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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-Down

A perspective where the camera is placed directly above the player. Common in 2D games, but can also be used in 3D games.

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Tadpole Tales
A tiny 2D Hand-drawn "Clean 'Em Up" game about a tadpole cleaning rivers and fighting pollution.
Andrei Zi Zhen
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(134 total ratings)
Action
C-Dogs SDL
Classic overhead run-and-gun game
congusbongus
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(23 total ratings)
Shooter
Planetary Pest Control
An asymmetrical couch co-op adventure played with a Mech and a Monkey.
DangerZone GA
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(11 total ratings)
Adventure
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
GIF
AcceleNation
​Build and expand your mobile city and fight against hordes of evil, inter-dimensional crystalback apes.
Reaktori
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(61 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
GIF
Queen
A demake of Splatoon for Kronbits Demake Jam
Kyle O
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(27 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
Kill-BOI 9000
Upgrade your very own Kill-BOI and fight off hordes of creepy eye monsters!
PlayWithFurcifer
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(21 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
Dangerous Planet
Can you survive for 15 minutes?
purmalis
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(18 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
Endless Pursuit
Survive the endless pursuit of dangerous enemies.
CaffeinatedOwl
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
GIF
SturmFront - The Mutant War
SturmFront - The Mutant War is a classic action game in the tradition of Mercs, Shock Troopers and Commando.
Andrade-Games
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(16 total ratings)
Shooter
RUSTMITES
A bonus mini game for FUMES community.
tarkovsky
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(11 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
Shoot a Shot
Shoot em up
Liminal Creations
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Play in browser
One Finger Doom
Doom in one finger!
Marvin Advergames
Rated 4.1 out of 5 stars
(22 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
Navisy: Creatures of the Deep
Follow an adventurous seaman on a short journey to the open sea.
Avokadomos
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Adventure
Play in browser
Shmoup
Endless shoot'em up in space! With controller support
y-zo studio
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
3030 Deathwar
The Space Adventure the 80s never made!
Crunchy Leaf Games
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
Role Playing
Survive 10
Reach the highest scores in this Bullet-Hell SHMUP!
KP
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
GOSPACE
A space shooter upgrade game.
Lucas Lima Game Developer
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
AnGree Face
Endless twitch shooter. Combine words to make spells. Over 2,000 unique combinations.
ivysly
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Action
GIF
Space Ranger
A short coffee-break top-down shmup in space!
Dumenglume
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
Guariniara
Salve sua tribo e a mata dos terríveis invasores em busca da magia da natureza.
R_Goulart
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
ULTRA FORCE: OBLITERATION
Aliens are invading and there's only two pilots who can stop them. Made for Opera Jam 2021!
Stepford
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
Zurbi
Can you open that hatch?
icxon
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
Totally Shmup
Short and sweet little retro-style shoot 'em up
EldTheZombie
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Shooter
Secret Agents for TIC-80
Top down 2 players shoot-em-up for TIC-80
msx80
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
Ultra Bug Blaster MAX
An infinite survival shooter with lots of juice. Let's see how long YOU can last!!
hazulu
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Shooter
Awaken: Underwater Odyssey
Tryzna
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Shooter
OL' HARDY AIN'T DONE YET
5-Minute Cowboy Turtle Top-Down Shooter! Yee-Haw!
KASURAGA
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Shooter
Mantallion
Underwater SHMUP game
Comfy Council Studios
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
GIF
The Green Side of The Moon
Liberate the other side of the moon in this action-packed breakout/space invaders/wtf -style game.
Reaktori
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
GIF
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Stupid++
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
Flight
Nymphian Dreamway of Esoteric Yearning Fancy
Remi-chan
Rated 3.9 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Shooter
Kill The Arcade
Roguelite shooter set in a fully functioning arcade.
polaritybear
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Action
Neon Dash Drive Deluxe
A group of unlikely heroes team up to defeat Dr. Villain in this synthwave shoot 'em up.
Fabrício Guedes Faria
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
Creature Creep
Immerse yourself in a vibrant world of hand-drawn wonder with our top-down wave shooter game!
Introverted Games
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Shooter
Rush Boss
20 Seconds to Beat the Boss!
calamitynolan
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
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