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298 games like Shadowgrounds Survivor · 1979 – 2026

  • Why 84Form.31World.26Curated.82Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    CAVE · Android, Arcade, Switch +3

    ArcadeShooterShoot 'em upInfinite ammoAction

    The past is being altered. An android, known as Next EXY, has traveled one thousand years back in time. Your task is to stop NEXY and the other Elemental Daughters who were built in the image of the Elemental Dolls who once protected humani

    78 rating1 list1.5 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 81Form.24World.28Curated.66Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Bitmap Bureau · Dreamcast, Game Boy Advance, GameCube +13

    ArcadeShooterAliensActionScience fiction

    Xeno Crisis is an arena shooter in which one or two players take control of battle-hardened marines embarking on a deadly mission to confront an alien menace and get home alive! Run and gun your way through thousands of adversaries as you e

    70 rating8 lists2.5 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 79Form.37World.25Curated.65Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Infinite Dreams · Android, Linux, Switch +5

    ShooterArcadeShoot 'em upActionScience fiction

    There are many scrolling shooters but none of them is like "Sky Force". This stunning shoot ‘em up game combines the classic arcade elements with the new possibilities offered by current technology. The new installment in the series just ca

    75 rating4 lists16 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 79Form.21World.25Curated.68Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Kot-in-Action Creative Artel · Linux, Windows, macOS

    Shoot 'em upActionScience fictionFirst-person shooterIndie

    Steel Storm: Burning Retribution is a top down action shooter with old school spirit. It marks the return of top-down shooters with new twists. The game has score oriented competitive gameplay, and is designed for people who like fast paced

    60 rating2 lists6 h main storyOften paired

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 77Form.24World.25Curated.70Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Toaplan · Android, Arcade, Linux +5

    ArcadeShooterShoot 'em upActionScience fiction

    Truxton is a 1988 vertically scrolling, shoot 'em up arcade game developed by Toaplan, later ported to the Mega Drive (worldwide) and the PC Engine (Japan-only). Like many other scrolling shooters, the game is set in outer space, where the

    69 rating1 list1 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 70Form.14World.25Curated.76Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Kot in Action Creative Artel · Linux, Windows, macOS

    Shoot 'em upActionScience fictionIndieDestructible environment

    Steel Storm: Burning Retribution is a top down action shooter with old school spirit. It marks the return of top-down shooters with new twists. The game has score oriented competitive gameplay, and is designed for people who like fast paced

    60 rating1 listOften paired

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  • Why 64Form.34World.32Curated.20Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Team17 · Linux, PS3, Windows +1

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterAliensAction

    Can you survive the alien onslaught? Alien Breed 2: Assault is the second chapter in the Alien Breed series, and is an explosive science fiction arcade-shooter with an epic story, swarms of highly intelligent alien enemies, high-impact weap

    67 rating2 lists5.5 h main story

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  • Why 62Form.31World.25Curated.50Lists.00Aliens · Futuristic · Often paired

    Wargaming Seattle · Windows

    AliensFuturisticAlien invasionActionScience fiction

    A game filled with heavy combat action, fast-paced tactics and decision making, Space Siege is an all-new science fiction themed action-RPG being developed by Chris Taylor and his talented team at Gas Powered Games, the creators of Dungeon

    61 rating2 lists6 h main storyOften paired

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 58Form.22World.25Curated.24Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Android, PS3, PS4 +3

    ArcadeShooterAliensShoot 'em upAction

    Alien Shooter is an top-down shooter video game from Sigma Team created in 2003. It is the first title in the Alien Shooter series to be followed by Alien Shooter: Vengeance. Alien Shooter has two expansions, Fight for Life and The Experime

    72 rating2 lists2 h main story

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 55Form.39World.25Curated.34Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    SEGA · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +8

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    Sega's take on the 1943 style of vertically scrolling shoot 'em ups was set in the future. Your fighter plane is aged and under-powered, yet you must face down large planes, tanks and ground targets to achieve victory. Each level ends with

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  • Why 54Form.14World.25Curated.50Lists.00Shooter · Infinite ammo · Often paired

