Nintendo console exclusive
Athena · Arcade, SNES
Strike Gunner S.T.G is an Action game, developed by Athena and published by Tecmo, which was released in 1991. A vertically scrolling shooter.
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204 games like RayForce · 1984 – 2026
Nintendo console exclusive
Athena · Arcade, SNES
Strike Gunner S.T.G is an Action game, developed by Athena and published by Tecmo, which was released in 1991. A vertically scrolling shooter.
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Alfa System · Arcade, Switch, PS2 +4
Castle of Shikigami is a dark, supernatural shoot-'em-up classic. Choose one of six characters and utilize their unique abilities to defeat the demons infesting modern-day Tokyo in this vertically scrolling shooting game. Use each character
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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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PlayStation console exclusive
Eighting · Arcade, FM Towns, PS4 +1
Sorcer Striker, released in Japan as Mahou Daisakusen is a 1993 medieval-themed scrolling shooter arcade game developed and published by Raizing (now known as Eighting) , and later ported to the X68000 and FM-Towns computers and the EZweb m
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Nintendo console exclusive
Winkysoft · Arcade, SNES
Mazinger Z is an Action game, developed by Eleven (Japan) and published by Banpresto, which was released in Japan in 1994.This is shooting game in which you will be able to pick your character between Mazinger Z, Great Mazinger and Grandize
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Arcade, Switch, PS4 +1
Formation Armed F is a vertically scrolling shooter. The basic gameplay principle offers no surprises: shooting a lot of aliens without getting hit by their attacks. Additionally there are environmental obstacles like poisonous gas or walls
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Nintendo console exclusive
Namco · Arcade, Switch
You play a bi-plane pilot on missions to bomb enemy targets. The game has a left-to-right scrolling screen where you shoot at enemy planes and trucks. Fly down and pick up the bomb as you go along.
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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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Sharp X68000, Windows
Cho Ren Sha 68K is a vertical scrolling shoot 'em up in which the player takes control of an unnamed spaceship to fight against a horde of enemy spacecraft on a giant and seemingly endless ring-shaped space station. The game features a loop
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NEC console exclusive
Sharp X68000, TurboGrafx-16
Cyber-core is a vertically scrolling shooter in which the player fights insects. The basic idea is traditional: shooting everything before they can shoot/touch the player: after three hits the chitin armor breaks and a life is lost. Besides
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PlayStation console exclusive
Success · Arcade, PS2
Psyvariar is a vertical scrolling shooter released in arcades in 2000 by Success. The game contains a variety of stages and it features a 'buzz' gameplay style, making it possible to earn levels by dodging enemy bullets.
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Nintendo console exclusive
Hudson Soft · Arcade, Nintendo 64
Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth is a 1998 shoot 'em up video game developed and published by Hudson Soft (Electro Brain for the North American release) for the Nintendo 64. It serves as a direct sequel to Soldier Blade and is part of the Star
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Nintendo console exclusive
Jaleco · Arcade, Switch
Plus Alpha is a 1989 multidirectional shooter video game developed and published by Jaleco for arcades. It was only released in Japan in May 1989. The game is known for its low difficulty compared to other shoot 'em ups as well as its anime
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Nintendo console exclusive
Konami · Arcade, Switch
Lightning Fighters, released in Japan as Trigon, is a 1990 scrolling shooter arcade game by Konami. It is commonly compared to Raiden, though the two games were released very close to each other, and they were both meant to compete with the
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PlayStation console exclusive
Android, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita +1
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
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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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Sega console exclusive
NMK · Arcade, Sega Genesis
USAAF Mustang is a horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game originally developed by NMK, and published by UPL in 1990. It was ported a year later to the Sega Mega Drive by Taito while being renamed Fire Mustang. NMK Co. Ltd. also dev
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Toaplan · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +13
Sky Shark (released in Japan as "Hi Sho Zame", and in Europe as "Flying Shark")is a military-themed vertically scrolling shoot 'em up game in which players take control of the titular biplane through five increasingly difficult levels in or
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PlayStation exclusive
Compile · PlayStation, PS3, PlayStation Portable
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
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Sega exclusive
Technosoft · Sega Saturn
Blast Wind is a shoot-'em-up game released exclusively in Japan for the Sega Saturn in 1997.
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Nintendo exclusive
Asmik Ace Entertainment · SNES
Gameplay involves being the pilot of an Apache Helicopter, and shooting enemies down in the style of a vertical scrolling shooter. Large red gunships can be shot down to gain power-ups for the helicopter in order to upgrade the guns and hav
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Video System · Android, Arcade, Nintendo Switch 2 +4
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
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Irem · Arcade, FM Towns, NES +6
On a fateful day in 20XX, the Earth's moon exploded into four large fragments and a multitude of meteors. Aliens from afar had succeeded in destroying the West's moon base. One after another, mankind's other military industrial space comple
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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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Hudson Soft · PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Store TurboGrafx-16, TurboGrafx-16 +1
Gunhed, is a 1989 sci-fi shoot 'em up video game developed by Hudson Soft and Compile. It was released in Japan on July 7, 1989 for the PC Engine, and it was released in North America in November 1989 for the TurboGrafx-16. It was later rel
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Jukka Tapanimäki · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST +5
Netherworld is a shoot 'em up video game published by Hewson in 1988. It was originally developed by Jukka Tapanimäki for the Commodore 64, and original music was composed by Jori Olkkonen.
