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2022 · AdamVision Studios · Arcade, Shooter · Open the game page →

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255 games like Yars: Recharged · 1987 – 2026

  • Why 86Form.35World.53Curated.61Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Infinite Dreams · Android, Linux, Switch +5

    ShooterArcadeActionScience fictionIndie

    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.25World.25Curated.63Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

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

    ArcadeShooterTwin-stick shooterActionScience 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 75Form.44World.37Curated.62Lists.00Shooter · Bullet hell · Often paired

    Hopoo Games, LLC · Switch, PS4, PS5 +4

    ShooterBullet hellActionScience fictionThird person

    The classic multiplayer roguelike, Risk of Rain, returns with an extra dimension and more challenging action. No run will ever be the same with randomized stages, enemies, bosses, and items. Play solo, or team up with up to four friends to

    86 rating9 lists11 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 71Form.32World.25Curated.56Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    The Behemoth · Switch, PS4, PS5 +3

    ArcadeShooterActionScience fictionSide view

    Alien Hominid Invasion is a co-op run ‘n’ gun packed with chaos, mayhem, and a whole lot of explosions. Unlock and equip an arsenal of weapons and boosts, level up, then beam down to invade Earth with up to three other friends. Abduct intel

    43 rating4 lists7.5 h main storyOften paired

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  • Timed Nintendo exclusiveWhy 71Form.34World.25Curated.47Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Rake in Grass · Switch, PS4, PS5 +1

    ActionArcadeShooterBullet hellScience fiction

    Side scrolling shooter with insane level of action and destruction! Assume a role of a brave space pilot and jump into an epic adventure across the universe to save it from inevitable doom! Unleash arsenal of the deadliest weapons and devic

    90 rating1 list3.5 h main story

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  • Why 70Form.50World.25Curated.25Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Chunkybox Games · PS4, Windows, Xbox One +1

    ArcadeShooterBullet hellActionScience fiction

    Wildcat Gun Machine is a bullet hell dungeon crawler where you take on hordes of disgusting flesh beasts with a wide variety of guns, giant mech robots, and cute kittens.

    43 rating1 list6 h main story

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  • Why 68Form.24World.18Curated.64Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Rebellion Developments · Switch, PS4, PS5 +4

    ArcadeShooterActionThird personSurvival horror

    Hitler's hordes are back for more in this spine-chilling shooter from the makers of Sniper Elite 4! Abominable occult enemies, epic weapons and a harrowing new campaign for 1-4 players await in 1940's Europe, as you fight to save humankind

    69 rating9 lists12 h main storyOften paired

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  • Timed Nintendo exclusiveWhy 67Form.46World.25Curated.41Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Lichthund · Linux, Switch, PS4 +3

    ShooterArcadeActionScience fictionSide view

    LICHTSPEER is an action arcade lightspear-throwing simulator based in an Ancient Germanic Future. Exclusive Nintendo Switch co-op mode for 2 players included!

    72 rating2 lists4 h main story

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 65Form.59World.28Curated.16Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Switch, Windows

    ArcadeShooterBullet hellActionScience fiction

    Drainus is a side-scrolling shooting game in which players take control of the "Drainus", the Kharlal Empire's most cutting-edge fighter with the ability to absorb energy bullets, and take down the enemy ships zipping through space.

    80 rating1 list2.5 h main story

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  • Why 65Form.32World.27Curated.41Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    QubicGames · Switch, PS4, Windows

    ArcadeShooterActionScience fictionSide view

    Jump between planets, fight weird creatures, and save the galaxy alone or with a friend. Robonauts combines familiar arcade shooting gameplay with a unique possibility to switch gravity. Colorful graphics appeal to both younger and adult p

    58 rating2 lists3.5 h main story

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  • Why 64Form.28World.25Curated.32Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

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

    ShooterArcadeActionScience fictionShoot 'em up

    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 Nintendo exclusiveWhy 63Form.15World.25Curated.53Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    NES, Switch, PS5 +2

