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226 games like Nightmare Busters · 1982 – 2024

  • Why 47Form.71World.25Curated.00Lists.00Homebrew · Unlicensed game

    RetroSouls · Browser, NES, SNES +2

    HomebrewUnlicensed gameActionSide viewPuzzle

    Old Towers is a brand new homebrew game for the SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis. You play as a little explorers in a towers full of deadly traps and ugly skullz. Your only weapons to help you win: quick-thinking and skill.

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 44Form.72World.00Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Homebrew

    Hucast Games · Dreamcast

    Shoot 'em upHomebrewUnlicensed gameShooterSpaceship

    The Ghost Blade – Caravan Shooting Game -- is an ace shoot 'em up for the Sega Dreamcast with focus on arcade action joy and elaborate scoring system. And various player ships too choose from and a load of game modes, such as five stage gam

    75 rating1 list

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  • Timed Nintendo exclusiveWhy 42Form.61World.25Curated.00Lists.00Homebrew · Unlicensed game

    NES, Switch, Xbox One +1

    HomebrewUnlicensed gameActionSide viewAdventure

    Battle Kid: Fortress Of Peril is a homebrew 2D platform video game, released in February 2010 for the Nintendo Entertainment System, created by Sivak Games, and published through Retrozone with the cover art designed by Larry Bundy Jr. Unli

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 42Form.69World.00Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Homebrew

    Dreamcast, Linux

    Shoot 'em upHomebrewUnlicensed gameShooterSpaceship

    The Ghost Blade – Caravan Shooting Game -- is an ace shoot 'em up for the Sega Dreamcast with focus on arcade action joy and elaborate scoring system. And various player ships too choose from and a load of game modes, such as five stage gam

    75 rating1 list

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 41Form.50World.48Curated.00Lists.00Homebrew

    Big Evil Corporation · Linux, Switch, Sega Genesis +2

    HomebrewActionSide viewAdventureIndie

    Set in a fictional world, this puzzle-platforming game follows a young creature, Nymn, who is separated from the family pack after the sun sets. Unable to get back to the safety of the underground home, Nymn must find a way to survive the n

    75 rating2 lists2.5 h main story

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 39Form.54World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Unlicensed game

    Joy Van · NES

    Shoot 'em upUnlicensed gameActionShooter

    The South Pacific contains some of the most beautiful islands in the world, and they have all been invaded by a terrorist organization called DAMED (Destructive Armed Militant Enemy Devotee). You must fly an experimental fighter jet called

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 39Form.40World.25Curated.00Lists.00Unlicensed game · Same studio

    Arcade Zone · SNES, Windows

    Unlicensed gameActionSide viewBeat 'em upWar

    Take control of either Jake, a soldier, or Chang Li, a martial arts master, in your quest to stop G.H.O.S.T.

    1 list2 h main storySame studio

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  • Atari exclusiveWhy 38Form.51World.25Curated.00Lists.00Action · Homebrew

    Atari 2600

    ActionHomebrewShooterSpaceshipScience fiction

    Oystron is an action game in which the player controls a ship using the joystick controller, firing at enemies and collecting pearls dropped by "space oysters". The player's ship initially appears on the left side of the screen, and enemies

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 37Form.47World.25Curated.00Lists.00Homebrew · Unlicensed game

    BubbleZap · SNES

    HomebrewUnlicensed gameActionSide viewPlatformer

    A homebrew Donkey Kong clone for the SNES, released as an open-source game on the web and later released as a physical cartridge by Piko Interactive.

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 37Form.49World.25Curated.00Lists.00Homebrew

    NES

    HomebrewActionRhythmBird view / Isometric

    D-Pad Hero is a homebrew for NES based on Guitar Hero.

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  • Timed Nintendo exclusiveWhy 36Form.45World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Homebrew

    NES, Switch, PS5 +2

    Shoot 'em upHomebrewActionSide viewArcade

    An original side-scrolling shoot 'em up game for Nintendo Entertainment System being developed by Cat Hoi Trading LLC set to release in the Summer of 2024. The game is set in 5 world cities and space, for a total of 6 stages. The moderate

    2 lists3 h main story

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 36Form.45World.25Curated.00Lists.00Unlicensed game

    Odyssey Software · NES

    Unlicensed gameActionBird view / Isometric

    The Mutech Corporation has created their Gamma Base on what used to be Alcatraz Island. Their attempts at creating computer intelligence has backfired, as the AI they've created has taken over the computer systems and is threatening the wor

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 36Form.45World.25Curated.00Lists.00Action · Homebrew

    SNES, Windows

    ActionHomebrewUnlicensed gameSide viewAction-adventure

    This game is a puzzle adventure platformer in which you got to help Dorke (and Ymp) to make some errands for your evil Master Wizard in exchange of him training you and teaching you his magic spells.

