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Featuring fast-paced gameplay, combat mechanics, and challenges that test reflexes and coordination. Often involving physical confrontations, weapon usage, and strategic maneuvers to overcome opponents or obstacles.

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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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Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(605 total ratings)
Action
Roguelite broken build simulator. Shoot down hordes of monsters to stay alive for 10 minutes.
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(634 total ratings)
Action
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A first-person shooter, survival , adventure game
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(162 total ratings)
Adventure
Karlson is thristy
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Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(406 total ratings)
Action
May you attain enlightenment.
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(168 total ratings)
Shooter
Escape from your pursuers with only your diving gear and some help from local hooligans!
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(151 total ratings)
Action
a chaotic, infinite twin stick shooty ✨
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(155 total ratings)
Action
Bleed 2
$9.99
A relentless arcade action game with air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses.
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(159 total ratings)
Action
A knight who modifies his gun by changing its attachments.
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(380 total ratings)
Shooter
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A rogue-like shoot'em up based on the flash classic "Heli Attack".
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(151 total ratings)
Action
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Dodge bullets and fight the militarized police force defending a corporate toxic sludge pipeline.
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(45 total ratings)
Shooter
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Dip, dodge, duck, dive, and ... die
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(61 total ratings)
Action
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Slay hordes of aliens in this survival roguelite shooter. As NIMRODS the mission is to Test Weaponry
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(104 total ratings)
Action
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Tactical stealth meets top-down mecha combat and excessive destruction
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(45 total ratings)
Action
A tiny 2D Hand-drawn "Clean 'Em Up" game about a tadpole cleaning rivers and fighting pollution.
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(134 total ratings)
Action
White-knuckle speed-Pac-Man.
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(71 total ratings)
Action
Short Caravan Shmup - Alpha Release
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(27 total ratings)
Action
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👾 An arcade shoot-em-up played entirely with a single button.
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(149 total ratings)
Action
An ARPG-SHMUP hybrid with immense mechanical depth.
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Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(29 total ratings)
Action
A short simplistic boss-rush/bullet-hell shmup released for the Game Boy to celebrate the console's 30th anniversary.
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(29 total ratings)
Shooter
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(71 total ratings)
Action
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A shooter inspired by Saint Dragon on Atari ST. You have 2 sides, one invicible and one with guns!
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Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(42 total ratings)
Action
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Rescue breakfast in this action-packed arcade style shoot -em-up!
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(19 total ratings)
Action
Cellular Minesweeper Shooter 🔬
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(25 total ratings)
Puzzle
Awesome run & gun action adventure for the C64 from the author of Hessian!
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(25 total ratings)
Action
Arcade - shoot em up
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(18 total ratings)
Action
Roguelite with Procedural Skill Trees
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(77 total ratings)
Action
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Action-packed cube-collecting excitement!
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(38 total ratings)
Shooter
Action Shoot Em Up - Save the universe one bark at a time!
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(41 total ratings)
Action
Stave off your nightmares in this unique shmup/platformer hybrid!
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(101 total ratings)
Action
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Take on waves of enemies and upgrade weapons as the pilot of a Cyberlancer!
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(105 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
Top-Down Gallery Shooter Arcade!
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(34 total ratings)
Action
A hybrid of bullet hell and action-RPG.
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(14 total ratings)
Action
a 8bit Space shooter in Pico 8
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(105 total ratings)
Shooter
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Shoot'em up arcade with crazy characters and explosions everywhere!
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(16 total ratings)
Shooter
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