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283 games like Crack Down · 1986 – 2016

  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 80Form.23World.43Curated.84Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter · Often paired

    Sega AM2 · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Android +11

    Shoot 'em upShooterRetroRun and gunAction

    A call for help comes from deep in the universe. Fantasyland has been taken over by destructive forces. Quick on the scene is Space Harrier equipped with his laser, who must attempt to outwit and outmanoeuvre the hoards and prevent Fantasyl

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  • Timed NEC exclusiveWhy 79Form.17World.47Curated.86Lists.00Shooter · Retro · Often paired

    Westone Bit Entertainment · Arcade, Linux, Sega Genesis +5

    ShooterRetroShoot 'em upActionArcade

    The monsters are attacking the quiet town of Xenobia. Guide Leo and Priscilla to wipe out the monsters using the Legendary Weapons.

    64 rating6 listsOften paired

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 75Form.21World.27Curated.78Lists.00Shooter · Retro · Often paired

    Treasure · Linux, Sega Genesis, Wii +2

    ActionShooterRetroArcadePlatformer

    The planet Sierra is being attacked by Scarlet, a terrorist group lead by a vicious creature named Xi-Tiger who is plotting to destroy the human race. With vengeance, our hero Epsilon-Eagle will fight against Xi-Tiger as well as the terrori

    75 rating5 listsOften paired

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 65Form.13World.57Curated.59Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter · Often paired

    Linux, Sega Genesis, Wii +2

    Shoot 'em upShooterMultiple protagonistsTime limitAction

    During the first global biowar, a powerful retrovirus filled the planet Avaron with new and deadly forms of life. Only a few survivors remain in O.P. Odysseus, an orbiting platform circling Avaron. Hundreds of years after the biowar, condit

    70 rating4 listsOften paired

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 61Form.02World.25Curated.67Lists.00Shooter · Often paired

    Sega AM2 · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +11

    ShooterActionArcade2.5dSpaceship

    The peaceful and prosperous solar system Junos was located at the end of the Milky Way. Those who called its five planets home had no idea what was about to happen... Halcyon, ruler of the Fourth Empire, had Junos marked as its final target

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 59Form.06World.25Curated.60Lists.00Shooter · Often paired

    U.S. Gold · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +15

    ActionShooterArcadePlatformerPuzzle

    Just who are these guys? Mobo and Robo are the coolest villains you'll ever meet- they rob banks, museums (and innocent computer gamers of their sanity). One evening whilst watching TV a mysterious stranger appeared on screen. "Good Evenin

    62 rating10 listsOften paired

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  • Timed NEC exclusiveWhy 59Form.10World.25Curated.59Lists.00Shooter · Often paired

    Irem · Arcade, TurboGrafx-16, Wii +1

    ShooterActionArcadePlatformerFantasy

    Legend of Hero Tonma is a side scrolling platform game released by Irem to arcades in 1989.

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 54Form.01World.25Curated.50Lists.00Often paired · Same studio

    Linux, Sega Genesis, Wii +2

    ActionFightingSoccerMartial artsTime travel

    Sega released Eternal Champions for their Mega Drive/Genesis in 1993, hoping to capitalize on the fighting game mania that the game industry was in the midst of following the massive success of Street Fighter II (1991) and Mortal Kombat (19

    67 rating5 listsOften paired

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  • Timed NEC exclusiveWhy 44Form.29World.86Curated.11Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter · Described alike

    Kaneko · PS3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Store TurboGrafx-16 +5

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionBird view / IsometricArcade

    Move fast and blast! It's a nonstop explosion of fire power and you're streaking through space, right in the middle of it! The Brains Cult you once defeated is back, badder than ever. But your finger's on the trigger of an incredible new te

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 41Form.01World.25Curated.36Lists.00

    Sonic Team · Android, Linux, Sega Genesis +4

    ActionPlatformerAction-adventureBlocksPixel art

    Kid Chameleon is a 1992 platform game released for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. The premise of the game is that the main character, Casey, can use masks to change into different characters in order to use different abilities. It was later r