    ArcadeShooterActionScience fictionSide view

    An original side-scrolling shoot 'em up game for Nintendo Entertainment System being developed by Cat Hoi Trading LLC set to release in the Summer of 2024. The game is set in 5 world cities and space, for a total of 6 stages. The moderate

    2 lists3 h main storyOften paired

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 63Form.29World.26Curated.50Lists.00Shooter · Often paired

    Sandlot · Nintendo Switch 2, PS4, Windows

    ActionShooterScience fictionThird personStrategy

    Stand and fight for humanity. This arcade shooter takes place in the year 2022, as the Earth Defense Force fends off an all-out attack by unknown life forms. Become an EDF soldier, battle against endless hordes of immense enemies, and resto

    69 rating7 lists30 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 62Form.15World.25Curated.58Lists.00Shooter · Often paired

    Arkane Studios · Switch, PS4, Stadia +2

    ShooterActionScience fictionAction-adventureAdventure

    Wolfenstein: Youngblood is a brand-new co-op experience from MachineGames, the award-winning studio that developed the critically acclaimed Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus. Set in 1980, 19 years after BJ Blazkowicz ignited the second Amer

    67 rating7 lists9 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 61Form.23World.25Curated.35Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Relative Software · Linux, Switch, Windows +3

    ArcadeShooterActionScience fictionSide view

    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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  • Why 61Form.73World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Success Corporation · Switch, PS4, Windows

    ShooterArcadeBullet hellActionScience 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 60Form.12World.27Curated.35Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    CAVE · Android, Arcade, Switch +3

    ArcadeBullet hellShooterActionScience fiction

    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 story

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  • Why 59Form.09World.25Curated.41Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Team17 · Linux, PS3, Windows +1

    ArcadeShooterActionScience fictionAdventure

    Alien Breed 3: Descent is the final explosive chapter in the Alien Breed series, and is a science fiction arcade-shooter with an epic story, swarms of highly intelligent alien enemies, high-impact weapons and stunning environments, develope

    62 rating2 lists5 h main story

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 58Form.75World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Bullet hell

    Infinite State Games · Switch, Windows

    ArcadeBullet hellActionIndieBird view / Isometric

    Don’t Die, Mr. Robot! DX is a remixed version of the much-loved arcade bullet-hell avoid ‘em up, completely remastered and rejuvenated for Nintendo Switch. Deep in the electro-abyss lives a little robot who loves to eat exploding fruit. He

    71 rating1 list

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  • Why 58Form.50World.31Curated.12Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Vertex Pop · Switch, PS4, Windows

    ArcadeShooterBullet hellActionScience fiction

    "Skillfully pilot the advanced Graceful Explosion Machine (GEM) fighter while blasting swarms of crystalline enemies with your ludicrously overpowered quad-weapon array! Lost in deep space, you'll shoot, dash and combo your way through jew

    77 rating2 lists4.5 h main story

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  • Why 58Form.11World.39Curated.34Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Puppy Games · Linux, PS3, PS4 +5

    ArcadeShooterActionScience fictionIndie

    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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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 57Form.34World.13Curated.43Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    ShooterArcadeScience fictionPartyBird view / Isometric

    Multiplayer competitive spaceship shooting simulator.

