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241 games like Final Soldier · 1982 – 2026

  • Timed NEC exclusiveWhy 86Form.54World.25Curated.83Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter · Often paired

    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,

    73 rating8 listsOften paired

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  • Why 86Form.85World.56Curated.59Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter · Often paired

    G.rev · Arcade, Dreamcast, Xbox 360

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupActionBird view / Isometric

    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 listsOften paired

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 84Form.42World.25Curated.88Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter · Often paired

    Irem · Game Boy Advance, Nintendo Switch 2, SNES +1

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionScienceThird person

    The evil Bydo Empire returns in this entry of the R-Type series. So climb into the latest R-Type vessel, the R-90, and blast through six side-scrolling levels on your way to destroy the Bydo mothership. Gameplay is still the classic R-Type

    80 rating5 listsOften paired

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 83Form.54World.31Curated.77Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter · Often paired

    Konami · MSX, Wii, Wii U

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionSide view

    In the year 189 of the stellar calendar, humanity happened upon the ruins of an ancient (and, if the st. 7 decor is anything to go by, rather decadent and malicious) civilization, and sent an archaeological crew to explore them. However, th

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  • Timed NEC exclusiveWhy 70Form.64World.25Curated.43Lists.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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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 64Form.24World.25Curated.58Lists.00Shooter · Often paired

    ShooterActionThird person

    Based on the anime series of the same name, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex is a fast-action third-person shooter for up to four players. As "Major" Motoko Kusanagi, Batou, and Tachikoma, you can engage enemies in both multiplayer c

    73 rating1 listOften paired

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  • Why 63Form.90World.25Curated.13Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Freeverse · macOS

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupActionBird view / Isometric

    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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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 62Form.84World.25Curated.14Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    NMK · Arcade, Sega Genesis

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupActionBird 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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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 61Form.52World.66Curated.27Lists.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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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 61Form.64World.25Curated.27Lists.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

    81 rating3 lists

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 61Form.64World.25Curated.27Lists.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.

    1 list

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 59Form.59World.25Curated.27Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Tokai Communications · Sega Genesis

    Shoot 'em upShooterAction

    Battle Mania Daiginjou is a shoot 'em up developed and published by VIC Tokai in 1993 for the Sega Mega Drive exclusively in Japan and South Korea. It is the sequel to Battle Mania (which was released in the US as Trouble Shooter).

    79 rating1 list

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 59Form.79World.25Curated.14Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Technosoft · Sega Saturn

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupActionArcade

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

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 59Form.73World.25Curated.17Lists.00Shooter · Shmup

    Success · Arcade, PS2

    ShooterShoot 'em upShmupActionBird view / Isometric

    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.

    1 list

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  • Timed NEC exclusiveWhy 59Form.48World.25Curated.31Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

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

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionArcadeSide view

    Zonk is back in Super Air Zonk, the sequel to the shooting game spin-off of the Bonk series, Air "Zonk." Now moving to a rockabilly beat and able to transform into nine different characters, Zonk lets loose through seven action-packed stage

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 59Form.59World.25Curated.27Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Shoot 'em upShooterAction

    The Punisher: The Ultimate Payback is an Action game, developed by Beam Software and published by Acclaim, which was released in 1991.

    63 rating1 list

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 58Form.58World.25Curated.27Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Namco · Arcade, Switch

    Shoot 'em upShooterAction

    NebulasRay (ネビュラスレイ Nebyurasurei?) is a vertical scrolling shooter arcade game that was released by Namco in 1994 (but was first referred to, in the Katakana syllabic writing system of the Japanese language, in the ending for Tinkle Pit in

    2 lists

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 57Form.95World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Aleste

    1988

    MSX, Master System, PS4 +2

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupActionBird view / Isometric

    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 lists

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 57Form.55World.25Curated.27Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Taito · Arcade, Switch

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionThird person

    Dead Connection is an arcade game released by Taito in 1992. The game takes place on September 5, 1953 "in a big city somewhere". It features a group of detectives who set out to fight a crime family. The game has a strong Film noir vibe,

    70 rating1 list

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 57Form.54World.25Curated.27Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Victor Interactive Software · Sega CD

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionSide view

    Keio Flying Squadron (慶応遊撃隊 Keiōyūgekitai?) is a scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Victor Entertainment in 1994 for the Sega/Mega CD in Japan, Europe, and North America. It is the first game of the Keio Flying Squadron

    1 list

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 57Form.62World.25Curated.22Lists.00Shooter · Shmup

    ShooterShmupActionAuditory

    Stahlfeder: Tekkou Hikuudan is a vertical shoot'em'up released only in Japan in 1996 for the original Sony Playstation, it has since been re-released for the PSN.

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 54Form.87World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Data East · Arcade, Sega Genesis

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupActionBird view / Isometric

    SRD: Super Real Darwin is a 1987 vertical scrolling shooter arcade game developed and published by Data East. It is the sequel to Data East's 1986 arcade game, Darwin 4078. The player takes control of a small fighter ship capable of mutatin

    58 rating1 list

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  • Why 54Form.88World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Taito · Arcade, Switch, Sega Saturn

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupActionBird 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

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 54Form.88World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Zyrinx · Sega Genesis

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupActionBird 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

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  • Why 52Form.50World.25Curated.22Lists.00Shooter · Shmup

    Acorn Electron, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore 64 +6

    ShooterShmupActionArcadeFixed shooter

    In this highly addictive top-down arcade shoot-em-up from 1982, originally for the ZX Spectrum, defend yourself from wave upon wave of deadly alien combatants using your Ion Thrust Drive and dual Plasma Disruptors.