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 38Form.01World.25Curated.32Lists.00

    Sega Technical Institute · Android, Linux, Sega Genesis +4

    ActionPlatformerAction-adventureBlocksPixel art

    Kid Chameleon is a 1992 platform game released for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. The premise of the game is that the main character, Casey, can use masks to change into different characters in order to use different abilities. It was later r

    83 rating4 lists

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  • Why 38Form.29World.93Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter · Described alike

    Taito · Arcade, Switch, Sega Genesis

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionBird view / IsometricArcade

    An entire week of nuclear war on Earth destroys its global environment. The survivors of the war gather their strength and resources in an attempt to bring Earth back to the way it was. Using a super computer called God System, the survivor

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 38Form.34World.66Curated.03Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Konami · Amiga, Arcade, MS-DOS +2

    Shoot 'em upShooterRun and gunActionBird view / Isometric

    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

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 37Form.19World.25Curated.19Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Capcom · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +12

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionArcadePost-apocalyptic

    Forgotten Worlds can be played by up to two players simultaneously. The player controls a flying muscle-bound soldier armed with a rifle with unlimited ammo. The Player 1 character is equipped with a long-range automatic rifle, while Player

    70 rating8 lists

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 37Form.12World.25Curated.21Lists.00Shooter · Run and gun

    Treasure · Android, Game Gear, Linux +7

    Run and gunShooterMultiple protagonistsActionArcade

    The Gunstar family are the protectors of the planet Gunstar 9. After many years of peace, vicious dictator Colonel Red kidnapped the Gunstar twins’ older brother and used mind control to make him his slave.

    71 rating13 lists

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  • Timed SNK exclusiveWhy 35Form.44World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Mega Enterprise · Android, Arcade, Neo Geo +8

    Shoot 'em upShooterRun and gunActionAdventure

    One year after the events of Metal Slug 3, the world is trembling under the new threat of a mysterious but deadly cyber virus that threatens to attack and destroy any nation's military computer system. With Tarma and Eri unable to help due

    72 rating8 lists1 h main story

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 34Form.03World.26Curated.22Lists.00Shooter

    Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +14

    ShooterActionArcadeBeat 'em upScience

    Alien Storm is a side-scrolling beat 'em up. The game resembles Golden Axe, with a similar artistic style, three playable characters (a man, a woman, and a novelty character) and pick-up or power-up special attacks. The player (one player o

    69 rating11 lists

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 34Form.14World.25Curated.18Lists.00Shooter · Run and gun

    Data East · Arcade, Sega Genesis, Sharp X68000

    ShooterRun and gunActionPlatformerSide-scrolling

    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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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 34Form.13World.25Curated.18Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Sunsoft · Arcade, MSX, Master System +3

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionMascotFlight

    Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa is the sequel to Fantasy Zone, in which you control Opa-Opa, a pretty colored ship with wings on its side. You must destroy the large creatures in each world before moving on to the next. Your task beco

    70 rating4 lists

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 34Form.20World.48Curated.09Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Factor 5 · Sega Genesis, Wii

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionPlatformerScience

    The Machine has enslaved the galaxy under its tyrannical rule. As Bren McGuire, the last survivor of the United Freedom Forces, it is your duty to destroy the evil forces of the Machine that have devastated the galaxy.

    73 rating1 list

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  • Why 33Form.15World.62Curated.00Lists.00Shooter · Run and gun · Same studio

    Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST +8

    Run and gunShooterShoot 'em upActionBird view / Isometric

    The time bomb is set. It's the only sure way to get rid of these aliens. For good. They're vile. Vicious. And villainous. And they've infested our outcolony. They're holding hundreds of inhabitants hostage. Some of them your friends. So get

    65 rating14 listsSame studio

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 33Form.26World.61Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Jaleco · Arcade, SNES

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionBird view / IsometricScience

    A SUPER SAGA OF 23RD CENTURY SATELLITE WARFARE! The graphics will dazzle you, the speed will astound you... but if you don't think fast and shoot faster, you won't have a chance against the alien firestorm. Because in EARTH DEFENSE FORCE,

