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282 games like Moon Cresta · 1979 – 2014

  • Why 87Form.37World.32Curated1.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Raiden

    1991

    Seibu Kaihatsu · Arcade, Atari Falcon, Atari Jaguar +13

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    Raiden consists of eight vertical scrolling missions where the player maneuvers the Raiden craft dodging and destroying enemy robots, buildings, ground targets, and aircraft. There are bombs and missile powerups as well as collectable medal

    78 rating9 lists1 h main storyOften paired

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  • Timed NEC exclusiveWhy 85Form.30World.13Curated1.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Success · Arcade, Neo Geo Pocket Color, Switch +7

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionShmup

    Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams is a scrolling shooter arcade game, released on Sega's Sega System 16B Arcade system board in 1989. It is the first in the Cotton series of videogames. It was ported to both the Sharp X68000 and the NEC Turbo

    5 listsOften paired

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 85Form.41World.25Curated.92Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter · Often paired

    PlayStation, PS3, PlayStation Portable

    Shoot 'em upShooterSpaceshipActionScience fiction

    A shoot-'em-up that was originally released in Japan under the Simple 1500 Series Banner and later released in the US as a budget title by A1 Games through Agetec.

    3 listsOften paired

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 83Form.18World.25Curated1.00Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    CAVE · Arcade, PlayStation, PS3 +2

    ArcadeShooterShoot 'em upScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    Compared to DonPachi, DoDonPachi is generally known for introducing new gameplay elements while improving or changing existing ones. The overall background of the game, unlike following sequels, remains more or less centered around a suppos

    73 rating4 listsOften paired

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 83Form.34World.13Curated.94Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Sky · PlayStation, PS3, PlayStation Portable

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionAnime

    Harmful Park was only released on the Playstation in Japan by a small company named Sky Think Systems. It's your standard 2D side-scrolling shooter, except set in a bizarre amusement park. As the (relatively lengthy) introduction tells you,

    74 rating2 listsOften paired

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 83Form.25World.25Curated.96Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Compile · PlayStation, PS3, PlayStation Portable

    ShooterArcadeShoot 'em upActionScience fiction

    Zanac X Zanac is a shoot'em up game released by Compile to commemorate the 15th anniversairy of the original game. This title includes two games - a reimagination of the original game, called Zanac Neo and 3 different versions of the NES po

    1 listOften paired

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  • Why 82Form.32World.25Curated.87Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter · Often paired

    Underground Development · Dreamcast, Game Boy Color, Nintendo 64 +4

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionScience fictionThird person

    Space Invaders is a game in which the player controls a laser cannon by moving it horizontally across the bottom of the screen and firing at descending aliens. The aim is to defeat five rows of eleven aliens—some versions feature different

    82 rating1 listOften paired

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  • Timed SNK exclusiveWhy 81Form.27World.48Curated.86Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    SNK · Arcade, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD +5

    ArcadeShooterShoot 'em upSpaceshipScience fiction

    Alpha Mission II is a 2D vertical scrolling shooter with a great deal of depth for two players moving vertically up the screen boards shooting anything that moves. Equip up to three pieces of armor, which also serve as weapons, for a variet

    73 rating6 listsOften paired

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 79Form.21World.25Curated.91Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Athena · PlayStation, PS3, PlayStation Portable

    ShooterShoot 'em upActionScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    Dezaemon Kids! is a title in the Dezaemon series that allows players to create their own shoot-'em-up games. The players can design levels and enemies by themselves or choose from a number of presets, as well as compose musical themes for t

    3 listsOften paired

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  • Timed NEC exclusiveWhy 78Form.21World.13Curated.91Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Success Corporation · Arcade, Neo Geo Pocket, Neo Geo Pocket Color +10

    ShooterArcadeShoot 'em upActionShmup

    Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams is a scrolling shooter arcade game, released on Sega's Sega System 16B Arcade system board in 1989. It is the first in the Cotton series of videogames. It was ported to both the Sharp X68000 and the NEC Turbo

