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289 games like Heavy Barrel · 1978 – 2026

  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 72Form.14World.40Curated.76Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

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

    ArcadeShooterScience fictionBird view / IsometricScience

    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

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 70Form.10World.46Curated.74Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

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

    ArcadeShooterActionScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    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 68Form.16World.13Curated.73Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Konami · Legacy Mobile Device, MS-DOS, MSX +4

    ArcadeShooterUpgradeable weaponsActionBird view / Isometric

    Knightmare, known in Japan as Majou Densetsu (魔城伝説 , Demon Castle Legend?), is a 1986 MSX vertical scrolling shooter computer game. The player is a knight, Popolon, who has to fight his way through several levels to defeat Hudnos and rescue

    70 rating4 listsOften paired

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 64Form.23World.13Curated.62Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    ShooterArcadeScience fictionBird view / IsometricParty

    Multiplayer competitive spaceship shooting simulator.

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  • Why 64Form.15World.25Curated.64Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    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

    70 rating8 lists2.5 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 63Form.21World.25Curated.59Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Infinite Dreams · Android, Linux, Switch +5

    ShooterArcadeActionScience fictionBird 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 storyOften paired

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 57Form.15World.25Curated.54Lists.00Shooter · Often paired

    Sandlot · Nintendo Switch 2, PS4, Windows

    ActionShooterScience fictionThird personStrategy

    Stand and fight for humanity. This arcade shooter takes place in the year 2022, as the Earth Defense Force fends off an all-out attack by unknown life forms. Become an EDF soldier, battle against endless hordes of immense enemies, and resto

    69 rating7 lists30 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 56Form.07World.25Curated.57Lists.00Shooter · Often paired

    Capcom · Nintendo 3DS, PS3

    ActionShooterScience fictionThird personScience

    An offshoot of the Lost Planet franchise, EX Troopers is an action game focused as much on character dynamics in a pilot school as it is on alien-blasting action.

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 54Form.10World.82Curated.40Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Described alike

    Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +8

    ArcadeShooterActionScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    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

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 53Form.08World.25Curated.52Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    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

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 53Form.12World.60Curated.43Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Konami · MSX, NES, Nintendo 3DS +1

    ShooterArcadeActionScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    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

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 52Form.22World.43Curated.38Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Toaplan · Android, Arcade, Linux +6

    ShooterArcadeActionScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    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

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  • Why 49Form.06World.60Curated.40Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Namco · Arcade, MSX, Switch +4

    ShooterArcadeActionScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    The object of Bosconian is to score as many points as possible by destroying enemy bases and ships. The player controls a small fighter ship that can move in eight directions and can fire both forward and backward. Each level consists of a

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  • Timed NEC exclusiveWhy 47Form.08World.00Curated.48Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Namco · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +11

    ArcadeShooterBird view / IsometricShoot 'em upDragon

    Dragon Spirit is a vertical scrolling shooter arcade game that was released by Namco in 1987 and licensed to Atari Games for its American manufacture and distribution. In the kingdom of Mitgult, a serpent demon named Zawell escapes imprison

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  • Why 46Form.26World.25Curated.29Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Frozenbyte · Linux, Windows, macOS

    ShooterArcadeInfinite ammoActionScience fiction

    Shadowgrounds Survivor tells the story of the last remaining humans on Jupiter's moon Ganymede, where the alien onslaught is in full force.

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 46Form.07World.61Curated.34Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Sega AM2 · Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST +9

    ArcadeShooterActionScience fictionThird person

    Run… fly… dodge those obstacles, but return fire on wave after wave of attacking aliens. Armed with a really big gun, you have to defend yourself against the alien hordes using your wits to navigate around the screen. But watch out for thos

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  • Why 46Form.24World.25Curated.31Lists.00Arcade · Run and gun

    The Bitmap Brothers · Acorn Archimedes, Amiga, Amiga CD32 +11

    ArcadeRun and gunShooterActionScience fiction

    Soldiers of Fortune (Chaos Engine in the EU) is a run-and-gun overhead shooter. Sixteen levels (in four groups of four) await the players in the game. The basic gameplay is in an open air setting, with bridges across rivers and other featur

    62 rating6 lists4 h main story

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 45Form.04World.25Curated.43Lists.00Shooter

    Memorable Games · Linux, Nintendo 3DS, PS4 +4

    ShooterActionScience fictionThird personIndie

    An old school shoot'em up with a modern twist. Futuridium EP offers fast paced, non stop, hard as hell action, with an original 45 minutes soundtrack and colourful, glitchy graphic.

