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278 games like BlowOut · 1981 – 2025

  • Why 84Form.41World.67Curated.80Lists.00Platformer · Shooter · Often paired

    Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST +5

    PlatformerRun and gunShooterSide-scrollingAction

    A.M.C.: Astro Marine Corps is a sideways scrolling shooter in which you control a member of the Astro Marine Corps who has to blast his way through the various alien infested levels. You have three lives and each life has an energy bar whi

    5 listsOften paired

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 80Form.31World.25Curated.84Lists.00Platformer · Shooter · Often paired

    Wild 9

    1998

    Shiny Entertainment · PlayStation

    PlatformerShooterRun and gunSide-scrollingAction

    Wild 9 is a 2D platformer with 3D graphics, featuring gameplay similar in vein to the company's Earthworm Jim games. Unique to the game is the The Rig, a weapon the protagonist wields. The Rig functions like an electronic lasso, capable of

    68 rating3 listsOften paired

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  • Why 72Form.27World.30Curated.69Lists.00Platformer · Shooter · Often paired

    Rainbow Arts · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST +8

    PlatformerShooterRun and gunSide-scrollingAction

    Turrican II: The Final Fight is a platformer/shooter as typically seen on consoles, but designed for home computers from the ground up. Its plot is - naturally - very simple: an evil mega-robot called The Machine attacks the United Planets

    90 rating1 listOften paired

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 69Form.31World.25Curated.63Lists.00Platformer · Shooter · Often paired

    Konami · Amiga, Arcade, MS-DOS +2

    PlatformerShooterRun and gunActionScience fiction

    Super Contra is a Run and Gun-style action game produced by Konami, originally released as a coin-operated arcade game in 1988. It is the sequel to the original Contra and the second game in the Contra series released for the arcades. Like

    66 rating1 listOften paired

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 63Form.22World.92Curated.44Lists.00Platformer · Shooter · Described alike

    SNES, Sega Genesis

    ActionPlatformerShooterRun and gunScience fiction

    Based on the popular role-playing and card game, Doom Troopers casts you as a fearless commando who's been commissioned to save the world from an invading force of mutants. Play as either Mitch Hunter or Max Steiner as you embark on the mos

    50 rating2 listsDescribed alike

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 62Form.31World.25Curated.50Lists.00Platformer · Shooter · Often paired

    Media.Vision · PlayStation, PS3, PlayStation Portable +1

    PlatformerRun and gunShooterActionScience

    The object of interest in this game is the mysterious Valkiry Stone. Two treasure hunters, Axel and Ruka, set out to find the stone, but the evil gang known as the Pumpkin Heads wants to find the stone first. As either Axel or Ruka, blast

    80 rating3 listsOften paired

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  • Why 57Form.05World.25Curated.60Lists.00Shooter · Often paired

    Grasshopper Manufacture · Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Vita, iOS

    ShooterActionScience fictionArcadeScience

    Liberation Maiden is a shooter game developed by Grasshopper Manufacture and published by Level-5. It was originally included in the Guild01 compilation for the Nintendo 3DS in 2012, and later made available separately on Nintendo eShop. A

    66 rating2 listsOften paired

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  • Why 55Form.21World.25Curated.47Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Atari Games · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +7

    PlatformerShooterRun and gunActionScience fiction

    Based on the arcade game, in Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters you are sent in on a rescue mission to Planet X. This planet has been taken over by robots and you must find and evacuate the remaining humans. It's a shooter simila

    72 rating5 lists

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  • Why 54Form.06World.25Curated.50Lists.00Shooter · Often paired

    Team17 · PS3, Windows, Xbox 360

    ShooterActionScience fictionScienceShoot 'em up

    A remake of the original classic Amiga title Alien Breed, Evolution features update graphics, gameplay and features.

    61 rating1 list5.5 h main storyOften paired

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 54Form.28World.00Curated.44Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Semnat Studios · Wii

    PlatformerShooterRun and gunSide-scrollingShoot 'em up

    Battle wave after wave of enemies in this stylish side-scrolling run n' gun action game for one to four players Fight your way through 13 diverse locations on your own or with up to three friends in this frenetic sidescrolling action game.