    8 listsOften paired

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 78Form.17World.28Curated.89Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Irem · PlayStation, PS3, PlayStation Portable

    ActionShooterShoot 'em upSpaceshipScience fiction

    R-Type Delta is a horizontally scrolling shooter video game released only on the PlayStation. It is the fourth game in the R-Type series (hence Delta, the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet) and also the first game in the R-Type series ren

    80 rating6 listsOften paired

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 78Form.26World.25Curated.84Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    CyberConnect2 · PlayStation, PS3, PlayStation Portable

    ActionArcadeShooterSpaceshipScience fiction

    Silent Bomber is an old school style game which takes place in the future. You play as a character named Jutah Fate, a genetically engineered man created by the government. You're an expert at using bombs. You start out being able to set on

    72 rating2 listsOften paired

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 77Form.28World.25Curated.80Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter · Often paired

    Square · PlayStation, PS3, PlayStation Portable

    Shoot 'em upShooterSpaceshipActionScience fiction

    Einhänder is a futuristic side-scrolling shooter featuring explosive visuals, pounding techno music, and simulated 3D gameplay.

    75 rating3 listsOften paired

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 74Form.18World.25Curated.80Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    PlayStation, PS3, PlayStation Portable

    ShooterShoot 'em upScience fictionHorizontally scrolling shooterShmup

    Gaia Seed is a horizontally scrolling shooter from Techno Soleil. The game comes from the fabulous line of classically-styled Japanese shoot 'em ups, bursting at the seams with parallax scrolling, screen-filling bosses and other classic eff

    4 listsOften paired

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  • Timed Nintendo exclusiveWhy 72Form.23World.13Curated.76Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter · Often paired

    Success · Switch, PlayStation, PS3 +3

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionMagicWitches

    Cotton 100% is a side scrolling shooter by Success and Datam Polystar, and likely sequel to the arcade game Cotton originally released in 1989. Previously only available in Japan under the title of Märchen Adventure Cotton 100%, It receive

    4 listsOften paired

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  • Why 70Form.32World.25Curated.64Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Bandai Namco Entertainment · PS3, PS4, Windows +2

    ArcadeShooterShoot 'em upSpaceshipAction

    The legendary hit arcade shooter returns with Galaga Legions DX! Featuring a new twist on the classic gameplay, slick new graphics and devastating weapon power-ups, the fate of the galaxy lies in your hands! Board your fighter and prepare t

    74 rating3 listsOften paired

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 70Form.37World.29Curated.59Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    FuturLab · Switch, PS4, PlayStation Vita +3

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    This critically acclaimed sequel to Velocity Ultra weaves together two classic game formats into one seamless adventure, featuring puzzle-platforming action alongside award-winning top-down shoot 'em-up gameplay!

    84 rating6 listsOften paired

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 68Form.33World.49Curated.53Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Gaplus

    1984

    Namco · Arcade, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +3

    ActionArcadeShooterShoot 'em upSpaceship

    Gaplus is a fixed shooter arcade game that was released by Namco in 1984. It was the only other game to run on Namco Phozon hardware, and in the US, a modification kit was later released to change the name to Galaga 3, possibly to increase

    60 rating3 listsOften paired

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 68Form.13World.25Curated.73Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Treasure · PlayStation, PS3, PlayStation Portable +1

    ActionShooterShoot 'em upScience fictionPlatformer

    Silhouette Mirage is a side-scrolling action game. The basic gameplay is somewhat similar to that of Gunstar Heroes. The game's standout feature is the concept of the two attributes. Depending on the enemy's attributes and the type of attac

    71 rating3 listsOften paired

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 67Form.18World.25Curated.67Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Android, BlackBerry OS, Ouya +4

    ShooterShoot 'em upActionShmupPlaystation minis

    Fly planes on your phone with this Combat-like plane game

    1 listOften paired

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  • Why 66Form.30World.25Curated.58Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    SNK · Arcade, Switch, PS3 +4

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    A shmup where you kill dinosaurs.

