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Retro

Featuring aesthetics, gameplay, or themes reminiscent of classic video games. Often characterized by pixel art, chiptune music, or mechanics popularized in earlier gaming eras.

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Shoot 'Em Up

Shoot 'Em Up or shmup games are a subset of shooter games where the player continually moves forward while waves of enemies enter the screen. Both shooting and dodging are critical to advancing. See also Bullet Hell.

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Gun Knight
A knight who modifies his gun by changing its attachments.
Stepford
Shooter
Play in browser
Aqua Ippan (2023 Demo)
Escape from your pursuers with only your diving gear and some help from local hooligans!
Division 六
Action
GIF
satryn
a chaotic, infinite twin stick shooty ✨
maybell🌻
Action
Rocket Smash EX
Crash. Rebuild. Refuel. Fight for your life. Enjoy a cup of tea. Crash again.
RGCD.DEVVerified Account
Action
Sonar Smash
A super cute, fast paced shoot 'em up featuring a lovable dolphin.
Pixel Pajama Studios
Shooter
Play in browser
Exolon: REDUX
Combat action remake
Ben James
Action
Play in browser
WOLFGUN
Go on a rampage as a gun-wielding werewolf!
sodaraptor
Action
Play in browser
LuftrauserZ
The official C64 conversion of the 2014 indie classic LUFTRAUSERS.
RGCD.DEVVerified Account
Shooter
Lester (C64)
A brand new C64 metroidvania platform game set in a space station where security drones have gone rogue.
knifegrinder
Platformer
EXO-TICAL
Space Adventure for ZX Spectrum
Roolandoo
Action
GIF
XYDONIA / ザイドニア
Action-packed Japanese-inspired retro SHMUP
Breaking Bytes
Shooter
C-Dogs SDL
Classic overhead run-and-gun game
congusbongus
Shooter
HUNTERS' PATH REBIRTH
Spooky Stylish Mercenary Force
CURSED BOOTLEG INC
Shooter
Gongbat
The power of sound drives this explosive shooter!
Moonvalk
Shooter
VELOCE
Torfi
Action
Play in browser
SPITFIRE Paradise
A blazing fast caravan shmup!
CROW'S NEST
Shooter
One Finger Doom
Doom in one finger!
Marvin Advergames
Shooter
Play in browser
Touhou Artificial Dream in Arcadia DEMO
Touhou mixed with a Retro Dungeon Crawler!
potemki11
Role Playing
The Last Amazon Trilogy (C64) FREE
Action & adventure in the jungle in the awesome compilation of games from Alf Yngve!
Psytronik Software
Action
Talented
Roguelite with Procedural Skill Trees
TurtleFox Games
Action
Play in browser
Rabbit's Quest
Explore, Engage and Upgrade in this retro metroidvania.
directshift
Adventure
Operation E.C.H.O. (Demo)
Greenlegacy
Platformer
Slipstream C64 + Plus/4 + Expanded C16 [FREE]
Defend the Omikron System in this stunning polygon-based 3D shoot 'em up!
Psytronik Software
Shooter
Genesis 2 GB
A shoot em up for the Gameboy
User0x7f
Action
Play in browser
GIF
Don't Get a Virus
Battle computer viruses in frantic bullet hell showdowns on a Windows 98 styled deskop!
Sarah B.
Shooter
GIF
Asteroidx
Infinite Sci-Fi Space Shooter
Kronbits
Shooter
Play in browser
MoonStriker
Vertical scroll 2D Shmup
terarin
Shooter
Powerglove
Official PC version of the 2014 Commodore 64 hit!
RGCD.DEVVerified Account
Platformer
VASTYNEX
horizontal scroll 2D Shmup
zakichi
Shooter
Arengius
8-bit arcade chaos!
Yal
Shooter
Broken Pearl
Spiritual successor to Twin Tiger Shark
Wide Pixel Games
Shooter
Derelict + Derelict EX (Color Upgrade)
Programancer
Platformer
GIF
Moonflight Classic
A Halloween sidescroller - fly across the night sky as Bel the witch!
sparrowhousegames
Action
MAGE and the Grimoire of BEAST
A slightly naughty GBC-style SHMUP (STG)!
Circle Yousu ga Okashii.
Shooter
Play in browser
ImageStriker2
Vertical scroll 2D Shmup
terarin
Shooter
GIF
Riftwalker
An explosive fast-paced arcade space shooter.
Plan B
Shooter
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