    50 rating1 list

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  • Why 53Form.11World.25Curated.50Lists.00Shooter · Third-person shooter · Often paired

    Swingin' Ape Studios · GameCube, PS2, Xbox +1

    ShooterThird-person shooterActionScience fictionThird person

    Metal Arms: Glitch in the System is a third-person shooter action-adventure video game, developed by Swingin' Ape Studios and released in 2003. The game follows a robot named Glitch as he joins forces with the Droids in their fight against

    77 rating6 listsOften paired

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 52Form.29World.25Curated.36Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Data East · Arcade, Sega Genesis, Sharp X68000

    PlatformerShooterRun and gunSide-scrollingAction

    The player takes the role of Chelnov, a coal miner who miraculously survives the malfunction and explosion of a nuclear power plant. Chelnov's body gains superhuman abilities due to the massive amount of radiation given off by the explosion

    71 rating1 list

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 52Form.32World.30Curated.33Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Factor 5 · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST +6

    ShooterPlatformerRun and gunSide-scrollingAction

    Turrican II: The Final Fight is a platformer/shooter as typically seen on consoles, but designed for home computers from the ground up. Its plot is - naturally - very simple: an evil mega-robot called The Machine attacks the United Planets

    90 rating4 lists

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  • Why 51Form.34World.25Curated.31Lists.00Shooter · Run and gun

    SNK · Arcade, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD +1

    Run and gunShooterSide-scrollingScience fictionCyberpunk

    Inspired by the Contra series, Cyber-Lip is an early side-scrolling shooter by SNK for the Neo Geo. It's considered one of the predecessors to popular Metal Slug franchise.

    3 lists

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 51Form.16World.39Curated.41Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Origin Systems · SNES

    PlatformerRun and gunShooterSide-scrollingScience fiction

    Metal Morph is a side-scrolling platformer. As the Metal Morph, you can jump, duck and shoot, as well as transform into an invulnerable liquid blob of metal. While as a blob, you can also travel through pipes to get to areas you couldn't no

    1 list

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  • Xbox console exclusiveWhy 47Form.21World.25Curated.33Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Konami · Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Commodore 64 +4

    ActionPlatformerShooterRun and gunSide-scrolling

    Move your character, a policeman, through the streets firing on escaped convicts.

    2 lists

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 46Form.34World.26Curated.24Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Capcom · NES

    PlatformerShooterRun and gunSide-scrollingAction

    The player takes the role of Kenny Smith, an agent of the 98th Special Forces, also known as "Code Name: Viper", who is assigned by his commander, Director Jones, to investigate a large drug syndicate that covers all of South America. Smith

    60 rating2 lists

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  • Why 45Form.17World.25Curated.33Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Banpresto · Arcade

    PlatformerShooterSide-scrollingActionScience 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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  • Why 44Form.13World.25Curated.27Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    MS-DOS, Windows

    PlatformerShooterSide-scrollingActionScience fiction

    Colony 28 is a science fiction-themed platform game developed for MS-DOS by Napoleon Games and published by JRC Interactive in 1997.

    1 list

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 42Form.42World.42Curated.09Lists.00Shooter · Third-person shooter

    One

    1997

    Visual Concepts · PlayStation, PS3, PlayStation Portable

    ShooterThird-person shooterActionScience fictionThird person

    Flip, climb, hang, slide, blast, and fight through five multi-level 3D worlds. Rage up with unique rage meter. Powerful assault weapons. Vicious physical attack combos. Live or die by your state of rage.

    61 rating3 lists

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  • Why 41Form.32World.41Curated.15Lists.00Shooter · Run and gun

    Nintendo 64, PlayStation

    ActionShooterRun and gunScience fictionThird person

    Assault: Retribution is a 3D platform shooting game that takes place across seven futuristic levels, includes two playable characters with alternate routes, analog control, and memory card support. You can't spell action, adrenaline or assa

    2 lists

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 41Form.37World.46Curated.09Lists.00Shooter · Third-person shooter

    Appaloosa Interactive · PlayStation

    ShooterThird-person shooterRun and gunSide-scrollingAction

    Mission Critical! You control Ray, the only surviving member of the elite Contra Force. Blast your way through 10 levels to stop the alien hordes from infesting the jungles of South America. Although equipped with a huge arsenal of weapon

    60 rating2 lists

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  • Timed Nintendo exclusiveWhy 41Form.16World.84Curated.15Lists.00Platformer · Shooter · Described alike

    Game Boy Advance, PlayStation

    ActionPlatformerShooterRun and gunModern warfare

    As part of the Counter-Terrorist Special Forces unit, you have all the necessary means for putting an end to the threat of terrorism. Your team comprises highly trained soldiers who can do anything from dressing in camouflage to initiating

    65 rating2 listsDescribed alike

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  • Why 40Form.20World.25Curated.24Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Abuse

