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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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Top rated$15 or less not in game jams tagged Shoot 'Em Up (288 results)

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A manic shooter for beginners and psychos alike.
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(73 total ratings)
Shooter
Dodge bullets and fight the militarized police force defending a corporate toxic sludge pipeline.
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(45 total ratings)
Shooter
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Dip, dodge, duck, dive, and ... die
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(61 total ratings)
Action
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A vertical SHMUP for the C64
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(82 total ratings)
Shooter
Short Caravan Shmup - Alpha Release
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(27 total ratings)
Action
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👾 An arcade shoot-em-up played entirely with a single button.
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(149 total ratings)
Action
Fast paced, turn-based shooter with a cute attitude!
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(114 total ratings)
Shooter
Rescue breakfast in this action-packed arcade style shoot -em-up!
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(19 total ratings)
Action
Awesome run & gun action adventure for the C64 from the author of Hessian!
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(25 total ratings)
Action
Cellular Minesweeper Shooter 🔬
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(25 total ratings)
Puzzle
A Magical Girl Battle Game
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(18 total ratings)
Fighting
An original one-screen action game for NES&FC-compatible hardware, realized in the style of '80s arcade games.
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(30 total ratings)
Action
Top-Down Gallery Shooter Arcade!
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(34 total ratings)
Action
Shoot'em up arcade with crazy characters and explosions everywhere!
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(16 total ratings)
Shooter
High speed kinetic action. Danger is the best offense!
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(56 total ratings)
Action
Neutral. Shield. Danger.
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(41 total ratings)
Shooter
Lock and Release! A PICO-8 caravan shmup. Reach the core. Defend the Earth!
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(15 total ratings)
Action
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Issue #11 of a monthly indie game anthology collecting games from 10 developers.
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Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(11 total ratings)
A brand new SHMUP for the C64!
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(23 total ratings)
Shooter
A vertical SHMUP for the C64
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(23 total ratings)
Shooter
Meditate in bullet heaven (Soundtrack & Steam key included, free demo)
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(42 total ratings)
Action
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
Action
Shoot em' Up in an Aged Former Reality
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(71 total ratings)
Shooter
👻 Wrangle endless waves of ghosts in a post-apocalyptic clean-up mission.
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(30 total ratings)
Action
An Xmas SHMUP for the C64
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(18 total ratings)
Shooter
Military-Grade Vertical SHMUP Action for your Commodore 64.
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Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(21 total ratings)
Shooter
A shoot-em-up with rogue-lite elements and beautiful hand-drawn graphics
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(24 total ratings)
Shooter
Massively multiplayer arcade space shooter
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(27 total ratings)
Shooter
A side scrolling 2D C64 space shooter
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(19 total ratings)
Shooter
A casual bullet hell shoot-em-up!
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Shooter
Platformer-roguelike about going down and then up again
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Platformer
Pixel-tastic, retro-infused, twin-stick shooter.
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Shooter
A classic shoot em' up on steroids.
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(80 total ratings)
Shooter
The classic C64 shoot 'em up - remastered.
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(29 total ratings)
Shooter
A fast-paced low-poly 3D rail shooter heavily inspired by classics of the early 90's.
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Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(26 total ratings)
Shooter
ZX Spectrum Game inspired in Aliens Movies.
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(14 total ratings)
Action
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