    1 listOften paired

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  • Why 66Form.20World.25Curated.65Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Video System · Android, Arcade, Nintendo Switch 2 +4

    ShooterShoot 'em upActionBird view / IsometricShmup

    Sonic Wings Special is a 1996 vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up that combines the features in Sonic Wings, Sonic Wings 2, and Sonic Wings 3. It was ported to arcade as Sonic Wings Limited. The home console version adds new characters and en

    72 rating6 listsOften paired

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 66Form.19World.25Curated.65Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    TxK

    2014

    PlayStation Vita

    ArcadeShooterShoot 'em upActionTube shooter

    From the acclaimed designer of Tempest 2000 comes the system-shocking shooter TxK. The game draws on the spirit of the classic T2K, extending and enhancing it using the fantastic graphical power of the PS Vita system. TxK brings players new

    79 rating2 listsOften paired

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 64Form.04World.25Curated.72Lists.00Shooter · Often paired

    Sunsoft · PlayStation, PS3, PlayStation Portable

    ActionShooterScience fictionAction-adventureTank

    Blaster Master: Blasting Again (known as Blaster Master in Japan) is a 2000 action-adventure video game developed by Art System and published by Sunsoft in Japan and Europe and Crave Entertainment in North America for the PlayStation. The f

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 64Form.09World.25Curated.68Lists.00Shooter · Often paired

    One

    1997

    Visual Concepts · PlayStation, PS3, PlayStation Portable

    ShooterActionScience fictionThird-person shooterThird person

    Flip, climb, hang, slide, blast, and fight through five multi-level 3D worlds. Rage up with unique rage meter. Powerful assault weapons. Vicious physical attack combos. Live or die by your state of rage.

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 63Form.04World.25Curated.70Lists.00Shooter · Often paired

    Electronic Arts · PlayStation, PS3, PlayStation Portable +2

    ShooterActionScience fictionBird view / IsometricCyberpunk

    Crime War is a story mode, following a day in the life of an LAPD X1-Alpha pilot. The story events range from rogue lunatics arming observatories with weapons, to a malfunctioning supercomputer. Players begin in a futuristic Griffith Park,

    71 rating8 listsOften paired

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 63Form.23World.25Curated.54Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter · Often paired

    Taito · Arcade, PlayStation, PS3 +2

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionScience fictionAliens

    G-Darius is a shoot'em up arcade game, released by Taito in 1997. It is the fourth arcade installment of the Darius series and the first in the entire series to feature three-dimensional polygonal graphics. Much like previous installments i

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  • Timed SNK exclusiveWhy 56Form.10World.25Curated.55Lists.00Arcade · Often paired

    ADK · Arcade, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD +8

    ArcadeActionFightingShared screenSide view

    Are you ready for a fierce battle in an ultra-deathmatch!? Who is the greatest hero in the world? You will find out today! A scientist has created a time machine that eight heroes will travel through time with to prove who is the greatest f

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  • Why 50Form.78World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Mattel Electronics · Atari 2600, Intellivision, Legacy Mobile Device +3

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterSpace shooterAction

    In Astrosmash you control a laser canon at the bottom of the screen; your goal is to earn as many points as possible by destroying the various incoming meteors, bombs, and other objects. Points are earned for destroying objects, while point

    79 rating4 lists

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 50Form.79World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Mobile21 · Game Boy Advance

    Shoot 'em upShooterSpace shooterActionScience fiction

    Gradius Galaxies is a horizontally-scrolling shooter handheld video game released for the Game Boy Advance. This is the only Gradius title available for the system.