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  • Atari exclusiveWhy 36Form.46World.25Curated.00Lists.00Homebrew · Unlicensed game

    Ed Fries · Atari 2600

    HomebrewUnlicensed gameActionAction-adventureAdventure

    Halo 2600 is an action-adventure video game developed for the Atari 2600 video game console, inspired by the Halo series of video games. Halo 2600 was written by Ed Fries, former vice president of game publishing at Microsoft, who was invol

    70 rating1 list

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 36Form.53World.00Curated.00Lists.00Homebrew

    Pitman

    2020

    Under4Mhz · SG-1000

    HomebrewSide viewPlatformerPuzzle

    Catrap, known as Pitman in Japan and Power Paws in the United Kingdom, is a 1985 puzzle-platform game developed by Yutaka Isokawa for the Sharp MZ-700 computer. A port to the Game Boy developed by ASK Kodansha was released in Japan in June

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  • Atari exclusiveWhy 36Form.45World.25Curated.00Lists.00Unlicensed game

    Atari 2600

    Unlicensed gameActionArcadeThird person

    You are a rabbit who is just trying to get to where you can get a mate and make like a mathematician by multiplying. First you must get through the meadow and across the ledges without losing life and limb. You start in a screen called The

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 36Form.46World.25Curated.00Lists.00Unlicensed game

    Unlicensed gameActionSide viewPlatformerAdventure

    Separated from your troops by unexplainable events, you are tring to find your way back to civilization. Just when you think you are going to be saved, the rescuing team turned out to be part of Dr. Demise's organization. In order to sever

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 36Form.45World.25Curated.00Lists.00Unlicensed game

    American Video Entertainment · NES

    Unlicensed gameActionSide viewPuzzleStrategy

    In Tiles Of Fate the object of the game is to clear the screen of all the tiles within the given time limit. This is done by selecting two tiles with matching symbols which will cause them to disappear due to the force of symmetry. However,

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 36Form.45World.25Curated.00Lists.00Unlicensed game

    Unlicensed gameActionPuzzle

    In this puzzle game, the player controls one of the trolls as they bounce back and forth across the screen trying to acquire the jewels on the playfield. The one caveat is that the players troll has to match the color of the jewel he or she

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 35Form.42World.25Curated.00Lists.00Homebrew

    Evercade, Game Boy Advance, Linux +2

    HomebrewActionSide viewAction-adventureAdventure

    A vibrant sci-fi platform adventure game for the Game Boy Advance, where you help Maxwell the dog explore unfamiliar worlds, make strange new friends and contend with mysterious forces - by jumping, shooting, slicing, shrinking, warping and

    80 rating1 list13 h main story

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  • NEC exclusiveWhy 35Form.51World.00Curated.00Lists.00Homebrew · Unlicensed game

    TurboGrafx-16, Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD

    HomebrewUnlicensed gameRole-playingTurn-based role-playingTurn-based combat

    A homebrew TurboGrafx CD remake of a 1999 freeware RPG of the same name. Mysterious Song is an RPG strongly influenced by the style of the early Final Fantasy games. Your character is a knight, sent by the king to investigate the trouble

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 35Form.44World.25Curated.00Lists.00Unlicensed game

    Codemasters · Amstrad CPC, NES, ZX Spectrum

    Unlicensed gameActionSide viewPlatformerArcade

    Super Robin Hood is a side scrolling puzzle platformer developed by Codemasters, published by Camerica and was on the Quattro Adventure multicart released for the NES in 1993.

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  • Why 35Form.43World.25Curated.00Lists.00Homebrew

    Bitmap Bureau · Dreamcast, Game Boy Advance, GameCube +13

    HomebrewActionArcadeShooterTwin-stick shooter

    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 story

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 34Form.20World.91Curated.00Lists.00Action · Run and gun · Described alike

    Sega Genesis

    ActionShoot 'em upRun and gunSide viewPlatformer

    Ghostbusters was published by Sega and developed by Compile for the Mega Drive/Genesis on June 29, 1990. It is unrelated to the earlier Activision game (though their name still appears in the copyright screen), and is instead a run and gun

    44 rating1 listDescribed alike

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  • Why 34Form.28World.25Curated.00Lists.00Unlicensed game · Same studio

    Legend

    1994

    Arcade Zone · PlayStation, SNES, Windows

    Unlicensed gameActionBeat 'em upMedievalBrawler

    Legend is a Beat'em up game that resembles games like Final Fight, or Streets of Rage. The game features a medieval setting.

