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250 games like River Rescue · 1979 – 2023

  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 94Form.88World.29Curated1.00Lists.00Arcade · Racing · Often paired

    Arcade, Switch

    ArcadeRacingShoot 'em upShooterAction

    A Racing/Driving/Vertical Shooting game.

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  • Why 74Form.76World.25Curated.41Lists.00Racing · Shoot 'em up

    Namco · Arcade

    RacingShoot 'em upShooterAction

    Namco's most powerful 8-bit game at the time also the first game to use a 360-degree analog joystick.

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  • Why 70Form.53World.25Curated.50Lists.00Arcade · Racing · Often paired

    Nexon · Windows

    ArcadeRacingActionThird person

    Crazyracing Kartrider is an online multiplayer racing game serviced by NEXON. KartRider not only features fictitious fantasy vehicles but also branded game models based on real-life cars, developed from collaboration with companies such as

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 70Form.52World.25Curated.50Lists.00Racing · Shooter · Often paired

    Gremlin Interactive · PlayStation, Windows

    RacingShooterActionTube shooter

    Somewhere deep in the future our Galaxy is at war. On the nearby planet of Neptune, forces of evil have initiated their new plans to invade the Earth. By accelerating sub-atomic particles around a tubular shaped circuit known as The Torus,

    3 listsOften paired

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  • Why 69Form.61World.53Curated.35Lists.00Arcade · Racing

    Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX

    ArcadeRacingActionBird view / IsometricNon-fiction

    This racing game is viewed from above, with the circuits comprising junctions, multiple paths and a variety of corner types. There are also hazards off the road to accelerate and steer your vehicle away from. Icy and wet roads are availabl

    1 list

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 54Form.81World.49Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Konami · Arcade, Nintendo Switch 2

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionBird view / Isometric

    This game has flavors of several different video games rolled into one. It is mostly like Xevious, being an overhead shooter against a plethora of enemies, each with a unique characteristic. Unlike Xevious, however, that only allowed you to

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  • Why 50Form.78World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Fusion

    1988

    Bullfrog Productions · Amiga, Atari ST, Atari ST/STE

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionBird view / Isometric

    Fusion is a scrolling multidirectional shooter developed by Bullfrog Productions and published by Electronic Arts in 1988 for the Atari ST and Amiga.

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  • Why 50Form.78World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionBird view / Isometric

    The Regulus system has been attacked by alien forces, and you are the only Terran fighter in place to clear the area and rescue the captured hostages. The game is a vertically-scrolling shoot 'em up with 5 levels. The first of these involv

    1 list

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  • Why 50Form.69World.57Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64 +3

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    In this game, you must guide your spaceship around while picking up hostages located on the surface, and bring them to safety. Your task becomes difficult by lunar leepers who leap up and try to grab you or the hostages that are picked up b

    64 rating2 lists

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  • Why 50Form.78World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Taito · Arcade, Switch, Sega Genesis

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionBird view / Isometric

    An entire week of nuclear war on Earth destroys its global environment. The survivors of the war gather their strength and resources in an attempt to bring Earth back to the way it was. Using a super computer called God System, the survivor

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  • Why 50Form.78World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Commodore 16, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionBird view / Isometric

    Proof of Destruction (P.O.D.) is a fixed shooter for the Commodore 64 and Commodore 16 written by Shaun Southern and published by Mastertronic in 1987. The player spaceship moves along the bottom of a grid, attempting to shoot enemy spacesh

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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 50Form.78World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Sarge

    1985

    Midway Games · Arcade, Atari 7800, MS-DOS

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionBird view / Isometric

    Sarge is a top-down shooter. The goal is to stop the invading terrorists by controlling a tank and a helicopter. All enemy forces must be destroyed in each level. Two-player mode facilitates gameplay by adding two more units on the battlefi

    1 list

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  • Why 50Form.78World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    ADK · Arcade

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionBird view / Isometric

    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

    1 list

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 50Form.78World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Taito · Arcade, FM-7, NEC PC-8800 series +5

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionBird view / Isometric

    A vertical scrolling space shooter.

