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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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Aqua Ippan (2023 Demo)
Escape from your pursuers with only your diving gear and some help from local hooligans!
Division 六
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(149 total ratings)
Action
GIF
satryn
a chaotic, infinite twin stick shooty ✨
maybell🌻
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(154 total ratings)
Action
GIF
Gun Knight
A knight who modifies his gun by changing its attachments.
Stepford
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(370 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
GIF
Kalikan
$5
Dip, dodge, duck, dive, and ... die
LouieChapm
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(61 total ratings)
Action
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
JUMPGRID
$4.99
White-knuckle speed-Pac-Man.
Ian MacLarty
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(71 total ratings)
Action
Switch 'N' Shoot
$1.99
-50%
👾 An arcade shoot-em-up played entirely with a single button.
Matt Glanville
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(149 total ratings)
Action
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
Cherry Bomb
$3.50
Short Shwave Shmup
Krystman
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(33 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
VELOCE
Torfi
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(70 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
Talented
Roguelite with Procedural Skill Trees
TurtleFox Games
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(77 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
HUNTERS' PATH REBIRTH
Spooky Stylish Mercenary Force
CURSED BOOTLEG INC
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(34 total ratings)
Shooter
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
Bot Vice
$9.99
Top-Down Gallery Shooter Arcade!
DYA Games
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(34 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
RISK SYSTEM
$9.99
High speed kinetic action. Danger is the best offense!
RISK SYSTEM
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(56 total ratings)
Action
Rocket Smash EX
Crash. Rebuild. Refuel. Fight for your life. Enjoy a cup of tea. Crash again.
RGCD.DEVVerified Account
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(23 total ratings)
Action
Cuphead LCD
Fan-made handheld shoot 'em up
Itizso
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(20 total ratings)
Simulation
Play in browser
C-Dogs SDL
Classic overhead run-and-gun game
congusbongus
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(22 total ratings)
Shooter
GIF
XYDONIA / ザイドニア
Action-packed Japanese-inspired retro SHMUP
Breaking Bytes
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(50 total ratings)
Shooter
Zeta Wing 2 (C64)
$4.99
A vertical SHMUP for the C64
SarahJaneAvory
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(22 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
DEAD PETALS BLISS
a fractal-trance bullet-trip 🌸
bandaloo
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
Action
Hearts Ablaze
Western shoot-em-up where your hearts are your everything
Jon Topielski
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(55 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
SILICON SCRAMBLE
Self-destruct your way to victory!
CROW'S NEST
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(14 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
Touhou Artificial Dream in Arcadia DEMO
Touhou mixed with a Retro Dungeon Crawler!
potemki11
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(26 total ratings)
Role Playing
Chromacell DEMO
Retro sideways shmup
Ben James
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(18 total ratings)
Shooter
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
Derelict + Derelict EX (Color Upgrade)
Programancer
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(21 total ratings)
Platformer
GIF
Riftwalker
An explosive fast-paced arcade space shooter.
Plan B
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(15 total ratings)
Shooter
SPITFIRE Paradise
A blazing fast caravan shmup!
CROW'S NEST
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(17 total ratings)
Shooter
Antecrypt⚡
$6
In bundle
single-stick arena shooter on mankind's last hard drive
PUNKCAKE Délicieux 🥞
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(34 total ratings)
Shooter
Downstream Dream
$2.99
Fast-paced river racing!
ridgek
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
ZAKESTA
Vertical scroll 2D Shmup
zakichi
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
Shooter
Star Fighter
ansimuzVerified Account
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
Snow Force (C64)
$3.99
An Xmas SHMUP for the C64
SarahJaneAvory
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(18 total ratings)
Shooter
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