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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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Latest featuredtagged Shoot 'Em Up (130 results)

Explore featured games tagged Shoot 'Em Up on itch.io. Shoot 'Em Up or shmup games are a subset of shooter games where the player continually moves forward while waves of enem · Upload your featured games to itch.io to have them show up here.

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An ARPG-SHMUP hybrid with immense mechanical depth.
PixeljamVerified Account
Action
A fast-paced low-poly 3D rail shooter heavily inspired by classics of the early 90's.
PixeljamVerified Account
Shooter
MSX/SG-1000 inspired shmup
Shooter
Play in browser
Pico8 bullet hell shmup with aliens
Shooter
Play in browser
Escape from your pursuers with only your diving gear and some help from local hooligans!
Action
single-stick arena shooter on mankind's last hard drive
Shooter
An original one-screen action game for NES&FC-compatible hardware, realized in the style of '80s arcade games.
Action
Take on waves of enemies and upgrade weapons as the pilot of a Cyberlancer!
Action
Tactical Bullet Hell RPG
Action
Roguelite broken build simulator. Shoot down hordes of monsters to stay alive for 10 minutes.
Action
Play in browser
Stave off your nightmares in this unique shmup/platformer hybrid!
Action
Play in browser
Choose your spaceship and defeat the alien threat that comes from the Moon.
Shooter
Issue #25 of a monthly indie game anthology collecting games from 10 developers.
PIZZAPRANKSVerified Account
Jet-combat roguelite, occasionally with swords and 300+ other items to strap onto your jet.
Action
A difficult twin-stick adventure shoot-em-up about a sentry droid who turns rogue to save humanity.
Shooter
Neutral. Shield. Danger.
Shooter
Spooky Stylish Mercenary Force
Shooter
Shoot-em-up with a tactical twist! 🛫
Shooter
a chaotic, infinite twin stick shooty ✨
Action
Intense 80s style 2D shooter with a cyber psychedelic aesthetic
Action
Cellular Minesweeper Shooter 🔬
Puzzle
Fast paced, turn-based shooter with a cute attitude!
Shooter
A tiny 2D Hand-drawn "Clean 'Em Up" game about a tadpole cleaning rivers and fighting pollution.
Action
Issue #11 of a monthly indie game anthology collecting games from 10 developers.
PIZZAPRANKSVerified Account
A story driven vertical shmup.
Shooter
👻 Wrangle endless waves of ghosts in a post-apocalyptic clean-up mission.
Action
Action-packed cube-collecting excitement!
Shooter
Competitive Multiplayer Top Down Arena Hero Shooter
Shooter
Run, Gun and Eat your way through this roguelite RPG shooter where every enemy is edible.
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Platformer
ZeroRanger-inspired Breakout-'em-up
Action
May you attain enlightenment.
Shooter
A casual bullet hell shoot-em-up!
Shooter
RHEUM
$2.99
Shoot baddies with your eyeball water. Clear projectiles with cornea crushing blasts!
Shooter
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