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 50Form.18World.25Curated.39Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Taito · Android, Arcade, PlayStation +5

    Shoot 'em upShooterScience fictionBird view / IsometricScience

    RayStorm is a scrolling shooter set hundreds of years in the future, and was one of the launch titles for the Sony PlayStation. RayStorm consists of eight stages where players must pilot their "R-Gray" spaceships shooting down anything that

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 47Form.54World.66Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Triangle Service · Arcade, PS2, R3000 +1

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

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

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 46Form.42World.72Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up · Same studio

    Arcade, Switch

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionBird view / Isometric

    A Racing/Driving/Vertical Shooting game.

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  • Why 46Form.70World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Mattel Electronics · Intellivision

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterSpaceshipAction

    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

    58 rating1 list

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 45Form.26World.25Curated.28Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Curve Games · PS3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita +1

    Shoot 'em upShooterScience fictionPuzzleMinigames

    Velocity is a shoot 'em up involving navigating the Quarp Jet: a teleporting spacecraft – through space, whilst avoiding and defeating enemies using bombs that can be flung in cardinal directions. The main goal of the game is to rescue stra

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  • Why 44Form.60World.40Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Jeff Minter · Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Commodore VIC-20 +3

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterSpaceshipAction

    Gridrunner is a lot like Atari's arcade classic, Centipede.

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  • Why 44Form.54World.59Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Cinematronics · Arcade, Vectrex

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterSpaceshipAction

    Star Castle is a 1980 vector arcade game by Cinematronics. The game involves obliterating a series of defenses orbiting a stationary turret in the center of the screen. The game was designed by Tim Skelly and programmed by Scott Boden. Tim

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  • Why 43Form.61World.32Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Delta

    1987

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

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterSpaceshipAction

    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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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 43Form.55World.50Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Konami · Famicom Disk System, Family Computer Disk System, NES +2

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterSpaceshipAction

    Stinger is a shoot-em-up developed by Konami. It is the North American version of the sequel to Twinbee.

    64 rating1 list

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 43Form.56World.42Curated.00Lists.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 42Form.59World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

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

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    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 42Form.59World.31Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Microdeal · Amiga, Atari ST, Atari ST/STE

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

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

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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 41Form.55World.25Curated.02Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Data East · Arcade, Atari 7800

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    The game of Astro Fighter consists of 4 waves and a refueling stage, which are then repeated with increasingly higher difficulty. The player's task is to eliminate the four successive waves of different types of attacking craft, while avoid

    70 rating1 list

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  • Why 41Form.57World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Linux, Windows

    Shoot 'em upShooterSpaceshipSpace shooterAction

    Captain Forever was inspired by the 2007 freeware game Battleships Forever, which itself drew inspiration from the 2003 game Warning Forever. The player pilots a ship with the ability to be expanded by attaching 'modules' (such as lasers or

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  • Timed SNK exclusiveWhy 41Form.52World.33Curated.02Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    NG.DEV.TEAM · Arcade, Dreamcast, Neo Geo +4

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    Fast Striker is a Shoot-'Em-Up game, developed and published by NG:DEV.TEAM, which was released in Japan in 2012D arcade shooting game with emphasis on scoring originally developed for NEO·GEO. The game lets the player choose between 3 game

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  • Timed Xbox exclusiveWhy 41Form.58World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    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

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 41Form.62World.13Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    WayForward Technologies · Nintendo 3DS

    ArcadeShooterShoot 'em upSpace shooterAction

    Regular Show: Mordecai and Rigby in 8-Bit Land has players help Mordecai and Rigby use their best skills and unique abilities to traverse the various challenges to escape their favorite video games and get home.

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  • Why 41Form.27World.25Curated.21Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Psikyo · Android, Arcade, Switch +9

    ActionArcadeShoot 'em upShooterBird view / Isometric

    Continuing where the last game ended, the forces of CANY had been demolished by the previous Strikers' line-up. However, a small group known as the FGR stole the sources and technology responsible for the last events and planned to continue

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