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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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Games that can be played alone

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Top rated$15 or less tagged Shoot 'Em Up and Singleplayer (81 results)

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May you attain enlightenment.
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(165 total ratings)
Shooter
A vertical SHMUP for the C64
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(82 total ratings)
Shooter
👾 An arcade shoot-em-up played entirely with a single button.
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(149 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
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)
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
👻 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
Colorful shoot 'em up with varied and diverse gameplay beyond the familiar shooting and dodging
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Action
Classic helicopter shoot 'em up.
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(18 total ratings)
Action
A horizontal SHMUP for the C64
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(27 total ratings)
Shooter
Boss rush game with bullet hell and platforming elements.
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Action
An arcade shooter where enemies learn behaviours from those that went before • WebGL Demo • Win/Mac/Linux Versions
Rated 4.1 out of 5 stars
(36 total ratings)
Shooter
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⚠MORE CHAOS INCOMING⚠
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Action
A retro, 8-bit style run-and-gun inspired by Saturday morning cartoons of the 80s!
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(18 total ratings)
Shooter
Destruction Of The Year
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
Bullet Purgatory
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Shooter
A rhythm-synchronised, old-school score-chasing arcade game that plays like some alien coin-op from another dimension.
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Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Shooter
Live out your fantasy of delivering pizza as you embark into a strange new world
Rated 3.6 out of 5 stars
(34 total ratings)
Adventure
Single-player auto-attacking 'monster'-hell shoot-em-up survival game
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
Vertical scrolling shoot'em up with ship upgrades
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
A cookie fights for survival!
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
A fast-paced vertical shooter designed for human beings as well as shmup veterans
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Action
You are struck by the urge to visit a bathroom, start a trip and face your greatest fears in a fight to the last splash!
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Shooter
The mindless blaster with a big heart.
Rated 3.4 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Action
Classic arcade game with campaign through Solar system and retro-style action.
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Shooter
Retro splat 'em up!
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Shooter
A thrilling sci-fi fantasy shmup / shoot'em up with epic boss battles and a vast arsenal of futuristic weapons!
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Action
Gritty tooth-punk rogue-lite funs, with a few pretty good puns.
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Action
Tactical Environmentalist Action
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
Money worth nothing when out of ammo!
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Action
Zzap!
$1.99
Twin-stick twitching, high-score chasing, particle-exploding, 2600 futurism!
Rated 3.7 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Shooter
Justice comes after 30 years
Rated 3.4 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Action
A space shooter for helping less experienced players get better.
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Shooter
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