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228 games like Darwin 4078 · 1980 – 2026

  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 95Form.98World.25Curated1.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    UPL · Arcade, SNES

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterShmupScience fiction

    The players takes controls on one of two surviving fighters pilots, 'Jet' a male pilot and 'Nova' a female pilot and both flying the Icarus, a fast and powerful space-fighter, which comes equipped with a Standard laser. Two more weapons are

    51 rating1 listOften paired

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 95Form.95World.25Curated1.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Arika · Nintendo DS

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterShmupScience fiction

    Prepare yourself for one of the most intense shoot ‘em ups to hit Nintendo DSiWare. Your mission is simple: get the highest score possible, across eight phases of fierce vertical-scrolling action.

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 92Form.94World.36Curated.82Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Taito · Arcade, Game Boy, Master System +6

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterShmupScience fiction

    Darius II is a 1989 arcade video game developed by Taito. It is the direct sequel to the 1987 Darius. It was later released as Sagaia in Japan in 1991 for the Game Boy as well as non-Japanese ports. A remake was released for the PC Engine S

    70 rating8 listsOften paired

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  • Why 74Form.93World.25Curated.30Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Irem · Arcade, FM Towns, NES +6

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterShmupScience fiction

    On a fateful day in 20XX, the Earth's moon exploded into four large fragments and a multitude of meteors. Aliens from afar had succeeded in destroying the West's moon base. One after another, mankind's other military industrial space comple

    70 rating9 lists

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 66Form.99World.00Curated.17Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    NMK · Arcade, Sega Genesis

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterShmupBird view / Isometric

    USAAF Mustang is a horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game originally developed by NMK, and published by UPL in 1990. It was ported a year later to the Sega Mega Drive by Taito while being renamed Fire Mustang. NMK Co. Ltd. also dev

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  • Why 66Form.95World.25Curated.14Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Jukka Tapanimäki · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST +5

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterShmupScience fiction

    Netherworld is a shoot 'em up video game published by Hewson in 1988. It was originally developed by Jukka Tapanimäki for the Commodore 64, and original music was composed by Jori Olkkonen.

    3 lists

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 64Form.94World.00Curated.17Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Technosoft · Sega Saturn

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterShmupAction

    Blast Wind is a shoot-'em-up game released exclusively in Japan for the Sega Saturn in 1997.

    1 list

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 60Form.68World.25Curated.22Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    UPL · Arcade, Switch

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterScience fictionSide view

    Omega Fighter is a vertical scrolling shooter developed for the arcades by UPL in 1989. While similar to most shooters, Omega Fighter was unique in its gameplay, level and enemy focus: rather than flying over multiple levels, the player fac

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  • Why 59Form.76World.25Curated.16Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX +3

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    Fly a helicopter into hostile territory to rescue hostages and make some money on the side. The places the player can choose to fly into are Guatemara (Engrish for Guatemala), Cuba, and Panama. Missions are broken down into three different

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  • Why 59Form.76World.25Curated.16Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Microdeal · Amiga, Atari ST, Atari ST/STE

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    A vertically scrolling shoot'em up designed by Steve Bak.

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  • Timed Xbox exclusiveWhy 59Form.73World.00Curated.22Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    G.rev · Arcade, PS3, Xbox 360

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterBird view / IsometricAction

    Save the Underworld! Mamoru wakes up in a strange land with people he’s never seen before after what seemed to be an accident. A girl named Fururu informs him that this is the Underworld, and that it needs the help of everyone there to stop

    55 rating3 lists

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 58Form.95World.32Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Grobda

    1984

    Namco · Arcade, NEC PC-6000 Series, Switch +5

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    The player must take control of Grobda, a tank trapped in an arena filled with numerous indestructible obstacles and several enemy tanks. When an enemy tank is killed, it will cause an explosion, and any other enemies that happen to be in t

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  • Why 58Form.96World.30Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Taito · Arcade, Switch, Sega Saturn

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    Gun Frontier is a 1990 arcade vertical shoot-'em-up developed by Taito. Taking place on the planet gloria, a newly colonised planet with a manner of living similar to that of the american west, the player fights to defend settlers from airb

    2 lists

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 58Form.68World.25Curated.20Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Game Boy Color

    Shoot 'em upShooterScience fictionAction

    When a vicious crew of aliens decides to hone in on Earth and do some damage, you're the planet's only hope for salvation. You'd better be in top form as you command a killer spacecraft out into orbit in hopes of rescuing humanity from unth

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 58Form.49World.25Curated.32Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    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.

