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258 games like Phoenix 2 · 1979 – 2024

  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 53Form.51World.28Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shoot 'em up

    Triangle Service · Arcade, PS2, R3000 +1

    Shoot 'em upActionScience fictionShooter

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

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 47Form.54World.25Curated.00Lists.00Indie · Shoot 'em up

    Switch, Windows, macOS

    IndieShoot 'em upAction

    Astro Duel is a competitive local multiplayer party game. Rounds are quick and death is sudden. Blast your friends using asteroid-style ships. Run over their helpless bodies for good measure.

    70 rating1 list

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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 46Form.48World.25Curated.00Lists.00Action · Shoot 'em up

    Epyx · Atari Lynx, Windows

    ActionShoot 'em upScience fictionArcadeScience

    Gates of Zendocon is a side-scrolling shooter very similar to the original arcade shooter of this type, Scramble. Unlike Scramble, however, there are 51 game areas in total, but the player fights through a subset of them through branches, c

    2 lists1 h main story

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  • Why 45Form.43World.25Curated.00Lists.00Indie · Shoot 'em up

    Harmonix Music Systems · Windows, macOS

    IndieShoot 'em upActionDeclarative title

    From the creator of Rock Band and Amplitude comes a fresh new approach to the traditional shoot 'em up! All the action is driven by an entrancing soundtrack- no beatmatching required. The Idol System introduces a tactical layer on top of pr

    55 rating2 lists1.5 h main story

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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 45Form.43World.25Curated.00Lists.00Action · Shoot 'em up

    Epyx · Atari Lynx, Windows

    ActionShoot 'em upScience fictionShooterBird 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

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 44Form.36World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shoot 'em up

    Android, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita +1

    Shoot 'em upScience fictionShooterShmupSide 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

    1 list0.5 h main story

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 42Form.37World.25Curated.00Lists.00Indie · Shoot 'em up

    Witch Beam · Linux, PS4, PlayStation Vita +5

    IndieShoot 'em upDaily challengeActionScience fiction

    "Assault Android Cactus is a manic twin stick arena shooter for the PC with screens full of enemies, buckets of bullets and high scoring combo chains! Take on the role of Cactus, an enthusiastic police android, who responds to a stranded sp

    77 rating4 lists3.5 h main story

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 42Form.36World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shoot 'em up

    Shin'en Multimedia · Game Boy Advance, Windows

    Shoot 'em upActionScience fictionArcadeShooter

    Be the new saviour as the Iridion force strikes back! A century has passed since the Iridion Empire was defeated. Humans have populated the old Iridion galaxy giving mankind freedom and peace. Suddenly, all communications with the human out

    82 rating1 list1.5 h main story

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  • Why 42Form.39World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shoot 'em up

    Jeff Minter · Switch, PS4, Windows +1

    Shoot 'em upActionScience fictionArcadePuzzle

    In Tempest 4000, players are once again in control of the Claw, a powerful spacecraft equipped to destroy deadly creatures and other obstructions with rapid-fire shots on vibrant geometric prisms. With three game modes to choose from and 10

    64 rating4 lists6.5 h main story

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  • Why 42Form.25World.32Curated.00Lists.00Action · Indie

    Windows

    ActionIndieShoot 'em upScience fictionArcade

    ZeroRanger is a vertically scrolling shoot-em-up with heavy emphasis on shooting, dodging and... mystery? A menacing alien threat, GREEN ORANGE, has begun its invasion. Only two secondary fighters remain to stand against complete annihilat

    90 rating2 lists4 h main story

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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 39Form.53World.25Curated.00Lists.00Action · Shoot 'em up

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

    ActionShoot 'em upScience fictionArcadeShooter

    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

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 39Form.52World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shoot 'em up

    Game Boy Color

    Shoot 'em upActionScience fictionShooter

    When a vicious crew of aliens decides to hone in on Earth and do some damage, you're the planet's only hope for salvation. You'd better be in top form as you command a killer spacecraft out into orbit in hopes of rescuing humanity from unth

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  • Why 39Form.51World.25Curated.00Lists.00Action · Indie

    Switch, PS4, Windows +1

    ActionIndieDaily challengeAdventureRoguelike

    TumbleSeed is a deceptively deep roguelike about balancing a seed up a dangerous and ever-changing mountain.