    60 rating3 lists2 h main storySame studio

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 34Form.47World.00Curated.00Lists.00Unlicensed game

    Unlicensed game

    Maxi 15 is an unlicensed 15-in-1 multi-game cartridge for the Nintendo Entertainment System.

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  • Why 33Form.39World.25Curated.00Lists.00Homebrew

    ufo_z · Linux, Switch, PlayStation Portable

    HomebrewActionSide viewPlatformerAdventure

    Cave Story is a 2004 Metroidvania game developed by Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya. It was released on December 20, 2004 for Microsoft Windows. The game revolves around Quote, a robot who wakes up suffering from amnesia and explores in diverse caver

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 33Form.39World.25Curated.00Lists.00Action · Run and gun

    Light & Shadow Production · Game Boy Advance

    ActionRun and gunPlatformerShooter

    Despite their latest failures, the CT Special Forces unit is called upon once again to diffuse increased terrorist activity around the globe. Armed with high-tech weaponry and equipment, you must thwart the plans of terrorist groups and ens

    78 rating1 list

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 33Form.38World.25Curated.00Lists.00Homebrew

    Browser, Game Boy Color

    HomebrewActionSide viewPlatformerRetro

    Help Grimace find his friends in time to blow the candles out, and collect enough birthday shakes for his guests along the way!

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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 33Form.47World.00Curated.00Lists.00Homebrew

    Atari 2600, Windows

    HomebrewBoard gameBird view / Isometric

    Yahtzee is a homebrew game for the Atari 2600.

    2 lists

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 32Form.43World.00Curated.00Lists.00Unlicensed game

    Sega Genesis, Windows, macOS

    Unlicensed gameAdventureRole-playingFantasyBird view / Isometric

    The snobby, selfish prince of Shatt Kingdom unknowingly aids a great threat to his world after he switches places with a beggar who looks just like him. Wanting only to escape the daily drudgery of his palace life, he has no idea what evil

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 32Form.42World.00Curated.00Lists.00Homebrew

    DUX

    2009

    Dreamcast

    Shoot 'em upHomebrewSide viewShooterShmup

    DUX is a homebrew horizontal scrolling shoot-'em-up for Dreamcast, inspired by classic shoot-'em-ups such as Gradius and R-Type. The original release was self-published by HUCAST.Net in 2009, while an updated version titled DUX 1.5 was rele

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  • Atari exclusiveWhy 32Form.36World.25Curated.00Lists.00Unlicensed game

    Starpath · Atari 2600

    Unlicensed gameActionPartyRacing

    Call some friends and mix it up with five wild and crazy games: Bop a Buggy, Tug of War, Wizards' Keep, Down on the Line, and Handcar. Go head-to-head, or in teams of two. Compete against people, not a cold computer. Everyone plays at once.

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 32Form.35World.25Curated.00Lists.00Action · Run and gun

    Color Dreams · NES

    ActionRun and gunUnlicensed gameSide viewArcade

    The year is 2020 A.D. The evil drug kingpin Pitbull and his army of robots and brainwashed servants have crippled the law enforcement agencies of the world. You must seek out and destroy his communication and computer centers thus putting a

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 32Form.42World.00Curated.00Lists.00Homebrew · Unlicensed game

    HomebrewUnlicensed gameSide viewFightingCampaign

    The city of Darkness, Hunt or to be Hunted! The story is between Human beings (here call them:“Hunter”) in the world-wide battle with Vampire and Wolf-man (here call them “The Darkness Clan”). -Dark world image With a brand new dark and c

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  • Why 31Form.33World.25Curated.00Lists.00Action · Run and gun

    Nintendo 64, PlayStation

    ActionRun and gunSide viewShooterAlien invasion

    Assault: Retribution is a 3D platform shooting game that takes place across seven futuristic levels, includes two playable characters with alternate routes, analog control, and memory card support. You can't spell action, adrenaline or assa

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 31Form.33World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Unlicensed game

    Shoot 'em upUnlicensed gameActionSimulationModern warfare

    Your city is under siege. Protect it or die. Jets. Tanks. Gun Boats. Giant Robots. Choppers. They're all out to destroy you. But you've got the power and speed of an F-15 behind you and all the ammo you need to decimate the enemy.