    52 rating5 lists5.5 h main story

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  • Why 45Form.17World.25Curated.34Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

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

    ShooterArcadeActionScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    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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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 44Form.09World.74Curated.27Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    SETA Corporation · Arcade, NES, Nintendo Switch 2

    ArcadeShooterActionScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    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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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 43Form.12World.25Curated.35Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Aleste

    1988

    MSX, Master System, PS4 +2

    ArcadeShooterActionScience fictionBird 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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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 42Form.14World.13Curated.34Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    SAGENCY · Android, Switch, PS4 +3

    ShooterArcadeActionBird view / IsometricIndie

    Sadistic robots have enslaved orcas at SeaLand Marine Park. The evil Sheep Puncher robot has kidnapped sheep for the twisted wool industry. Only the Kitten Squad is up to the task of saving these gentle animals. Players must guide the Kitte

    52 rating1 list4.5 h main story

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  • Why 41Form.46World.34Curated.07Lists.00Arcade · Run and gun

    The Behemoth · Switch, PS4, PS5 +3

    ArcadeRun and gunShooterActionScience fiction

    Alien Hominid Invasion is a co-op run ‘n’ gun packed with chaos, mayhem, and a whole lot of explosions. Unlock and equip an arsenal of weapons and boosts, level up, then beam down to invade Earth with up to three other friends. Abduct intel

    43 rating4 lists7.5 h main story

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  • Why 41Form.17World.31Curated.25Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    CAVE · Android, Arcade, Switch +3

    ArcadeShooterInfinite ammoActionScience fiction

    The past is being altered. An android, known as Next EXY, has traveled one thousand years back in time. Your task is to stop NEXY and the other Elemental Daughters who were built in the image of the Elemental Dolls who once protected humani

    78 rating1 list1.5 h main story

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  • Why 41Form.49World.51Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Run and gun

    SNK · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II +10

    ArcadeRun and gunShooterRotating joystick controlAction

    When we last saw Paul and Vince, they had saved the Colonel and were about to head for home in a special plane given to them by the General. But then, while in flight over the ocean, the sky suddenly blackens - the ocean begins to churn - a

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  • Why 41Form.26World.25Curated.22Lists.00Shooter · Upgradeable weapons

    Frozenbyte · Linux, Windows, macOS

    ShooterUpgradeable weaponsActionScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    Shadowgrounds breathes fresh air into the action genre with explosive combat sequences, an innovative weapon upgrade system, and an intriguing storyline. The adrenaline-pumping, top-down gameplay and audiovisual fireworks set the scene for

    70 rating2 lists6.5 h main story

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  • Why 40Form.06World.25Curated.34Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Taito · Apple IIGS, Arcade, Atari 2600 +25

    ArcadeShooterScience fictionBird view / IsometricShoot 'em up

    Space Invaders is an arcade video game developed by Tomohiro Nishikado and released in 1978. It is one of the earliest shooting games and the aim is to defeat waves of aliens with a laser cannon to earn as many points as possible.

    77 rating21 lists1 h main story

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  • Why 40Form.10World.58Curated.24Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

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

    ArcadeShooterActionScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    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 lists

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  • Why 40Form.16World.13Curated.29Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    High Voltage Software · Switch, PS4, Windows +1

    ShooterArcadeActionBird view / IsometricZombies

    Set after the events of the first movie, Zombieland: Double Tap - Road Trip is a ridiculously fun top-down twin-stick shooter featuring local co-op multiplayer for up to four players. Play as your favourite heroes from the original (Tallaha

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  • Why 39Form.07World.43Curated.27Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    SNK · Arcade, NES, Switch +3

    ArcadeShooterActionScience fictionThird person

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

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 39Form.05World.65Curated.24Lists.00Shooter

    HAL Laboratory · SNES

    ShooterActionScience fictionThird personScience

    Hyper Zone plays like a cross between a racing game and shooter. The object of the game is to navigate each level while shooting enemies and earning points, until finally an encounter with a boss ends each level. After enough points are acq

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 39Form.05World.25Curated.33Lists.00Arcade

    Produce! · SNES

    ActionArcadeScience fictionBird view / IsometricMaze

    The fourth SNES game in Hudson's explosive multiplayer series sends White Bomber and Black Bomber hurtling through time.

