Nintendo exclusive
Cosmos X2
2010Nintendo DS
Enjoy on the go excitement as you take control of the Cosmos X2 and fight back against the alien invasion.
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Alike
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236 games like Protöthea · 1980 – 2023
Nintendo exclusive
Nintendo DS
Enjoy on the go excitement as you take control of the Cosmos X2 and fight back against the alien invasion.
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Ambrosia Software · macOS
A top-down shooter similer to Xevious, exclusive to the Mac OS (classic). Precedes Deimos Rising.
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Commodore 16
Delta 16 is a fixed shooter video game from Finnish developer Jyri Lehtonen published by Amersoft in 1985. It was originally released for the Commodore 16 home computer, then ported to Commodore 64 for which it was released free of charge.
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Acorn Electron, BBC Microcomputer System
Galaforce is a fixed shooter video game for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron, written by Kevin Edwards and published by Superior Software in 1986. It spawned a sequel, Galaforce 2 (1988), and later, Galaforce Worlds (2003).
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Browser, Windows
Muslim Massacre: The Game of Modern Religious Genocide is a controversial 2008 amateur video game by former Something Awful forum member Eric Vaughn under the screen name "Sigvatr". It is a top-down shoot 'em up video game. The aim of the g
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Windows, macOS
Plobb! is a single-player 2D freeware game developed with BlitzMax. The game involves the player guiding the small blob-shaped main character named "Plobb" around the screen where he is attacked by enemy bubbles. The aim is to eliminate the
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Acorn Electron
Positron is a fixed shooter written by Gary Partis for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron and published by Micro Power in 1983. It was developed on a pre-release Electron and was one of the few games (other than those produced by Acornsoft) a
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PlayStation console exclusive
MOSS · PS2, PS3, Windows
Raiden III Digital Edition is a revival of the classic Raiden series of scrolling shooter games.
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macOS
ShadowWraith is a top-down view scrolling shooter video game created by American studio Terminal Sunset for the Macintosh, and published by StarPlay. The game has a sequel called Souls in the System. As of December 2002, the StarPlay online
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CD-i, Philips CD-i, Windows
Solar Crusade is an on-rails FMV shoot 'em up designed and published by Infogrames Multimedia, created using Softimage 3D, and modeled on Silicon Graphics workstations hardware for the Windows 95 operating system and Phillips CD-i video gam
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Triangle Service · Dreamcast, PS2
A sci-fi vertical-scrolling shooter directly ported from its arcade incarnation. Using polygonal graphics, but retaining a completely 2D gameplay, Trizeal puts you in command of two tiny starfighter as you attempt to clear several stages f
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Windows, Xbox 360
Trouble Witches is a horizontally scrolling shooter developed by Rocket-Engine. It was released on 17 August 2007 as a doujin soft. It has been ported as a commercial product to arcade boards, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch.
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The Whiz Kidz · Amiga
Zarathrusta is a 1991 multidirectional shooter developed by Belgian video game developer The Whiz Kidz and published by Hewson Consultants for the Amiga. Written by Peter Verswyvelen and with graphics by Erlend Robaye, the game is inspired
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Astro Wars was an electronic table top game made in Great Britain in 1981 by Grandstand under licence from Epoch Co., who sold the game in Japan under the title Super Galaxian (スーパーギャラクシアン).[1][2] There were two versions of Astro Wars - an
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Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum
Chronos (also known as Chronos: A Tapestry of Time) is a shoot 'em up developed by The Radical Tubes and published by Mastertronic for the ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC in 1987. The music was scored by Tim Follin. The game received mixed revi
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Artic Software · ZX Spectrum
Dimension Destructors is a 1983 video game developed by Artic Computing for the ZX Spectrum. The game, programmed by Jon Ritman, was one of the first games alongside Ritman's earlier title Combat Zone to use 3D effects on the Spectrum. Upon
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ZX Spectrum
Megapede is a Centipede clone for the ZX Spectrum programmed by Andrew Beale and published by Softek in 1983. Beale also wrote a Berzerk clone, Robon, for the Spectrum.
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ZX Spectrum
Repulsar is a ZX Spectrum video game programmed by Andrew Beale and published by Softek in 1983. It is a clone of the 1980 Atari, Inc. arcade game Missile Command.
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ZX Spectrum
Robon is a clone of Berzerk for the ZX Spectrum written by Andrew Beale and released by Softek in 1983. The game's documentation refers to it as a "version of the popular arcade game".
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Irem · Arcade, Switch
Yōjūden is a 1986 shooter video game developed and published by Irem for arcades. Originally released only in Japan, it consists of a mix of top-down shooter and vertically scrolling shooter gameplay. It was released outside Japan for the f
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Apple II
Dogfight is an aerial combat video game written by Bill Basham for the Apple II and published by Micro Lab in 1980. The game is a clone of Atari, Inc.'s 1975 arcade game Jet Fighter.
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Sega exclusive
Riot · Sega CD
A-Rank Thunder Tanjouhen (Aランクサンダー 誕生編?) is a adventure game released in 1993 on Mega-CD. The game was developed by Riot and released by Telenet. The game's cover art was created by Yasushi Nirasawa, in his position as a model-builder for H
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Don Priestley · BBC Micro, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore 64 +2
3D Tanx is a shoot 'em up video game written by Don Priestley and published by DK'Tronics in 1982 for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, and BBC Micro.
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Sega exclusive
Tokai Communications · Sega Genesis
Battle Mania Daiginjou is a shoot 'em up developed and published by VIC Tokai in 1993 for the Sega Mega Drive exclusively in Japan and South Korea. It is the sequel to Battle Mania (which was released in the US as Trouble Shooter).