    Saber Interactive · PS3, Windows, Xbox 360

    ShooterInfinite ammoActionHorrorThird-person shooter

    Do you like running? How about gunning? What if special abilities are thrown into the mix? Upgradable weapons? Let's say there’re dozens of on-screen enemies to unleash this firepower on, and as your reward for dispatching them you get expe

    51 rating4 lists8 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 54Form.47World.25Curated.10Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Rage · Android, Dreamcast, PlayStation +1

    Shoot 'em upShooterAliensActionScience fiction

    In this sci-fi action game, reflex shooting dominates over planning or tactical play. Expect non-stop action from fighting and relentlessly killing off tons of bad guys across more than 20 levels of 3rd person 3D action, taking place inside

    60 rating2 lists4 h main story

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  • Why 54Form.29World.25Curated.28Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

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

    ShooterArcadeShoot 'em upActionScience fiction

    Truxton Extreme, which inherits the DNA from legendary arcade masterpiece Truxton, is a collaboration with manga artist and Toaplan alumni Junya Inoue.

    80 rating1 list

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 53Form.39World.25Curated.32Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Toaplan · Android, Arcade, Linux +6

    ShooterArcadeShoot 'em upActionScience fiction

    Truxton is a 1988 vertically scrolling, shoot 'em up arcade game developed by Toaplan, later ported to the Mega Drive (worldwide) and the PC Engine (Japan-only). Like many other scrolling shooters, the game is set in outer space, where the

    69 rating3 lists

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  • Why 52Form.03World.17Curated.50Lists.00Shooter · Often paired

    Streum On Studio · Linux, Windows

    ShooterActionScience fictionCyberpunkFirst-person shooter

    In a dark Cyberpunk world, you (and up to 3 friends) wage war against the all-powerful Federation in this Source-powered FPS/RPG.

    78 rating1 list11 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 50Form.32World.25Curated.32Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Atari Games · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +7

    ActionArcadeShoot 'em upShooterScience fiction

    The Player controls a spaceship viewed from "above" in a 2D representation of space, by rotating the ship, and using thrust to give the ship momentum. To slow down or completely stop moving, the player has to rotate the ship to face the dir

    54 rating4 lists

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  • Why 50Form.17World.25Curated.24Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    10tons · Android, Linux, Switch +6

    ArcadeShooterMechActionScience fiction

    Tesla vs Lovecraft is an intense top-down twin stick arena shooter. Play as the enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla harnessing the static energy to power up Tesla-Mech and give the lovecraftian nightmares a lesson in horror!

    75 rating4 lists3 h main story

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 48Form.40World.25Curated.22Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Nichibutsu · Arcade, Switch

    ArcadeShooterShoot 'em upActionScience fiction

    A shooter from the same company who brought you Terra Cresta.

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  • Why 48Form.07World.17Curated.39Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    The Bitmap Brothers · Acorn Archimedes, Amiga, Amiga CD32 +11

    ArcadeShooterActionScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    Soldiers of Fortune (Chaos Engine in the EU) is a run-and-gun overhead shooter. Sixteen levels (in four groups of four) await the players in the game. The basic gameplay is in an open air setting, with bridges across rivers and other featur

    62 rating6 lists4 h main story

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  • Why 46Form.49World.36Curated.00Lists.00Shooter · Aliens

    Capstone Software · MS-DOS, Windows, macOS

    HorrorShooterAliensFuturisticAlien invasion

    The year is 2012. A team of U.S. scientists returns from Mars with a small, metallic object - the first hard proof that life exist beyond our planet. Rushed to a top secret underground facility, through a maze-like series of hallways and te

    2 lists6 h main story

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 46Form.42World.25Curated.18Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Asmik · Sega Genesis

    Shoot 'em upShooterScience fictionBird view / IsometricScience

    Verytex is a shoot-'em-up game released exclusively in Japan. Taking place on the colonized fictional planet of Syracuse in a futuristic sci-fi setting, where its military force initiated a violent coup d'état against the inhabitants for un

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 45Form.35World.25Curated.22Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    SETA Corporation · Arcade, NES, Nintendo Switch 2

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    A nuclear powerplant has fallen into the hands of terrorists and you pilot a motorcyle equipped with machine guns that can be improved along the way. Make your way through difficult terrain and battle against loads of terrorists on foot, in

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 45Form.47World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Triangle Service · Arcade, PS2, R3000 +1

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    A space shooter with vertically scrolling stages. Based on the arcade version.

