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216 games like Flying Shark · 1975 – 2026

  • Why 85Form.47World.38Curated.57Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Alfa System · Arcade, Switch, PS2 +4

    ActionArcadeShooterShoot 'em upShmup

    Castle of Shikigami is a dark, supernatural shoot-'em-up classic. Choose one of six characters and utilize their unique abilities to defeat the demons infesting modern-day Tokyo in this vertically scrolling shooting game. Use each character

    68 rating1 list0.5 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 84Form.33World.25Curated.93Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    NMK · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +8

    ArcadeShooterWorld war ii - ww2Shoot 'em upWarfare

    An Arcade World War II-themed horizontal shoot 'em up developed by NMK.

    7 listsOften paired

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  • Why 81Form.72World.71Curated.50Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Amiga, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST +1

    ArcadeShooterVertically scrolling shooterWorld war ii - ww2Shoot 'em up

    A top-down shooter where the player pilots a wartime plane.

    1 listOften paired

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 77Form.54World.25Curated.62Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    SNK · Arcade, PS4

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterVertical scrollingAction

    Chopper I is a 1988 arcade hall video game, developed by SNK. The objective of this top-down game is to infiltrate enemy territory and essentially destroy all objects. The game can be played with 1 or 2 players; both players, each occupyin

    68 rating3 listsOften paired

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 75Form.52World.26Curated.60Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Capcom · Arcade, NES

    ArcadeShooterShoot 'em upVertical scrollingAction

    Legendary Wings is a fantasy-themed shoot-'em-up game released by Capcom as a coin-operated video game in 1986. The player takes control of a young soldier equipped with magical wings who must save the world from a malfunctioning supercompu

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 73Form.79World.43Curated.34Lists.00Shooter · Vertically scrolling shooter

    NMK · Arcade, Switch

    ShooterVertically scrolling shooterShoot 'em upVertical scrollingAction

    Thunder Dragon 2 is a vertical arcade shooter, developed and published by NMK in 1993. The game uses variable rate scrolling (the screen scrolls at different speeds or not at all), and is played from a top-down view. Unlike space shooters,

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 69Form.23World.25Curated.64Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Psikyo · Android, Arcade, Switch +7

    ArcadeShooterShoot 'em upActionHorizontally scrolling shooter

    A great commander ruled an eastern plain for a long time, but his mind completely changed one day. He formed a mysterious army under his command and took several women as hostages to his palace. His evil power extended to his neighbouring c

    78 rating4 listsOften paired

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 68Form.28World.34Curated.61Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Eighting · Arcade, Sega Saturn

    ShooterShoot 'em upVertical scrollingActionWarfare

    Battle Garegga is a vertically scrolling shoot'em up arcade game. The storyline takes place in a sort of diesel punk versions of the 1940s. Main heroes are brothers Brian and Jason — the sons of genius designer who want to destroy the evil

    69 rating1 listOften paired

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 65Form.62World.60Curated.25Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Taito · Arcade, Switch

    ArcadeShooterVertically scrolling shooterActionWarfare

    Player needs to control a large plane and shoot at tanks and helicopters. The bomb button actually fires a bunch of missiles that lock-on and track your enemies.

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 65Form.32World.82Curated.43Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Described alike

    Namco · Arcade, Switch

    ShooterArcadeShoot 'em upShmupAction

    You play a bi-plane pilot on missions to bomb enemy targets. The game has a left-to-right scrolling screen where you shoot at enemy planes and trucks. Fly down and pick up the bomb as you go along.

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 64Form.53World.25Curated.40Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Technosoft · Sega Saturn

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterShmupAction

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

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  • Timed SNK exclusiveWhy 61Form.36World.13Curated.20Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    ADK · Arcade, Browser, Dreamcast +10

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterShmupAction

    Twinkle Star Sprites is a 1996 competitive scrolling shooter arcade game originally created by ADK. It was ADK's last production for the Neo-Geo platform. The gameplay, which can be characterized as a combination of a fixed shooter and a ve

    67 rating9 lists1 h main story

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  • Atari exclusiveWhy 60Form.34World.25Curated.45Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    APh Technological Consulting · Atari 2600, Intellivision

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionWarfare

    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 60Form.21World.25Curated.53Lists.00Shooter · World war ii - ww2 · Often paired

    DICE · PS3, Xbox 360

    ShooterWorld war ii - ww2ActionWarfareFirst-person shooter

    Using the Frostbite engine, Battlefield 1943 takes players back to WWII. The game offers hours of 24 player multiplayer action over three classic and tropic locations; Wake Island, Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima. Delivering the award-winning thro

    78 rating6 listsOften paired

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  • Why 60Form.19World.25Curated.55Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Konami · Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari 8-bit +14

    ArcadeShooterActionWarfarePlatformer

    A run & gun shooter by Konami, also known by the title Green Beret, in which the player takes the role of a soldier infiltrating a military base.

