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247 games like The Arcade Machine · 1980 – 2023

  • Why 59Form.52World.25Curated.32Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Namco · Arcade, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionThird personBird view / Isometric

    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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  • Xbox console exclusiveWhy 56Form.48World.00Curated.35Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Konami · Arcade, Xbox 360

    Shoot 'em upShooterSide view

    Otomedius is a side-scrolling shooter video game by Konami which features personification of space fighters from various Konami games. The game's title is a pun, being a portmanteau of the terms "Otome" and "Gradius", with a set of equipmen

    2 lists

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  • Why 51Form.07World.25Curated.50Lists.00Shooter · Often paired

    MAIET Entertainment · Windows

    ShooterActionThird personMMOThird-person shooter

    GunZ: The Duel is an online third-person shooting game. The game allowed players to perform exaggerated, gravity-defying moves, including wall running, stunning, tumbling, and blocking bullets with swords, in the style of action films and a

    80 rating3 lists12 h main storyOften paired

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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 45Form.56World.64Curated.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

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  • Why 43Form.56World.44Curated.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

    1 list

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  • Timed Xbox exclusiveWhy 42Form.59World.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 42Form.24World1.00Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Described alike · Same studio

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

    ActionArcadeThird personBird view / Isometric

    Run your own video arcade and try to keep your token machines filled in this frantic action game from Brøderbund.

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 41Form.57World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Level editor

    Bandai · Game Boy

    ArcadeLevel editorActionPlatformerPuzzle

    Your objective is to gather gold that is scattered on the brick platforms, which are connected by ladders. You are chased by robots (cyborgs) that end your character's life if they catch him, though you can stand on their heads. Your main w

    61 rating2 lists

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  • Why 41Form.56World.30Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Windows, iOS, macOS

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    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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  • Why 40Form.56World.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 40Form.56World.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 40Form.56World.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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  • Why 40Form.56World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    ZX Spectrum

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

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

    1 list

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

    Commodore VIC-20, VIC-20

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    1st person space shooter

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  • Why 40Form.56World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Fusion

    1988

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

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

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

    2 lists

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  • Why 40Form.56World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

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

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    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 40Form.56World.25Curated.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 40Form.56World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Taito · Arcade, Switch, Sega Genesis

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    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

    2 lists

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  • Why 40Form.56World.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 40Form.56World.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 40Form.56World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Odin Computer Graphics · Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    Sidewize is a horizontally scrolling shooter released by Firebird in 1987 for the Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum home computers. It was followed by a sequel, Crosswize.

    1 list

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  • Why 40Form.56World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Amiga, Atari ST, Atari ST/STE

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionThird personScience fiction

    Simulcra is a 1990 computer game for the Amiga and Atari ST developed by Graftgold published by MicroStyle. A 3D polygonal third-person shooter, the player controls an attack craft which can switch between ground-based and aerial attack mod

    1 list

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  • Why 40Form.56World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    ADK · Arcade

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    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

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  • Why 40Form.56World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Taito · Android, Mobile, PS3 +3

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionSide view

    Space Invaders, the game that defined video games for generations, is back with a new twist! The game starts off looking like the classic Space Invaders, but as you play through the game, it evolves. Unlock new stages, new power ups, and ne

    77 rating3 lists

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  • Atari exclusiveWhy 40Form.56World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Atari 2600

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    Spider Fighter is a Space Invaders style game. It is your mission to prevent space spiders from stealing your food reserves which are located on the top right of the screen. The spiders hatch from cocoons which are dropped from the top left

    2 lists

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  • Atari exclusiveWhy 40Form.56World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Atari 2600

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    Horizontal space shooter

    1 list

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  • Timed NEC exclusiveWhy 40Form.56World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

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

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionSide view

    Zonk is back in Super Air Zonk, the sequel to the shooting game spin-off of the Bonk series, Air "Zonk." Now moving to a rockabilly beat and able to transform into nine different characters, Zonk lets loose through seven action-packed stage

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  • Timed NEC exclusiveWhy 40Form.56World.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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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 40Form.56World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Konami · Arcade, Switch

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    Thunder Cross is an Action game, developed and published by Konami, which was released in 1988.

    70 rating1 list

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  • Why 40Form.56World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Tomcat

    1989

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

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    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 40Form.56World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Hudson Soft · Virtual Boy

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    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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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 39Form.52World.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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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 39Form.53World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Switch, Ouya

    ArcadeShoot 'em upAction

    An action-packed space shooter.

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  • Atari exclusiveWhy 39Form.54World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Atari 2600

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    You are on a moon-based scouting mission in a Mark 16 Starcruiser. Suddenly, enemy alien ships teleport in and start firing neutron missiles, which can destroy you upon impact. You must destroy enemy ships until reinforcements arrive from E

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 39Form.52World.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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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 39Form.54World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    SNK · Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Commodore 64 +3

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionWarfare

    This is a tank shooter from SNK.

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 39Form.54World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Warashi · Arcade, Dreamcast, Switch +2

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionBird view / Isometric

    Triggerheart Exelica is a vertically scrolling Japanese arcade shooter with a little bit of everything: fast-paced action, scalable difficulty, massive hordes of enemy Ver'mith, and cute humanoid weapons who can either shoot down enemy ship

    60 rating1 list

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 38Form.50World.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 38Form.50World.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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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 38Form.51World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Namco · Arcade, Switch

    Shoot 'em upShooterAction

    NebulasRay (ネビュラスレイ Nebyurasurei?) is a vertical scrolling shooter arcade game that was released by Namco in 1994 (but was first referred to, in the Katakana syllabic writing system of the Japanese language, in the ending for Tinkle Pit in

    2 lists

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

    Japan Studio · PS3

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionComedyParty

    It's time for some monkey business on PlayStation 3!

    30 rating1 list

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  • Why 37Form.56World.00Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shoot 'em up

    Crystal Computing · Arcade, ZX Spectrum

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterScience fictionSide view

    Basicly a Space Invaders clone in which the aliens are aligned on the far left and right side of the screen. They move into the middle of the screen in order to snatch their prey and bring them back to the far left or right side respectivel

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

    Amstrad CPC, Dragon 32/64, TRS-80 Color Computer +1

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionScience fictionFirst person

    You destroy enemy bases, ships and spaceports on your mission to liberate the galaxy.

    2 lists

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

    Amiga, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST +2

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionScience fictionFirst person

    1st person shooter

    1 list

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

    Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionWarfareFirst person

    You protect civil aviators from the dangers of aerial terrorists.

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 37Form.48World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Victor Interactive Software · Sega CD

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionSide view

    Keio Flying Squadron (慶応遊撃隊 Keiōyūgekitai?) is a scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Victor Entertainment in 1994 for the Sega/Mega CD in Japan, Europe, and North America. It is the first game of the Keio Flying Squadron

    1 list

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