00Arcade · Science

    Capcom · Arcade, NES, PS3 +2

    ArcadeScienceShoot 'em upShooterSpaceship

    On a planet 6000 light-years from earth, there were creatures called Exes, which resemble large insects, that were used for industrial purposes. However, these creatures one day took to revolting against their creators. Two battle machines

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 50Form.31World.25Curated.32Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Data East · Arcade, Sega Genesis

    Shoot 'em upShooterBoss fightVertical scrollingScience fiction

    Vapor Trail is a shoot-'em-up that features 2 players controlling the jet fighters simultaneously for battle across numerous levels.

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 49Form.21World.19Curated.38Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Master System, Sega Master System/Mark III

    ShooterShoot 'em upVertical scrollingActionFantasy

    Power Strike II is a top-down vertical shoot 'em up video game developed by Compile. It was published by Sega in 1993, only released in Europe and Brazil. This game moves from the setting of previous games to a steampunk version of the 193

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  • Why 48Form.24World.25Curated.34Lists.00Science · Shooter

    X-Troll · Amiga, Atari ST, Atari ST/STE

    ScienceShoot 'em upShooterBullet hellBoss fight

    Lethal Xcess is a shoot 'em up game developed by two members of demo crew X-Troll and published by Eclipse Software in 1991 for the Atari ST and Amiga. It is a sequel to 1990's Wings of Death, in which its wizard hero goes into far future t

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 48Form.45World.25Curated.19Lists.00Helicopter · Shoot 'em up

    Thin Chen Enterprise · NES

    ActionHelicopterShoot 'em upBoss fightVertical scrolling

    Searing gunfire inflicts heavy damage on both sides as you slice into a murderous squadron of enemy fighter jets. As the commander of a fast and powerful helicopter, you must face an intense struggle against a pair of patrolling choppers be

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 48Form.33World.25Curated.27Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Tose Co. · NES, Switch

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterVertical scrollingAction

    In Super Xevious: Gamp no Nazo the player controls a spaceship named the Solvalou in its mission to destroy a powerful supercomputer named GAMP, which took over Earth during an ice age. Gamp no Nazo features a heavy focus on puzzle-solving,

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  • Why 48Form.36World.26Curated.25Lists.00Arcade · Science

    Xenon

    1988

    The Bitmap Brothers · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +7

    ArcadeScienceShoot 'em upShooterBoss fight

    Xenon is a 1988 vertical scrolling shooter computer game, developed by The Bitmap Brothers and published by Melbourne House which was then owned by Mastertronic. Xenon was followed in 1989 by Xenon 2: Megablast. The player assumes the role

    75 rating3 lists

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  • NEC console exclusiveWhy 48Form.33World.37Curated.25Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Compile · MSX, TurboGrafx-16

    ShooterShoot 'em upVertical scrollingScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    A vertically-scrolling shoot 'em up in the Xevious franchise. Adds bosses, power-ups and a story to the Xevious model.

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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 47Form.21World.25Curated.34Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Sirius Software · Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Windows

    ActionArcadeShooterShoot 'em upVertical scrolling

    Your mission, as a master tank commander, is to drive through the city of Teriyaki and blast away as many Worms and Blocks as possible without running out of fuel.

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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 47Form.21World.25Curated.34Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Sirius Software · Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit

    ShooterArcadeShoot 'em upVertical scrollingAction

    Your mission, as a master tank commander, is to drive through the city of Teriyaki and blast away as many Worms and Blocks as possible without running out of fuel.

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 46Form.36World.46Curated.17Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Tose Co. · Arcade, MSX, NES +4

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterVertical scrollingAction

    Exerion is a vertical shoot 'em up released by Jaleco in 1983 and licensed to Taito for distribution in the United States. Screenshot from arcade version Exerion is a shoot 'em up game featuring parallax effects and inertia simulation, som

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  • Why 46Form.44World.25Curated.17Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Atari ST, Atari ST/STE, Commodore 64 +3

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterSpaceshipBoss fight

    Hades Nebula is a futuristic vertical scrolling shooter set in the year 2124. As humanity searches for new habitable planets due to dwindling energy reserves, players pilot a small spacecraft on a mission to thwart the villainous Emperor Ha

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  • NEC console exclusiveWhy 46Form.28World.37Curated.25Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    TurboGrafx-16, MSX

    Shoot 'em upShooterVertical scrollingScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    A vertically-scrolling shoot 'em up in the Xevious franchise. Adds bosses, power-ups and a story to the Xevious model.

