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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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Dip, dodge, duck, dive, and ... die
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(61 total ratings)
Action
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A vertical SHMUP for the C64
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(82 total ratings)
Shooter
White-knuckle speed-Pac-Man.
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(71 total ratings)
Action
👾 An arcade shoot-em-up played entirely with a single button.
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(149 total ratings)
Action
Short Shwave Shmup
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(34 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
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 8bit Space shooter in Pico 8
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(104 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
High speed kinetic action. Danger is the best offense!
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(56 total ratings)
Action
A vertical SHMUP for the C64
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(23 total ratings)
Shooter
Take control of the dragon Azron and embark on a fiery reign of terror.
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(15 total ratings)
Action
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single-stick arena shooter on mankind's last hard drive
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(34 total ratings)
Shooter
Fast-paced river racing!
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Action
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An Xmas SHMUP for the C64
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(18 total ratings)
Shooter
A short but challanging horizontal shmup game.
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(11 total ratings)
Action
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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 side scrolling 2D C64 space shooter
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(19 total ratings)
Shooter
Pixel-tastic, retro-infused, twin-stick shooter.
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Shooter
A classic shoot em' up on steroids.
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(80 total ratings)
Shooter
Hyperkinetic shooter designed to make your eyes bleed
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(65 total ratings)
Shooter
A fast-paced low-poly 3D rail shooter heavily inspired by classics of the early 90's.
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Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(26 total ratings)
Shooter
ZX Spectrum Game inspired in Aliens Movies.
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(14 total ratings)
Action
A difficult twin-stick adventure shoot-em-up about a sentry droid who turns rogue to save humanity.
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(15 total ratings)
Shooter
A horizontal SHMUP for the line of classic Commodore Amiga computers.
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(29 total ratings)
Shooter
Classic helicopter shoot 'em up.
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(18 total ratings)
Action
Arcade air combat game, 20 missions with different targets
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Shooter
Trip to the space war. Moon Cresta. Try it now !! You can get a lot of fun and thrill.
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Shooter
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A Short Arcade-Style Shmup
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Action
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Embark on an adventure through space with the ferocious HELLSTAR SQUADRON.
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(25 total ratings)
Shooter
90s 16-bit YM2612 Shooter Strikes Back!
Rated 4.1 out of 5 stars
(25 total ratings)
Shooter
An explosive twist on an arcade classic.
Rated 4.1 out of 5 stars
(19 total ratings)
Shooter
A story driven vertical shmup.
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(23 total ratings)
Shooter
A space-shooter meets a rogue-like.
Rated 4.1 out of 5 stars
(11 total ratings)
Shooter
A retro, 8-bit style run-and-gun inspired by Saturday morning cartoons of the 80s!
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(18 total ratings)
Shooter
Color Match Puzzle x Shoot'em up!
Rated 3.9 out of 5 stars
(16 total ratings)
Puzzle
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
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