

CAVE · Arcade, Nintendo DS, PS3 +1
Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku-tachi is a vertical bullet hell shoot 'em up developed by Cave and released in 2003.
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CAVE · Arcade, Nintendo DS, PS3 +1
Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku-tachi is a vertical bullet hell shoot 'em up developed by Cave and released in 2003.
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The Assembly Line · Acorn Archimedes, Amiga, Atari ST +6
No-one likes a and loser. And no-one comes more universally despised than Xenites. For a thousand years they have been plotting revenge for their humiliating defeat in the last Galactic Conflict. Now the very fabric of time is in danger. Th
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Timed PlayStation exclusive
CAVE · Arcade, PS4, Xbox One
Dangun Feveron is a vertical scrolling shooter game developed by Cave and published by Nihon System Inc. in 1998. The gameplay is typical of manic shooters, with numerous swarms of enemies onscreen at any given time, and bosses that shoot i
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The Bitmap Brothers · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +7
Xenon is a 1988 vertical scrolling shooter computer game, developed by The Bitmap Brothers and published by Melbourne House which was then owned by Mastertronic. Xenon was followed in 1989 by Xenon 2: Megablast. The player assumes the role
75 rating3 listsOften paired
NEC console exclusive
Capcom · Arcade, PC Engine SuperGrafx, TurboGrafx-16
The year: 1941. The place: 20,000 feet in the air over the North Atlantic. Lightning flashes across the skies of war-torn Europe. Your mission: beat back the imperial forces before they can use their new weapon! In 1941: Counter Attack, th
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Sega console exclusive
Toaplan · Arcade, Sega Saturn
Batsugun is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up video game created by the now-defunct Japanese game developer Toaplan. The title translates to "exceptional" or "extraordinary". It was the final game created before Toaplan's dissolution, an
76 rating2 listsOften paired


Success Corporation · Switch, PS4, Windows
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 storyOften paired
Sega console exclusive
Toaplan · Arcade, Sega Genesis
"Grind Stormer" is a 1993 vertically scrolling shooter arcade video game originally developed and published by Toaplan in Japan and North America. It is considered to be the spiritual successor to Slap Fight. Based around a video game withi
59 rating1 listOften paired
Sega console exclusive
Data East · Arcade, Sega Genesis
Vapor Trail is a shoot-'em-up that features 2 players controlling the jet fighters simultaneously for battle across numerous levels.
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Nintendo console exclusive
Adventure Planning Service · Switch, Windows
Crimzon Clover: World Ignition is a fast-paced, top-down bullet-hell shooter where players command one of three unique ships through relentless waves of enemy fire. The game expands on the original with multiple play modes: Boost (adaptive
89 rating2 lists1 h main storyOften paired


Capcom · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +3
A vertically-scrolling shoot 'em up with a land-based vehicle. Players need to take down enemies while avoiding pits and the walls of the course, though they are also capable of leaping over obstacles.
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PlayStation console exclusive
Seibu Kaihatsu · Arcade, PlayStation, Raiden II +1
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.
77 rating1 list1 h main storyOften paired
Nintendo console exclusive
Arcade, Switch
Cybattler is a up-scrolling shoot 'em up game where you take control of the mecha CYX-0017 BLANCHE that can shoot and slash with its plasma sword in all direction in a space themed environment. As you make progress you have to fight of vari
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Nintendo console exclusive
Tecmo · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +8
Humans and aliens are living in harmony in the future, until a tabloid journalist stirs up hatred towards aliens. They respond by invading the planet, and it's down to the protagonist to clear up a situation scarily similar to reality in th
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Sega console exclusive
Eighting · Arcade, Sega Saturn
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
Nintendo exclusive
Winning Entertainment Group · NES
Abadox is a video game for the NES, subtitled The Deadly Inner War. It is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up in the vein of Gradius and R-Type. The game is notable for its unique visual design, as the game takes place inside the intestinal tract
60 rating1 listOften paired
Sega exclusive
Master System, Sega Master System/Mark III
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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Nintendo exclusive
Thin Chen Enterprise · NES
Searing gunfire inflicts heavy damage on both sides as you slice into a murderous squadron of enemy fighter jets. As the commander of a fast and powerful helicopter, you must face an intense struggle against a pair of patrolling choppers be
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NEC console exclusive
Compile · MSX, TurboGrafx-16
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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The Vision Factory · CD-i, Philips CD-i
Alien Gate is a fixed shooter. Each stage consists of the player's ship facing off against a giant head that spawns several smaller enemies. Once all the required enemies are defeated, the player must defeat the head as a boss. The backgrou
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NEC console exclusive
TurboGrafx-16, MSX
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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Video System · Arcade, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD +3
When enemy forces wipe out the jets of the Aero Fighters, they must scramble using heavily-modified World War II warplanes in the third installment of the comical Aero Fighters series.
70 rating5 listsOften paired
NEC exclusive
TurboGrafx-16
A horizontal shoot 'em up that casts you as a baby dragon out to free a princess from the clutches of an evil....well, you get the idea. Gameplay is traditional, with power-up weapons that include multi-way shot and 'miniature' mode and a s
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Nintendo exclusive
Hudson Soft · NES
Adventures of Dino Riki is an overhead shooter created by Hudson Soft, similar to games like 1943: The Battle of Midway, where the object is to dodge on-screen enemies. Dino Riki can jump or shoot weapons (rocks, axes, boomerangs, and torch
58 rating1 listOften paired
Sega console exclusive
Namco Tales Studio · Sega Genesis, Sharp X68000
Granada is a free-roaming scrolling shooter. You control the titular maneuver cepter Granada as you make your way through each stage, destroying the enemy's weapons. You have a map that tells you where your targets are on the stage, and onc
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X-Troll · Amiga, Atari ST, Atari ST/STE
Lethal Xcess is a shoot 'em up game developed by two members of demo crew X-Troll and published by Eclipse Software in 1991 for the Atari ST and Amiga. It is a sequel to 1990's Wings of Death, in which its wizard hero goes into far future t
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Nintendo exclusive
HAL Laboratory · SNES
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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Timed PlayStation exclusive
Gremlin Interactive · PlayStation, Sega Saturn
Loaded is a violent, bloody top-down shooter which places you in the boots of one of six characters, who are all strange and deformed, from a psychotic clown to a huge baby. Loaded is a mission based game, where you have to complete various
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Apple II, Apple IIGS, MS-DOS
Catacomb is a 2-D top-down third-person shooter created by John Carmack. It was originally created for the Apple II, and later ported to the PC. It should not be confused with The Catacomb, which is the second game in the series (originally
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Banpresto · Arcade
The player controls a constantly bouncing car while driving through various environments including a city, pyramid, and underwater. The height of the jump and speed of a fall can be controlled with the joystick. The player can shoot various
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Daniel Remar · Windows, macOS
Flip Hero returns for the final battle against his nemesis, Cruiser Tetron - but can he really stop the reign of the machine warlord for all time? Like the first game, the graphics are black and white, the controls are simple and the gamepl
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Nintendo exclusive
Tokai Communications · SNES
A vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up by Vic Tokai for the Super Nintendo. It is known as Kidou Soukou Dion in Japan.
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Xbox exclusive
Sega Sports R&D · Xbox
The fourth installment of the Panzer Dragoon series has you playing Orta, a young girl who has been imprisoned by the Empire. Under a wave of attack, the prison camp is broken through by a mysterious dragon, and Orta takes it upon herself t
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Treasure · Arcade, Switch, Sega Saturn +2
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
81 rating9 lists3.5 h main story


