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2005Milestone · Arcade, Dreamcast, GameCube
Radilgy is a vertical shooter with its own unique graphical design taking inspiration from anime and the look of cel-shaded graphics.
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258 games like Radirgy · 1983 – 2027


Milestone · Arcade, Dreamcast, GameCube
Radilgy is a vertical shooter with its own unique graphical design taking inspiration from anime and the look of cel-shaded graphics.
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PlayStation exclusive
PlayStation
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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Xbox console exclusive
MOSS · Windows, Xbox One
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 listsOften paired
Nintendo console exclusive
Nichibutsu · Arcade, Switch
Soldier Girl Amazon is a shooter released by Nichibutsu in 1986. The soldier girl Amazon fights on a completely different Earth, dominated by strange beasts and crazy cyborgs.
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Nintendo exclusive
NetFarm · Wii, NES
The player controls a pilot who is trying to defend the Earth from an evil nation's global revolution sometime in the year 20XX. Given the assignment, the overall purpose of the game is to infiltrate their base and take out their defences a
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Sega exclusive
Tokai Communications · Sega Genesis
Whip Rush is a side-scrolling space shooter released in 1990 for the Sega Mega Drive System and subsequently for its American counterpart, the Sega Genesis. Whip Rush's gameplay style is very similar to R-Type: The title ship flies through
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NMK · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +9
Tenseiryuu: Saint Dragon is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up video game originally released as a coin-op by Jaleco in 1989. It was converted to several home computer platforms by Storm Entertainment in 1990.
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Warashi · Arcade, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation +1
Shienryu is a 1997 shoot-'em-up by Warashi for the Sega Titan Video arcade system later ported to the Sega Saturn.
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Sega console exclusive
G.rev · Arcade, Dreamcast
A futuristic sci-fi shooter in which you play a test pilot strapped to the brand new RAIN combat simulator which allows you to remotely control fighters as they immerse themselves in the midst of enemy territory. The game is a side-scrolli
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PlayStation exclusive
SNK · PlayStation Portable
10 great SNK heroes and heroines have left their worlds to answer Dr. Brown Sugar's "call for peace". Now, head to the skies to save the world from the threat of "THE DAMNED", an evil organization which plots to use a time machine for its m
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Nintendo console exclusive
Tecmo · Arcade, Switch
Strato Fighter, otherwise known as Raiga: Strato Fighter, is a 1991 video arcade game developed by Tecmo. It is a horizontal side-scrolling space shooter in which two players may play simultaneously. The game sets players in the year 2135 o
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Sega console exclusive
Milestone · Arcade, Dreamcast
In this unique vertically-scrolling shooter you take the role of a mysterious girl named Karous, who commands a tiny fighter ship and attempts to destroy an evil armada bent on world domination. The game plays as your average vertical-scro
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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 story
Sega console exclusive
Warashi · Arcade, Sega Saturn
Shienryu is a 1997 shoot-'em-up by Warashi for the Sega Titan Video arcade system later ported to the Sega Saturn.
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Sega console exclusive
Takumi Corporation · Arcade, Dreamcast
A prediction is that before human civilization, there was once an advanced civilization on Mars. A sorceress destroyed the civilization and everything that was remembered of it, except a chip called "INFINITY". In 2100, millions of people w
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CAVE · Arcade, Nintendo DS, PS3 +2
Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku-tachi is a vertical bullet hell shoot 'em up developed by Cave and released in 2003.
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Timed PlayStation exclusive
Switch, PS3, PlayStation Portable +1
The celestial planet Conceyta orbits with its moon in a dust- and gas-covered solar system. Within lurks an evil unknown to man that bears a danger so much greater than any threat yet witnessed. A dark, mysterious power has manifested itsel
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Vertex Pop · Switch, PS4, Windows
"Skillfully pilot the advanced Graceful Explosion Machine (GEM) fighter while blasting swarms of crystalline enemies with your ludicrously overpowered quad-weapon array! Lost in deep space, you'll shoot, dash and combo your way through jew
77 rating2 lists4.5 h main story
Timed Nintendo exclusive
Sting · Android, Nintendo DS, Switch +1
Somewhere between heaven and the underworld--in the center of a quiet lake--stood an ancient castle known as Aventheim. One night, without warning, denizens of the netherworld emerged and slaughtered the kingdom; nary a soul was left alive.