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  • Why 45Form.23World.25Curated.30Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    MS-DOS

    Shoot 'em upShooterSpaceshipVertical scrollingAction

    Overkill is a vertical scrolling shooter that was released by Epic Games and Precision Software Publishing in 1992. The game was designed and developed by Tech-Noir Productions and Ste Cork. Overkill was Epic's first vertical shooter. The g

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 44Form.20World.25Curated.30Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Hudson Soft · NES

    ShooterShoot 'em upVertical scrollingActionFantasy

    Adventures of Dino Riki is an overhead shooter created by Hudson Soft, similar to games like 1943: The Battle of Midway, where the object is to dodge on-screen enemies. Dino Riki can jump or shoot weapons (rocks, axes, boomerangs, and torch

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  • Why 43Form.17World.25Curated.30Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    The Vision Factory · CD-i, Philips CD-i

    ActionShoot 'em upShooterBoss fightScience fiction

    Alien Gate is a fixed shooter. Each stage consists of the player's ship facing off against a giant head that spawns several smaller enemies. Once all the required enemies are defeated, the player must defeat the head as a boss. The backgrou

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 43Form.42World.32Curated.11Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Konami · MSX, NES, Nintendo 3DS +1

    ShooterArcadeShoot 'em upVertical scrollingAction

    Star Soldier is a 1986 vertically scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Hudson Soft for the Nintendo Entertainment System and MSX. It is the first game in the Star Soldier series. The player pilots the starship "Caesar", t

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 43Form.33World.25Curated.19Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Namco Limited · Arcade, NES, Switch +1

    ShooterArcadeShoot 'em upVertical scrollingAction

    The gameplay is very much like that of the original Xevious except this time it is a little more difficult. Several new enemies have also been introduced (including a silver Galaxian flagship, a rare silver Galaga "scorpion" ship, two jet p

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  • Why 43Form.43World.31Curated.12Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST +3

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterSpaceshipBoss fight

    Warhawk is an action/simulation game built around a futuristic VTOL craft. The player maneuvers with 360 degrees of flight control through 6 unique levels. Take to the skies over desert and volcanic planets, through ancient castles and tow

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 42Form.45World.25Curated.10Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Master System, Sega Master System/Mark III

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterSpaceshipBoss fight

    Basic Sega shoot-em-up in which you must guide your ship through three zones while avoiding hazards. Your only weapon are bullets as your only defense, but if you shoot the flashing red pieces on the terrain, chances are that a green ship w

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 42Form.40World.25Curated.14Lists.00Shooter · Helicopter

    Asmik Ace Entertainment · SNES

    ShooterHelicopterShoot 'em upVertical scrollingScience fiction

    Gameplay involves being the pilot of an Apache Helicopter, and shooting enemies down in the style of a vertical scrolling shooter. Large red gunships can be shot down to gain power-ups for the helicopter in order to upgrade the guns and hav

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 42Form.33World.25Curated.18Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Tecmo · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +8

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterBoss fightVertical scrolling

    Humans and aliens are living in harmony in the future, until a tabloid journalist stirs up hatred towards aliens. They respond by invading the planet, and it's down to the protagonist to clear up a situation scarily similar to reality in th

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 42Form.31World.25Curated.20Lists.00Science · Shooter

    Loaded

    1996

    Gremlin Interactive · PlayStation, Sega Saturn

    ActionScienceShoot 'em upShooterCyberpunk

    Loaded is a violent, bloody top-down shooter which places you in the boots of one of six characters, who are all strange and deformed, from a psychotic clown to a huge baby. Loaded is a mission based game, where you have to complete various

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 40Form.12World.25Curated.29Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Sega Genesis

    Shoot 'em upShooterBoss fightScience fictionMech

    Arrow Flash is a side-scrolling space shooter. The player controls a female spaceship pilot who is sent on a mission into deep space to save the Earth from an assault by an evil dragon from another galaxy. Moving vertically or horizontally,

