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204 games like RayForce · 1984 – 2026

  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 81Form.58World.25Curated.69Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Athena · Arcade, SNES

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupShared screenAction

    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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  • Why 80Form.64World.25Curated.60Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Alfa System · Arcade, Switch, PS2 +4

    ActionShooterShoot 'em upShmupShared screen

    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

    68 rating1 list0.5 h main storyOften paired

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 73Form.61World.25Curated.50Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Karous

    2007

    Milestone · Arcade, Dreamcast

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupVertical scrollingScience fiction

    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 exclusiveWhy 72Form.58World.25Curated.50Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Eighting · Arcade, FM Towns, PS4 +1

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupShared screenAction

    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 exclusiveWhy 68Form.48World.25Curated.50Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Winkysoft · Arcade, SNES

    ShooterShoot 'em upShmupShared screenAction

    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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  • Why 67Form.45World.25Curated.50Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Arcade, Switch, PS4 +1

    ShooterShoot 'em upVertical scrollingStgAction

    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 exclusiveWhy 63Form.51World.13Curated.41Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Namco · Arcade, Switch

    ShooterShoot 'em upShmupShared screenAction

    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 exclusiveWhy 56Form.64World.25Curated.19Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Tecmo · Arcade, Switch

    ShooterShoot 'em upShmupShared screenScience fiction

    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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  • Why 55Form.55World.25Curated.22Lists.00Shooter · Shmup

    Sharp X68000, Windows

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupVertical scrollingStg

    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 exclusiveWhy 55Form.59World.34Curated.19Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Sharp X68000, TurboGrafx-16

    ShooterShoot 'em upVertical scrollingStgAction

    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 exclusiveWhy 55Form.54World.25Curated.22Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Success · Arcade, PS2

    ShooterShoot 'em upShmupActionBird view / Isometric

    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 exclusiveWhy 53Form.86World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Hudson Soft · Arcade, Nintendo 64

    ShooterShoot 'em upShmupVertical scrollingStg

    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

    63 rating1 list

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 52Form.53World.25Curated.20Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Jaleco · Arcade, Switch

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupStgAction

    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 exclusiveWhy 49Form.47World.25Curated.20Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Trigon

    1990

    Konami · Arcade, Switch

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupShared screenAction

    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 exclusiveWhy 48Form.45World.25Curated.17Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Android, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita +1

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupScience fictionSide 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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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 48Form.75World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Athena · PlayStation, PS3, PlayStation Portable

    ShooterShoot 'em upShmupShared screenAction

    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 exclusiveWhy 48Form.46World.25Curated.19Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    NMK · Arcade, Sega Genesis

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupActionBird view / Isometric

    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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  • Why 48Form.48World.13Curated.18Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Toaplan · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +13

    ShooterShoot 'em upShmupVertical scrollingAction

    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

    51 rating6 lists1 h main story

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 48Form.73World.26Curated.00Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Compile · PlayStation, PS3, PlayStation Portable

    ShooterShoot 'em upShmupShared screenAction

    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 exclusiveWhy 47Form.43World.25Curated.19Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Technosoft · Sega Saturn

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupActionArcade

    Blast Wind is a shoot-'em-up game released exclusively in Japan for the Sega Saturn in 1997.

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 47Form.36World.28Curated.22Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Asmik Ace Entertainment · SNES

    ShooterShoot 'em upVertical scrollingScience fictionHelicopter

    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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  • Why 47Form.71World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Video System · Android, Arcade, Nintendo Switch 2 +4

    ShooterShoot 'em upShmupShared screenAction

    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

    72 rating6 lists

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  • Why 45Form.43World.25Curated.17Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Irem · Arcade, FM Towns, NES +6

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupActionScience fiction

    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 exclusiveWhy 45Form.45World.25Curated.15Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Warashi · Arcade, Sega Saturn

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupScience fictionSide view

    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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  • Why 44Form.36World.25Curated.19Lists.00Shooter · Vertical scrolling

    Hudson Soft · PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Store TurboGrafx-16, TurboGrafx-16 +1

    Shoot 'em upShooterVertical scrollingStgAction

    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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  • Why 44Form.43World.25Curated.15Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Jukka Tapanimäki · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST +5

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupActionScience fiction

    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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  • Why 44Form.46World.26Curated.12Lists.00Shooter · Shmup

    G.rev · Arcade, Dreamcast, Xbox 360

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupActionBird view / Isometric

    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 exclusiveWhy 44Form.65World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Compile · MSX, TurboGrafx-16

    ShooterShoot 'em upShmupVertical scrollingScience fiction

    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 exclusiveWhy 43Form.37World.25Curated.17Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    TurboGrafx-16, Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD

    ShooterShoot 'em upVertical scrollingStgAction

    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 exclusiveWhy 43Form.62World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Arcade, Switch

    ShooterShoot 'em upShmupShared screenVertical scrolling

    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 exclusiveWhy 42Form.59World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    CAVE · Arcade, PlayStation, PS3 +2

    ShooterShoot 'em upShmupShared screenVertical scrolling

    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 exclusiveWhy 41Form.57World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    TurboGrafx-16, MSX

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupVertical scrollingScience fiction

    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 exclusiveWhy 40Form.50World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Pyramid · PlayStation Portable

    ShooterShoot 'em upShmupScience fictionSide 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

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  • Why 40Form.55World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Konami · Arcade, PlayStation, Sega Saturn

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupShared screenScience fiction

    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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  • Why 40Form.54World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Tatsujin Co., Ltd. · Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch 2, Windows +1

    ShooterShoot 'em upShmupActionScience fiction

    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 exclusiveWhy 39Form.45World.35Curated.00Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    UPL · Arcade, SNES

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    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 exclusiveWhy 39Form.44World.25Curated.06Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    SNK · Arcade, PS4

    Shoot 'em upShooterVertical scrollingActionBird view / Isometric

    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

    68 rating3 lists

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  • Why 39Form.51World.32Curated.00Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Relative Software · Linux, Switch, Windows +3

    ShooterShoot 'em upShmupShared screenAction

    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

    80 rating2 lists1 h main story

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

    Data East · Arcade, Sega Genesis

    ShooterShoot 'em upShmupActionScience fiction

    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

    58 rating1 list

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  • Why 39Form.52World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Psikyo · Android, Arcade, Switch +9

    ActionShoot 'em upShooterShmupShared screen

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

    Tokai Communications · SNES

    ShooterShoot 'em upVertical scrollingScience fiction

    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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  • Why 38Form.40World.25Curated.07Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Success Corporation · Switch, PS4, Windows

    ShooterShoot 'em upVertical scrollingActionScience fiction

    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

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  • Why 38Form.50World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Warashi · Arcade, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation +1

    ShooterShoot 'em upShmupScience fictionSide view

    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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  • Why 38Form.50World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Toaplan · Arcade, FM Towns, Linux +2

    ShooterShoot 'em upShmupShared screenScience fiction

    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 exclusiveWhy 37Form.47World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Data East · Arcade, Sega Genesis

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupActionScience fiction

    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 exclusiveWhy 37Form.47World.26Curated.00Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Grobda

    1984

    Namco · Arcade, NEC PC-6000 Series, Switch +5

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    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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  • Why 37Form.47World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Treasure · Arcade, Switch, Sega Saturn +2

    ActionShoot 'em upShooterShmupVertical scrolling

    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 exclusiveWhy 37Form.48World.28Curated.00Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Zyrinx · Sega Genesis

    Shoot 'em upShooterShmupActionScience fiction

    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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