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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 from 2022 tagged Shoot 'Em Up (37 results)

Explore games from 2022 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 · Sell your games from 2022 on itch.io to have them show up here.

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Short Shwave Shmup
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(33 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
Rescue breakfast in this action-packed arcade style shoot -em-up!
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(19 total ratings)
Action
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
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
Fast-paced river racing!
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Action
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A short but challanging horizontal shmup game.
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(11 total ratings)
Action
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A difficult twin-stick adventure shoot-em-up about a sentry droid who turns rogue to save humanity.
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(15 total ratings)
Shooter
A horizontal SHMUP for the C64
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(27 total ratings)
Shooter
A Short Arcade-Style Shmup
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Action
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Bullet hell shmuptroidvania !
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(16 total ratings)
Adventure
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A magical bullet hell shooter
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Shooter
Issue #33 of a curated monthly indie game anthology collecting games from 10 developers.
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Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
A roguelite bullet hell playable also in local multiplayer!
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Adventure
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Space shooters never die. 1993 is a testament to that!
Rated 3.7 out of 5 stars
(14 total ratings)
Shooter
Kill as many humans as possible in 60 seconds!
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
Hyper-5
$8.33
Cinematic shmup game for PC and console!
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Action
The top-down shooter you want to play =)
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
Issue #25 of a monthly indie game anthology collecting games from 10 developers.
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Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Tactical Environmentalist Action
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
Defeat the Shadow Army and change your destiny!
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Shooter
GTA-inspired open world sandbox game for the ZX Spectrum 128K
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Action
Go Beyond the Gray Death...
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Survival
M.Duck
$1.99
A roguelite about a duck that knows magic.
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Action
Choose your spaceship and defeat the alien threat that comes from the Moon.
Rated 3.7 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Shooter
NADIR
$3.99
One-button Space Shooter for PICO-8
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
Another short shwave SHMUP
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
Protect the world against asteroids!
Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Action
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Rescue stranded ships in the asteroid belt
Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Shooter
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WINNER OF RETRO PLATFORM JAM #4!
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Shooter
Space Roguelike in a dark universe
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Action
A downloadable Commodore 64 game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Shooter
An intense roguelite shoot 'em up where you must save your city from cyborg Karens!
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Action
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
Oh no! Your home planet was destroyed - and now you must search for a new one, but it seems like there aren't any...
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Action
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Adventure
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Retro-style vertical scrolling shoot'em up game
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
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