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 58Form.96World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Zyrinx · Sega Genesis

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    The game consists of 10 missions. Each mission takes place in a vast cavern, with interesting weather conditions. You must explore it and complete the mission objectives -- usually collecting sub parts, rescuing trapped miners, or destroyin

    1 list

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  • Why 57Form.70World.28Curated.16Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Apple II

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterScience fictionAction

    The player controls a small craft, navigating it through a series of winding caverns and tunnels while shooting or avoiding obstacles. The caverns scroll from the bottom of the screen to the top at a fixed speed, so the player must always m

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  • Why 57Form.70World.25Curated.16Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Graeme Devine · ZX Spectrum

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterScience fictionAction

    Firebirds is based on the the arcade game Phoenix. Your goal is to repel an invasion of an alien species related to birds. You command an armed spaceship which you can manoeuvre with right and left directions. In each level you have to dest

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  • Why 57Form.70World.26Curated.16Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Oids

    1987

    FTL Games · Atari ST, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterScience fictionAction

    Rescue the OIDS from the Fiendish Biocretes who are turning them into vending machines and household appliances! Fuel your ship, charge your shields, and blast off to adventure as you challenge planetoid after planetoid of devious gravity t

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 57Form.67World.25Curated.18Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Trigon

    1990

    Konami · Arcade, Switch

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterShmupScience fiction

    Lightning Fighters, released in Japan as Trigon, is a 1990 scrolling shooter arcade game by Konami. It is commonly compared to Raiden, though the two games were released very close to each other, and they were both meant to compete with the

    1 list

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 57Form.66World.25Curated.20Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Triangle Service · Arcade, PS2, R3000 +1

    Shoot 'em upShooterScience fictionAction

    A space shooter with vertically scrolling stages. Based on the arcade version.

    1 list

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 56Form.92World.28Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Android, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita +1

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupScience fictionSide view

    Dariusburst is a horizontal scrolling shooter developed by Pyramid and published by Taito. It forms part of the Darius series and it is released for the PlayStation Portable in December 24, 2009. Like previous Darius games, Dariusburst is

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  • Why 56Form.68World.25Curated.16Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Zarzon

    1981

    SNK · Arcade

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterScience fictionAction

    Zarzon is a 1981 shoot 'em up arcade video game, inspired by gameplay from Space Invaders.

    1 list

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 55Form.89World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Aleste

    1988

    MSX, Master System, PS4 +2

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterShmupScience 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

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 55Form.90World.27Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Warashi · Arcade, Sega Saturn

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupScience fictionSide view

    Shienryu is a 1997 shoot-'em-up by Warashi for the Sega Titan Video arcade system later ported to the Sega Saturn.

    1 list

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  • Atari exclusiveWhy 54Form.73World.00Curated.14Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    APh Technological Consulting · Atari 2600, Intellivision

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterBird view / IsometricAction

    You are on a dangerous tank mission. To reach and destroy your assigned target, you must maneuver through a field filled with enemy mines. Although these are hidden, the mine detection equipment in your tank warns you of their presence by p

    55 rating1 list

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  • Why 54Form.65World.25Curated.15Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    PS5, Windows, Xbox Series

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterShmupScience fiction

    It's a twin-stick vertical scrolling Shooter hybrid with a cinematic flare: An unrelenting onslaught of eye-popping visuals, ear bursting soundscapes and mind-melting action makes Cygni the vanguard for the next generation of shoot-em ups.

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  • Why 54Form.95World.00Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Switch, PS4, Windows +2

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterShmupBird view / Isometric

    Pocky & Rocky Reshrined follows the adventures of a young Shinto shrine maiden named Pocky and her companion, Rocky the raccoon, as they take on the Nopino Goblins! A third sequel in the series, Pocky & Rocky Reshrined is currently being d

    77 rating4 lists2.5 h main story

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  • Why 54Form.60World.38Curated.15Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Denton Designs · Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum

    Shoot 'em upShooterScience fictionPlatformerAction

    Earth has been invaded by extraterrestrial shapechanging robots which have made our planet their battleground. The struggle between the good Autobots and the evil Decepticons centers around energy as the objective is to collect four pieces

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  • Why 53Form.59World.00Curated.22Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Seibu Kaihatsu · Arcade, Master System, Switch +1

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterCrimeAction

    Armed only with your trusty Tommy gun, you must exterminate all the main gangster families in order to reach the main kingpin so you can save your girl. Beware, they are waiting for you and will not go down without putting up a fight in thi

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  • Why 52Form.84World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Freeverse · macOS

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterShmupScience fiction

    Join Lancer Squad, an elite unit of flight-capable troops, on their current mission to battle an extraterrestrial army set on taking control the universe's evil war machine. Active Lancer confronts you (and a companion if necessary) against

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 52Form.81World.28Curated.00Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Pyramid · PlayStation Portable

    ShooterShoot 'em upShmupScience fictionSide view

    Dariusburst is a horizontal scrolling shooter developed by Pyramid and published by Taito. It forms part of the Darius series and it is released for the PlayStation Portable in December 24, 2009. Like previous Darius games, Dariusburst is