    1996

    Crack dot Com · Acorn Archimedes, Amiga, Android +5

    PlatformerShooterRun and gunSide-scrollingAction

    Abuse resembles a side-scrolling platform game. The game is marked for its unusual control scheme: The keyboard is used to move Nick, while the mouse is used for aiming the weapons. The basic gameplay consists of fighting various enemies (m

    79 rating4 lists

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  • Why 40Form.29World.58Curated.00Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Allods Team · Switch, PS4, PS5 +3

    PlatformerShooterRun and gunActionAdventure

    Blast Brigade is a colorful 2D action-adventure that combines intense platformer gameplay with metroidvania exploration. Assemble the team of superspies and run’n’gun through a tainted paradise island to take down the evil genius Dr. Cread

    4 lists19 h main story

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 40Form.30World.25Curated.18Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Data East · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +6

    PlatformerShooterRun and gunSide-scrollingScience fiction

    Midnight Resistance is a side-scrolling action shooting game produced by Data East for the arcades in 1989. The game was ported by Data East to the Sega Mega Drive in 1990 and by Ocean Software to various home computer platforms during the

    79 rating4 lists

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  • Why 40Form.36World.25Curated.13Lists.00Shooter · Run and gun

    Atari Games · Arcade, Nintendo 64, PlayStation

    ShooterRun and gunActionScience fictionThird person

    Use linked cabinets to play co-op or deathmatch in this arcade-only shooter.

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 39Form.34World.25Curated.14Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Syrox Developments · Sega Saturn

    ShooterPlatformerRun and gunSide-scrollingAction

    SCUD: The Disposable Assassin is a video game based on the Rob Schrab comic series of the same name.

    1 list

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  • Why 38Form.34World.25Curated.10Lists.00Shooter · Run and gun

    Namco · Arcade, Switch, PS4 +2

    ShooterRun and gunSide-scrollingActionScience fiction

    Baraduke is an action game released by Namco (Bandai Namco Entertainment) in 1985. The peaceful, friendly world of Paccet has been attacked by the evil Octy! Make your way through Baraduke, the underground Octy citadel beneath Paccet, and u

    49 rating4 lists

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 38Form.07World.25Curated.29Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Irem · Arcade, SNES

    ActionPlatformerShooterScience fictionScience

    GunForce: Battle Fire Engulfed Terror Island or simply titled as GunForce, is a side-scrolling action shooting game produced by Irem for the arcades in 1991. The game was later ported by Bits Studios and published by Irem to the Super Famic

    65 rating1 list

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 38Form.32World.25Curated.13Lists.00Shooter · Third-person shooter

    ShooterThird-person shooterPs2 classicsActionScience fiction

    Three years after the events that took place in the original Gungrave, the Corsione family has unleashed the deadly drug SEED upon the populace. Now it's up to Grave, Spike and Mika to follow the trail of SEED back to its source and eradica

    50 rating4 lists

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 38Form.23World.25Curated.18Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Treasure · Game Boy Advance

    PlatformerShooterRun and gunActionScience fiction

    Blue and Red, the lead characters in Gunstar Super Heroes, must once again keep a stone of great power from falling into the hands of an evil empire intent on resurrecting the God of Ruin. Blue and Red take on the same adventure using diffe

    65 rating2 lists

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  • SNK exclusiveWhy 38Form.20World.25Curated.21Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Neo Geo Pocket, Neo Geo Pocket Color

    PlatformerRun and gunShooterActionScience fiction

    Metal Slug: 2nd Mission is an Action game, developed by Ukiyotei and published by SNK, which was released in Japan in 2000. Take control of the Metal Slug tank on the NGPC once again, this time to defeat the rebel strike force "Phantom." T

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 38Form.32World.25Curated.12Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Raising Hell · Amiga, Atari ST/STE, Sega Genesis

    ShooterPlatformerSide-scrollingWeapons swapScience fiction

    First prize is your life! Suited in limited-protection armor you're the unwilling contestant on The Killing Game Show. In front of a TV audience of millions you must battle your way to the top of 16 Pits of Death infested with hostile arti

    71 rating1 list

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 37Form.35World.13Curated.10Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Unique Development Studios · PlayStation, Windows

    PlatformerShooterRun and gunActionArcade

    Agent Armstrong is an action platformer video game. This game makes its stateside debut as a side-scrolling shooter in the life of Contra and Metal Slug. It is quite violent despite having an ELSPA 3+ age rating.

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  • Why 37Form.12World.13Curated.24Lists.00Shooter · Third-person shooter

    Android, Linux, Windows +2

    ShooterThird-person shooterActionThird personEspionage

    Previously known as Battle Bears Royale, compete with your friends across vibrant sci-fi maps across multiple game modes. Choose from 11 unique classes, with thousands of loadout combinations to master.

