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Swordship

A Sci-Fi Shoot 'Em Up from Digital Kingdom and Thunderful Publishing.

R-Type Final 2

The sixth main installment of, as well as a crowdfunded revival of, the R-Type series of sci-fi shoot-'em-ups. Led by some of the team behind the 2003 game R-Type Final, R-Type Final 2 brings the action into full HD while bringing back the ludicrous amount of playable ships and introducing new customization elements and post-release updates.

CounterAttack

CounterAttack is a side scrolling space shooter with up to 4 player local coop or up to 8 player online coop. Tons of levels, ultimate abilities, unlockable upgrades and weapons, and a robust powerup system.

Sophstar

Sophstar is a vertical bullet hell shoot 'em up from Banana Bytes.

Akai Katana Shin

Akai Katana for Xbox 360 contains three different modes, including a port of the original arcade version of Akai Katana.

Black Otaku - SOS

Black Otaku - SOS

Ordyne

A horizontal side-scrolling Arcade shoot 'em up originally developed and released to Japanese Arcades by Namco in 1988, followed by a TurboGrafx-16 conversion. It is known for its bizarre comedic elements, reminiscent of Konami's Parodius or Masaya's Cho Aniki.

Darius

The first game in the Darius series, this game was released by Taito in 1986.

Asteroids Recharged

The second "Recharged" reimagining of an Atari classic focuses on 1979's Asteroids.

Gravitar: Recharged

A reimagining of Atari's 1982 shooter.

The Knight Witch

A Metroidvania Shoot 'Em Up game from Super Mega Team and Team17.

Samurai Aces

The first shoot-'em-up by arcade studio Psikyo, Samurai Aces is set in a bizarre science-fantasy Feudal Japan, as six pilots use their own unique aircraft (from old-fashioned gliders to stealth fighters) to take on an evil cult.

Samurai Aces III: Sengoku Cannon

Sengoku Blade: Sengoku Ace Episode III

Aniquilation

Aniquilation is a twin-stick shooter taking place on spherical levels for up to two players.

TWilight INSanity

TWilight INSanity is a doujin vertical shoot em' up game developed by Eikyuu Loop.

Transputer Man

Transputer Man is a 1988 C64 shoot 'em up created by Palace Software in the Shoot Em Up Construction Kit, and was distributed as a demo game with that product.

Strikers 1945 II

Strikers 1945 II is the sequel to Strikers 1945, adapted from a popular Japanese arcade game. Developed by Psikyo, the game was successful in both North American and Asia.

Thunderbolt II

Thunderbolt II is a vertical scrolling shooter from Gamtec, which remained a Taiwan-only release until 2019.

Strikers 1945 III

This is the third game in the Strikers 1945 series. Strikers 1945 III was considered the high point of the franchise.

Cygni: All Guns Blazing

Cygni: All Guns Blazing is a twin-stick vertical scrolling SHMUP developed by KeelWorks.

GRAND CROSS: ReNOVATION

An indie shoot 'em up featuring very technical controls and a novel regenerating health system.

Radiant Silvergun

Radiant Silvergun is a vertical scrolling shooter with several weapons and a color-based chain system.

Otomedius Gorgeous

A spin-off of the Gradius series of side-scrolling shoot-'em-ups, featuring moe-anthropomorphized versions of starfighters from previous Konami games.

Sol Divide

Sol Divide is a fantasy-themed shoot-'em-up from Psikyo.

Radirgy 2

The Radirgy series continues with its fourth entry: Radirgy 2.

Black Market of Bulletphilia ~ 100th Black Market

A sequel to Touhou 18, commemorating Comiket 100 and the series' 25th anniversary.

Z-Tack

Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: Burst Forth!! Choro-gon☆Breath

An Anime Shoot 'Em Up game where the characters must escape from the inside of a cursed PC.

Ketsui Death Label

A boss rush adaptation of Ketsui Kizuna Jigoku Tachi for the Nintendo DS.

Exerion

An early vertical shooter developed by TOSE and published by Jaleco in Japan. It was Jaleco's first release for the Famicom.

Steel Empire

The Steel Empire rules the skies with an iron (steel) fist, and only the Resistance can bring them down in this horizontal shoot 'em up for the Sega Genesis.

Zero Wing

A 1989 horizontal shoot 'em up, more notable today for its poorly translated intro movie than its gameplay.

Touhou 18.5 - 100th Black Market

A sequel to Touhou 18, commemorating Comiket 100 and the series' 25th anniversary.

Spaced Out!!

A single-screen shoot-'em-up released in 2006.

Shinorubi

A neon-infused bullet-hell shoot-'em-up.

Hacha Mecha Fighter

A 1991 animal-themed arcade cute-'em-up from NMK.

Fire Mustang

A spiritual successor to the World War II shoot-'em-up P-47: The Phantom Fighter, with players taking on both Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan with a sole P-51 Mustang.

Thunder Dragon 2

A sequel to NMK's 1991 vertical-scrolling shoot-'em-up Thunder Dragon. It revamps the original's weapon system, with Player 1 and Player 2 sides having their own unique firepower.

Thunder Dragon

Take control of the advanced sci-fi fighter craft GH-68 Thunder Dragon and battle a massive mechanized force in this vertical-scrolling shoot-'em-up from NMK and Tecmo.

QuByte Classics: Thunderbolt Collection

The NES and Genesis versions of Thunderbolt II packaged together for contemporary platforms.