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270 games like Bit.Trip Complete · 1981 – 2012

  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 80Form.43World.29Curated.75Lists.00Rhythm · Shooter · Often paired

    Queasy Games · PS3, PlayStation Portable, Windows

    RhythmShooterBullet hellAbstractHigh score

    Everyday Shooter is an album of games exploring the expressive power of abstract shooters. Dissolute sounds of destruction are replaced with guitar riffs harmonizing over an all-guitar soundtrack, while modulating shapes celebrate the flowi

    82 rating4 lists9 h main storyOften paired

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 65Form.23World.25Curated.61Lists.00Shooter · Bullet hell · Often paired

    Takumi Corporation · Arcade, Dreamcast

    Bullet hellShooterHigh scoreBoss fightAction

    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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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 62Form.23World.25Curated.56Lists.00Shooter · Side-scrolling · Often paired

    Treasure · Wii, Wii U

    ShooterSide-scrollingOn-railsHigh scoreBoss fight

    Sin & Punishment: Star Successor is an arcade style rail shooter that allows for a range of movement around the immediate level as the player is funneled along their path. Players can assume the role of either the male or female character,

    81 rating4 listsOften paired

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  • Why 62Form.17World.25Curated.60Lists.00Shooter · Pixel art · Often paired

    Xenon

    1988

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

    ShooterPixel artHigh scoreBoss fightAction

    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 listsOften paired

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  • Why 62Form.21World.25Curated.58Lists.00Shooter · Pixel art · Often paired

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

    ShooterPixel artHigh scoreBoss fightAction

    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

    75 rating2 listsOften paired

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  • Why 56Form.15World.25Curated.53Lists.00Shooter · Side-scrolling · Often paired

    Rainbow Arts · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST +11

    ShooterSide-scrollingHigh scoreBoss fightAction

    Turrican is a 1990 video game programmed and designed by Manfred Trenz. It was first developed for the Commodore 64 by Rainbow Arts, but was ported to other systems later. In addition to concept design and character creation, Trenz personal

    83 rating1 listOften paired

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  • Why 56Form.13World.25Curated.54Lists.00Shooter · Side-scrolling · Often paired

    Z-Out

    1990

    Rainbow Arts · Amiga, Atari ST

    ShooterSide-scrollingPixel artHigh scoreAction

    Z-Out is a 1990 side-scrolling shoot 'em up and a sequel to X-Out. Unlike its predecessor, the game features a co-operative two-player component.

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  • Why 49Form.24World.25Curated.35Lists.00Action · Shooter

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

    ActionShooterPixel artHigh scoreBoss fight

    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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  • NEC exclusiveWhy 48Form.23World.25Curated.34Lists.00Shooter · Side-scrolling

    TurboGrafx-16

    ShooterSide-scrollingHigh scoreBoss fightAction

    A horizontal shoot 'em up that casts you as a baby dragon out to free a princess from the clutches of an evil....well, you get the idea. Gameplay is traditional, with power-up weapons that include multi-way shot and 'miniature' mode and a s

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  • Why 47Form.12World.00Curated.45Lists.00Shooter · Pixel art

    Apple II, Apple IIGS, MS-DOS

    ShooterPixel artHigh scoreBoss fight2D computer graphic

    Catacomb is a 2-D top-down third-person shooter created by John Carmack. It was originally created for the Apple II, and later ported to the PC. It should not be confused with The Catacomb, which is the second game in the series (originally

    2 lists

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  • NEC console exclusiveWhy 47Form.08World.25Curated.43Lists.00Shooter · High score

    TurboGrafx-16, MSX

    ShooterHigh scoreScience fictionShoot 'em upShmup

    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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  • NEC console exclusiveWhy 47Form.08World.25Curated.43Lists.00Shooter · High score

    Compile · MSX, TurboGrafx-16

    ShooterHigh scoreScience fictionShoot 'em upShmup

    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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  • Timed Nintendo exclusiveWhy 46Form.19World.25Curated.34Lists.00Shooter · On-rails

    Capcom · Arcade, NES, PS3 +2

    ShooterOn-railsHigh scoreBoss fightAction

    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

    41 rating3 lists

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 45Form.19World.25Curated.32Lists.00Shooter · Bullet hell

    Toaplan · Arcade, Sega Genesis

    ShooterBullet hellBoss fightActionScience fiction

    "Grind Stormer" is a 1993 vertically scrolling shooter arcade video game originally developed and published by Toaplan in Japan and North America. It is considered to be the spiritual successor to Slap Fight. Based around a video game withi

    59 rating1 list

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  • Why 44Form.11World.25Curated.35Lists.00Shooter · Side-scrolling

    Capcom · Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Commodore 64 +7

    ShooterSide-scrollingPixel artHigh scoreBoss fight

    Gun.Smoke is very similar to Commando, another Capcom game, but with several differences. Whereas Commando is a run and gun game, this game is a scrolling shooter in which the screen scrolls upward automatically and players only have three