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  • Timed NEC exclusiveWhy 50Form.78World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Kaneko · PS3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Store TurboGrafx-16 +5

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionBird view / Isometric

    Move fast and blast! It's a nonstop explosion of fire power and you're streaking through space, right in the middle of it! The Brains Cult you once defeated is back, badder than ever. But your finger's on the trigger of an incredible new te

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  • Why 50Form.78World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Tomcat

    1989

    Interceptor Micros · Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, BBC Microcomputer System +4

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionBird view / Isometric

    Tomcat (also known as F14 Tomcat ) is a video game published in 1989 in the UK by Players Software. The game was released on the Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, Commodore 16, Plus/4, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, and ZX Spectrum as a budget title.

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 50Form.78World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Hudson Soft · Virtual Boy

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionBird view / Isometric

    Pilot a Futuristic Star Fighter in a Battle for Mankind! GALACTIC YEAR 210. The earth and its colonies face annihilation in a futuristic war against the human race. YOU have been chosen to pilot RAGNAROK, a star fighter from an advanced al

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  • Why 50Form.78World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Windows, iOS, macOS

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionBird view / Isometric

    Warblade is a shareware computer game for Microsoft Windows and OS X, written by Norwegian developer Edgar M. Vigdal. The Windows version runs well on Linux under Wine. It is also available for retail in the App Store for iOS devices (in iP

    1 list

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 49Form.23World.46Curated.32Lists.00Action · Racing

    Sega Genesis

    ActionRacingShooterHelicopterShark

    You are Kenji Ohara, a motor boat expert. The evil Dr. Orca has kidnapped your sister Kim. Together with your best friend Luka you must find his hideout on a deserted island, and rescue your sister from his clutches. But that won't be easy,

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  • Why 49Form.62World.68Curated.00Lists.00Action · Arcade

    Bill Williams · Atari 8-bit, Commodore VIC-20, VIC-20

    ActionArcadeBird view / Isometric

    A top down action game for the Atari 8-bit featuring a playable salmon.

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  • Why 49Form.75World.25Curated.00Lists.00Action · Arcade

    Acclaim Studios London · Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE, Commodore 64 +6

    ActionArcadeShoot 'em upShooterPlatformer

    Betrayed by his people, TRANTOR is abandoned alone on an Alien planet. His only chance of escape is to activate the planet's main computer that lies within the terminal building. Spectacular sound and graphics transport you light years to t

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  • Why 48Form.73World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Eighting · Arcade

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionBird view / Isometric

    In this impressive blend of an overhead shoot'em up with RPG characteristics, you must help a group of mystic bounty hunters save the earth against the evil Gobligan Underground Empire. Features excellent 2-D graphics and sound, awesome cha

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  • Timed Xbox exclusiveWhy 48Form.74World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Switch, PS4, Windows +1

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterAction

    An alien menace has descended on Earth! Defend the world from UFO invasion in this superb arcade shooter from Qute. Use your weapons effectively, deflect enemy bullets with your shield, and recapture the Moon from alien infestation!

    75 rating4 lists2 h main story

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  • Why 47Form.71World.25Curated.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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  • Why 46Form.69World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    ABM

    1980

    Apple II

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    Missile Command clone for the Apple II.

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  • Atari exclusiveWhy 46Form.69World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Atari 2600

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    A mothership drops aliens, up to three on screen at a time. There are ten per level. You must shoot them but avoid the items they fire at you. You fire by pushing up on the joystick. Pushing left or right makes you go left or right. If you

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  • Timed NEC exclusiveWhy 46Form.69World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Irem · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +8

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    It is your mission, 'Mr. Heli' our hero, to unmask 'The Muddy' who is hiding deep underground and rescue the planet. Clear all the zones including floating green islands, moving rock beds, mysterious underground temples, and much more! The

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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 46Form.69World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    An excellent arcade-style shooter, Caverns of Mars is a downward-scrolling game where players must pilot their craft through a series of five underground levels filled with alien ships, narrow passageways and a variety of obstacles, includi

    3 lists

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  • Why 46Form.69World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    ZX Spectrum

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    Side scrolling space shooter for the ZX Spectrum. Sequel to Sidewize