    63 rating1 listOften paired

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  • Why 59Form.34World.24Curated.43Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Konami · Arcade, PS4, Xbox Series

    ShooterArcadeShoot 'em upActionBird view / Isometric

    A vertical shoot-em-up. Protect the castle by moving a bowman horizontally across the bottom of the screen, shooting upwards at the assorted fantasy warriors who are advancing in waves. The game includes boss waves and has nice music.

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 59Form.48World.25Curated.34Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Technosoft · Sega Genesis

    Shoot 'em upShooterVertical scrollingAction

    Gyra has usurped the throne, and his minions are pillaging and plundering throughout the countryside. The kingdom is doomed unless someone can stop this madness and restore order to the land. You are the ELEMENTAL MASTER, and you're the onl

    60 rating1 list

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  • Why 59Form.41World.13Curated.20Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    CAVE · Arcade, Switch, PS2 +3

    ArcadeShooterVertically scrolling shooterVertical scrollingAction

    Mushihimesama is a manic shooter developed by Cave and released by Taito in 2004. It was ported to the PlayStation 2 in 2005 and iOS in 2011. An Xbox 360 port was released in May 2012 (with ver1.5 as first print DLC). A significantly change

    86 rating4 lists1 h main story

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 59Form.57World.25Curated.29Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Jaleco · Arcade, Switch

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterVertically scrolling shooterShmup

    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 57Form.70World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Switch, PS4, Windows

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterVertically scrolling shooterShmup

    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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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 57Form.29World.44Curated.40Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Sirius Software · Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Windows

    ActionArcadeShooterShoot 'em upVertical scrolling

    Your mission, as a master tank commander, is to drive through the city of Teriyaki and blast away as many Worms and Blocks as possible without running out of fuel.

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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 57Form.30World.44Curated.40Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Sirius Software · Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit

    ShooterArcadeShoot 'em upVertical scrollingAction

    Your mission, as a master tank commander, is to drive through the city of Teriyaki and blast away as many Worms and Blocks as possible without running out of fuel.

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  • Why 56Form.42World.13Curated.10Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Success Corporation · Switch, PS4, Windows

    ShooterArcadeShoot 'em upVertical scrollingAction

    Psyvariar Delta is a classic shooter known for the Buzz System, where players level up by grazing enemy fire and chaining Buzz. Also included in this version are 2 HD remakes of the arcade classic Psyvariar Medium Unit and Psyvariar Revisio

    88 rating2 lists0 h main story

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  • Why 55Form.38World.25Curated.35Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Data East · Arcade, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1

    ActionArcadeShooterShoot 'em upBird view / Isometric

    The players assume the role of an alien-humanoid space pilot who has been exiled from their home galaxy for committing an unlearned crime. The only way the player character can return is to restore their honor; the only way to do so is to i

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  • Timed Xbox exclusiveWhy 54Form.34World.25Curated.35Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    G.rev · Arcade, PS3, Xbox 360

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionBird view / Isometric

    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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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 54Form.59World.25Curated.16Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    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.

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  • Why 53Form.59World.25Curated.18Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Seibu Kaihatsu · Arcade, Windows

    ArcadeShooterVertically scrolling shooterShoot 'em upAction

    Choose from among seven high-powered fighters (including the Raiden MkII and Judge Spear from Viper Phase 1) and take to the skies in three dangerous missions. The first two missions are comprised of three stages each, the first two of whic

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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 52Form.23World.25Curated.40Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Tim Skelly · Arcade, Atari 7800, Vectrex

    ArcadeShooterShoot 'em upActionWarfare

    The player controls a jeep and must destroy the many tanks and helicopters that attack them in a maze-like cityscape. The jeep is armed with a rocket launcher that fires straight forward; the player can have two rockets on-screen at the tim

    54 rating2 lists

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  • Why 52Form.26World.13Curated.41Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +2

    ArcadeShooterWarfareBird view / IsometricStrategy

    Intelligence reports that we have cracked a Japanese coded message. They plan to attack Midway Island and trap and destroy our naval fleet. We have dispatched Task Force 16, with carriers Enterprise and Hornet, and Task Force 17, with carri

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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 52Form.40World.13Curated.32Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Synapse Software · Atari 8-bit, Atari XEGS, Commodore 64 +2

    ActionArcadeShooterWorld war ii - ww2Vertical scrolling

    Blue Max is a video game developed and published by Synapse Software, originally released for the Commodore 64 and Atari 8-bit computers in 1983. In 1984 it was ported to the ZX Spectrum by U.S. Gold. in 1987 Atari Corp. published it in car

    60 rating2 lists

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  • Why 51Form.29World.25Curated.32Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Dave Nutting · Arcade, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +2

