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Retro

Featuring aesthetics, gameplay, or themes reminiscent of classic video games. Often characterized by pixel art, chiptune music, or mechanics popularized in earlier gaming eras.

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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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Aqua Ippan (2023 Demo)
Escape from your pursuers with only your diving gear and some help from local hooligans!
Division 六
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(151 total ratings)
Action
GIF
satryn
a chaotic, infinite twin stick shooty ✨
maybell🌻
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(155 total ratings)
Action
GIF
Gun Knight
A knight who modifies his gun by changing its attachments.
Stepford
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(380 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
Lester (C64)
A brand new C64 metroidvania platform game set in a space station where security drones have gone rogue.
knifegrinder
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(34 total ratings)
Platformer
VELOCE
Torfi
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(71 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
Talented
Roguelite with Procedural Skill Trees
TurtleFox Games
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(77 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
HUNTERS' PATH REBIRTH
Spooky Stylish Mercenary Force
CURSED BOOTLEG INC
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(34 total ratings)
Shooter
C-Dogs SDL
Classic overhead run-and-gun game
congusbongus
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(23 total ratings)
Shooter
Rocket Smash EX
Crash. Rebuild. Refuel. Fight for your life. Enjoy a cup of tea. Crash again.
RGCD.DEVVerified Account
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(23 total ratings)
Action
Cuphead LCD
Fan-made handheld shoot 'em up
Itizso
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(20 total ratings)
Simulation
Play in browser
GIF
XYDONIA / ザイドニア
Action-packed Japanese-inspired retro SHMUP
Breaking Bytes
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(50 total ratings)
Shooter
DEAD PETALS BLISS
a fractal-trance bullet-trip 🌸
bandaloo
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
Action
Hearts Ablaze
Western shoot-em-up where your hearts are your everything
Jon Topielski
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(57 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
SILICON SCRAMBLE
Self-destruct your way to victory!
CROW'S NEST
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(14 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
Touhou Artificial Dream in Arcadia DEMO
Touhou mixed with a Retro Dungeon Crawler!
potemki11
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(26 total ratings)
Role Playing
Chromacell DEMO
Retro sideways shmup
Ben James
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(18 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
Rabbit's Quest
Explore, Engage and Upgrade in this retro metroidvania.
directshift
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(13 total ratings)
Adventure
Derelict + Derelict EX (Color Upgrade)
Programancer
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(21 total ratings)
Platformer
GIF
Riftwalker
An explosive fast-paced arcade space shooter.
Plan B
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(15 total ratings)
Shooter
SPITFIRE Paradise
A blazing fast caravan shmup!
CROW'S NEST
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(17 total ratings)
Shooter
Star Fighter
ansimuzVerified Account
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
ZAKESTA
Vertical scroll 2D Shmup
zakichi
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
Shooter
GIF
They Started It
Juicy shoot-em-up
fistfulofsquid
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(29 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
Edge of Space
Retro looking shmup made for the Ludum Dare 42
valden
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(15 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
Eyevasion
They're looking for a fight - give it to them!
historymaker118
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(11 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
Mega Alien Destroyer
julianmartinezgames
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(14 total ratings)
Shooter
GIF
BuzzKill
Try your hand against a different type of invader
Brian Vaughn / Morning Toast
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(14 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
Broken Pearl
Spiritual successor to Twin Tiger Shark
Wide Pixel Games
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
Shooter
VASTYNEX
horizontal scroll 2D Shmup
zakichi
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Shooter
GIF
Super Pork
Catom Games
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
GIF
EJECT BOMBIN'
Throw away your teammates in a high-stakes shoot 'em up!
lapspider45
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(36 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
Reasonable Claustrophobia (LD42)
The walls are closing!
Retrosaur
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(30 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
WOLFGUN
Go on a rampage as a gun-wielding werewolf!
sodaraptor
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(66 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
Space Shock III: Backlash (2016; FREE )
Simple scroll shooter
BekkerDev Studio
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Shooter
Blastius | GMTK Game Jam 2020
Dash and Blast
seek_seek
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Shooter
Exolon: REDUX
Combat action remake
Ben James
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(36 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
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