Konami · Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit +6
Juno First is a shoot 'em up originally developed and published by Konami Corporation for Arcades. The game was later published by Mylstar Electronics (US arcades), Datasoft Inc. (Atari 8-bit, PC Booter, and Commodore 64), and Sony Computer
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Nintendo console exclusive
Namco Limited · Arcade, NES, Switch +1
The gameplay is very much like that of the original Xevious except this time it is a little more difficult. Several new enemies have also been introduced (including a silver Galaxian flagship, a rare silver Galaga "scorpion" ship, two jet p
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Atari ST, Atari ST/STE, Commodore 64 +3
Hades Nebula is a futuristic vertical scrolling shooter set in the year 2124. As humanity searches for new habitable planets due to dwindling energy reserves, players pilot a small spacecraft on a mission to thwart the villainous Emperor Ha
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PlayStation console exclusive
SNK · Arcade, PS4
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
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Nintendo exclusive
Konami · Famicom Disk System, Family Computer Disk System, NES +2
Stinger is a shoot-em-up developed by Konami. It is the North American version of the sequel to Twinbee.
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Nintendo console exclusive
Atlus · Arcade, SNES
The player is set in control of The Garland TFF-01, a sub-standard space fighter ship that is only armed with a semi-auto or rapid fire laser gun known as the Beam Vulcan and the Tranquilander. Some enemy units can be captured and used in p
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Sega exclusive
Technosoft · Sega Genesis
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
Sega exclusive
Sega Genesis
Arrow Flash is a side-scrolling space shooter. The player controls a female spaceship pilot who is sent on a mission into deep space to save the Earth from an assault by an evil dragon from another galaxy. Moving vertically or horizontally,
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Nintendo console exclusive
Arcade, SNES
The player is set in control of The Garland TFF-01, a sub-standard space fighter ship that is only armed with a semi-auto or rapid fire laser gun known as the Beam Vulcan and the Tranquilander. Some enemy units can be captured and used in p
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Llamasoft · Atari 2600, Switch, PS4 +5
Akka Arrh is a previously unreleased prototype game created 1982 for the arcade. It saw it's first release in 2022 as part of the the Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration.
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PS5, Windows, Xbox Series
Luna Abyss is a single player story driven action-adventure with fluid platforming and bullet hell combat. Follow the journey of Fawkes, a prisoner of Luna caught between a cryptic prophecy and their prison sentence.
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Nintendo exclusive
Tose Co. · NES, Switch
In Super Xevious: Gamp no Nazo the player controls a spaceship named the Solvalou in its mission to destroy a powerful supercomputer named GAMP, which took over Earth during an ice age. Gamp no Nazo features a heavy focus on puzzle-solving,
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Nintendo console exclusive
NMK · Arcade, Switch
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 Sega exclusive
Tose Co. · Arcade, MSX, NES +4
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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