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 37Form.31World.25Curated.12Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Bizarre Creations · Amiga, Atari ST, Atari ST/STE +1

    ActionPlatformerShooterSide-scrollingWeapons swap

    First prize is your life! Suited in limited-protection armor you're the unwilling contestant on The Killing Game Show. In front of a TV audience of millions you must battle your way to the top of 16 Pits of Death infested with hostile arti

    71 rating1 list

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 37Form.18World.25Curated.21Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Tokai Engineering · NES

    PlatformerRun and gunShooterActionScience fiction

    Journey to Silius, known in Japan as RAF World, is a side-scrolling run and gun video game developed by Tokai Engineering and published by Sunsoft for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1990. Journey to Silius was originally based on the

    79 rating3 lists

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 37Form.52World.13Curated.00Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    SNK · Arcade, PS2

    PlatformerShooterRun and gunSide-scrollingAction

    Metal Slug 6 returns to the Rebel-Martian alliance featured in Metal Slugs 2, X, and 3, but on a much broader scale. Rather than repeating the previous games' events of the Martians breaking the alliance and the Rebels assisting the player

    80 rating4 lists1 h main story

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 37Form.28World.63Curated.06Lists.00Shooter · Run and gun

    Sega Genesis

    ShooterRun and gunActionScience fictionScience

    Engage in airborne combat with jump-jets and weapons of incredible power or link up with your cyber cycle for high speed ground attacks. Each step inches you closer to your goal and the fight of your life. You are Ranger X... A mysterious l

    89 rating2 lists

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 37Form.29World.25Curated.13Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    PlatformerRun and gunShooterSide-scrollingAction

    SCUD: The Disposable Assassin is a video game based on the Rob Schrab comic series of the same name.

    3 lists

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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 37Form.14World.25Curated.22Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Gremlin Interactive · Amiga, Atari Lynx, Atari ST +1

    ActionPlatformerShooterRun and gunScience fiction

    Switchblade II is a computer action game. It was released for the Amiga and the Atari ST by Gremlin in May 1991, and for the Atari Lynx in 1992. A sequel to Switchblade, Switchblade II is an action-platformer. The action is viewed from the

    1 list

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 37Form.11World.26Curated.25Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Michael Denio · MS-DOS, NES

    ShooterPlatformerSide-scrollingActionScience fiction

    The Adventures of Captain Comic is a platformer featuring a huge nonlinear playfield divided into several different terrains. As Comic, you must search throughout Tambi for power ups and items that will aid you in your quest to recover the

    78 rating1 list

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 37Form.11World.33Curated.24Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Codemasters · NES

    ActionPlatformerShooterSide-scrollingScience fiction

    Too hot to handle? Or can you take up the challenge? Equipped with a dazzling range of weapons and skills, travel through scores of different action scenes, battling against the hottest, meanest, mechanized maniacs ever dreamed up! Rescue t

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 36Form.22World.98Curated.00Lists.00Shooter · Third-person shooter · Described alike

    The 3DO Company · PlayStation

    ActionShooterThird-person shooterMilitaryTank

    The game contains 16 stages that feature different objectives such as blowing up a bridge or escaping from a P.O.W. camp. Before starting each stage, players get to select 2 of the 6 different commandos to take into the field of battle. Eac

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 36Form.45World.25Curated.00Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Light & Shadow Production · Game Boy Advance

    ActionPlatformerShooterRun and gun

    Despite their latest failures, the CT Special Forces unit is called upon once again to diffuse increased terrorist activity around the globe. Armed with high-tech weaponry and equipment, you must thwart the plans of terrorist groups and ens

    78 rating1 list

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 35Form.15World.25Curated.12Lists.00Platformer · Side-scrolling

    Switch, Windows

    PlatformerSide-scrollingActionScience fictionIndie

    In this exploration-heavy 2D action game, use your demon sword to interfere with the past, create platforms, and shield yourself from danger to explore a dystopian cyberpunk world depicted in gorgeously animated pixel art.

    81 rating1 list7 h main story

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 35Form.11World.26Curated.21Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Michael Denio · MS-DOS, NES, SAM Coupé

    PlatformerShooterSide-scrollingActionScience fiction

    The Adventures of Captain Comic is a platformer featuring a huge nonlinear playfield divided into several different terrains. As Comic, you must search throughout Tambi for power ups and items that will aid you in your quest to recover the

    78 rating2 lists

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