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Pretty sure everything is indie on itch.io but just in case you want something extra indie.

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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
GIF
NIMRODS - Demo
Slay hordes of aliens in this survival roguelite shooter. As NIMRODS the mission is to Test Weaponry
Fiveamp
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(102 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
GIF
Coma State Eden [昏睡状態エデン]
The sweet dream to your nightmare...!
StudioDaeera
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(54 total ratings)
Shooter
Eyevasion
They're looking for a fight - give it to them!
historymaker118
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(11 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
Cecconoid (Amiga)
$9.99
Pixel-tastic, retro-infused, twin-stick shooter.
Thalamus Digital Publishing Ltd.Verified Account
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Shooter
Rainchaser - [Demo]
A vertical scrolling shoot'em up
kornodd
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Action
Ghost Nirvana
Exorcise ghosts in this fast paced bullet heaven
Thuleanx
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(13 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
JOHN MUST DIE
John can be anywhere, even right beneath our feet...
Yollie
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Action
Spaceoid
A no-kill space shooter
potof
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
GIF
RoyalButts
Short game about killing corrupt politicians.
gath
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Action
Oops! All Curses
2.99€
A curse-filled shoot 'em up
FeatureKreep
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Shooter
GIF
Infernal Labour Union 666
A hellish horde survival teambuilding game
Moon Mole Games
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
Blacksea Odyssey
$9.99
Hunt colossal space-behemoths with rune-infused spears!
Blacksea Odyssey
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Shooter
Meet Your Baker
The bakers' creations have turned on him so now he must fight for his life in the Arena.
Yrgo_Game_Creator
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Shooter
Boomerang Ez
A Fantasy Twist on Space Invaders
Draconic Productions
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
GunTneR
24kb NES Arcade Action Shmup
LoBlast
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Action
GIF
Magical Adriana (Old)
New era in danmaku shoot em up game
Begonia Studio
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Shooter
Loneliness Butterfly
The Epilogue of The Arachne's Anthology.
Daybloom Project
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Adventure
Turnip Boy Robs a Bank
$14.99
Turnip Boy is back! He’s teaming up with the fearsome Pickled Gang to plan and execute the weirdest heist of all time.
Graffiti_GamesVerified Account
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Action
Lone Operative (Demo)
an action packed combat experience
C.Lionfox Productions
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Shooter
GIF
Indiepocalypse #54
$15
Issue #54 of a monthly indie game anthology collecting games from 10 developers.
PIZZAPRANKSVerified Account
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
GIF
Escape the Void DEMO
Fight your way through bizarre areas using powerful weapons and abilities
asbux
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Action
AlienJob
SSmirk
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Action
Rush Boss
20 Seconds to Beat the Boss!
calamitynolan
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
Nociception 1 ~ Voltaic Marketplace
A fantasy shmup on a haunted planet
Ethereal airport
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Shooter
Wirestrike
Event Horizon School
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Shooter
Zenodeath
$9.99
The War ends in 202X
JackDarx
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Action
Marcianitos
Addictive and difficult Shmup
José Luis Amores
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
The Planetologist (Early Access)
$10
The top-down shooter you want to play =)
jameschappfillmore@gmail.com
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
GIF
JEOPARDIZER
The spy who fell
dofhouse
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
Inflados
Rangelas
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
Clear Your Mind
short wave shmup
scowsh
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
Lumina Blasts
A shoot 'em up game in which you play as a witch on the hunt for venomous corruptors!
Daybloom Project
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
"tank test"
Meowlitary
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Survival
Play in browser
Executive Fungal Extraction Force (E.F.E.F.)
Explore the President's insides and save him from a Fungal infection in this Arcade Shooter!
SAWD Games
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
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