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236 games like Bosconian · 1977 – 2026

  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 79Form.33World.25Curated.81Lists.00Shooter · Arcade · Often paired

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

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterSpaceshipAction

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

    64 rating1 listOften paired

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 79Form.26World.40Curated.83Lists.00Shooter · Arcade · Often paired

    Koei Tecmo Holdings · Arcade, Game Boy Advance, MSX +6

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    In the game, the player pilots a starship called the Final Star, while shooting various enemies and destroying enemy structures for points. Unlike later vertical scrolling shooters, like Toaplan's Twin Cobra, the Final Star had only two le

    57 rating6 listsOften paired

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  • Why 79Form.22World.33Curated.88Lists.00Shooter · Arcade · Often paired

    Hudson Soft · Game Boy Advance, MSX, NES +3

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    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

    55 rating9 listsOften paired

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 76Form.15World.25Curated.87Lists.00Shooter · Arcade · Often paired

    Andrew Braybrook · Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Atari ST/STE +8

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    Uridium (released on the NES as The Last Starfighter) is a science fiction side-scrolling shoot 'em up originally designed by Andrew Braybrook for the Commodore 64, and later ported to other 8-bit machines. It consists of fifteen levels, ea

    74 rating5 listsOften paired

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 73Form.12World.25Curated.82Lists.00Shooter · Arcade · Often paired

    Aleste

    1988

    MSX, Master System, PS4 +2

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    Your planet has been overrun by the meanest mutant vegetation ever created in a genetics laboratory. It's taken over buildings, labs, fighter craft... even people! And it's getting bigger... and meaner... with each passing second. But it ha

    74 rating6 listsOften paired

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  • Timed Atari exclusiveWhy 73Form.24World.36Curated.72Lists.00Shooter · Arcade · Often paired

    Ikegami Tsushinki · Apple II, Arcade, Atari 2600 +13

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterSpaceshipAction

    Zaxxon is a 1982 isometric shooter arcade game developed and released by Sega. The game gives the player the experience of flying a fighter craft through a fortress while shooting at enemy entities (missiles, enemy gunfire, etc.) The object

    76 rating1 listOften paired

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 71Form.27World.33Curated.67Lists.00Shooter · Arcade · Often paired

    Konami · MSX, NES, Nintendo 3DS +1

    ShooterArcadeShoot 'em upActionScience fiction

    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

    55 rating2 listsOften paired

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  • Why 70Form.33World.25Curated.64Lists.00Shooter · Arcade · Often paired

    Infinite Dreams · Android, Linux, Switch +5

    ShooterArcadeShoot 'em upActionScience fiction

    There are many scrolling shooters but none of them is like "Sky Force". This stunning shoot ‘em up game combines the classic arcade elements with the new possibilities offered by current technology. The new installment in the series just ca

    75 rating4 lists16 h main storyOften paired

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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 56Form.17World.26Curated.50Lists.00Shooter · Arcade · Often paired

    Imagic · Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Commodore VIC-20 +4

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    The lost city of Atlantis is under attack! Wave after wave of Gorgon vessels are approaching, each armed with weapons capable of destroying a part of the city. You are in charge of the command posts at the edges of the city and need to defe

    79 rating4 listsOften paired

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 54Form.30World.43Curated.35Lists.00Shooter · Arcade

    Master System, Sega Master System/Mark III

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterSpaceshipAction

    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

    2 lists

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 48Form.36World.25Curated.25Lists.00Shooter · Arcade

    Nichibutsu · Arcade, Switch

    ArcadeShooterShoot 'em upActionScience fiction

    A shooter from the same company who brought you Terra Cresta.

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 47Form.23World.34Curated.31Lists.00Shooter · Arcade

    Tose Co. · Arcade, MSX, NES +4

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    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

    63 rating7 lists

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 45Form.28World.13Curated.29Lists.00Shooter · Arcade

    ShooterArcadeScience fictionBird view / IsometricParty

    Multiplayer competitive spaceship shooting simulator.