    77 rating1 list

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  • Why 57Form.09World.25Curated.55Lists.00Arcade · Often paired

    Tribute Games · Android, Linux, Switch +6

    ArcadeActionScience fictionSide viewBeat 'em up

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge is a side-scrolling beat 'em up developed by Tribute Games and published by DotEmu. Inspired by the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series, the game pays homage to classic TMNT tit

    82 rating6 lists3 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 57Form.14World.25Curated.40Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    10tons · Android, Linux, Switch +6

    ArcadeShooterActionScience fictionIndie

    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 rating3 lists3 h main story

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 55Form.38World.25Curated.35Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Toaplan · Android, Arcade, Linux +6

    ShooterArcadeActionScience fictionShoot 'em up

    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 55Form.27World.13Curated.40Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    High Voltage Software · Switch, PS4, Windows +1

    ShooterArcadeActionZombiesBased on - movie

    Set after the events of the first movie, Zombieland: Double Tap - Road Trip is a ridiculously fun top-down twin-stick shooter featuring local co-op multiplayer for up to four players. Play as your favourite heroes from the original (Tallaha

    0 rating3 lists

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 54Form.18World.25Curated.34Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Toaplan · Arcade, Linux, Sega Genesis +4

    ArcadeShooterActionScience fictionSide view

    Zero Wing is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game, notable for a poorly translated English version for Sega Mega Drive (Genesis) that spawned the "All your base are belong to us" Internet meme. Gameplay includes novel features such as

    70 rating4 lists1 h main story

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  • Timed Nintendo exclusiveWhy 52Form.09World.25Curated.40Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Blobfish Games · Android, Switch, PS4 +6

    ArcadeShooterActionScience fictionBullet heaven

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens.

    74 rating3 lists5.5 h main story

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  • Why 52Form.24World.25Curated.27Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Toylogic · Switch, PS4, Windows +1

    ArcadeShooterActionPlatformerRun and gun

    CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS is a twin stick, third-person action game drawing upon its roots in fast and focused combat developed for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC (STEAM). From the director of CONTRA III: THE ALIEN WARS and

    42 rating5 lists14 h main story

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  • Timed Xbox exclusiveWhy 52Form.40World.25Curated.16Lists.00Arcade · Bullet hell

    Tribe Games · Linux, Switch, Windows +2

    ActionArcadeBullet hellCasualIndie

    HyperDot is a minimal action arcade masterpiece with one rule: dodge everything. Evade enemies and test your skills in over 100 trials in the campaign mode, outlast your friends in multiplayer battles, or build custom challenges with the le

    67 rating1 list3 h main story

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  • Why 52Form.09World.25Curated.43Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

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

    ArcadeShooterActionScience fictionAdventure

    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 52Form.23World.25Curated.20Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Windows

    ActionArcadeShooterScience fictionSide view

    ZeroRanger is a vertically scrolling shoot-em-up with heavy emphasis on shooting, dodging and... mystery? A menacing alien threat, GREEN ORANGE, has begun its invasion. Only two secondary fighters remain to stand against complete annihilat

    90 rating2 lists4 h main story

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 50Form.18World.28Curated.40Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Data East · Apple II, Arcade, MS-DOS +3

    ArcadeShooterActionScience fictionThird person

    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 50Form.26World.15Curated.16Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Switch, PS4, Windows +2

    ArcadeShooterActionShoot 'em upShmup

    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

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  • Why 50Form.43World.25Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Treasure · Arcade, Switch, Sega Saturn +2

    ActionArcadeShooterBullet hellScience fiction

    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

    81 rating9 lists3.5 h main story

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 48Form.11World.25Curated.20Lists.00Shooter

    Linux, MS-DOS, PlayStation +3

    ActionShooterScience fictionPuzzleScience

    This is the sequel to 1995's Loaded, with an improved graphics engine, and just as much violence and blood. Re-Loaded puts you in the shoes of a number of characters, each weird, deformed, and generally strange. It is a mission based game,

    4 lists3 h main story

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  • Why 48Form.11World.25Curated.22Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Frozenbyte · Linux, Windows, macOS

    ArcadeShooterActionScience fictionShoot 'em up

    Shadowgrounds Survivor tells the story of the last remaining humans on Jupiter's moon Ganymede, where the alien onslaught is in full force.