    2 lists

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  • Why 52Form.70World.00Curated.14Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Sunsoft · Arcade, Game Gear, MSX +3

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionFantasy

    Originally titled "Fantasy Zone Gear: Opa Opa Jr. no Bōken", this game is technically a sequel to the first Fantasy Zone, but got released under the same name outside of Japan. Like the other Fantasy Zone titles, this is a side-scrolling s

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  • Why 52Form.64World.25Curated.12Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Mattel Electronics · Intellivision

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    Imagine a hunter, alone in Deep Space. You control his movements. He's armed with a "gas blaster." His prime target is the white Space Hawk. If a Hawk, deadly gas bubbles, comets or amoebas touch the hunter, he tumbles into infinity! There

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 52Form.55World.25Curated.20Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Irem · SNES, Wii

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterScience fictionScience

    In this SNES sequel to the arcade R-Type shooters, you are the R-9, Earth's most advanced form of defense against the evil BYDO Empire. There are seven stages you must go through, picking up power-up items to defeat the stage bosses which h

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  • Why 52Form.57World.25Curated.17Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Amiga, Amiga 1200, Amiga CD32 +1

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterShmupScience fiction

    Not only Super Stardust did equal its predecessor in every conceivable way, it added more flair, features, gameplay, special effects, colors and animations. Advertised as “the first true arcade shoot-em-up for home platforms”, the game was

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  • Why 52Form.84World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Tatsujin Co., Ltd. · Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch 2, Windows +1

    ShooterArcadeShoot 'em upShmupScience fiction

    Truxton Extreme, which inherits the DNA from legendary arcade masterpiece Truxton, is a collaboration with manga artist and Toaplan alumni Junya Inoue.

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 51Form.57World.25Curated.15Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Shoot 'em upShooterScience fictionAnimeAction

    Geppy-X is a 2D side-scrolling shoot-em-up developed as an affectionate parody of the 1970s super robot era of mecha anime pioneered by Go Nagai and Ken Ishikawa. In it, you play as a super robot fighter squadron in an alternate universe 19

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 51Form.56World.25Curated.17Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Sega Genesis

    Shoot 'em upShooterScience fictionScienceAction

    Eliminate Down is a 1993 scrolling shooter video game developed by Aprinet and published by Soft Vision International for the Sega Mega Drive. The game was released in Japan on June 25, 1993, and in South Korea in 1993. Eliminate Down gives

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 51Form.71World.25Curated.06Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    NES

    Shoot 'em upShooterScience fictionBird view / IsometricAction

    The most happening place in the universe is the trendy, upscale solar system of IOTA Synthetica, part of the Galactic Federation of artificial stars. It's as far from dirty old Earth as can be... But don't sign up to go yet! A strange cosmi

    68 rating1 list

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 51Form.82World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Karous

    2007

    Milestone · Arcade, Dreamcast

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    In this unique vertically-scrolling shooter you take the role of a mysterious girl named Karous, who commands a tiny fighter ship and attempts to destroy an evil armada bent on world domination. The game plays as your average vertical-scro

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  • Why 51Form.81World.27Curated.00Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Warashi · Arcade, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation +1

    ShooterShoot 'em upShmupScience fictionSide view

    Shienryu is a 1997 shoot-'em-up by Warashi for the Sega Titan Video arcade system later ported to the Sega Saturn.

    8 lists

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 51Form.69World.25Curated.08Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Switch, PS3, PlayStation Portable +1

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterShmupScience fiction

    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

    65 rating3 lists

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  • Why 50Form.53World.34Curated.16Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Menace

    1988

    Amiga, Atari ST, Atari ST/STE +3

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterScience fictionAction

    This is a pure arcade game- a fast action packed journey through six very different worlds where lightning fast reflexes and furious fire button action are your only hope of survival. Your mission orders are simple, you must destroy the pl

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 50Form.86World.00Curated.00Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Success · Arcade, PS2

    ShooterShoot 'em upShmupBird view / IsometricAction

    Psyvariar is a vertical scrolling shooter released in arcades in 2000 by Success. The game contains a variety of stages and it features a 'buzz' gameplay style, making it possible to earn levels by dodging enemy bullets.

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  • NEC console exclusiveWhy 50Form.77World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    TurboGrafx-16, MSX

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupScience 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 49Form.52World.37Curated.13Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Delta

    1987

    Stavros Fasoulas · Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterScience fictionSpaceship

    This horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up with 32 levels is something of a predecessor to Armalyte. It's set in the Delta region of space, in which the Hsiffan Khanate species have a powerful presence, using their technology to steal and ana

    70 rating1 list

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 49Form.54World.34Curated.13Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Tose Co. · Arcade, MSX, NES +4

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterScience fictionVertical scrolling

    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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