    1 list

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 44Form.31World.13Curated.26Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    ShooterArcadeScience fictionBird view / IsometricParty

    Multiplayer competitive spaceship shooting simulator.

    77 rating1 list

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  • Why 44Form.22World.25Curated.28Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    CAVE Interactive · Arcade

    ShooterArcadeShoot 'em upActionScience fiction

    ESP Ra.De. is a 1998 arcade game developed by Cave and published by Atlus. It is the first non-DonPachi game released by Cave. ESP Ra.De. received spiritual prequels in the form of the Espgaluda series; however, ESP Ra.De. is related to the

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 44Form.42World.25Curated.15Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Koei Tecmo Holdings · Arcade, Game Boy Advance, MSX +7

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    In the game, the player pilots a starship called the Final Star, while shooting various enemies and destroying enemy structures for points. Unlike later vertical scrolling shooters, like Toaplan's Twin Cobra, the Final Star had only two le

    57 rating6 lists

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  • Why 44Form.27World.08Curated.29Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Psikyo · Android, Arcade, Switch +8

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionBird view / Isometric

    In 1945, the second world war ended. Soon, there was peace, but an organization of high-ranking military officers from all over the world form a global army known as CANY. Their mission was to conquer the world. CANY activity was found in a

    61 rating7 lists1 h main story

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 44Form.31World.28Curated.22Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Psikyo · Arcade, Dreamcast, Switch +5

    ActionArcadeShoot 'em upShooterBird view / Isometric

    In the near future, scientists working for the powerful Asian conglomerate known as Igem have discovered a new energy source. Refusing to share their technique with the rest of the world, Igem eventually developed a weather control machine

    74 rating3 lists

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 43Form.28World.25Curated.24Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Will Wright · Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX, MSX +1

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionBird view / Isometric

    Raid on Bungeling Bay has the player controlling a helicopter which is on a mission to destroy everything that moves. The only ally is the carrier, which is where the player begins at each level and may return to for repair and pick up bomb

    53 rating2 lists

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  • Why 42Form.17World.25Curated.28Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    CAVE · Arcade, Switch, PS4

    ArcadeShooterShoot 'em upActionScience fiction

    ESP Ra.De. is a 1998 arcade game developed by Cave and published by Atlus. It is the first non-DonPachi game released by Cave. ESP Ra.De. received spiritual prequels in the form of the Espgaluda series; however, ESP Ra.De. is related to the

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 41Form.57World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    A.I · Arcade, SNES

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterMechAction

    The player is set in control of The Garland TFF-01, a sub-standard space fighter ship that is only armed with a semi-auto or rapid fire laser gun known as the Beam Vulcan and the Tranquilander. Some enemy units can be captured and used in p

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 41Form.22World.25Curated.24Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Data East · Apple II, Arcade, MS-DOS +4

    ArcadeShooterInfinite ammoActionScience fiction

    Heavy Barrel is a 1987 overhead run and gun arcade game by Data East. Terrorists have seized the underground control complex of a nuclear missile site, and it is up to the player to infiltrate the base and kill the enemy leader. Players be

    69 rating4 lists

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  • Why 41Form.59World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Kaneko · Arcade, Sega Genesis, TurboGrafx-16

    Shoot 'em upShooterMechScience fiction

    Heavy Unit is a side scrolling shoot-em-up arcade game developed by Kaneko and published by Taito in 1988. It was ported to the PC Engine and Sega Mega Drive by Taito and was released on December 22, 1989. There was also a Mega Drive port b

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  • Why 41Form.09World.26Curated.20Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Puppy Games · Linux, PS3, PS4 +5

    ArcadeShooterActionScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    Enter the world of Ultratron and experience the addictive gameplay of old-school arcade favourites such as Robotron: 2084, updated and improved for the 21st century! Unique retro-futuristic sound and graphics, player responsive difficulty,

    68 rating5 lists2 h main story

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  • Why 39Form.21World.25Curated.22Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Eighting · Arcade

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionBird view / Isometric

    The game takes place in the heated battles of 1944 during the Second World War as a super ace pilot attempts to defeat an entire army. The game operates and plays like most standard shooters. The objective of every level is to shoot enemy p