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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 40Form.24World.25Curated.20Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Arcade, Atari 7800, MSX +1

    ArcadeShooterShoot 'em upVertical scrollingAction

    The player controls a ship (bearing a resemblance to the Battlestar Galactica) which can fire and move left or right. The player must continuously monitor the onscreen temperature and fuel gauges; if the ship overheats, its weapon is disabl

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 39Form.33World.25Curated.14Lists.00Science · Shooter

    Abadox

    1988

    Winning Entertainment Group · NES

    ScienceShoot 'em upShooterBoss fightVertical scrolling

    Abadox is a video game for the NES, subtitled The Deadly Inner War. It is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up in the vein of Gradius and R-Type. The game is notable for its unique visual design, as the game takes place inside the intestinal tract

    60 rating1 list

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  • Why 39Form.35World.37Curated.10Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Argus

    1986

    NMK · Arcade, NES, Switch +1

    ArcadeShooterShoot 'em upSpaceshipVertical scrolling

    A vertical scrolling shoot 'em up. Fire guns and drop bombs on the enemies in this deep space battle. Pickup assorted power-ups. The screen also scrolls left and right if your ship nears the edges of the screen.

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 39Form.25World.25Curated.19Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Master System, Sega Master System/Mark III

    ActionArcadeShoot 'em upShooterVertical scrolling

    Blade Eagle 3-D is a vertical shoot-em-up which has no story involved. You just have to shoot your way on three planets (you have to travel through space first), blasting as many enemies as possible. Along the way, there are several bosses

    49 rating3 lists

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 39Form.39World.25Curated.10Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    SNK · Arcade, PS4

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterVertical scrollingAction

    Chopper I is a 1988 arcade hall video game, developed by SNK. The objective of this top-down game is to infiltrate enemy territory and essentially destroy all objects. The game can be played with 1 or 2 players; both players, each occupyin

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 39Form.25World.25Curated.18Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Arcade, Switch

    ShooterShoot 'em upBoss fightVertical scrollingScience fiction

    Cybattler is a up-scrolling shoot 'em up game where you take control of the mecha CYX-0017 BLANCHE that can shoot and slash with its plasma sword in all direction in a space themed environment. As you make progress you have to fight of vari

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 39Form.24World.25Curated.19Lists.00Science · Shooter

    HAL Laboratory · SNES

    ScienceShoot 'em upShooterBoss fightAction

    Hyper Zone plays like a cross between a racing game and shooter. The object of the game is to navigate each level while shooting enemies and earning points, until finally an encounter with a boss ends each level. After enough points are acq

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 39Form.37World.25Curated.11Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Switch, PS3, PlayStation Portable +1

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterBullet hellSpaceship

    The celestial planet Conceyta orbits with its moon in a dust- and gas-covered solar system. Within lurks an evil unknown to man that bears a danger so much greater than any threat yet witnessed. A dark, mysterious power has manifested itsel

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  • Why 38Form.24World.17Curated.20Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Video System · Arcade, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD +3

    ShooterShoot 'em upBoss fightVertical scrollingAction

    When enemy forces wipe out the jets of the Aero Fighters, they must scramble using heavily-modified World War II warplanes in the third installment of the comical Aero Fighters series.

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 38Form.09World.25Curated.29Lists.00Shooter · Boss fight

    Namco Tales Studio · Sega Genesis, Sharp X68000

    Shoot 'em upShooterBoss fightScience fictionTank

    Granada is a free-roaming scrolling shooter. You control the titular maneuver cepter Granada as you make your way through each stage, destroying the enemy's weapons. You have a map that tells you where your targets are on the stage, and onc

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 38Form.20World.25Curated.20Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    SNK · Arcade, PS3, PlayStation Portable

    Shoot 'em upShooterSpaceshipVertical scrollingScience fiction

    Ozma Wars is a 1979 fixed shooter arcade game, and the very first game developed and published by SNK, who were still known as "Shin Nihon Kikaku" at the time. The game is also known as the second ever vertical shoot 'em up game, after Tait

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