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01 Truxton Cover

1988 · Android, Arcade, Linux

Truxton

88%

Truxton is a 1988 vertically scrolling, shoot 'em up arcade game developed by Toaplan, later ported to the Mega Drive (worldwide) and the PC Engine (Japan-only). Like many other scrolling shooters, the game is set in outer space, where the player takes control...

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B.A.D.

88% Starker DNA-Match
Shared DNA
Arcade Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Co-operative Mode Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Combat-focused Game feel
Trade-offs

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

02 Titan Warriors Cover

Year unknown · famicom

Titan Warriors

86%

Titan Warriors is a cancelled shoot-'em-up that was developed by Capcom for the NES / Famicom, in 1988. The game was meant to be a sequel of Vulgus, an arcade shooter developed and published by Capcom in Japan in 1984.

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B.A.D.

86% Starker DNA-Match
Shared DNA
Arcade Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Combat-focused Game feel
Trade-offs

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

03 Darius Cover

1987 · Arcade

Darius

85%

Darius is a two-dimensional horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up set in a fictional future. Uniquely among shoot 'em ups, the game's screen is three times wider than conventional size, and the arcade cabinet uses an arrangement of three screens to accommodate i...

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B.A.D.

85% Starker DNA-Match
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Arcade Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Co-operative Mode Single player Mode Combat-focused Game feel Co-op Game feel
Trade-offs

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

04 Beat Hazard 3 Cover

2024 · PC

Beat Hazard 3

84%

Are you ready to explore your music collection mapped as a stunning galaxy of wonders? Experience your music collection as never before with this intense music driven twin stick shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the mus...

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B.A.D.

84% Starker DNA-Match
Shared DNA
Arcade Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Co-operative Mode Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Combat-focused Game feel
Trade-offs

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

05 Vritra Cover

2012 · Android, iOS

Vritra

80%

Throw down a challenge to all the 80s and 90s gamers. Get back the enthusiasm you had once! Control the dragon and the vajras, and destroy the evil Dragon Emperor "VRITRA"! Awesome graphics, powerful sound effects and amazing controls. This ultimate 2D shooter...

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B.A.D.

80% Sehr nah dran
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Arcade Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Single player Mode Combat-focused Game feel
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

06 Pawarumi Cover

2018 · Linux, Mac, Switch

Pawarumi

77%

Pawarumi is a modern shoot’em up set in a retro futuristic sci-fi pre-Columbian universe. You’ll take control of the almighty ship Chukaru and its three unique weapons! Shoot wisely to either do double damage, heal yourself or charge your Super Attack!

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77% Sehr nah dran
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Arcade Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Combat-focused Game feel
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

07 Sky Force Reloaded Cover

2016 · Android, Linux, Mac

Sky Force Reloaded

76%

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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76% Sehr nah dran
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Arcade Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Co-operative Mode Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Combat-focused Game feel
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

08 Super Stardust HD Cover

2007 · PS3

Super Stardust HD

73%

Super Stardust HD is a downloadable game for the PlayStation 3 video game console, developed by the Finnish company Housemarque. In Japan it is known as Star Strike HD. Super Stardust HD was the first title with trophy support on the PlayStation 3. Super Sta...

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73% Sehr nah dran
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Arcade Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Co-operative Mode Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Combat-focused Game feel
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09 1941: Counter Attack Cover

1990 · Arcade, supergrafx

1941: Counter Attack

72%

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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B.A.D.

72% Sehr nah dran
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Arcade Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Co-operative Mode Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Combat-focused Game feel
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

10 Raiden Cover

1990 · Arcade, Jaguar, Lynx

Raiden

72%

Raiden consists of eight vertical scrolling missions where the player maneuvers the Raiden craft dodging and destroying enemy robots, buildings, ground targets, and aircraft. There are bombs and missile powerups as well as collectable medals which add to the s...