    75 rating1 list4 h main story

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  • Why 48Form.15World.25Curated.40Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    10tons · Android, Linux, Switch +5

    ShooterArcadeActionScience fictionRole-playing

    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 rating1 list

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 47Form.09World.25Curated.25Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    PlayStation Portable, Windows, Xbox 360 +1

    ArcadeShooterActionScience fictionSide view

    Platypus is a fast, frantic and fun arcade-style shoot-em-up. The vast continent-spanning city of Collosatropolis has finally reached the limits of its expansion. Tall buildings cover every available space. The air is thick with smoke and

    66 rating1 list1.5 h main story

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  • Why 46Form.68World.25Curated.00Lists.00Shooter · Bullet hell

    Milestone · Arcade, Dreamcast, GameCube +1

    ShooterBullet hellActionShoot 'em upBird view / Isometric

    Chaos Field is a top-down space shooter similar in concept to the Gradius series, or Ikaruga. You control one of three ships, each with their own pilot and unique weapon systems. The game takes place over 5 phases, in each phase you face a

    49 rating3 lists

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  • Why 46Form.17World.25Curated.29Lists.00Shooter

    BadFly Interactive, a.s. · Android, Switch, PS4 +4

    ShooterActionScience fictionFirst-person shooterIndie

    Dead Effect 2 is the newest addition to the acclaimed Dead Effect franchise. This action sci-fi shooter is looking to push the boundaries of first-person shooters to new levels with slick graphics, rich narrative, RPG elements and a coopera

    57 rating2 lists24 h main story

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  • Xbox console exclusiveWhy 46Form.06World.34Curated.40Lists.00Arcade

    Bippinbits · Android, Browser, Linux +4

    ArcadeActionScience fictionSide viewIndie

    Defend against waves of alien monsters in this unique roguelike action mining game. Use the time between attacks to dig beneath the surface in search of valuable resources and relics – deliver them back to your dome to unlock powerful upgra

    78 rating2 lists5 h main story

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 45Form.09World.25Curated.27Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Android, PS3, PS4 +3

    ArcadeShooterActionScience fictionIndie

    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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  • Timed Xbox exclusiveWhy 45Form.33World.25Curated.07Lists.00Shooter · Bullet hell

    Android, Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 +4

    ShooterBullet hellActionScience fictionRoguelike

    Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is a single player survivor-like auto-shooter. Wield the full arsenal of Deep Rock Galactic, take on hordes of lethal aliens, mine riches, and unlock powerful upgrades. It's one dwarf against all of Planet Hoxxe

    81 rating4 lists22 h main story

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 45Form.23World.13Curated.32Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    SAGENCY · Android, Switch, PS4 +3

    ShooterArcadeActionIndieRobots

    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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  • Why 45Form.39World.13Curated.00Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    CAVE · Arcade, Switch, PS2 +3

    ArcadeBullet hellShooterActionVertically scrolling shooter

    Mushihimesama is a manic shooter developed by Cave and released by Taito in 2004. It was ported to the PlayStation 2 in 2005 and iOS in 2011. An Xbox 360 port was released in May 2012 (with ver1.5 as first print DLC). A significantly change

    86 rating4 lists1 h main story

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  • Why 45Form.51World.25Curated.00Lists.00Bullet hell

    Digital Continue · Switch, PS4, Windows +2

    ActionBullet hellAdventureBeat 'em upRole-playing

    So you think can slay all the monsters and win eternal glory, is that it? Bad news, hero. In the Spiral Shards, we can only send in one hero at a time to fight the Ceaseless Dirge. At some point, a flaming blue fireball, mech mortar rocket,

    62 rating5 lists14 h main story

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 45Form.33World.25Curated.22Lists.00Shooter · Bullet hell

    Saros

    2026

    PS5

    ShooterBullet hellActionScience fictionThird person

    Saros is an action game developed by Housemarque and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Players control Arjun Devraj, a Soltari Enforcer investigating a lost off-world colony on Carcosa. The game features fast-paced third-person c

    85 rating3 lists25 h main story

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