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01 Stinger Cover

1986 · famicom, fds, NES

Stinger

84%

Stinger is a shoot-em-up developed by Konami. It is the North American version of the sequel to Twinbee.

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Gyruss

84% Starker DNA-Match
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✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Science fiction Theme ✓ Multiplayer Mode ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Side view Perspective ✓ Combat-focused Game feel
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02 R-Type Leo Cover

1992 · Arcade

R-Type Leo

83%

R-Type Leo is a horizontally scrolling shooter arcade game. It is a spin-off of the R-Type series and the last entry to be released in Arcades. R-Type Leo was initially an original shoot 'em up game in development by Nanao before Irem retooled it into an R-Ty...

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Gyruss

83% Starker DNA-Match
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Science fiction Theme ✓ Multiplayer Mode ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Side view Perspective ✓ Combat-focused Game feel
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03 Tempest Cover

1981 · Acorn Electron, ACPC, Arcade

Tempest

82%

Tempest is a 1981 arcade game by Atari Inc., designed and programmed by Dave Theurer. It takes place on a three-dimensional surface, sometimes wrapped into a tube, which is viewed from one end and is divided into a dozen or more segments or lanes. The player c...

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Gyruss

82% Starker DNA-Match
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Science fiction Theme ✓ Multiplayer Mode ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Combat-focused Game feel ✓ Multiplayer Game feel
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04 Galaga Cover

1981 · Arcade, MSX, PC

Galaga

80%

The objective of Galaga is to score as many points as possible by destroying insect-like enemies. The player controls a starfighter that can move left and right along the bottom of the playfield. Enemies swarm in groups in a formation near the top of the scree...

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Gyruss

80% Sehr nah dran
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✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Science fiction Theme ✓ Multiplayer Mode ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Side view Perspective ✓ Combat-focused Game feel ✓ Multiplayer Game feel
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05 Gaplus Cover

1984 · Arcade, C64, Wii

Gaplus

79%

Gaplus is a fixed shooter arcade game that was released by Namco in 1984. It was the only other game to run on Namco Phozon hardware, and in the US, a modification kit was later released to change the name to Galaga 3, possibly to increase recognition among fa...

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Gyruss

79% Sehr nah dran
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Science fiction Theme ✓ Multiplayer Mode ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Combat-focused Game feel ✓ Multiplayer Game feel
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06 Xevious Cover

1982 · ACPC, Apple][, Arcade

Xevious

77%

It's a nightmare, but it's true! Research shows that we are the actual aliens on Earth, and the ruthless Xevions are the original inhabitants. Now the Xevions want Earth back -- minus humans! Their invasion forces are fierce -- the land is crawling with deadl...

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Gyruss

77% Sehr nah dran
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Science fiction Theme ✓ Multiplayer Mode ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Combat-focused Game feel ✓ Multiplayer Game feel
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07 Phoenix Cover

1980 · Arcade

Phoenix

77%

In this shoot 'em up the player has to fight off four assault waves consisting of different enemy types until he reaches a huge UFO. After destroying the protective plates guarding the UFO's pilot in his cockpit the player can kill the pilot. The game starts a...

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Gyruss

77% Sehr nah dran
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✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Science fiction Theme ✓ Multiplayer Mode ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Combat-focused Game feel ✓ Multiplayer Game feel
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08 Sky Force Reloaded Cover

2016 · Android, Linux, Mac

Sky Force Reloaded

67%

There are many scrolling shooters but none of them is like "Sky Force". This stunning shoot ‘em up game combines the classic arcade elements with the new possibilities offered by current technology. The new installment in the series just came out in a spectacu...

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Gyruss

67% Spannender Match
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✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Science fiction Theme ✓ Multiplayer Mode ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Combat-focused Game feel ✓ Multiplayer Game feel
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09 Ginga Force Cover

2013 · PC, PS4, X360

Ginga Force

65%

Fight over the Earth-like planet of Seventia and its scarce resources of Septonium. A vertical shoot ’em up at its core with an added focus towards immersive storytelling. Follow the story of Alex and Margaret, two exceptional pilots, for the first time on Ste...

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Gyruss

65% Spannender Match
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✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Science fiction Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Combat-focused Game feel
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10 Interstellar Cover

1983 · Arcade

Interstellar

64%

You are Frald Rancer and control a space ship which must journey from your home planet to outer space to defeat enemy invaders. Once all the enemies are defeated then return home. The game moves in a forward direction where the screen objects move towards and...

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Gyruss

64% Spannender Match
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✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Science fiction Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Combat-focused Game feel
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11 Broforce Cover

2015 · Linux, Mac, Switch

Broforce

59%

When evil threatens the world, the world calls on Broforce - an under-funded, over-powered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force. Brace your loins with up to four players to run ‘n’ gun as dozens of different bros and eliminate the o...