    82 rating2 lists5.5 h main story

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  • Why 39Form.34World.13Curated.00Lists.00Action · Shoot 'em up

    Toaplan · Arcade, Linux, Sega Genesis +4

    ActionShoot 'em upShooterModern warfareModern military

    Twin Hawk is a 1989 vertically scrolling shooter arcade game developed by Toaplan and published by Taito. Twin Hawk resembles other shooters of the time, specifically Toaplan's earlier game, Flying Shark. Also like Toaplan's other games, th

    59 rating2 lists0.5 h main story

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  • Why 38Form.28World.35Curated.00Lists.00Action · Indie

    Linux, Windows, macOS

    ActionIndieAdventurePlatformerSide view

    Airscape is a fast-paced, ultra-challenging 60 level action platformer. You play a deep-sea octopus, kidnapped by a mechanical alien race. Jump, dodge, and swim through a skybound environment full of floating islands, water formations, and

    66 rating2 lists4.5 h main story

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  • Why 38Form.46World.36Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shoot 'em up

    Bally Astrocade, Linux, Windows

    Shoot 'em upScience fictionScience

    Astro Battle is a science fiction multidirectional shooter developed and published by American studio Lava Lord Games for Microsoft Windows and Linux. The gameplay focuses on players designing star fighters to fight against other players' s

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  • Why 38Form.27World.41Curated.00Lists.00Indie · Shoot 'em up

    PS5, Windows, Xbox Series

    IndieShoot 'em upActionScience fictionArcade

    It's a twin-stick vertical scrolling Shooter hybrid with a cinematic flare: An unrelenting onslaught of eye-popping visuals, ear bursting soundscapes and mind-melting action makes Cygni the vanguard for the next generation of shoot-em ups.

    72 rating2 lists2.5 h main story

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 38Form.50World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shoot 'em up

    NES

    Shoot 'em upActionScience fictionShooterBird view / Isometric

    The most happening place in the universe is the trendy, upscale solar system of IOTA Synthetica, part of the Galactic Federation of artificial stars. It's as far from dirty old Earth as can be... But don't sign up to go yet! A strange cosmi

    68 rating1 list

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 38Form.37World.25Curated.00Lists.00Action · Indie

    Vlambeer · Linux, Switch, PS4 +4

    ActionIndieShoot 'em upDaily challengeScience fiction

    Nuclear Throne is an action roguelike-like by Vlambeer about mutants fighting their way through a post-apocalyptic world. The radioactive waste in the world allows mutants to get ahead by mutating new limbs on the fly, the abundant availabi

    78 rating6 lists17 h main story

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  • Why 38Form.28World1.00Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Described alike

    ADK · Arcade

    Shoot 'em upActionScience fictionArcadeShooter

    A vertical-scrolling shoot-em-up where the player controls a plane flying over a landscape with no land-based enemies. Collect power-ups to upgrade your ship's speed, shot power and special weapon power selected at beginning of the stage. F

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 38Form.49World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shoot 'em up

    Technosoft · Sega Genesis

    Shoot 'em upActionScience fictionShooterSide view

    Thunder Force III is a scrolling shooter game developed by Technosoft. It is the third chapter in the Thunder Force series. It was released in 1990 in Japan, Europe and the United States for the Sega Genesis. During the same year, it was re

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 38Form.49World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shoot 'em up

    Samsung Group · Sega Genesis

    Shoot 'em upActionShooterSide view

    Uzu Keobukseon is a vertical scrolling shooter, released only in Korea. Players controlled the title ship, a purple and gold space-age battle cruiser designed as a turtle ship, complete with sails and oars, in eight various stages.