    ArcadeShooterWorld war ii - ww2ActionWarfare

    Sea Wolf is an arcade game by Midway, originally released in 1976. The player looks through a large periscope to aim at ships moving across the virtual sea line at the top of the screen, using a thumb button on the right handle of the scope

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  • Why 51Form.35World.74Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Infinite Dreams · Android, Linux, Switch +5

    ShooterArcadeShoot 'em upActionBird view / Isometric

    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 story

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 51Form.40World.35Curated.25Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    MSX, Sega Genesis, Sharp X68000

    ShooterShoot 'em upShmupActionBird view / Isometric

    Undead Line is a top-down arcade shooter with scrolling screens, like Commando and other games. The player controls a character (from a selection of three on the MSX 2 version) that shoots projectiles at enemy monsters. The six levels avai

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

    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 50Form.26World.25Curated.35Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Seibu Kaihatsu · Arcade, Master System, Switch +1

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionCrime

    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 49Form.57World.25Curated.13Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    SNK · Arcade, PS3, PS4 +2

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterVertically scrolling shooterAction

    Bermuda Triangle is a vertically scrolling shooter released in arcades by SNK in 1987. The player controls a fighter jet and shoots enemies, collects power-ups, and defeats bosses to advance levels.

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  • Why 49Form.31World.13Curated.32Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    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

    64 rating3 lists

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  • Why 49Form.58World.13Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

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

    ShooterArcadeShoot 'em upShmupAction

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

    80 rating1 list

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  • Why 48Form.29World.47Curated.25Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Blazer

    1987

    Namco · Arcade

    ArcadeShooterActionWarfareBird view / Isometric

    The player must alternate between a tank named "Vanguard" and a helicopter named "Maiheriko" (and for the tenth and final mission, a boat named "Maiboto"), to kill enemies both on land and in the air. Some air-based enemies will leave behin

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 48Form.44World.67Curated.12Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Sanritsu Denki · Master System, Sega Master System/Mark III

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterVertical scrollingAction

    Fly your plane through five levels, shooting enemy planes, submarines, helicopters, and other enemies along the way, and use your equipped cluster bombs if necessary. You need to destroy a target that is outlined in your mission briefing. Y

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 48Form.48World.15Curated.18Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Taito · Android, Arcade, Sega Saturn +2

    ShooterShoot 'em upShmupVertical scrollingAction

    RayForce (released in western Arcades as "Gunlock") is a top-down shooter. There are seven levels to play, ranging from battles in the atmosphere of planets to battling over mountain ranges, each with their own standard huge bosses at the e

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 47Form.35World.25Curated.25Lists.00World war ii - ww2 · Vertical scrolling

    Zushi Games · Nintendo DS

    ActionWorld war ii - ww2Vertical scrollingFlight simulationWorld War II

    B-17 FORTRESS IN THE SKY places the player in the heart of the air war over Germany and the occupied territories in the autumn of 1944. Defend the "Lucky 25" through 25 heart-pounding missions over France, the Netherlands, and deep into the

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  • Why 47Form.20World.25Curated.35Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Mattel Electronics · Intellivision

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionRetro

    Buzz Bombers is an arcade action game similar to Centipede. You control a can of bug spray at the bottom of the screen, and you need to defend yourself from the swarms of incoming bees. The bees start at the top of the screen, and fly their

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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 47Form.16World.68Curated.29Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Atari · Arcade, Atari 2600, MSX

    ArcadeShooterShoot 'em upActionWarfare

    The game is housed in a custom cabinet that includes two 8-way joysticks (one per player) meant to look like older style flight sticks. Each stick has a fire button mounted on the top. The players fly in simulated jets around the screen, en

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 47Form.59World.13Curated.11Lists.00Shooter · Vertically scrolling shooter

    Master System, Sega Master System/Mark III

    ShooterVertically scrolling shooterShoot 'em upVertical scrollingAction

    Power Strike II is a top-down vertical shoot 'em up video game developed by Compile. It was published by Sega in 1993, only released in Europe and Brazil. This game moves from the setting of previous games to a steampunk version of the 193

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  • Why 47Form.44World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Treasure · Arcade, Switch, Sega Saturn +2

    ActionArcadeShoot 'em upShooterShmup

    Unlike in most other shoot 'em ups, there are no power-ups. All weapons are available from the start. Weapons can 'level up', however, becoming more powerful as the player uses them to score points. There are a selection of 7 weapons that c

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 47Form.67World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    SETA Corporation · Arcade, NES

    ArcadeShooterVertically scrolling shooterShoot 'em upVertical scrolling

    A helicopter vertical shoot 'em up that debuted in the Arcades in 1988 before being ported to the NES the following year.

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  • Why 46Form.54World.13Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Switch, PS4, Windows +2

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterShmupAction

    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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