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01 Shadowgun: DeadZone Cover

2012 · Android, browser, Win Phone

Shadowgun: DeadZone

93%

Gather up your posse of friends, build a team, and kick some butt in the best looking multiplayer third person shooter for mobile. This intense online bullet fest offers the deadliest weapons in the galaxy to aid in your quest for glory...

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Dactylus

93% Starker DNA-Match
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Fantasy Theme ✓ Combat-focused Game feel
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

02 Nebula Fighter Cover

1997 · DOS, PC

Nebula Fighter

89%

Nebula Fighter is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up with pre-rendered graphics and fast, action-oriented gameplay, developed by Holodream Software and published by One Reality. Set somewhere after the year 2010, Nebula Fighter puts the player into the role of a lo...

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Dactylus

89% Starker DNA-Match
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Side view Perspective ✓ Combat-focused Game feel
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

03 Fantasy Zone Cover

1991 · Game Gear

Fantasy Zone

87%

Originally titled "Fantasy Zone Gear: Opa Opa Jr. no Bōken", this game is technically a sequel to the first Fantasy Zone, but got released under the same name outside of Japan. Like the other Fantasy Zone titles, this is a side-scrolling shooter where you can...

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Dactylus

87% Starker DNA-Match
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Fantasy Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Side view Perspective ✓ Combat-focused Game feel
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

04 Horgihugh Cover

2018 · PC, iOS

Horgihugh

87%

Horgihugh is a challenging horizontal side-scrolling shooter from Japanese developer Pixel. Developed by a team of industry veterans, Horgihugh mixes old with new to deliver a beautiful retro shoot 'em up experience that sports vibrant pixel graphics, intense...

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Dactylus

87% Starker DNA-Match
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Fantasy Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Side view Perspective ✓ Combat-focused Game feel
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

05 Tengai Cover

2006 · Switch, PC, PS2

Tengai

81%

A great commander ruled an eastern plain for a long time, but his mind completely changed one day. He formed a mysterious army under his command and took several women as hostages to his palace. His evil power extended to his neighbouring countries and the pri...

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Dactylus

81% Sehr nah dran
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Side view Perspective ✓ Combat-focused Game feel
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

06 Hanii in the Sky Cover

1989 · turbografx16

Hanii in the Sky

81%

A vertical-scrolling shoot-'em-up from Face for the PC Engine. It was never released outside of Japan. It was eventually followed by a sequel, Hanii on the Road. Hanii in the Sky is a shoot-'em-up by Face, an obscure PC Engine developer best known in the west...

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Dactylus

81% Sehr nah dran
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Fantasy Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Combat-focused Game feel
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

07 Zed Blade Cover

1994 · Arcade, neogeoaes, neogeomvs

Zed Blade

81%

ZED BLADE is a horizontal scrolling shoot-'em-up released by NMK in 1994.

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Dactylus

81% Sehr nah dran
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Combat-focused Game feel
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

08 Pocky & Rocky Reshrined Cover

2022 · Switch, PC, PS4

Pocky & Rocky Reshrined

79%

Pocky & Rocky Reshrined follows the adventures of a young Shinto shrine maiden named Pocky and her companion, Rocky the raccoon, as they take on the Nopino Goblins! A third sequel in the series, Pocky & Rocky Reshrined is currently being developed by Tengo Pr...

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Dactylus

79% Sehr nah dran
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Fantasy Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Combat-focused Game feel
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

09 Void Scrappers Cover

2022 · Linux, Mac, Switch

Void Scrappers

78%

Blast hordes of alien ships into junk. Collect the scrap to upgrade your ship into an unstoppable force of destruction. Unlock new characters and weapons and upgrade your stats between runs.

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Dactylus

78% Sehr nah dran
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Side view Perspective ✓ Combat-focused Game feel
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

10 Legendary Wings Cover

1986 · Arcade

Legendary Wings

76%

Legendary Wings is a fantasy-themed shoot-'em-up game released by Capcom as a coin-operated video game in 1986. The player takes control of a young soldier equipped with magical wings who must save the world from a malfunctioning supercomputer. Legendary Wings...