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Gyruss

59% Spannender Match
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✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Science fiction Theme ✓ Multiplayer Mode ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Side view Perspective ✓ Combat-focused Game feel
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12 Doom Cover

2016 · PC, PS4, XONE

Doom

53%

Developed by id software, the studio that pioneered the first-person shooter genre and created multiplayer Deathmatch, Doom returns as a brutally fun and challenging modern-day shooter experience. Relentless demons, impossibly destructive guns, and fast, fluid...

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Gyruss

53% Spannender Match
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✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Science fiction Theme ✓ Multiplayer Mode ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Combat-focused Game feel ✓ Multiplayer Game feel
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13 Call of Duty: Black Ops II Cover

2012 · PC, PS3, PS4

Call of Duty: Black Ops II

53%

Pushing the boundaries of what fans have come to expect from the record-setting entertainment franchise, Call of Duty: Black Ops II propels players into a near future, 21st Century Cold War, where technology and weapons have converged to create a new generatio...

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Gyruss

53% Spannender Match
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✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Science fiction Theme ✓ Multiplayer Mode ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Combat-focused Game feel ✓ Multiplayer Game feel
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14 Halo: Combat Evolved Cover

2001 · Mac, PC, XBOX

Halo: Combat Evolved

53%

Bent on Humankind's extermination, a powerful fellowship of alien races known as the Covenant is wiping out Earth's fledgling interstellar empire. Climb into the boots of Master Chief, a biologically altered super-soldier, as you and the other surviving defend...

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Gyruss

53% Spannender Match
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✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Science fiction Theme ✓ Multiplayer Mode ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Combat-focused Game feel ✓ Multiplayer Game feel
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15 Call of Duty: Ghosts Cover

2013 · PC, PS3, PS4

Call of Duty: Ghosts

53%

Call of Duty: Ghosts is a first-person shooter set in a near-future scenario where the United States has been devastated by an orbital weapons strike. The single-player campaign follows Logan Walker, a soldier fighting alongside an elite special operations uni...

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Gyruss

53% Spannender Match
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✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Science fiction Theme ✓ Multiplayer Mode ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Combat-focused Game feel ✓ Multiplayer Game feel
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16 Doom Cover

1993 · DOS, Linux

Doom

52%

In the future, humans have left Earth and settled throughout the galaxy. On Mars, the Union Aerospace Corporation has established a radioactive waste facility and allowed the military to conduct teleportation experiments on the nearby moons of Deimos and Phobo...

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Gyruss

52% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Science fiction Theme ✓ Multiplayer Mode ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Combat-focused Game feel ✓ Multiplayer Game feel
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17 Halo 3 Cover

2007 · PC, X360, XONE

Halo 3

52%

Halo 3 is a shooter game where players primarily experience gameplay from a first-person perspective. Much of the gameplay takes place on foot, but also includes segments focused on vehicular combat. The balance of weapons and objects in the game was adjusted...

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Gyruss

52% Spannender Match
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✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Science fiction Theme ✓ Multiplayer Mode ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Combat-focused Game feel ✓ Multiplayer Game feel
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18 Doom Eternal Cover

2020 · Stadia, Switch, PC

Doom Eternal

52%

Doom Eternal is a first-person shooter developed by id Software and the sequel to Doom (2016). Players control the Doom Slayer as he fights to end a demonic invasion of Earth. Combat is built around aggressive resource management, where health, armor, and ammo...

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Gyruss

52% Spannender Match
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✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Science fiction Theme ✓ Multiplayer Mode ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Combat-focused Game feel ✓ Multiplayer Game feel
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19 Star Wars: Battlefront II Cover

2005 · PC, PS2, PSP

Star Wars: Battlefront II

52%

Star Wars: Battlefront II is the sequel to Star Wars: Battlefront. It is a high-selling Star Wars video game following the many adventures of several characters. The two games are very similar, as both revolve around troopers from various factions fighting in...

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Gyruss

52% Spannender Match
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✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Science fiction Theme ✓ Multiplayer Mode ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Combat-focused Game feel ✓ Multiplayer Game feel
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20 Cuphead Cover

2017 · Mac, Switch, PC

Cuphead

50%

Cuphead is a run-and-gun action game focused primarily on boss battles. Its visual style is modeled after 1930s cartoons, using traditional hand-drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings. Players control Cuphead or Mugman in sin...

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Gyruss

50% Mutiger Treffer
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✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Multiplayer Mode ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Side view Perspective ✓ Combat-focused Game feel ✓ Multiplayer Game feel
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