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 39Form.12World.32Curated.27Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Psikyo · Arcade, Dreamcast, Switch +5

    ActionArcadeShooterBird view / IsometricShoot 'em up

    In the near future, scientists working for the powerful Asian conglomerate known as Igem have discovered a new energy source. Refusing to share their technique with the rest of the world, Igem eventually developed a weather control machine

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  • Timed Xbox exclusiveWhy 38Form.15World.48Curated.20Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Wanako Studios · PS3, Windows, Xbox 360

    ArcadeShooterUpgradeable weaponsActionScience fiction

    Assault Heroes is an arcade-style scrolling dual-joystick shooter where the player drives 4x4s or speedboats, sometimes moving around on-foot. Like most dual-joystick shooters, one stick controls the movement of the player while the right

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 38Form.04World.25Curated.31Lists.00Shooter

    Nintendo 3DS

    ShooterActionScience fictionThird personThird-person shooter

    An original third person shooter for the 3DS eShop from VD-Dev, developers behind open world title C.O.P.: The Recruit on the DS.

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  • Why 38Form.08World.25Curated.29Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    10tons · Android, Linux, Switch +6

    ArcadeShooterActionScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    Tesla vs Lovecraft is an intense top-down twin stick arena shooter. Play as the enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla harnessing the static energy to power up Tesla-Mech and give the lovecraftian nightmares a lesson in horror!

    75 rating3 lists3 h main story

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  • Why 38Form.09World.25Curated.29Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    10tons · Android, Linux, Switch +5

    ShooterArcadeActionScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    Tesla vs Lovecraft is an intense top-down twin stick arena shooter. Play as the enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla harnessing the static energy to power up Tesla-Mech and give the lovecraftian nightmares a lesson in horror!

    75 rating1 list

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  • Why 38Form.18World.13Curated.24Lists.00Arcade

    Coatsink · Switch, PS4, Stadia +2

    ArcadeActionBird view / IsometricStrategyRobots

    Transformers: Battlegrounds is a tactical warfare adventure. As evil Megatron closes in on the all spark, Bumblebee and the Autobacs need a new commander to help save Earth. Assemble your squad and roll out for a battle that will Rage from

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 37Form.06World.25Curated.29Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Android, PS3, PS4 +3

    ArcadeShooterActionScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    Alien Shooter is an top-down shooter video game from Sigma Team created in 2003. It is the first title in the Alien Shooter series to be followed by Alien Shooter: Vengeance. Alien Shooter has two expansions, Fight for Life and The Experime

    72 rating2 lists2 h main story

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 37Form.47World.29Curated.00Lists.00Run and gun · Shooter

    Bedlam

    1996

    MS-DOS, PlayStation, Sega Saturn +2

    Run and gunShooterActionScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    Bedlam is a 1996 run and gun video game developed by Mirage and published by GT Interactive for DOS, Windows, Mac OS, and PlayStation, in which players use a squad of three huge remote assault tanks (RATs) against mutated monsters called Bi

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  • Timed Nintendo exclusiveWhy 37Form.06World.25Curated.29Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Blobfish Games · Android, Switch, PS4 +6

    ArcadeShooterActionScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens.

    74 rating3 lists5.5 h main story

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 37Form.11World.25Curated.25Lists.00Shooter · Crime

    Deadline Games · PlayStation Portable

    ShooterCrimeActionThird personAction-adventure

    Chili Con Carnage is a semi-sequel to the Latin-style action game Total Overdose. The game has new missions and a structure fine-tuned for handheld play. The single player mode El Macho is a collection of different mini challenges which do

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 37Form.11World.25Curated.25Lists.00Shooter

    Crafts & Meister · PS3, PlayStation Vita

    ShooterActionScience fictionThird personBeat 'em up

    Gundam Breaker lets players customize their own Gundam models and then pilot them in battles against other models of all different sizes in real world locations. The title could easily be described as a Dynasty Warriors-style hack and slash

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 37Form.09World.41Curated.24Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Square · MSX, NES, Nintendo 3DS +2

    ShooterArcadeActionBird view / IsometricMedieval

    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

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 37Form.08World.41Curated.24Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

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

    ArcadeShooterActionBird view / IsometricShoot 'em up

    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

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  • Why 36Form.13World.25Curated.22Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Team17 · Linux, PS3, Windows +1

    ArcadeShooterUpgradeable weaponsActionScience fiction

    Alien Breed 3: Descent is the final explosive chapter in the Alien Breed series, and is a science fiction arcade-shooter with an epic story, swarms of highly intelligent alien enemies, high-impact weapons and stunning environments, develope

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 36Form.45World.25Curated.00Lists.00Run and gun · Shooter

    Run and gunShooterActionScience fiction

    Commando: Steel Disaster is a run and gun video game game for the Nintendo DS developed by Mana Computer Software. The game played similarly to Metal Slug as players controlled an operative to stop a militant organization through five stage

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 36Form.46World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Run and gun

    PS4

    ArcadeRun and gunShooterActionScience fiction

    Overcome an ever-expanding threat that might have already seeped too far into the core of humanity itself.

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