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Nintendo exclusive
Nintendo console exclusive
Infinite State Games · Switch, Windows
Don’t Die, Mr. Robot! DX is a remixed version of the much-loved arcade bullet-hell avoid ‘em up, completely remastered and rejuvenated for Nintendo Switch. Deep in the electro-abyss lives a little robot who loves to eat exploding fruit. He
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Sega console exclusive
Takumi Corporation · Arcade, Dreamcast
Giga Wing 2 (ギガウイング2?) is a 2000 vertical scrolling shooter arcade game developed by Takumi and published by Capcom on Sega's NAOMI arcade system board and later ported in 2001 to the Dreamcast console. The arcade version is notable both fo
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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
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TurboGrafx-16, Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD, Wii +1
Image Fight II Operation Deepstriker is a vertical shooter by Irem and sequel of the arcade game Image Fight originally released in 1988 (and ported to the PC Engine in 1990). Humanity tries to rebuild itself from the aftermath of the first
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Xbox console exclusive
CAVE · Arcade, Xbox 360
Muchi Muchi Pork! is a bullet hell vertical scrolling shooter in cute-'em-up style for one or two players. The theme of the game is pork, and there are pork heads as collectible medals, the special attack is lard attack, the names of main h
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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


Alfa System · Arcade, Wii, Windows +1
Castle of Shikigami III is a vertical scrolling shoot-'em-up game in the Castle of Shikigami series. Your proximity to enemy units and gunfire determines your score and firepower. Each character has their own specialized weapons and powers,
60 rating2 lists
Nintendo console exclusive
UPL · Arcade, Switch
Nova 2001 is an arcade shooter released by Universal in 1984.
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Sega exclusive
Compile · Game Gear
Power Strike II is a shoot 'em up for the Sega Game Gear in Compile's Aleste series and the sequel to GG Aleste. Not to be confused with Power Strike II for the Sega Master System.
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Nintendo console exclusive
Nichibutsu · Arcade, Switch
A shooter from the same company who brought you Terra Cresta.
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Nintendo console exclusive
Switch, Windows
Drainus is a side-scrolling shooting game in which players take control of the "Drainus", the Kharlal Empire's most cutting-edge fighter with the ability to absorb energy bullets, and take down the enemy ships zipping through space.
80 rating1 list2.5 h main story
PlayStation exclusive
Sky · PlayStation, PS3, PlayStation Portable
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,
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Xbox exclusive
Playlogic Entertainment · N-Gage, Xbox
Xyanide is a shoot 'em up video game for the Xbox in 2006. It was developed by Playlogic Entertainment and published by Evolved Games, after being originally developed by Engine Software for the Game Boy Advance. A sequel titled Xyanide: Re
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Xbox console exclusive
Linux, Windows, Xbox 360
Zeit 2 (stylized as Zeit²) is a traditional side-scrolling, 2D, shoot-'em-up game that brings unprecedented elements to the game experience. Zeit 2’s unique time travel feature has yet to be seen in this genre even after decades of great ga
60 rating2 lists1.5 h main story
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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Nintendo exclusive
Treasure · Nintendo DS
Bangai-O Spirits provides gamers with addictive shooter gameplay, punishing supermoves and a sensory overload of fireworks onscreen, with strategic and tactical elements and TREASURE's quirky design style. The game also offers co-op, compet
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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
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Chibig · Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PS5 +2
Bel's Fanfare is an RPG with rich deep exploration and expressive combat. You play as Bel, the new aura cleaner of the once-luxurious vessel The Witch of the Sea.
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Nintendo console exclusive
Adventure Planning Service · Switch, Windows, Arcade
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 story
Nintendo exclusive
Athena · NES, SNES
Dezaemon is a game designing application that lets aspiring developers create their own vertical scrolling shoot-'em-up. Players have control over how their ship looks, design how their levels (up to three) will look, and also create a titl
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Nintendo exclusive
Konami · GameCube, Game Boy Advance
Rave Master the video game is a fighting game based on the manga and anime. The game allows you to create your own original story scenarios when playing in Story Edit Mode. You can also battle with your friends when playing in the 4-player
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Atari console exclusive
Cheshire Engineering · Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, Intellivision
"Oh dear." The scene: Space. The cosmic edge. Never deeper, never darker. The Home Team: A Stargate. A squadron of Hyperfighters. A glittering, pulsating sea of unstable energy. (Please--no quick or sudden movements.) The Challengers: Dread
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Atari console exclusive
Epyx · Atari Lynx, Windows
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 exclusive
Athena · PlayStation, PS3, PlayStation Portable
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
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Volens Nolens Games · Amstrad CPC, Windows, ZX Spectrum
"With your trusty shank and die hard will to survive, you've successfully broken out of your Prison Cell. How many other prisoners can you set free on your way to Freedom? Take down as many Guards as possible while avoiding traps and hazard
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Namco · Arcade
Galaxian3: Project Dragoon is a 3D rail shooter video game developed and published by Namco. It was originally a theme park attraction designed for the International Garden and Greenery Exposition (Expo '90) in Japan, and was later released
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Namco · Arcade
Galaxian3: Project Dragoon is a 3D rail shooter video game developed and published by Namco. It was originally a theme park attraction designed for the International Garden and Greenery Exposition (Expo '90) in Japan, and was later released
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Nintendo exclusive
Nintendo Switch 2
Team up as Maki and Omura, two inseparable explorers with a whole lot more determination than experience. You’ll brave the perils of space in search of help for their crumbling station home, now trapped within a supernatural cosmic storm.
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