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264 games like Alpha Wave

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01 Truxton Cover

1988 · Android, Arcade, Linux

Truxton

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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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02 Astro Fighter Cover

1979 · Arcade

Astro Fighter

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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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03 Space Impact Light Cover

2006 · Mobile

Space Impact Light

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Space Impact Light is a Shoot' Em Up found on Nokia's Symbian 3rd edition devices. The player has the ability to freely move horizontally and vertically (with a few exceptions on some platform-like levels in Space Impact Plus) but can not increase the speed o...

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04 Stratos Cover

1982 · Atari8bit

Stratos

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A crosshair shoot'em up published by Adventure International for several 8-bit systems.

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05 Gamp Cover

2016 · PC

Gamp

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Gamp is an arcade-style fixed shooter primarily inspired by Space Invaders and Galaga, which was released in late 2016 for the Press Start to Play game jam.

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Alpha Wave

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Arcade Genre Shooter Genre Science fiction Theme Combat-focused Game feel
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06 Omega Fighter Cover

1989 · Arcade

Omega Fighter

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Omega Fighter is a vertical scrolling shooter developed for the arcades by UPL in 1989. While similar to most shooters, Omega Fighter was unique in its gameplay, level and enemy focus: rather than flying over multiple levels, the player faced up against an eno...

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Alpha Wave

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07 Eagle Empire Cover

1983 · bbcmicro, C64

Eagle Empire

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Fight your way through 4 tension ridden levels of attack from the menacing phoenix and battle armed eagles, before you can reach the heavily armoured and strongly defended Eagle Empire.

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08 Stronghold Cover

1983 · Atari2600

Stronghold

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On one of your patrols in deep space you encounter an abandoned base whose self-defense mechanisms are still functional. Upon detecting your presence the base launches several drones to destroy you. After having conquered three of these attack waves a force fi...

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09 Raiden V Cover

2016 · XONE

Raiden V

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A quarter-century after the arcade hit Raiden first left its mark on the shooting genre, the series now comes to the Xbox One in its most modern and advanced form yet! Join the war for Earth's future, where the tide of battle holds constant surprises, in this...

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10 In the Hunt Cover

1993 · Arcade, PC, PS1

In the Hunt

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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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11 Mega Force Cover

1984 · Arcade, MSX, sg1000

Mega Force

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In the game, the player pilots a starship called the Final Star, while shooting various enemies and destroying enemy structures for points. Unlike later vertical scrolling shooters, like Toaplan's Twin Cobra, the Final Star had only two levels of weapon power...

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12 Super R-Type Cover

1991 · SFAM, SNES, Wii

Super R-Type

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In this SNES sequel to the arcade R-Type shooters, you are the R-9, Earth's most advanced form of defense against the evil BYDO Empire. There are seven stages you must go through, picking up power-up items to defeat the stage bosses which have returned from th...

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Alpha Wave

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13 Forgotten Worlds Cover

1988 · Amiga, ACPC, Arcade

Forgotten Worlds

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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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Alpha Wave

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14 Xenon 2: Megablast Cover

1989 · Acorn Archimedes, Amiga, Atari-ST

Xenon 2: Megablast

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No-one likes a and loser. And no-one comes more universally despised than Xenites. For a thousand years they have been plotting revenge for their humiliating defeat in the last Galactic Conflict. Now the very fabric of time is in danger. The Xenites have plant...

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15 Resogun Cover

2013 · PS3, PS4, Vita

Resogun

72%

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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Alpha Wave

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16 R-Type Cover

1987 · Amiga, Arcade, Atari-ST

R-Type

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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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Alpha Wave

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17 1941: Counter Attack Cover

1990 · Arcade, supergrafx

1941: Counter Attack

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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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18 Raiden Cover

1990 · Arcade, Jaguar, Lynx

Raiden

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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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Alpha Wave

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19 Tempest Cover

1981 · Acorn Electron, ACPC, Arcade

Tempest

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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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20 Radiant Silvergun Cover

1998 · Arcade

Radiant Silvergun

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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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