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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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Let it Go
A dour fixed shooter about regret
Portrait Prophecies
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
GIF
Totem of Seeding
anttihaavikko
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
SUPERSPACESLAP2444
A slaptastic bullet experience that'll rock your socks off.
Shroomius
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
Silverlead Sheriff
Short, hard, shooting-action arcade game with cowboys and werewolves!
Daruu
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Shooter
DEFENDER
Shoot'em up where you are the antivirus
AcrylicHorizon
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Action
Marcianitos
Addictive and difficult Shmup
José Luis Amores
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
ルビーのSTGウルトラススススススワゴーノーメトリーふへじさんの大冒険
a shooting game alpha demo
Ruby May Valentine
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Shooter
Magnet Mayhem
Quick-Paced Shooter with Physics based movement
IggyLikesToCode
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
Tengoku 2: 古霊境 〜 Immemorial Spirit Border
An island so dangerous it was taken off the map... Those who enter are unlikely to leave.
Dogtopius
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
Boomer Shooter
Shoot your way through hordes of challenging enemies
thathsara
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Action
TetraShip
Connect, Shoot, Survive
FioreBuddha
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
GIF
Space Shooter
Soren Saket
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Action
[JAM] MagiGhostDEADline
Collect 600+ coins to avoid eternal damnation
boghog
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
GIF
DUNkrsh
shweep
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Action
CIRNO TRAINING '99
Bullet hell game where the bullets slow down as they get closer.
FriendLight
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
Iced
Enemies are invading your camp. Protect it and avoid freezing.
TemptyOne
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
Neo-Mecha Communist Shark
Como agente de la URSS, Unión de Repúblicas Socialistas Submarinas, tu misión es salvar la tierra. ¿Serás capaz?
JuanFCrater
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
GIF
606060 (60 minutes - 60 seconds - 60 waves : a 1 hour game jam experiment)
1 hour game jam 60 seconds
kNARF
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
False Angel
Fly to the Heavens
jonah-srg
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
Alpha Mono S
A lone survivor must pilot a living ship to escape V.E.G.A.
Maigi Games
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
Boss game
Challenging boss with hack and slash, bullet hell and combos.
PatricianDev
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
HERETICAL
Battle against a celestial/demonic uprising in a frantic, symmetrical Shoot 'em Up!
P. R. Saseta
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
Osore
A challenging mix of classic shoot 'em ups & modern roguelikes about fighting your fears.
Ryder Studios
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Action
Space Tappers
Simple shoot'em up game with one button control in retro arcade style.
Taqzwee
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Shooter
Alice in Gunderland: Down the Rabbit Hole
The Cheshire cat has given you AK-47. Rip and Tear until its done.
MaidAndReady
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
GIF
Airthrashers
An Arcade One-stick Shooter!
tenseven
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
GIF
Holy Mountain
Rappel into hell on a spider's thread.
ochridge
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Platformer
Touhou: Spooktastic Mansion Adventure
2-minute caravan shoot-em-up starring devils, ghosts, and a spooky umbrella!
Kevin Minh
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Shooter
Rely
An asymmetrical shooting galore! Play as two characters simultaneously and protect each other despite their differences!
KeepTrying
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
The Price of Victory
Fight for the future.
Trancepticon
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Action
Abductor! - Alien Invasion
A retro arcade shooter
PixelscapeGames
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Shooter
The Defense Of The Geometry
Defend the perfect geometry form, the triangle
Creative Worlds
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
GIF
Space Dumper 2000
Hardcore shmup with procedurally generated levels.
Jank Hambrams
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Shooter
Space Burst
You will need to be the best pilot to fight Hotburst. (Full controller support)
absurdnoises
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Adventure
SUPER DEBT! (early demo)
A Twin-Stick Bullet-Hell Dungeon-Crawler where everything is tied into one resource... $*MONEY*$
zagawee
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Action
GIF
Stairway to Silence
LD48 Solo Jam - Claustrophobic Elevator Shoot 'em up
Talops
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Action
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