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Dactylus

76% Sehr nah dran
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Fantasy Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Side view Perspective ✓ Combat-focused Game feel
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

11 In the Hunt Cover

1993 · Arcade, PC, PS1

In the Hunt

70%

In the Hunt is a horizontal scrolling shooter arcade game by Irem. It was released in 1993 and later ported to the Sega Saturn, the PlayStation and Windows 95 for the PC by Kokopeli.

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Dactylus

70% Sehr nah dran
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Side view Perspective ✓ Combat-focused Game feel
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

12 Forgotten Worlds Cover

1988 · Amiga, ACPC, Arcade

Forgotten Worlds

69%

Forgotten Worlds can be played by up to two players simultaneously. The player controls a flying muscle-bound soldier armed with a rifle with unlimited ammo. The Player 1 character is equipped with a long-range automatic rifle, while Player 2 has a short-range...

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Dactylus

69% Sehr nah dran
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Side view Perspective ✓ Combat-focused Game feel
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

13 Resogun Cover

2013 · PS3, PS4, Vita

Resogun

68%

Resogun is a shoot 'em up game. Unleash an explosive array of devastating weapons to obliterate hordes of ruthless enemies while making sure you rescue the last survivors and keep your multiplier going! Push yourself to the limits trying to climb the global le...

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Dactylus

68% Sehr nah dran
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Side view Perspective ✓ Combat-focused Game feel
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

14 R-Type Cover

1987 · Amiga, Arcade, Atari-ST

R-Type

68%

R-Type is set in the 22nd century, and the player flies a futuristic fighter craft called the R-9a "Arrowhead", named for its shape, and because it is the ninth model in the 'R' series of fighter craft (but it is the first of the series to actually be used in...

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Dactylus

68% Sehr nah dran
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Side view Perspective ✓ Combat-focused Game feel
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

15 Millipede Cover

1982 · Arcade, Atari8bit, Atari-ST

Millipede

68%

Millipede is a 1982 arcade game by Atari, Inc. and is the sequel to the arcade hit, Centipede. The objective of the game is to score as many points as possible by destroying all segments of the millipede as it moves toward the bottom of the screen, as well as...

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Dactylus

68% Sehr nah dran
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Side view Perspective ✓ Combat-focused Game feel
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

16 1941: Counter Attack Cover

1990 · Arcade, supergrafx

1941: Counter Attack

68%

The year: 1941. The place: 20,000 feet in the air over the North Atlantic. Lightning flashes across the skies of war-torn Europe. Your mission: beat back the imperial forces before they can use their new weapon! In 1941: Counter Attack, the goal is to shoot d...

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Dactylus

68% Sehr nah dran
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Fantasy Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Combat-focused Game feel
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

17 Choplifter! Cover

1982 · Apple][, x1

Choplifter!

68%

Choplifter is military themed scrolling shooter where you play as a pilot. Take off from your home base and fly across a horizontally-scrolling playfield of rugged terrain to reach the enemy Bungelings' barracks. There, you must land and rescue a group of help...

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Dactylus

68% Sehr nah dran
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Side view Perspective ✓ Combat-focused Game feel
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

18 Gyruss Cover

1983 · Arcade, X360

Gyruss

68%

Gyruss is a shoot 'em up video arcade game developed by Konami, and released in 1983. It was designed by Yoshiki Okamoto, who had earlier created Time Pilot for Konami. Gyruss was licensed to Centuri in the United States, and was ported to numerous games cons...

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Dactylus

68% Sehr nah dran
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Side view Perspective ✓ Combat-focused Game feel
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

19 Galaga '88 Cover

1987 · Arcade, Game Gear, turbografx16

Galaga '88

68%

The gameplay in Galaga '88 is built on the same premise as that of the original Galaga game, but is in many ways more complex and more difficult. The game is divided into a series of 29 Stages distributed through eight Worlds. The starship Galaga accelerates b...

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Dactylus

68% Sehr nah dran
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Side view Perspective ✓ Combat-focused Game feel
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

20 Tempest Cover

1981 · Acorn Electron, ACPC, Arcade

Tempest

65%

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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Dactylus

65% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Shooter Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Combat-focused Game feel
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

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