

Vblank Entertainment · Nintendo 3DS, Switch, PS3 +6
Build a "legitimate" corporation via open world missions, shakedowns, sabotage and property acquisition.
79 rating10 lists12 h main storyOften paired


Steer by what it is tap once for more of it, twice for none of it
255 games like Sol Cresta · 1982 – 2026


Vblank Entertainment · Nintendo 3DS, Switch, PS3 +6
Build a "legitimate" corporation via open world missions, shakedowns, sabotage and property acquisition.
79 rating10 lists12 h main storyOften paired


Switch, PS4, PS5 +5
Soar through the sky battling against invaders in this all-new fantasy endless shooter from legendary game creator, Yu Suzuki. Players will assume the role of Princess Arch fighting back against bizarre invaders to save their planet from de
50 rating6 lists1.5 h main storyOften paired
Timed Nintendo exclusive
Simogo · Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PS4 +2
A woman, summoned by an eccentric man to participate in a project in an old hotel somewhere in central Europe, becomes embroiled in a game of illusions, increasingly dangerous and surreal. Now you are invited to fall into the same rabbit h
89 rating2 lists17 h main storyOften paired


Switch, PS4, Windows +1
My Friend Pedro is a violent ballet about friendship, imagination, and one man’s struggle to obliterate anyone in his path at the behest of a sentient banana.
74 rating5 lists4 h main storyOften paired


SoulGame Studio · Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PS5 +4
Minishoot' is a cute and unique adventure game that mixes up open exploration with crispy twin-stick shooter action. Fight your way from the shiny overworld to the deepest caves, improve your ship and overcome the dungeons' bosses to rescue
88 rating2 lists7.5 h main storyOften paired
Nintendo exclusive
Ocean Software · Game Boy, NES
Jurassic Park is a top-down action-adventure game based on the blockbuster film. Players take on the role of Dr. Alan Grant, exploring the island, rescuing stranded workers, and battling escaped dinosaurs. The game features maze-like levels
97 rating3 lists1 h main storyOften paired


Video System · Arcade, Switch, PlayStation +3
There are eight stages in this game. The beginning stages consists of randomly chosen areas from nations of unselected fighters (assuming those fighters have nations). If Rabio or Lepus is chosen, all four rival nation stages become playabl
81 rating7 listsOften paired


Switch, PS4, Windows +2
Pocky & Rocky Reshrined follows the adventures of a young Shinto shrine maiden named Pocky and her companion, Rocky the raccoon, as they take on the Nopino Goblins! A third sequel in the series, Pocky & Rocky Reshrined is currently being d
77 rating4 lists2.5 h main story


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
51 rating6 lists1 h main story


Stamper brothers · ZX Spectrum, MSX, Amstrad CPC
In Gunfright the player takes the role of a sheriff in the town of Black Rock and is tasked with eliminating outlaws who are scattered throughout the settlement. It was later included in Rare Replay, Rare's 2015 Xbox One retrospective comp
87 rating4 listsOften paired
Timed Sega exclusive
Toaplan · Android, Arcade, Linux +5
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 story
Timed Nintendo exclusive
Makoto Sanada · Android, Switch, PS4 +3
"Please, kill me." "If you get out with me, then I'll kill you." Their strange "promise" formed a peculiar bond between the two of them. Where are they? Why were they caught? They desperately try to escape from the sealed building! "Angel
74 rating3 lists7 h main story


SNK · Arcade, PS3, PS4 +2
Bermuda Triangle is a vertically scrolling shooter released in arcades by SNK in 1987. The player controls a fighter jet and shoots enemies, collects power-ups, and defeats bosses to advance levels.
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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
1 list0.5 h main story
Timed Nintendo exclusive
Switch, PS4, Windows +2
A side-scrolling Metroidvania-style underwater shooter focused on hunting boss monsters in post-apocalyptic ocean.
78 rating3 lists4 h main story


Jacob Dzwinel · Switch, PS4, Windows +2
Fight your way across the city in a brutal romp that mixes old school brawlers and fast-paced motion-captured combat. You’re Babyface, a former member of the criminal underworld lured back into “the life” by a mysterious AI drone. Your miss
76 rating1 list6 h main story
Nintendo console exclusive
Taito · Arcade, Switch
Player needs to control a large plane and shoot at tanks and helicopters. The bomb button actually fires a bunch of missiles that lock-on and track your enemies.
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Nintendo console exclusive
Switch, Windows
Welcome to Shooter's paradise. Telenet Japan Wolf Team's greatest hits return!
76 rating1 list