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G.rev · Arcade, Dreamcast, Xbox 360
Under Defeat is a shoot 'em up arcade game by G.rev. It was released for the Sega Dreamcast in March 2006. The game takes place in an alternate reality based on World War II, and, in a controversial twist, players control German-speaking ch
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NEC console exclusive
Compile · MSX, TurboGrafx-16
A vertically-scrolling shoot 'em up in the Xevious franchise. Adds bosses, power-ups and a story to the Xevious model.
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NEC exclusive
TurboGrafx-16, Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD
Alzadick is a vertical shooter released for the Summer Carnival '92 competition hosted by Naxat Soft. While it was made available for commercial release it was originally programmed as a time attack challenge for 'athletes' to earn as many
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Nintendo console exclusive
Arcade, Switch
Cybattler is a up-scrolling shoot 'em up game where you take control of the mecha CYX-0017 BLANCHE that can shoot and slash with its plasma sword in all direction in a space themed environment. As you make progress you have to fight of vari
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Timed Sega exclusive
CAVE · Arcade, PlayStation, PS3 +2
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
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NEC console exclusive
TurboGrafx-16, MSX
A vertically-scrolling shoot 'em up in the Xevious franchise. Adds bosses, power-ups and a story to the Xevious model.
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PlayStation exclusive
Pyramid · PlayStation Portable
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
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Konami · Arcade, PlayStation, Sega Saturn
Like the original Salamander, and as opposed to the Life Force releases, Salamander 2 abandons the selection-bar based power-up system, in favor for a simplified system that focuses on powering weapons up based on specific icons. For exampl
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Tatsujin Co., Ltd. · Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch 2, Windows +1
Truxton Extreme, which inherits the DNA from legendary arcade masterpiece Truxton, is a collaboration with manga artist and Toaplan alumni Junya Inoue.
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Nintendo console exclusive
UPL · Arcade, SNES
The players takes controls on one of two surviving fighters pilots, 'Jet' a male pilot and 'Nova' a female pilot and both flying the Icarus, a fast and powerful space-fighter, which comes equipped with a Standard laser. Two more weapons are
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PlayStation console exclusive
SNK · Arcade, PS4
Chopper I is a 1988 arcade hall video game, developed by SNK. The objective of this top-down game is to infiltrate enemy territory and essentially destroy all objects. The game can be played with 1 or 2 players; both players, each occupyin
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Relative Software · Linux, Switch, Windows +3
CounterAttack is a side scrolling space shooter (shmup). Team up or fight solo, 1 - 4 player local or up to 8 players online coop, unlock upgrades, use powerful ultimate abilities, enhance your ship the way you want, and save the Earth from
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Sega console exclusive
Data East · Arcade, Sega Genesis
SRD: Super Real Darwin is a 1987 vertical scrolling shooter arcade game developed and published by Data East. It is the sequel to Data East's 1986 arcade game, Darwin 4078. The player takes control of a small fighter ship capable of mutatin
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Psikyo · Android, Arcade, Switch +9
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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Nintendo exclusive
Tokai Communications · SNES
A vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up by Vic Tokai for the Super Nintendo. It is known as Kidou Soukou Dion in Japan.
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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
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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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Toaplan · Arcade, FM Towns, Linux +2
Gameplay is similar to the previous Truxton. Truxton II has six huge areas, each with a boss at the end; the game "loops" these six areas forever. Lives are given out at 70000 points, then every 200000 points after; players start with three
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Sega console exclusive
Data East · Arcade, Sega Genesis
SRD: Super Real Darwin is a 1987 vertical scrolling shooter arcade game developed and published by Data East. It is the sequel to Data East's 1986 arcade game, Darwin 4078. The player takes control of a small fighter ship capable of mutatin
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Nintendo console exclusive
Namco · Arcade, NEC PC-6000 Series, Switch +5
The player must take control of Grobda, a tank trapped in an arena filled with numerous indestructible obstacles and several enemy tanks. When an enemy tank is killed, it will cause an explosion, and any other enemies that happen to be in t
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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
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Sega exclusive
Zyrinx · Sega Genesis
The game consists of 10 missions. Each mission takes place in a vast cavern, with interesting weather conditions. You must explore it and complete the mission objectives -- usually collecting sub parts, rescuing trapped miners, or destroyin
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