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  • Timed NEC exclusiveWhy 33Form.27World.25Curated.07Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Hudson Soft · PlayStation Store TurboGrafx-16, Sega CD, TurboDuo +4

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionFantasySide view

    In the once peaceful land of Mistral, legend holds of a brave knight named Drak who has sealed an evil god named Deoric beneath the six continents of the land. However, peace never lasts. The Garuda Empire has invaded the lands of Mistral,

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 33Form.17World.51Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter · Same studio

    Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +8

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionBird view / IsometricArcade

    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 listsSame studio

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  • Timed SNK exclusiveWhy 32Form.35World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Noise Factory · Arcade, Neo Geo, Switch +5

    Shoot 'em upShooterRun and gunGame title announcerAction

    A special disc that contains deep and intricate secrets about the Metal Slug project is stolen by a mysterious group called the Ptolemaic Army, whose specialty lies from within archaeological excavation and espionage. Marco and Tarma of the

    65 rating7 lists1 h main story

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 32Form.36World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Konami · PlayStation

    Shoot 'em upShooterRun and gunActionBird view / Isometric

    The evil Terracom corporation has struck a deal with alien forces to eradicate populated areas on key planets. This initiative has been named Project Overkill. As one of four mercenaries hired to protect the citizens, you must destroy horde

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 32Form.33World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Sega Genesis

    Shoot 'em upShooterRun and gunActionScience

    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

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 32Form.24World.59Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Virtual Boy

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionSimulationScience fiction

    Bursting through incredible dimensions of Virtual space the final mission is clear. Obliterate all enemies and obstacles created by KAOS and terminate this menacing battle system from within. Employing an impressive arsenal of high-tech we

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 32Form.18World.69Curated.00Lists.00Split-screen multiplayer · Game title announcer

    Split-screen multiplayerGame title announcerActionPlatformerPuzzle

    The single-player puzzle levels in Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz have been designed to challenge gamers' skills like never before. For the first time in the Super Monkey Ball franchise, AiAi and his friends have the ability to jump when p

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 32Form.35World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Takumi Corporation · Arcade, Sega Saturn

    Shoot 'em upShooterAction

    Twin Cobra II is the sequel to Twin Cobra. The game was in development by Toaplan, but it was closed down in 94. Since Taito owned the Tiger-Heli/Twin Cobra rights, being the publishers they let Takumi finish up the game. It was their firs

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  • Why 32Form.35World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shooter · Run and gun

    Atari Games · Arcade, Nintendo 64, PlayStation

    ShooterRun and gunActionFirst-person shooterScience fiction

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

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  • Why 32Form.26World.61Curated.00Lists.00Shooter · Multiple protagonists

    Cavia · PS2, Xbox

    ShooterMultiple protagonistsSplit-screen multiplayerActionAdventure

    In a world where terror takes many forms, a new weapon threatens to shake the balance of power. Freedom's last hope rests in the hands of three new operatives, who must race against time to recover this doomsday device. The fate of the worl

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 31Form.25World.52Curated.00Lists.00Shooter · Retro

    Appaloosa Interactive · PlayStation

    ShooterRetroShoot 'em upRun and gunAction

    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

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  • Why 31Form.33World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Eighting · Arcade

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionBird view / Isometric

    In this impressive blend of an overhead shoot'em up with RPG characteristics, you must help a group of mystic bounty hunters save the earth against the evil Gobligan Underground Empire. Features excellent 2-D graphics and sound, awesome cha

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 31Form.06World.30Curated.08Lists.00Shooter · Same studio

    Arcade, Linux, Master System +6

    ActionShooterBird view / IsometricArcadeNinja

    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 listsSame studio

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 31Form.31World.33Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Technosoft · Arcade, Sega Saturn

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    Hyper Duel is an Action game, developed and published by TechnoSoft, which was released in Japan in 1996.

