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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 paid featuredtagged Shoot 'Em Up (69 results)

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Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(168 total ratings)
Shooter
A manic shooter for beginners and psychos alike.
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(73 total ratings)
Shooter
White-knuckle speed-Pac-Man.
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(71 total ratings)
Action
Fast paced, turn-based shooter with a cute attitude!
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(114 total ratings)
Shooter
An ARPG-SHMUP hybrid with immense mechanical depth.
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Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(29 total ratings)
Action
Cellular Minesweeper Shooter 🔬
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(25 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
Shoot'em up arcade with crazy characters and explosions everywhere!
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(16 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)
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
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
single-stick arena shooter on mankind's last hard drive
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(34 total ratings)
Shooter
A space game about swinging trash into things and dying
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(35 total ratings)
Action
👻 Wrangle endless waves of ghosts in a post-apocalyptic clean-up mission.
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(30 total ratings)
Action
High density shooting action
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(20 total ratings)
Action
A shoot-em-up with rogue-lite elements and beautiful hand-drawn graphics
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(24 total ratings)
Shooter
A casual bullet hell shoot-em-up!
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Shooter
A classic shoot em' up on steroids.
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(80 total ratings)
Shooter
Hyperkinetic shooter designed to make your eyes bleed
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(65 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
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
Chaotic Space Shooter
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(14 total ratings)
Shooter
Zap polygon baddies in a neon, geometric glitch world.
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(36 total ratings)
Action
PAWARUMi
$14.99
Rock-Paper-Scissors with Aztec Lasers!
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Shooter
Boiling Bolt is a 2D scrolling shooter with breath-taking 3D graphics and stunning PopcornFx effects.
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Shooter
RHEUM
$2.99
Shoot baddies with your eyeball water. Clear projectiles with cornea crushing blasts!
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
Shooter
NEXT JUMP is a turn-based, tactics Shoot 'em up for people who are bad at SHMUPs, but love them.
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(37 total ratings)
Strategy
Boss rush game with bullet hell and platforming elements.
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Action
Glitchskier is a cyber-action shmuERROR 0x0000006c4
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Action
Embark on an adventure through space with the ferocious HELLSTAR SQUADRON.
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(25 total ratings)
Shooter
90s 16-bit YM2612 Shooter Strikes Back!
Rated 4.1 out of 5 stars
(25 total ratings)
Shooter
An explosive twist on an arcade classic.
Rated 4.1 out of 5 stars
(19 total ratings)
Shooter
A story driven vertical shmup.
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(23 total ratings)
Shooter
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