    60 rating2 lists

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 39Form.52World.27Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Jaleco · Game Boy

    Shoot 'em upShooterMechAlien invasionScience fiction

    Battle Unit Zeoth is a 2D futuristic side-scrolling shooter. Player controls Zeoth who can move to the right and shoot enemies. The odd-numbered stages are horizontal scrolling stages and the even-numbered stages are a simple "platform" sta

    63 rating1 list

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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 39Form.40World.29Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Epyx · Atari Lynx, Windows

    ActionArcadeShoot 'em upShooterScience fiction

    Gates of Zendocon is a side-scrolling shooter very similar to the original arcade shooter of this type, Scramble. Unlike Scramble, however, there are 51 game areas in total, but the player fights through a subset of them through branches, c

    2 lists1 h main story

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 39Form.12World.13Curated.28Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    SAGENCY · Android, Switch, PS4 +3

    ShooterArcadeActionBird view / IsometricIndie

    Sadistic robots have enslaved orcas at SeaLand Marine Park. The evil Sheep Puncher robot has kidnapped sheep for the twisted wool industry. Only the Kitten Squad is up to the task of saving these gentle animals. Players must guide the Kitte

    52 rating1 list4.5 h main story

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 39Form.52World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Capcom · Arcade, NES, Windows +1

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterInfinite ammoAction

    This was Capcom's first arcade game. The player controls a spaceship with a single objective: destroy incoming enemies. The vessel has two different weapons: a primary weapon with infinite ammunition and a limited supply of bombs. By pickin

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 39Form.35World.28Curated.11Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Andrew Braybrook · Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Atari ST/STE +9

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    Uridium (released on the NES as The Last Starfighter) is a science fiction side-scrolling shoot 'em up originally designed by Andrew Braybrook for the Commodore 64, and later ported to other 8-bit machines. It consists of fifteen levels, ea

    74 rating5 lists

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  • Why 38Form.52World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Pantheon Software, Chris Edwards · Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX +5

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    Fly a helicopter into hostile territory to rescue hostages and make some money on the side. The places the player can choose to fly into are Guatemara (Engrish for Guatemala), Cuba, and Panama. Missions are broken down into three different

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  • Why 38Form.25World.42Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    PS5, Windows, Xbox Series

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    It's a twin-stick vertical scrolling Shooter hybrid with a cinematic flare: An unrelenting onslaught of eye-popping visuals, ear bursting soundscapes and mind-melting action makes Cygni the vanguard for the next generation of shoot-em ups.

    72 rating2 lists2.5 h main story

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  • Why 38Form.52World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Microdeal · Amiga, Atari ST, Atari ST/STE +1

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    A vertically scrolling shoot'em up designed by Steve Bak.

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  • Timed Xbox exclusiveWhy 38Form.50World.27Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    G.rev · Arcade, PS3, Xbox 360

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionBird view / Isometric

    Save the Underworld! Mamoru wakes up in a strange land with people he’s never seen before after what seemed to be an accident. A girl named Fururu informs him that this is the Underworld, and that it needs the help of everyone there to stop

    55 rating3 lists

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 38Form.35World.36Curated.07Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Zyrinx · Sega Genesis

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    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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  • Atari exclusiveWhy 37Form.53World.13Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    APh Technological Consulting · Atari 2600, Intellivision

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionBird view / Isometric

    You are on a dangerous tank mission. To reach and destroy your assigned target, you must maneuver through a field filled with enemy mines. Although these are hidden, the mine detection equipment in your tank warns you of their presence by p

    55 rating1 list

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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 37Form.48World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Data East · Arcade, Atari 7800

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    The game of Astro Fighter consists of 4 waves and a refueling stage, which are then repeated with increasingly higher difficulty. The player's task is to eliminate the four successive waves of different types of attacking craft, while avoid

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 37Form.47World.27Curated.00Lists.00Shooter · Aliens

    Acclaim Studios London · Sega Genesis, Commodore C64/128/MAX

    ShooterAliensAlien invasionActionLight gun shooter

    Body Count has a simple story: aliens have invaded the Earth, and a lone soldier who is particularly skilled at shooting and sniping is called to save the planet. The game is an arcade-style shooter. The player shoots from a first person p

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