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8-Bit

In the style of games made the 8-bit generation of game consoles & computers, or sometimes authentically created to run on original hardware. Common 8-Bit consoles include the Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Master System, and the Commodore 64

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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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PRAXIS FIGHTER X
$5
Dodge bullets and fight the militarized police force defending a corporate toxic sludge pipeline.
SPARSE//GameDev
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(45 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
Zeta Wing (C64)
$3.99
A vertical SHMUP for the C64
SarahJaneAvory
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(82 total ratings)
Shooter
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
Galactic Wars EX
7.99€
Arcade co-op old-school retro shmup
Volcano Bytes
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(19 total ratings)
Shooter
Steel Ranger (C64)
$4.99
Awesome run & gun action adventure for the C64 from the author of Hessian!
Psytronik Software
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(25 total ratings)
Action
Blazing Rangers / 炎のレンジャーマン
$12.99
An original one-screen action game for NES&FC-compatible hardware, realized in the style of '80s arcade games.
First Press Games
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(30 total ratings)
Action
Galactic Wars
2€
a 8bit Space shooter in Pico 8
Volcano Bytes
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(104 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
Neutron (C64)
$2.99
A challenging 16k SHMUP for the C64
SarahJaneAvory
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(30 total ratings)
Shooter
Zeta Wing 2 (C64)
$4.99
A vertical SHMUP for the C64
SarahJaneAvory
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(23 total ratings)
Shooter
Galencia for the C64
$4.99
A brand new SHMUP for the C64!
Jason Aldred
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(23 total ratings)
Shooter
Dragon's Playground
$3
Take control of the dragon Azron and embark on a fiery reign of terror.
Extar
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(15 total ratings)
Action
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
GIF
Riftwalker
An explosive fast-paced arcade space shooter.
Plan B
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(15 total ratings)
Shooter
Snow Force (C64)
$3.99
An Xmas SHMUP for the C64
SarahJaneAvory
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(18 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
Mega Alien Destroyer
julianmartinezgames
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(14 total ratings)
Shooter
Santron (C64)
A Christmas version of Neutron, a challenging SHMUP for the C64
SarahJaneAvory
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Shooter
GIF
Death Strike
Old school SHMUP
darkbits
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(17 total ratings)
Shooter
GIF
4 GIGA BOSS FIGHTS
Fight your way through an onslaught of more than 4 billion boss fights in top-down arcade action
GuerraGames
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(24 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
Hunter's Moon Remastered (C64)
$4.99
The classic C64 shoot 'em up - remastered.
Thalamus Digital Publishing Ltd.Verified Account
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(29 total ratings)
Shooter
Alien Girl - ZX Spectrum
2€
In bundle
ZX Spectrum Game inspired in Aliens Movies.
Javier Fopiani
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(14 total ratings)
Action
Exolon: REDUX
Combat action remake
Ben James
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(36 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
Nintendoodle
Doodle Jump redesigned for the NES
byAdam
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Platformer
Play in browser
Surgevania
Mini-metroidvania shoot 'em up
Donitz
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(27 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
GIF
Invader Overload
A tribute to Space Invaders Extreme
Brian Vaughn / Morning Toast
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(11 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
Project Home
A hack-n-slash/bullet-hell shooter
AnukeVerified Account
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(22 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
Unwieldy Wand
A cute-em-up I made for the GMTK Game Jam 2020
Michirin
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(13 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
GIF
Pike 'n Shot
A side scrolling, renaissance era, Pike'n'Shoot'em up.
James Edward Smith
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(14 total ratings)
Action
Skyward Battles (Playdate) + free demo
$5
-23%
Arcade air combat game, 20 missions with different targets
CrankWorkGames
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Shooter
EXO-TICAL
Space Adventure for ZX Spectrum
Roolandoo
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Action
STALKER 1989
1989
Urukhai
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(13 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
Witch 'Em Up!
Cute witch shoot 'em up
Tinchetsu
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
GIF
Pico8 Moon Cresta
£1
Trip to the space war. Moon Cresta. Try it now !! You can get a lot of fun and thrill.
MinionSoft
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
Strikeback (C64)
$3.99
A horizontal SHMUP for the C64
SarahJaneAvory
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(27 total ratings)
Shooter
High Tide
Short action game made for the "My First Game Jam Summer '21"
Brett_Messy
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(18 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
Apocryph: an old-school shooter
Apocryph is an old-school fantasy shooter inspired by Hexen, Heretic, Painkiller and Strife.
Bigzur
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(41 total ratings)
Shooter
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