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.
80 rating1 list
NEC exclusive
TurboGrafx-16, Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD
Terra Cresta II, or Terra Cresta II: Mandler no Gyakushuu, is a vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up and the sequel to Nichibutsu's earlier Terra Cresta, which in turn was a sequel to Moon Cresta. Unlike the original, Terra Cresta II skipped the
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Nintendo console exclusive
Android, Switch, Windows +2
One by one, everyone left the once bustling village for the city. Everyone, except Talma. Now approaching the end of her days, she maintains a simple, solitary way of life, surviving, subsisting, tending to her homestead and her goats. Dev
62 rating1 list3.5 h main story
Timed Sega exclusive
MSX, Master System, PS4 +2
Your planet has been overrun by the meanest mutant vegetation ever created in a genetics laboratory. It's taken over buildings, labs, fighter craft... even people! And it's getting bigger... and meaner... with each passing second. But it ha
74 rating6 lists
Timed NEC exclusive
Now Production · TurboGrafx-16, Wii, Wii U
On Earth in the 23rd century, a space time warp opens up over the Atlantic Ocean. From it comes an enormous invasion force analyzed to come from the 25th century. As Earth is attacked by the alien war machines, it is revealed that the culpr
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Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64 +2
In the year 2096 a huge rogue CPU called Computer Control is trying to take over the universe and you have been tasked to fly in your AGX Hypersonic Fighter and bomb Flak Batteries and other defences to reach the fortress containing the CPU
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Sega exclusive
Nichibutsu · Sega Saturn
As the game's title implies, Terra Cresta is now in 3D. This title was a Saturn exclusive.
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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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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
70 rating6 lists


Freeverse · macOS
Join Lancer Squad, an elite unit of flight-capable troops, on their current mission to battle an extraterrestrial army set on taking control the universe's evil war machine. Active Lancer confronts you (and a companion if necessary) against
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Switch, PS4, PS5 +3
A beguiling adventure in which you uncover the secrets of an expansive and mysterious world - haunting both the environment and its denizens to craft ingenious solutions to the many challenges that await.
80 rating1 list8.5 h main story


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
71 rating6 lists1 h main story


PS5, Windows, Xbox Series
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
Timed Xbox exclusive
Switch, PS4, Windows +3
A mysterious hidden realm. Two precocious kids fleeing hardship. Magical creatures and an oddball order of guardians who have lost their way. A stygian evil imprisoned. Welcome to the Deep Woods.
72 rating1 list12 h main story
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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Timed NEC exclusive
TurboGrafx-16, Wii
Psycho Chaser is a vertically-scrolling sci-fi shooter. The player takes control of the titular battle android. There are multiple weapons which can be picked up and freely switched between, and also power-ups which allow for weapon and ene
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Timed SNK exclusive
ADK · Arcade, Browser, Dreamcast +10
Twinkle Star Sprites is a 1996 competitive scrolling shooter arcade game originally created by ADK. It was ADK's last production for the Neo-Geo platform. The gameplay, which can be characterized as a combination of a fixed shooter and a ve
67 rating9 lists1 h main story


Switch, PS4, Windows +1
Set in a sleepy American country town in the 1980s, American Fugitive invites you to play as Will Riley. You're no angel, but you're not a killer. Yet the cold-blooded murder of your dad is the crime they've locked you up for. Fuelled by gr
68 rating1 list9 h main story
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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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
58 rating1 list
Nintendo console exclusive
Namco · Arcade, Switch
Fighter & Attacker, originally titled F/A in Japan, is a vertical scrolling shooter arcade game, which was released by Namco in 1992. The game runs on Namco NA-1 hardware, was the first game on this hardware to be released outside Japan (Ba
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Taito · Arcade, Switch, Sega Saturn
Gun Frontier is a 1990 arcade vertical shoot-'em-up developed by Taito. Taking place on the planet gloria, a newly colonised planet with a manner of living similar to that of the american west, the player fights to defend settlers from airb
2 lists


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
70 rating9 lists


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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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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PlayStation console exclusive
Triangle Service · Arcade, PS2, R3000 +1
A space shooter with vertically scrolling stages. Based on the arcade version.
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G.rev · Switch, PS4, PS5 +1
Yurukill: The Calumniation Games mixes escape adventure and bullet hell shoot 'em up, with an original story by Homura Kawamoto (famous for Kakegurui: Compulsive Gambler).
84 rating5 lists14 h main story


Acorn Electron, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore 64 +6
In this highly addictive top-down arcade shoot-em-up from 1982, originally for the ZX Spectrum, defend yourself from wave upon wave of deadly alien combatants using your Ion Thrust Drive and dual Plasma Disruptors.
2 lists0.5 h main story
Nintendo console exclusive
Konami · Arcade, Switch, Windows
The player starts out as a ship fighting over North America. Capsules are shot from the ground, that when shot open contains either a ship upgrade or powerup. Transformation - The very first item that comes out of the capsule is an upgrade
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NEC exclusive