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 51Form.62World.25Curated.12Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Success · Arcade, Sega Saturn

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupActionWitches

    Released first as an arcade game on Sega's ST-V hardware in 1997. Only months later, it received a virtually arcade-perfect console port on the Sega Saturn. Considered the true sequel to the first game in the series, Cotton 2 also marks the

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  • Why 51Form.79World.29Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Irem · Arcade, FM Towns, NES +6

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupActionBird view / Isometric

    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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  • Why 51Form.80World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

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

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupActionArcade

    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.

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  • Why 51Form.81World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Switch, PS4, Windows +2

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupActionBird 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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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 50Form.87World.00Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Grobda

    1984

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

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupBird view / IsometricScience fiction

    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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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 50Form.87World.00Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Epics Inc · PlayStation, PS2, PS3 +1

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupBird view / IsometricScience

    In Philosoma, you blast through 18 vertical scrolling deep space environments in search of the mysterious distress call, destroying enemies and obstacles in your path. Go up against a variety of vehicles including the "Hover Carrier," the

    50 rating1 list

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 49Form.83World.04Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    UPL · Arcade, SNES

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupBird view / IsometricArcade

    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

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 49Form.83World.01Curated.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

    1 list0.5 h main story

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 49Form.85World.00Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Data East · Arcade, MSX, Switch

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupBird view / IsometricArcade

    Darwin 4078 is an arcade game released by Data East in 1986. The game is a vertical scrolling shoot 'em up like Xevious, but as the title indicates, Charles Darwin's theory of evolution is incorporated into the gameplay.

    2 lists

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 48Form.80World.06Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Arika · Nintendo DS

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupArcadeScience 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.

    80 rating2 lists

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 48Form.82World.00Curated.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.

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 47Form.80World.00Curated.00Lists.00Shooter · Shmup

    G-Artists · PlayStation, PS3, PlayStation Portable

    ShooterShmupBird view / IsometricScience fictionThird person

    In Philosoma, you blast through 18 vertical scrolling deep space environments in search of the mysterious distress call, destroying enemies and obstacles in your path. Go up against a variety of vehicles including the "Hover Carrier," the

    50 rating3 lists

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 47Form.48World.25Curated.15Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Jaleco · Arcade, Switch

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupActionBird view / Isometric

    Plus Alpha is a 1989 multidirectional shooter video game developed and published by Jaleco for arcades. It was only released in Japan in May 1989. The game is known for its low difficulty compared to other shoot 'em ups as well as its anime

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  • Why 47Form.47World.25Curated.17Lists.00Shooter · Shmup

    PS4, Xbox One

    ShooterShmupActionArcadeScore attack

    The first widescreen bullet hell shoot 'em up challenges you to dodge hundreds of bullet patterns and take down the final boss!

    75 rating2 lists

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 47Form.69World.29Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Athena · Arcade, SNES

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupActionBird view / Isometric

    Strike Gunner S.T.G is an Action game, developed by Athena and published by Tecmo, which was released in 1991. A vertically scrolling shooter.

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  • Timed Xbox exclusiveWhy 46Form.52World.25Curated.12Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Switch, PS4, Windows +1

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionArcade

    An alien menace has descended on Earth! Defend the world from UFO invasion in this superb arcade shooter from Qute. Use your weapons effectively, deflect enemy bullets with your shield, and recapture the Moon from alien infestation!

    75 rating4 lists2 h main story

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 46Form.69World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Eighting · Arcade, FM Towns, PS4 +1

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupActionShared screen

    Sorcer Striker, released in Japan as Mahou Daisakusen is a 1993 medieval-themed scrolling shooter arcade game developed and published by Raizing (now known as Eighting) , and later ported to the X68000 and FM-Towns computers and the EZweb m

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  • Why 45Form.02World.25Curated.44Lists.00Shooter

    PS5, Windows, Xbox Series

    ShooterActionFantasyHero shooterTower defense

    From the creators of Apex Legends and Titanfall, comes Highguard: a PvP raid shooter where players will ride, fight, and raid as Wardens, arcane gunslingers sent to fight for control of a mythical continent.

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 45Form.75World.00Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Karous

    2007

    Milestone · Arcade, Dreamcast

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupBird view / IsometricVertical scrolling

    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 45Form.68World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Switch, PS4, Windows

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupActionBird view / Isometric

    DOCK, SPLIT, and FORM UP! Pilot three ships and free the solar system from the clutches of evil in this free-form shooting game! PlatinumGames’ NEO-CLASSIC ARCADE series carries on the spirit and fun of classic gaming using modern technolo

    3 lists1.5 h main story

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 45Form.57World.59Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Hudson Soft · Virtual Boy

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionBird view / IsometricArcade

    Pilot a Futuristic Star Fighter in a Battle for Mankind! GALACTIC YEAR 210. The earth and its colonies face annihilation in a futuristic war against the human race. YOU have been chosen to pilot RAGNAROK, a star fighter from an advanced al

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  • Why 44Form.65World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    MOSS · Arcade, Switch, Xbox 360

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupActionBird view / Isometric

    Caladrius is an Action game, developed and published by Moss, which was released in Japan in 2013.

    80 rating2 lists

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