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 38Form.49World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shoot 'em up

    Affect · Sega Genesis

    Shoot 'em upScience fictionShooterSide view

    XDR horizontal shoot 'em-up released exclusively in Japan. The game is notable for being one of the poorest received Mega Drive games ever released, and was frequently voted the system's worst Japanese-developed game by readers of Beep! Meg

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  • NEC exclusiveWhy 37Form.44World.41Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shoot 'em up

    TurboGrafx-16

    Shoot 'em upScience fictionScienceShooter

    Evil forces have kidnapped the leader of the Burning Project! It's up to the Burning Angels to rescue her! And so starts another vertically scrolling shooter on the PC Engine. There are no surprises in the gameplay here - choose one of two

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 37Form.48World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shoot 'em up

    Krome Studios Melbourne · Game Boy

    Shoot 'em upActionShooterStrategy

    The gameplay revolves around piloting a rescue helicopter into hostile territory and rescuing hostages. Enemies like birds, fighter jets, and even ammunition fired from various weapons can harm the player's helicopter. Saving more hostages

    70 rating1 list

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  • Why 37Form.34World.25Curated.00Lists.00Action · Shoot 'em up

    CD-i, Philips CD-i, Windows

    ActionShoot 'em upLight gun shooter

    Mystic Midway: Rest in Pieces – Somewhere between heaven and earth stands the mystic midway. Its live action ‘Master of Cemeteries’ the humorously insulting Dr Dearth, welcomes you to his shooting gallery, Rest in Pieces! Fire away at ghost

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  • Xbox console exclusiveWhy 37Form.49World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shoot 'em up

    MOSS · Windows, Xbox One

    Shoot 'em upScience fictionShooterBird view / Isometric

    A quarter-century after the arcade hit Raiden first left its mark on the shooting genre, the series now comes to the Xbox One in its most modern and advanced form yet! Join the war for Earth's future, where the tide of battle holds constant

    80 rating4 lists

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 37Form.25World.30Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shoot 'em up

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

    Shoot 'em upScience fictionPuzzleShooterMinigames

    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

    85 rating4 lists4.5 h main story

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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 36Form.47World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shoot 'em up

    Data East · Arcade, Atari 7800

    Shoot 'em upActionScience fictionArcadeShooter

    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 36Form.27World.83Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Described alike

    Arcade, MSX

    Shoot 'em upActionScience fictionArcadeShooter

    A shooter where fleets of ships fly in from either of the screen and loop around in formation. The player may move around the screen in any direction.

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  • Why 36Form.39World.25Curated.00Lists.00Daily challenge

    Ninja Kiwi · Android, Browser, Switch +5

    Daily challengeActionSimulationStrategyTactical

    Five-star tower defense with unrivaled depth and replayability. The Bloons are back in full HD glory and this time they mean business! Build awesome towers, choose your favorite upgrades, hire cool new Special Agents, and pop every last in

    72 rating3 lists17 h main story

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  • Why 36Form.46World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shoot 'em up

    Apple II

    Shoot 'em upActionScience fictionArcadeShooter

    The player controls a small craft, navigating it through a series of winding caverns and tunnels while shooting or avoiding obstacles. The caverns scroll from the bottom of the screen to the top at a fixed speed, so the player must always m

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  • Why 36Form.46World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shoot 'em up

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

    Shoot 'em upActionScience fictionArcadeShooter

    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 36Form.46World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shoot 'em up

    Graeme Devine · ZX Spectrum

    Shoot 'em upActionScience fictionArcadeShooter

    Firebirds is based on the the arcade game Phoenix. Your goal is to repel an invasion of an alien species related to birds. You command an armed spaceship which you can manoeuvre with right and left directions. In each level you have to dest

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  • Why 36Form.46World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shoot 'em up

    Microdeal · Amiga, Atari ST, Atari ST/STE

    Shoot 'em upActionScience fictionArcadeShooter

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

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  • Why 36Form.46World.13Curated.00Lists.00Indie · Daily challenge

    Robinson Technologies · Android, Switch, PS4 +4

    IndieDaily challengeActionAdventureMMO

    Growtopia is a free-to-play sandbox MMO game with almost endless possibilities for world creation, customization and having fun with your friends. Enjoy thousands of items, challenges and events.