    77 rating1 list

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 45Form.06World.25Curated.40Lists.00Shooter · Arcade

    Data East · Apple II, Arcade, MS-DOS +3

    ArcadeShooterActionScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    Heavy Barrel is a 1987 overhead run and gun arcade game by Data East. Terrorists have seized the underground control complex of a nuclear missile site, and it is up to the player to infiltrate the base and kill the enemy leader. Players be

    69 rating4 lists

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 45Form.20World.13Curated.34Lists.00Shooter · Arcade

    Square · MSX, NES, Nintendo 3DS +2

    ShooterArcadeShoot 'em upActionBird view / Isometric

    King's Knight is a fantasy-themed top-down shooter where four heroes have to unite to defeat a dragon and rescue a princess in despair. It was one of the first games published by Square Soft (now one-half of Square Enix). King's Knight is a

    51 rating5 lists

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  • Why 44Form.22World.40Curated.25Lists.00Shooter · Arcade

    SNK · Arcade, NES, Switch +3

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterSpaceshipAction

    Alpha Mission is a vertical scrolling shooter that has similarities to Xevious, with the use of air-to-air and air-to-ground weapons.

    70 rating5 lists

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 44Form.19World.13Curated.34Lists.00Shooter · Arcade

    Bits Laboratory · MSX, NES, Nintendo 3DS +2

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionBird view / Isometric

    King's Knight is a fantasy-themed top-down shooter where four heroes have to unite to defeat a dragon and rescue a princess in despair. It was one of the first games published by Square Soft (now one-half of Square Enix). King's Knight is a

    51 rating1 list

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  • Why 44Form.35World.25Curated.20Lists.00Shooter · Arcade

    Switch, PS5, Windows +1

    ArcadeShooterShoot 'em upActionBird view / Isometric

    Kusan: City of Wolves is a high-octane hardcore top-down shooter where players fight through a brutal urban jungle ruled by gunfire and corruption to save Haru — a girl fitted with a city-grade atomic weapon. Welcome to Kusan: City of Wolv

    85 rating3 lists

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 44Form.24World.36Curated.25Lists.00Shooter · Arcade

    Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +8

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    Sega's take on the 1943 style of vertically scrolling shoot 'em ups was set in the future. Your fighter plane is aged and under-powered, yet you must face down large planes, tanks and ground targets to achieve victory. Each level ends with

    7 lists

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  • Timed NEC exclusiveWhy 43Form.07World.25Curated.38Lists.00Shooter

    TurboGrafx-16, Wii

    ShooterScience fictionBird view / IsometricVertically scrolling shooter

    Psycho Chaser is a vertically-scrolling sci-fi shooter. The player takes control of the titular battle android. There are multiple weapons which can be picked up and freely switched between, and also power-ups which allow for weapon and ene

    2 lists

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  • Why 42Form.45World.13Curated.13Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Windows

    ShooterShoot 'em upSpaceshipShoot the coreScience fiction

    Warning Forever is a top-down shooter that pits you against a never-ending onslaught of procedurally-generated bosses which evolve to counter your strategies.

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 42Form.23World.29Curated.24Lists.00Shooter · Arcade

    Zanac

    1986

    Famicom Disk System, MSX, NES +2

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterSpaceshipAction

    The "system" was created by an organic intelligence body many milleniums ago and began attacking the human race. The earth was thrown into turmoil with only one hope for salvation. Fighter model AFX-6502 ZANAC was perfected by the 256th Rio

    74 rating7 lists

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  • Timed NEC exclusiveWhy 41Form.20World.20Curated.24Lists.00Shooter

    TurboGrafx-16, Wii

    ShooterBird view / Isometric

    A vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up that configures its difficulty to match the skill of the player. Final Blaster is a vertical scrolling shoot 'em up for the PC Engine. The player is part of squadron of fighters sent to save the world from

    2 lists

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 41Form.10World.25Curated.32Lists.00Shooter · Arcade

    Arcade, Linux, Master System +6

    ActionArcadeShooterScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    In Gain Ground, players control one of a set of characters at a time. There are twenty characters, each with different weapons. To beat a level, players must reach the exit point with at least one character or destroy all enemies on the lev

    69 rating10 lists

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 41Form.21World.25Curated.25Lists.00Shooter · Arcade

    SETA Corporation · Arcade, NES, Nintendo Switch 2

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    A nuclear powerplant has fallen into the hands of terrorists and you pilot a motorcyle equipped with machine guns that can be improved along the way. Make your way through difficult terrain and battle against loads of terrorists on foot, in

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  • NEC console exclusiveWhy 40Form.21World.25Curated.24Lists.00Shooter · Arcade