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 31Form.30World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shooter · Run and gun

    SNK · Arcade, PS2

    ShooterRun and gunActionAdventureArcade

    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

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  • Atari exclusiveWhy 31Form.33World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Atari Corporation · Atari 7800

    Shoot 'em upShooterRetroActionBird view / Isometric

    Planet Smashers finally delivered an original 2D Shooter to the Pro System late in its life. Your spaceship, which oddly looks like an airplane, has the grave task of defending Earth from an alien armada. Planet Smashers has some nice featu

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 31Form.01World.25Curated.18Lists.00

    Game Freak · Sega Genesis, Wii

    ActionPlatformer2d platformerSega channelSide view

    Pulseman is a platform game only released on cartridge for a Japanese audience, but was available to North American consumers via the Sega Channel. The game was not sold in Europe. It was developed by Game Freak, the development team that

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 31Form.15World.63Curated.04Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Seibu Kaihatsu · Arcade, PlayStation, Raiden II +1

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionBird view / IsometricArcade

    Excellent sequel to the classic original "Raiden". As in the original, players control a fighter jet/spaceship through various levels while shooting down other planes and bombing tanks on the ground.

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  • Timed NEC exclusiveWhy 31Form.32World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    TurboGrafx-16, Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD, Wii

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionBird view / Isometric

    Take on the alien hordes in this vertically scrolling shoot 'em up from the people behind Aleste. The power-up system in Spriggan relies on different coloured globes - you can have three of these in stock at any one time and the order they

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  • Why 31Form.33World.26Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Underground Development · Dreamcast, Game Boy Color, Nintendo 64 +4

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionScience fictionThird person

    Space Invaders is a game in which the player controls a laser cannon by moving it horizontally across the bottom of the screen and firing at descending aliens. The aim is to defeat five rows of eleven aliens—some versions feature different

    82 rating1 list

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  • Why 31Form.17World.69Curated.00Lists.00Split-screen multiplayer · Game title announcer

    New Entertainment R&D Dept. · Switch, PS4, Wii +1

    Split-screen multiplayerGame title announcerActionPartyPuzzle

    The single-player puzzle levels in Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz have been designed to challenge gamers' skills like never before. For the first time in the Super Monkey Ball franchise, AiAi and his friends have the ability to jump when p

    80 rating8 lists

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

    SWIV

    1991

    Acorn Archimedes, Amiga, Amstrad CPC +8

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionBird view / Isometric

    SWIV is a vertical scrolling shooter and an unofficial follow-up to Sales Curve's conversion of the side scroller Tecmo arcade game Silkworm. One player controls a helicopter and the other a jeep, with the jeep transforming into a boat when

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

    Sega Genesis

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionBird view / Isometric

    Twinkle Tale is a 1992 Sega Mega Drive shoot-'em-up developed by Studio Ducks and published by Wonder Amusement Studio exclusively in Japan.

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  • Why 31Form.17World.75Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    G.rev · Arcade, Dreamcast, Xbox 360

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionBird view / IsometricArcade

    Under Defeat is a shoot 'em up arcade game by G.rev. It was released for the Sega Dreamcast in March 2006. The game takes place in an alternate reality based on World War II, and, in a controversial twist, players control German-speaking ch

    70 rating6 lists

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  • Why 31Form.32World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    W.A.R.

    1986

    Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionBird view / IsometricScience fiction

    This is an article about the computer game. For the Pharoahe Monch album, see W.A.R. (We Are Renegades). W.A.R. is a video game produced by Martech. The BBC Micro version was written by Michael Archer while the Amstrad CPC version was writ

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  • Why 30Form.29World.25Curated.00Lists.00Retro

    Petroglyph Games · PS4, Windows, Xbox One

    RetroActionBird view / IsometricIndieReal-time strategy

    8-Bit Invaders! is a fast-paced, retro Real-Time Strategy game for the PC. Control the military might of the GALACTIC MARINE CORPS or invade with the devastating power of the alien CRANIOIDS! No matter which side you choose, everything in 8

    60 rating3 lists8.5 h main story

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