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 31Form.32World.25Curated.00Lists.00Action · Unlicensed game

    Appaloosa Interactive · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II +10

    ActionUnlicensed gameSide viewPlatformerPuzzle

    You have 8 hours to prevent Elvin, a psychotic genius from destroying the world in this sequel to the highly successful Impossible Mission. Enter Elvin's tower fortress, avoid his robots, assemble security combinations for each tower, recov

    56 rating1 list1.5 h main story

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  • Timed Atari exclusiveWhy 31Form.32World.25Curated.00Lists.00Action · Shoot 'em up

    Pooyan

    1982

    Konami · Apple II, Arcade, Atari 2600 +11

    ActionShoot 'em upSide viewArcadePuzzle

    Pooyan is a classic arcade game manufactured by Stern Electronics under license from Konami in 1982. In it, the player controls "Mama", a pig whose babies have been kidnapped by a group of wolves.

    64 rating9 lists

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 31Form.33World.25Curated.00Lists.00Unlicensed game

    American Game Cartridges · NES

    Unlicensed gameActionSide viewPuzzleStrategy

    In Shockwave you need to retrieve powerful crystals left behind by the Tarian race. The Rastons are after the crystals also, which places a short time limit on the mission. You are armed only with a spacesuit and a shockwave pistol. To retr

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 31Form.34World.25Curated.00Lists.00Action · Shoot 'em up

    Gray Matter Inc. · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II +6

    ActionShoot 'em upRun and gunSide viewRacing

    In the single-player side-scrolling game the player is a cop in a seedy futuristic urban city. Armed with a pistol, the player has to kill various thugs, before the timer runs out. While the game has several levels, the background in the ga

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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 31Form.32World.25Curated.00Lists.00Action · Shoot 'em up

    Epyx · Atari Lynx, Windows

    ActionShoot 'em upShooterScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    Zarlor Mercenary is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up in which the player controls a spacecraft destroying enemy spaceships and buildings in order to earn money which can be used to buy upgrades between levels. At the end of each level th

    1 list0.5 h main story

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  • Atari exclusiveWhy 30Form.37World.00Curated.00Lists.00Homebrew

    2048

    2021

    Atari 7800

    HomebrewPuzzleUnofficial port

    Make a 2048 tile! The game is played on a 4 x 4 board and the player starts with two number 2 tiles. Each turn where the player makes a valid move, another number 2 tile is added to the game board (a valid move is moving the tiles, or com

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 30Form.31World.25Curated.00Lists.00Action · Unlicensed game

    Bee 52

    1992

    Codemasters · Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX, NES

    ActionUnlicensed gameSide viewPlatformerGhosts

    You're about to find out just what's involved for a young bee with a day-job. Gigantic spiders, sneaky ants and loathsome slugs are just a few of the meanies who'll get in your way when you're bee number 52. You're hardly defenseless though

    51 rating1 list

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 30Form.32World.25Curated.00Lists.00Homebrew

    Mega Cat Studios · Browser, Linux, Switch +5

    HomebrewActionSide viewArcadeBeat 'em up

    Coffee Crisis is an arcade-style beat 'em up full of caffeinated carnage! This is a full scale release for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, packed with classic gameplay and an extra espresso shot of action!

    71 rating1 list1.5 h main story

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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 30Form.30World.25Curated.00Lists.00Action · Shoot 'em up

    Imagic · Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64 +11

    ActionShoot 'em upSide viewArcadeShooter

    Demon Attack is an arcade action game with gameplay similar to Space Invaders. You control a laser cannon at the bottom of the screen, and need to destroy wave after wave of brightly colored demons. The demons bounce around the screen in bi

    62 rating6 lists

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  • Why 30Form.30World.25Curated.00Lists.00Action · Shoot 'em up

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

    ActionShoot 'em upArcadeShooterBird 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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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 30Form.38World.00Curated.00Lists.00Unlicensed game

    ASCII Corporation · Game Boy

    Unlicensed gameSide viewPuzzleStrategyAbstract

    When a wicked witch decides to rule the world with the power of her magic jewels, her terrifying plot leads her to kidnap elves, princesses, and even fairies. You're the brave warrior who's decided to save all the captured innocents, but th

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