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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 ratedwith demos tagged Shoot 'Em Up (63 results)

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Awesome run & gun action adventure for the C64 from the author of Hessian!
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(25 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
Meditate in bullet heaven (Soundtrack & Steam key included, free demo)
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(42 total ratings)
Action
Turn hateful humans into lovable demons in this 90s arcade style shooter
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(71 total ratings)
Shooter
Military-Grade Vertical SHMUP Action for your Commodore 64.
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Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(21 total ratings)
Shooter
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 narrative SHMUP / roguelite
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(19 total ratings)
Shooter
Platformer-roguelike about going down and then up again
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Platformer
Colorful shoot 'em up with varied and diverse gameplay beyond the familiar shooting and dodging
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Action
ZX Spectrum Game inspired in Aliens Movies.
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(14 total ratings)
Action
Arcade air combat game, 20 missions with different targets
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(8 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
if only you could read to the monsters
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(14 total ratings)
Shooter
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90s 16-bit YM2612 Shooter Strikes Back!
Rated 4.1 out of 5 stars
(25 total ratings)
Shooter
tiny petscii arcadey shooty
Rated 4.1 out of 5 stars
(18 total ratings)
Shooter
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⚠MORE CHAOS INCOMING⚠
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Action
A magical bullet hell shooter
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Shooter
Crush the forces of hell and get a high score in this addictive, action-packed, arcade-inspired twin-stick shooter!
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
Bullet Purgatory
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Shooter
A retro danmaku game
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Shooter
A rhythm-synchronised, old-school score-chasing arcade game that plays like some alien coin-op from another dimension.
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Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Shooter
Tactical Bullet Hell RPG
Rated 3.8 out of 5 stars
(16 total ratings)
Action
Single-player auto-attacking 'monster'-hell shoot-em-up survival game
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
Hunt colossal space-behemoths with rune-infused spears!
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Shooter
The first smhup breaker in the world.
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Action
The retro mix of a SHMUP and a RPG you've always wanted to play!
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Shooter
A run and gun game inspired by the mythos of the Halloween and the Day of the Dead.
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Action
Hyper-5
$8.33
Cinematic shmup game for PC and console!
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Action
Follow Hoshiko in this modern hardcore danmaku SHMUP about revenge, friendship and honour.
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Shooter
You are struck by the urge to visit a bathroom, start a trip and face your greatest fears in a fight to the last splash!
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Shooter
The mindless blaster with a big heart.
Rated 3.4 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Action
A shoot-em-up with collosal boss battles
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
ROIDERS
$4.99
Become an asteroid miner and loot your way to supremacy! Fight waves of vicious aliens or battle against your friends.
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Shooter
A thrilling sci-fi fantasy shmup / shoot'em up with epic boss battles and a vast arsenal of futuristic weapons!
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Action
The top-down shooter you want to play =)
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Action
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A fast paced shoot-em-up
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
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