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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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from 2015 tagged Shoot 'Em Up (120 results)

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GIF
XYDONIA / ザイドニア
Action-packed Japanese-inspired retro SHMUP
Breaking Bytes
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(52 total ratings)
Shooter
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
GIF
BLUE REVOLVER [alpha demo]
A manic shooter about a bunny-eared genius and a fancy weapon.
woof
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(18 total ratings)
Shooter
GIF
BLUE REVOLVER [v0.51 demo]
woof
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(28 total ratings)
Shooter
Jigoku Kisetsukan: Sense of the Seasons
Bullet Hell Shoot 'em up
Emad
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(44 total ratings)
Shooter
GIF
Double Kick Heroes : Demo
Double Kick Heroes the best and only rhythm METAL shoot'em up!
Headbang Club
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(30 total ratings)
Rhythm
Mussel
Underwater shooter, synced to a killer chiptune track.
Jonathan Whiting
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(41 total ratings)
Shooter
Aviator Arcade II
$2.99
Military-Grade Vertical SHMUP Action for your Commodore 64.
RGCD.DEVVerified Account
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(21 total ratings)
Shooter
Steredenn: Binary Stars
$12.99
Chaotic Space Shooter
TyGAMES
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(14 total ratings)
Shooter
Soundsaber
$4.99
A twin-stick shooter where your music is your weapon
SonorousGames
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(19 total ratings)
Action
GIF
SturmFront - The Mutant War
SturmFront - The Mutant War is a classic action game in the tradition of Mercs, Shock Troopers and Commando.
Andrade-Games
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(16 total ratings)
Shooter
GIF
Cave Blast
Jetpack around the cave & shoot stuff with things!
SnoutUp
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(13 total ratings)
Shooter
Gongbat
The power of sound drives this explosive shooter!
Moonvalk
Rated 4.1 out of 5 stars
(23 total ratings)
Shooter
Strongerman
Run right n' shoot stuff!
Gypopothomas
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
GIF
Burst Fighter
relive your arcade shoot em up style in your home,with 2 player local co op
magesoft
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Shooter
Star Claws Trilogy Arcade
Star Wars, now with 100% more cats!
1CC Games
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
DOG WOLVE
Smash some TVs in this music-video game
Ryan Trawick
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Action
GIF
The Hunt for the Red Cthulhu
Underwater Exploration shooter (You know, That sub level in Super Mario Land)
JADE
Rated 3.9 out of 5 stars
(17 total ratings)
Shooter
GIF
Space Moth DX (Demo)
Bullet Hell with psychedelic insects!
1CC Games
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Shooter
AERO CHIMERA
Super Difficult STG
Errant Pixel Software
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Shooter
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
GIF
VARUNA
Old School shooter
STORYBIRD
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Shooter
GIF
Pong Knights
Pong meets Super Crate Box meets Thomas Was Alone!
alphonsus
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
Z-Exemplar
$1
Conquer a galaxy. One planet at a time.
suminell
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Shooter
GIF
Ji-Gen Go!
Defeat as many enemies as you can in this retro shmup!
PlayKiseki
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
Tank Blast
Bright and hardcore return of arcade tanks!
Pow Pow
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Action
GIF
A Goblin's Xmas Tale (beta)
Probably this year's funniest Christmas game
Professional Villains
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Shooter
GIF
Bezier (PC)
$9.99
The mindless blaster with a big heart.
Thalamus Digital Publishing Ltd.Verified Account
Rated 3.4 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Action
Ether Defender
$1
Top down shmup with 3 choosable ships
Cole Dunham
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Shooter
Hellion 7DRL
PNJeffries
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Strategy
Nanovoid
reigning space
Lazycow
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Shooter
Zenohell
$8.99
90s Arcade Shooting Hyper Medal Collecting Action
JackDarx
Rated 3.3 out of 5 stars
(13 total ratings)
Shooter
GIF
blackfisk
Fast paced shooter
Preston Cammarata
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Shooter
Lockdown Protocol
Score-oriented 2.5D platformer/shooter
FRACTiLE Games
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Shooter
Riddled Corpses
Arcade game of 8/16bits
DiabolicalMind
Rated 3.7 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Action
GIF
Nebulous Infinity
A vertical scrolling shoot 'em up with randomized maps and powerups! Made in a week for the 7DRL challenge.
Virtually Competent
Rated 3.8 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
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