    69 rating6 lists

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  • Why 44Form.12World.25Curated.35Lists.00Shooter · Side-scrolling

    Banpresto · Arcade

    ShooterSide-scrollingHigh scoreActionScience fiction

    The player controls a constantly bouncing car while driving through various environments including a city, pyramid, and underwater. The height of the jump and speed of a fall can be controlled with the joystick. The player can shoot various

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 43Form.14World.25Curated.32Lists.00Shooter · High score

    Tecmo · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +8

    ShooterHigh scoreBoss fightActionScience fiction

    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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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 43Form.27World.25Curated.24Lists.00Shooter · Bullet hell

    Takumi Corporation · Arcade, Dreamcast

    ShooterBullet hellHigh scoreBoss fightAction

    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 list

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 43Form.07World.25Curated.38Lists.00Shooter · Boss fight

    Data East · Arcade, Sega Genesis

    ShooterBoss fightScience fictionShoot 'em upTank

    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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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 42Form.24World.25Curated.24Lists.00Shooter · Side-scrolling

    Abadox

    1988

    Winning Entertainment Group · NES

    ShooterSide-scrollingOn-railsBoss fightScience fiction

    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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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 42Form.20World.25Curated.27Lists.00Shooter · Bullet hell

    Adventure Planning Service · Switch, Windows

    ShooterBullet hellHigh scoreBoss fightAction

    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

    89 rating2 lists1 h main story

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 42Form.21World.13Curated.28Lists.00Shooter · Bullet hell

    CAVE · Arcade, PS4, Xbox One

    Bullet hellShooterHigh scoreBoss fightScience fiction

    Dangun Feveron is a vertical scrolling shooter game developed by Cave and published by Nihon System Inc. in 1998. The gameplay is typical of manic shooters, with numerous swarms of enemies onscreen at any given time, and bosses that shoot i

    2 lists

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 42Form.10World.25Curated.34Lists.00Action · Boss fight

    Thin Chen Enterprise · NES

    ActionBoss fightHelicopterShoot 'em upVertical 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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  • Why 42Form.20World.25Curated.27Lists.00Rhythm · Shooter

    Rez

    2001

    Sonic Team · Android, Dreamcast, PS2 +1

    RhythmShooterAbstractBoss fightMusic and rhythm

    A rail shooter with a heavy emphasis on audiovisual elements in which a hacker attempts to breach an AI integral for the continuation of the human race to prevent it from shutting down due to information overload.

    87 rating8 lists

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  • Timed Xbox exclusiveWhy 41Form.18World.25Curated.27Lists.00Shooter · Bullet hell

    CAVE · Arcade, Switch, Xbox 360

    Bullet hellShooterHigh scoreBoss fightAction

    DoDonPachi SaiDaiOuJou is a vertical scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game released by Cave in 2012. It's the sixth chapter in CAVE's DonPachi series. A Japanese region-free release was released on May 30, 2013.

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 40Form.08World.25Curated.32Lists.00Shooter · High score

    Arcade, Switch

    ShooterHigh scoreBoss fightScience fictionShoot 'em up

    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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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 40Form.06World.25Curated.34Lists.00Shooter · High score

    Master System, Sega Master System/Mark III

    ShooterHigh scoreActionScience fictionVertically scrolling shooter

    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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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 39Form.05World.13Curated.35Lists.00Shooter · High score

    Hudson Soft · NES

    ShooterHigh scoreActionTop-down shooterDinosaurs

    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

    58 rating1 list

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  • Xbox console exclusiveWhy 39Form.29World.36Curated.14Lists.00Rhythm · Shooter

    Cold Beam Games · Android, Linux, Windows +2

    RhythmShooterBullet hellHigh scoreMusic and rhythm

    Experience your music collection as never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music. Power up your spaceship and watch as the music boosts your firepow

    80 rating2 lists4 h main story

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  • Why 39Form.14World.25Curated.27Lists.00Action · Shooter

    Dinamic Software · Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +3

    ActionShooterPixel artBoss fightScience fiction

    Queen Gremla rules over five confederations of planets thanks to a powerful army of Terminators led by Arkos, her most faithful servant, until the queen's contempt caused her to go over to the enemy army led by McKiller. The game is divide

    58 rating4 lists

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  • Why 39Form.14World.25Curated.27Lists.00Shooter · Bullet hell

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

    ShooterBullet hellHigh scoreBoss fightAction

    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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  • Why 37Form.20World.25Curated.19Lists.00Side-scrolling · On-rails

    Bandai Namco Entertainment · PS3, Xbox 360

    Side-scrollingOn-railsHigh scoreActionScience fiction

    Aero-Cross is an unreleased platform video game that was in development for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 by Namco Bandai Games. It was intended as a modernized sequel to the arcade game Metro-Cross, and the third released under the Namco

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 37Form.14World.25Curated.22Lists.00Shooter · Side-scrolling

    Sega Genesis

    ShooterSide-scrollingHigh scoreBoss fightScience fiction

    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,

    50 rating2 lists

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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 37Form.11World.25Curated.25Lists.00Action · Pixel art