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Nintendo exclusive
Make Software · NES
The Dimensional Stone, which is required to maintain balance in the world of starship pilot Mark was stolen. The king finds a hero to retrieve the stone; using the "Fuzzical Fighter" to transport the player's character into enemy territory.
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Nintendo console exclusive
UPL · Arcade, Switch
The game takes place in modern times where a great depression has swept over the world. Amidst the depression and its riots of jobless workers, a mad scientist starts his plan of world domination. Taking command in the titular fortress orbi
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Nintendo console exclusive
Nintendo exclusive
Oxygen Studios · Nintendo DS
Set sail across the 7 seas! A chance encounter with an old sea dog, the legend of a fantastic treasure, - Thus begins an epic adventure for the 7 keys of the 7 seas - a daring battle against the Royal Navy, sea monsters, a Witch Queen and
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Arcade, Dreamcast, PS2 +1
Psyvariar 2: The Will to Fabricate (サイヴァリア2: THE WILL TO FABRICATE?) is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up developed by SKONEC Entertainment and distributed by Success. It is the sequel to the 2000 title, Psyvariar. The game was initially
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Nintendo console exclusive
Switch, Windows
Welcome to Shooter's paradise. Telenet Japan Wolf Team's greatest hits return!
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Nintendo exclusive
Game Boy
The Punisher: The Ultimate Payback is an Action game, developed by Beam Software and published by Acclaim, which was released in 1991.
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Technosoft · PlayStation, Sega Saturn
In a grim future where a once-benevolent alien technology has turned against humanity, only a ragtag group of ace pilots can save the Earth from total annihilation. Code name: Thunder Force! Witness the first 32-bit installment of the massi
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Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +2
Zoids: The Battle Begins is a 1986 battle simulation developed and released in Europe for the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, MSX and C64 personal computers by Martech, licensed by the Zoids toy manufacturer Tomy.
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Ambrosia Software · BeOS, Linux, Windows +1
Maelstrom is a video game developed by Andrew Welch, released as shareware in November 1992 for Mac OS.
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Nintendo exclusive
Nintendo 3DS
In Nano Assault, players blast their way through 32 twisted cell stages and dark worlds with rugged landscapes that adjust in difficulty based on the player's skill level. Prepare to battle and defeat extreme nemeses including the Black Nuc
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Nintendo console exclusive
Namco · Arcade, Switch
NebulasRay (ネビュラスレイ Nebyurasurei?) is a vertical scrolling shooter arcade game that was released by Namco in 1994 (but was first referred to, in the Katakana syllabic writing system of the Japanese language, in the ending for Tinkle Pit in
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Nintendo exclusive
Sega console exclusive
SETA Corporation · Arcade, Sega Genesis
Caliber .50 is a 1989 scrolling shooter arcade game developed by SETA Corporation. Players control a United States Air Force pilot who was taken as a prisoner of war in Vietnam in 1972. The pilot must escape the prison compound by battling
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Sega exclusive
Sega Genesis
Earth Defense (aka: The Earth Defend) is an unlicensed game for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis; it was developed by AV Artisan and published by Realtec in both North America and Taiwan, without a license from Sega.
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PixelJAM Games · Browser, Windows, macOS
The original 8-bit twin-stick space shooter about brotherly love, available to play for free.
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Sega console exclusive
Technosoft · Arcade, Sega Saturn
Hyper Duel is an Action game, developed and published by TechnoSoft, which was released in Japan in 1996.
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PlayStation console exclusive
Eurocom · PlayStation, Windows
Machine Hunter is a top-down free-roaming shooter in which the core gameplay feature is the ability to take over the bodies of downed robots, thus slowly increasing the player's firepower.
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Nintendo console exclusive
Taito · Arcade, Switch
Dead Connection is an arcade game released by Taito in 1992. The game takes place on September 5, 1953 "in a big city somewhere". It features a group of detectives who set out to fight a crime family. The game has a strong Film noir vibe,
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Taito · Arcade, NES, Sega Genesis
The player controls an insect-sized warrior named "Kai", who takes on a vast army of cyborg insects to free the insect world from the dark ruler queen. The game uses two buttons: an upgrade-able main shot and a seemingly random selection of
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Sega exclusive
Victor Interactive Software · Sega CD
Keio Flying Squadron (慶応遊撃隊 Keiōyūgekitai?) is a scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Victor Entertainment in 1994 for the Sega/Mega CD in Japan, Europe, and North America. It is the first game of the Keio Flying Squadron
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NG.DEV.TEAM · Dreamcast, Neo Geo
Last Hope: Pink Bullets is a director's cut reprint of Last Hope. An evil empire from another galaxy is heading towards Earth. Barely 24 hours beforehand, they had penetrated the last line of defense in Earth's galaxy, the Arsion Laser Belt
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Timed NEC exclusive
Hudson Soft · PlayStation Store TurboGrafx-16, Sega CD, TurboDuo +4
In the once peaceful land of Mistral, legend holds of a brave knight named Drak who has sealed an evil god named Deoric beneath the six continents of the land. However, peace never lasts. The Garuda Empire has invaded the lands of Mistral,
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Xbox console exclusive
Konami · Arcade, Xbox 360
Otomedius is a side-scrolling shooter video game by Konami which features personification of space fighters from various Konami games. The game's title is a pun, being a portmanteau of the terms "Otome" and "Gradius", with a set of equipmen
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