    R-type

    1987

    Irem · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Android +12

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterSpaceshipAction

    R-Type is set in the 22nd century, and the player flies a futuristic fighter craft called the R-9a "Arrowhead", named for its shape, and because it is the ninth model in the 'R' series of fighter craft (but it is the first of the series to

    75 rating1 list

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 39Form.04World.25Curated.34Lists.00Shooter · Arcade

    Jaleco · Arcade, FM-7, MSX +6

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    The player competes in a marathon continuous scrolling horizontal shoot-em-up game across land, sea, air and outer space. You can hold down the fire button for a burst of Charged fire, which is especially essential to defeat the bosses. Th

    65 rating7 lists

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  • Why 39Form.13World.25Curated.27Lists.00Shooter · Arcade

    Game Arts · Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIGS +12

    ShooterArcadeShoot 'em upActionScience fiction

    Thexder is a robot capable of transforming into a jet whose job is to destroy the central computer to save the planet.15 stages are waiting you for in this shooting game.

    64 rating8 lists

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 39Form.20World.25Curated.22Lists.00Shooter · Arcade

    Toaplan · Arcade, Linux, Sega Genesis +4

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterSpaceshipAction

    Zero Wing is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game, notable for a poorly translated English version for Sega Mega Drive (Genesis) that spawned the "All your base are belong to us" Internet meme. Gameplay includes novel features such as

    70 rating4 lists1 h main story

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  • Why 38Form.20World.44Curated.18Lists.00Shooter · Arcade

    Atari Games · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +7

    ActionArcadeShoot 'em upShooterScience fiction

    The Player controls a spaceship viewed from "above" in a 2D representation of space, by rotating the ship, and using thrust to give the ship momentum. To slow down or completely stop moving, the player has to rotate the ship to face the dir

    54 rating4 lists

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  • Atari exclusiveWhy 38Form.50World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Atari · Atari 2600

    Shoot 'em upShooterSpaceshipSpace battleAction

    Star Ship is a First-person shooter video game cartridge developed by Atari, Inc. for its Video Computer System (later known as the Atari 2600). The game was one of the nine launch titles offered when the Atari 2600 went on sale. It was des

    40 rating2 lists

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 38Form.22World.27Curated.17Lists.00Shooter · Arcade

    Toaplan · Android, Arcade, Linux +5

    ArcadeShooterShoot 'em upActionScience fiction

    Truxton is a 1988 vertically scrolling, shoot 'em up arcade game developed by Toaplan, later ported to the Mega Drive (worldwide) and the PC Engine (Japan-only). Like many other scrolling shooters, the game is set in outer space, where the

    69 rating1 list1 h main story

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 38Form.29World.35Curated.13Lists.00Shooter · Arcade

    Sega Enterprises, Ltd. · Master System, Sega Master System/Mark III

    ShooterArcadeShoot 'em upSpaceshipAction

    The enemy has built battle fortresses in the farthest reaches of space. There's only one way in... and one way out. Your Mission: To infiltrate the enemy's defenses and destroy their motherships!

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  • Timed Nintendo exclusiveWhy 37Form.10World.20Curated.27Lists.00Shooter · Arcade

    1942

    1984

    Capcom · Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Commodore 64 +10

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionBird view / Isometric

    1942 is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up made by Capcom that was released for the arcade in 1984. The goal is to reach Tokyo and destroy the entire Japanese air fleet. The player pilots a plane dubbed the "Super Ace" . The player has to

    73 rating11 lists1 h main story

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 37Form.28World.25Curated.14Lists.00Shooter · Arcade

    Gynoug

    1991

    Nippon Computer Systems · Switch, Sega Genesis, Wii

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionSide view

    Gynoug, known in North America as Wings of Wor, is a 1991 scrolling shooter video game developed by Masaya and published by NCS Corporation for the Sega Genesis. The game was released in North America and Europe in 1991 and in Japan on Janu

    68 rating3 lists

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 37Form.30World.25Curated.13Lists.00Shooter · Arcade

    Nichibutsu · Arcade, NES, Switch +2

    ArcadeShooterShoot 'em upScience fictionRacing

    The player rides a motorcycle-like craft, bumping other riders, collecting 'power' modules and shooting blue coins.