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72% Sehr nah dran
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Arcade Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Co-operative Mode Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Combat-focused Game feel
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

11 Alien Syndrome Cover

1987 · Arcade

Alien Syndrome

72%

The time bomb is set. It's the only sure way to get rid of these aliens. For good. They're vile. Vicious. And villainous. And they've infested our outcolony. They're holding hundreds of inhabitants hostage. Some of them your friends. So get in there. And get b...

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72% Sehr nah dran
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Arcade Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Co-operative Mode Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Combat-focused Game feel
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

12 Sub Terrania Cover

1993 · Genesis/MegaDrive

Sub Terrania

72%

The game consists of 10 missions. Each mission takes place in a vast cavern, with interesting weather conditions. You must explore it and complete the mission objectives -- usually collecting sub parts, rescuing trapped miners, or destroying giant, epic bosses...

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B.A.D.

72% Sehr nah dran
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Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Combat-focused Game feel
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

13 Astro Fighter Cover

1979 · Arcade

Astro Fighter

70%

The game of Astro Fighter consists of 4 waves and a refueling stage, which are then repeated with increasingly higher difficulty. The player's task is to eliminate the four successive waves of different types of attacking craft, while avoiding being hit by mis...

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70% Sehr nah dran
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Arcade Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Single player Mode Combat-focused Game feel
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

14 Earthion Cover

2025 · Arcade, Switch, PC

Earthion

70%

Earthion is an upcoming aftermarket shooting game developed by Ancient primarily for the Sega Mega Drive. Physical MD versions will be published by SUPERDELUXE GAMES in Japan and by Limited Run Games in North America. The game will also get a 16:9 version for...

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B.A.D.

70% Sehr nah dran
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Arcade Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Single player Mode Combat-focused Game feel
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

15 Radiant Silvergun Cover

1998 · Arcade

Radiant Silvergun

68%

Unlike in most other shoot 'em ups, there are no power-ups. All weapons are available from the start. Weapons can 'level up', however, becoming more powerful as the player uses them to score points. There are a selection of 7 weapons that can be used at any gi...

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B.A.D.

68% Sehr nah dran
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Arcade Genre Shooter Genre Science fiction Theme Co-operative Mode Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Combat-focused Game feel Co-op Game feel
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

16 Forgotten Worlds Cover

1988 · Amiga, ACPC, Arcade

Forgotten Worlds

67%

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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B.A.D.

67% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
Arcade Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Co-operative Mode Single player Mode Combat-focused Game feel Co-op Game feel
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Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

17 Resogun Cover

2013 · PS3, PS4, Vita

Resogun

66%

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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B.A.D.

66% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
Arcade Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Co-operative Mode Single player Mode Combat-focused Game feel Co-op Game feel
Trade-offs

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

18 1943: The Battle of Midway Cover

1987 · Amiga, ACPC, Arcade

1943: The Battle of Midway

66%

The game is set in the Pacific theater of World War II, off the coast of the Midway Atoll. The goal is to attack the Japanese Air Fleet that bombed the players' American Aircraft Carrier, pursue all Japanese Air and Sea forces, fly through the 16 levels of pla...

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B.A.D.

66% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
Arcade Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Co-operative Mode Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Combat-focused Game feel Co-op Game feel
Trade-offs

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

19 Silk Worm Cover

1988 · Amiga, ACPC, Arcade

Silk Worm

66%

Silkworm is a classic horizontally-scrolling shoot-em-up. The main difference between this game and many other side-scrolling shoot-em-ups is that you will be on land as well as in the air. The first player would play as a helicopter, but if a second player jo...

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B.A.D.

66% Spannender Match
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Arcade Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Co-operative Mode Single player Mode Combat-focused Game feel Co-op Game feel
Trade-offs

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

20 1942 Cover

1984 · ACPC, Arcade, C64

1942

65%

1942 is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up made by Capcom that was released for the arcade in 1984. The goal is to reach Tokyo and destroy the entire Japanese air fleet. The player pilots a plane dubbed the "Super Ace" . The player has to shoot down enemy pla...

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B.A.D.

65% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
Arcade Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Co-operative Mode Single player Mode Bird view / Isometric Perspective Combat-focused Game feel Co-op Game feel
Trade-offs

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

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