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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 46Form.70World.25Curated.00Lists.00Action · Arcade

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

    ActionArcadeShoot 'em upShooterScience fiction

    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

    62 rating6 lists

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  • Why 46Form.69World.30Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Menace

    1988

    Amiga, Atari ST, Atari ST/STE +3

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    This is a pure arcade game- a fast action packed journey through six very different worlds where lightning fast reflexes and furious fire button action are your only hope of survival. Your mission orders are simple, you must destroy the pl

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  • Timed NEC exclusiveWhy 46Form.70World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    TurboGrafx-16, Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD, Wii

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionBird view / Isometric

    Take on the alien hordes in this vertically scrolling shoot 'em up from the people behind Aleste. The power-up system in Spriggan relies on different coloured globes - you can have three of these in stock at any one time and the order they

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 46Form.70World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    SWIV

    1991

    Acorn Archimedes, Amiga, Amstrad CPC +8

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionBird view / Isometric

    SWIV is a vertical scrolling shooter and an unofficial follow-up to Sales Curve's conversion of the side scroller Tecmo arcade game Silkworm. One player controls a helicopter and the other a jeep, with the jeep transforming into a boat when

    81 rating3 lists

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 46Form.70World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Sega Genesis

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionBird view / Isometric

    Twinkle Tale is a 1992 Sega Mega Drive shoot-'em-up developed by Studio Ducks and published by Wonder Amusement Studio exclusively in Japan.

    1 list

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  • Why 46Form.70World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    W.A.R.

    1986

    Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionBird view / IsometricScience fiction

    This is an article about the computer game. For the Pharoahe Monch album, see W.A.R. (We Are Renegades). W.A.R. is a video game produced by Martech. The BBC Micro version was written by Michael Archer while the Amstrad CPC version was writ

    2 lists

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 45Form.66World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Switch, Ouya

    ArcadeShoot 'em upAction

    An action-packed space shooter.

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 45Form.68World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Technosoft · Arcade, Sega Saturn

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    Hyper Duel is an Action game, developed and published by TechnoSoft, which was released in Japan in 1996.

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  • Why 45Form.66World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Namco · Arcade, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionBird view / IsometricThird person

    Xevious 3D/G is a shoot 'em up arcade game that was released by Namco in April 1996 only in Japan. It was later ported to the PlayStation in 1997 as Xevious 3D/G+.

    77 rating7 lists

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

    Tokai Communications · Sega Genesis

    Shoot 'em upShooterAction

    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).

    79 rating1 list

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

    Thalamus Ltd · Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Sega Master System/Mark III +1

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionBird view / IsometricScience fiction

    Sanxion is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up, the goal to traverse each level from left to right avoiding or destroying any enemies and obstacles. The side-scroller speed is controllable, increasing the closer the player is to the center of the

    70 rating1 list

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

    Shoot 'em upShooterAction

    The Punisher: The Ultimate Payback is an Action game, developed by Beam Software and published by Acclaim, which was released in 1991.

    63 rating1 list

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  • Why 43Form.55World.51Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Apple II

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

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

    MS-DOS

    ArcadeShoot 'em upActionSide view

    New-age Galaxian. Move along in space in your fighter and shoot anything that moves, while collecting power-ups.

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  • Why 43Form.70World.00Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Topo Soft · Amstrad CPC, MS-DOS, MSX +1

    Shoot 'em upShooterBird view / Isometric

    The Biodroid Empire has launched a mass attack on Earth. Fortunately, its entire network of ships use shields powered remotely from a single generator located on their homeworld. As a feared pilot, you must fly your Astrohunter spaceship th

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  • Why 43Form.71World.00Curated.00Lists.00Action · Shoot 'em up

    Apple II

    ActionShoot 'em up

    Super Invader (also called Super Invasion and Apple Invader) is a fixed shooter video game and a clone of Space Invaders. It was written by Japanese programmer M. Hata for the Apple II and published by Creative Computing Software in Novembe

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 42Form.68World.00Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    SETA Corporation · Arcade, Sega Genesis

    Shoot 'em upShooter

    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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