    6 lists

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  • Why 37Form.20World.50Curated.13Lists.00Shooter · Arcade

    Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +4

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionBird view / Isometric

    Sonic Boom is an arcade game shoot 'em up with a vertically-scrolling perspective in which the player is a US pilot, armed with the super-powerful Sonic Boom aircraft. Players must face six levels of cannon-fodder enemies in order to preven

    1 list

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  • Why 37Form.47World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shooter · Arcade

    Nasir Gebelli · Apple II, Atari 8-bit

    ArcadeShooterShoot 'em upSpaceshipSpace battle

    A single screen shoot'em up, similar to Space Invaders, written by Nasir Gebelli and published by Sirius Software for the Apple II and Atari 8-bit platforms.

    1 list

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  • Timed Atari exclusiveWhy 37Form.28World.26Curated.13Lists.00Shooter · Arcade

    Mattel Electronics · Atari 2600, Intellivision, Xbox 360

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterSpaceshipAction

    Launching from repair bay 28 of the Galatea, you guide your Blue Fighter Wing through the Launch Ring at lightspeed, entering enemy territory, sector Delta Five Niner! Your mission: Rescue the Orange Wing Center which was captured alive, be

    36 rating2 lists

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 37Form.20World.25Curated.18Lists.00Shooter · Arcade

    PlayStation Vita

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterSpaceshipAction

    Blast through an addictive shooter where one wrong move could be your last. Create incredible black holes using the touchscreen, blast asteroids to pieces using the dual analog sticks and deploy devastating shock waves with motion sensitiv

    80 rating3 lists

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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 37Form.12World.13Curated.27Lists.00Shooter · Arcade

    Exidy · Arcade, Atari 2600, ColecoVision +2

    ActionArcadeShooterShoot 'em upBird view / Isometric

    In Venture you control the adventurer Winky who sets out to collect treasure. You start out on an overview map of a dungeon which shows several rooms containing treasure. Since you cannot kill any enemies while rummaging through the dungeon

    43 rating4 lists

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  • SNK console exclusiveWhy 36Form.20World.25Curated.18Lists.00Shooter · Arcade

    Visco Corporation · Arcade, Neo Geo

    ArcadeShooterShoot 'em upSpaceshipScience fiction

    Andro Dunos is a horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game released by Visco in 1992 for the SNK Neo-Geo MVS. The player controls a futuristic fighter spacecraft with different weapon settings that you can switch between, and shoot en

    70 rating2 lists

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 36Form.08World.25Curated.24Lists.00Arcade

    Tose Co. · Arcade, NES, Wii +1

    ActionArcadeBird view / IsometricGhostsNinja

    Ikki is a Japanese arcade game developed by Sunsoft. It was also released for the Nintendo Famicom.

    2 lists

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  • Why 36Form.10World.33Curated.22Lists.00Shooter · Arcade

    Bitmap Bureau · Dreamcast, Game Boy Advance, GameCube +13

    ArcadeShooterActionScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    Xeno Crisis is an arena shooter in which one or two players take control of battle-hardened marines embarking on a deadly mission to confront an alien menace and get home alive! Run and gun your way through thousands of adversaries as you e

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  • Why 36Form.15World.25Curated.20Lists.00Shooter · Arcade

    Windows

    ActionArcadeShooterShoot 'em upScience fiction

    ZeroRanger is a vertically scrolling shoot-em-up with heavy emphasis on shooting, dodging and... mystery? A menacing alien threat, GREEN ORANGE, has begun its invasion. Only two secondary fighters remain to stand against complete annihilat

    90 rating2 lists4 h main story

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  • Why 35Form.12World.25Curated.20Lists.00Shooter · Arcade

    Game Arts · Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIGS +12

    ArcadeShooterShoot 'em upActionScience fiction

    Thexder is a robot capable of transforming into a jet whose job is to destroy the central computer to save the planet.15 stages are waiting you for in this shooting game.

    64 rating1 list

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 35Form.07World.25Curated.24Lists.00Arcade

    Ikki

    1985

    Tose · Arcade, NES, Switch +2

    ArcadeActionBird view / IsometricNinjaGhosts

    Ikki is a Japanese arcade game developed by Sunsoft. It was also released for the Nintendo Famicom.

    6 lists

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 35Form.19World.34Curated.14Lists.00Shooter · Arcade

    PS3, PS4, PlayStation Vita

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterSpaceshipAction

    Resogun is a shoot 'em up game. Unleash an explosive array of devastating weapons to obliterate hordes of ruthless enemies while making sure you rescue the last survivors and keep your multiplier going! Push yourself to the limits trying to

    84 rating6 lists

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