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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 released$15 or less tagged Shoot 'Em Up (289 results)

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Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(164 total ratings)
Shooter
Bleed 2
$9.99
A relentless arcade action game with air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses.
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(158 total ratings)
Action
A manic shooter for beginners and psychos alike.
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(61 total ratings)
Shooter
Dip, dodge, duck, dive, and ... die
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(60 total ratings)
Action
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Dodge bullets and fight the militarized police force defending a corporate toxic sludge pipeline.
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(43 total ratings)
Shooter
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A vertical SHMUP for the C64
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(81 total ratings)
Shooter
White-knuckle speed-Pac-Man.
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(71 total ratings)
Action
Short Caravan Shmup - Alpha Release
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(27 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
👾 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
Short Shwave Shmup
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(33 total ratings)
Shooter
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Rescue breakfast in this action-packed arcade style shoot -em-up!
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(19 total ratings)
Action
Arcade co-op old-school retro shmup
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(19 total ratings)
Shooter
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
(23 total ratings)
Puzzle
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
A Magical Girl Battle Game
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(17 total ratings)
Fighting
a 8bit Space shooter in Pico 8
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(104 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
Lock and Release! A PICO-8 caravan shmup. Reach the core. Defend the Earth!
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(13 total ratings)
Action
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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
A challenging 16k SHMUP for the C64
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(30 total ratings)
Shooter
Neutral. Shield. Danger.
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(41 total ratings)
Shooter
A small spooky themed RPG
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(66 total ratings)
Role Playing
Play in browser
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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
Meditate in bullet heaven (Soundtrack & Steam key included, free demo)
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(42 total ratings)
Action
A vertical SHMUP for the C64
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(22 total ratings)
Shooter
Cheese it up with Chizuru and SHOOT TO THE BEAT OF THE SONG in this top down bullet hell shooter!
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(33 total ratings)
Rhythm
Take control of the dragon Azron and embark on a fiery reign of terror.
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(15 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
Jet-combat roguelite, occasionally with swords and 300+ other items to strap onto your jet.
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(85 total ratings)
Action
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
Action
Turn hateful humans into lovable demons in this 90s arcade style shooter
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(70 total ratings)
Shooter
Massively multiplayer arcade space shooter
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(26 total ratings)
Shooter
Bleed
$4.99
Air-dodge, slow-time and blast baddies in this twin-skick action-platformer!
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(138 total ratings)
Action
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