    Parker Brothers · Apple II, Atari 2600, Atari 5200 +5

    ActionPixel artHigh scoreArcadeFrog

    In Frogger II, you need to guide your frog to safety in three different locations. Starting out underwater, reach the top of the pond while avoiding dangerous alligators and fish (you can ride a turtle for safety!). Once on top of the pond,

    59 rating5 lists

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 37Form.14World.25Curated.22Lists.00Shooter · High score

    Namco Tales Studio · Sega Genesis, Sharp X68000

    ShooterHigh scoreBoss fightScience fictionShoot 'em up

    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

    51 rating1 list

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  • Why 37Form.13World.25Curated.24Lists.00Shooter · Pixel art

    Amiga, Atari ST, Atari ST/STE +1

    ShooterPixel artHigh scoreActionScience fiction

    A top-down, vertical-scrolling shooter from the late 80s.

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 37Form.11World.25Curated.25Lists.00Shooter · High score

    Eidos Interactive · SNES

    ShooterHigh scoreBoss fightScience fictionPlatformer

    On the reptilian planet of Tirmat, scientists have discovered a rift in space and plan to use it to transport the planet's inhabitants before the planet is extinguished by sending their elite army through the rift and invade their closest n

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  • Xbox exclusiveWhy 36Form.32World.00Curated.13Lists.00Rhythm · Abstract

    Xbox 360

    RhythmAbstractMusic and rhythmDeliberately retroAbstract art style

    0-D Beat Drop is a 2009 rhythm-puzzle video game developed by Cyclone Zero and published by Aksys Games and Arc System Works. With elements of Puyo Puyo and Lumines, the game has players organizing colored shapes onto a playing field in ord

    73 rating1 list

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  • Why 36Form.10World.25Curated.24Lists.00Action · Shooter

    Ubisoft Reflections · Amiga, Atari ST, Atari ST/STE +1

    ActionShooterPixel artBoss fightScience fiction

    Awesome is a science fiction action video game released by Psygnosis for the Amiga and Atari ST in 1990. It features a variety of gameplay styles, from overhead shooting to Asteroids-esque sequences, and a pre-rendered ray-traced intro sequ

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 36Form.14World.25Curated.21Lists.00Shooter · Bullet hell

    Toaplan · Arcade, Sega Saturn

    Bullet hellShooterBoss fightActionScience fiction

    Batsugun is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up video game created by the now-defunct Japanese game developer Toaplan. The title translates to "exceptional" or "extraordinary". It was the final game created before Toaplan's dissolution, an

    76 rating2 lists

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 36Form.41World.40Curated.00Lists.00Action · Abstract

    Digital Eel · PS3, PlayStation Portable, Windows +1

    ActionAbstractAbstract art styleIgf awardsIndie

    BRAINPIPE is a unique gaming experience. The ultimate objective is to transcend humanity. You do this by navigating the tunnels of your mind, exercising your hand-eye coordination while relishing in the funkadelic sights and sounds of your

    80 rating1 list0.5 h main story

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  • Why 36Form.24World.25Curated.14Lists.00Rhythm · Shooter

    Q Entertainment · PS3, Xbox 360

    RhythmShooterOn-railsBoss fightMusic and rhythm

    Child of Eden is a multi-sensory shooter that will send players diving into a kaleidoscopic matrix of synchronized music and mind-blowing visuals.

    72 rating5 lists

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 36Form.13World.25Curated.22Lists.00Shooter · High score

    HAL Laboratory · SNES

    ShooterHigh scoreBoss fightActionScience fiction

    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 36Form.11World.25Curated.24Lists.00Action · Shooter

    Loaded

    1996

    Gremlin Interactive · PlayStation, Sega Saturn

    ActionShooterHigh scoreScience fictionScience

    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

    74 rating4 lists

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  • Why 36Form.28World.25Curated.12Lists.00Action · Ufo

    Software Dynamics · Windows

    ActionUfoBlocksHigh scoreBoss fight

    Operation: Inner Space is an action game developed in 1992 and published in 1994 by Software Dynamics for Windows. The player's mission is to enter the computer (represented by "Inner Space") in a spaceship and recover the icons and resourc

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  • Why 36Form.10World.25Curated.24Lists.00Shooter · Pixel art

    MS-DOS

    ShooterPixel artHigh scoreActionScience fiction

    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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  • Why 35Form.08World.25Curated.24Lists.00Shooter · High score

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

    ShooterHigh scoreBoss fightActionScience fiction

    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.

    70 rating5 lists

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 35Form.08World.28Curated.22Lists.00Shooter · High score

    Data East · Arcade, NES

    ShooterHigh scoreActionScience fictionArcade

    Battle Wings, known in Japan either as B-Wing (ビー・ウィング) or B-Wings (ビー・ウィングズ), is a vertically scrolling shooter first released as an arcade game by Data East in 1984. The game was ported by Data East to the Family Computer in 1986, and was

    70 rating1 list

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