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 36Form.46World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shoot 'em up

    Gynoug

    1991

    Nippon Computer Systems · Switch, Sega Genesis, Wii

    Shoot 'em upActionArcadeShooterSide view

    Gynoug, known in North America as Wings of Wor, is a 1991 scrolling shooter video game developed by Masaya and published by NCS Corporation for the Sega Genesis. The game was released in North America and Europe in 1991 and in Japan on Janu

    68 rating3 lists

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  • Why 36Form.45World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shoot 'em up

    Capcom · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +7

    Shoot 'em upActionScience fictionArcadeShooter

    Forerunner to Forgotten Worlds. The control method allows you use the fire buttons to shoot in opposite directions, defending yourself from attacks from the rear. The power ups are selectable and if you collect an alpha symbol you combine w

    69 rating2 lists

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

    G.rev · Arcade, PS3, Xbox 360

    Shoot 'em upActionArcadeShooterThird person

    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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  • Why 36Form.54World.00Curated.00Lists.00Daily challenge

    Arkadium · Android, Browser, Windows +3

    Daily challengeBoard gameCard gameParty

    Microsoft Solitaire Collection is a video game included with Windows 10. It replaces Solitaire, FreeCell and Spider Solitaire included with the previous versions of Windows. It also adds Pyramid and TriPeaks to Windows for the first time an

    70 rating4 lists

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  • Why 36Form.46World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shoot 'em up

    Oids

    1987

    FTL Games · Atari ST, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1

    Shoot 'em upActionScience fictionArcadeShooter

    Rescue the OIDS from the Fiendish Biocretes who are turning them into vending machines and household appliances! Fuel your ship, charge your shields, and blast off to adventure as you challenge planetoid after planetoid of devious gravity t

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

    UPL · Arcade, Switch

    Shoot 'em upScience fictionArcadeShooterSide 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 36Form.46World.25Curated.00Lists.00Action · Shoot 'em up

    Lankhor · Atari ST, Atari ST/STE

    ActionShoot 'em upScience fictionStrategy

    A mixture of a puzzle game and a horizontal scrolling shoot'em up that was developed and published by Lankhor.

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  • Why 36Form.46World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shoot 'em up

    Denton Designs · Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum

    Shoot 'em upActionScience fictionPlatformerShooter

    Earth has been invaded by extraterrestrial shapechanging robots which have made our planet their battleground. The struggle between the good Autobots and the evil Decepticons centers around energy as the objective is to collect four pieces

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  • Why 36Form.45World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shoot 'em up

    Zarzon

    1981

    SNK · Arcade

    Shoot 'em upActionScience fictionArcadeShooter

    Zarzon is a 1981 shoot 'em up arcade video game, inspired by gameplay from Space Invaders.

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  • Why 36Form.54World.00Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shoot 'em up

    Psikyo · Arcade

    Shoot 'em up

    In the future date of 2016, worldwide martial law is initiated when a widespread terrorist organization overthrew and took control of the world's military authorities. A group of ace helicopter pilots are secretly amassed in a special force

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  • Why 36Form.41World.23Curated.00Lists.00Action · Shoot 'em up

    Zzoom

    1983

    Windows, ZX Spectrum

    ActionShoot 'em upShooterWarfareFirst person

    The object of the game is to protect a series of refugees from enemy aircraft, tanks and submarines. The player's view consists of a crosshairs upon a simple ground and sky horizon, with an altimeter, a shield indicator and a radar. Refugee

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 35Form.44World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shoot 'em up

    Shoot 'em upActionScience fictionShooterAnime

    Geppy-X is a 2D side-scrolling shoot-em-up developed as an affectionate parody of the 1970s super robot era of mecha anime pioneered by Go Nagai and Ken Ishikawa. In it, you play as a super robot fighter squadron in an alternate universe 19

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