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Strategy

Focusing on tactical decision-making, resource management, and long-term planning to achieve victory. Often involving elements like building, defending, and conquering within a structured set of rules and objectives.

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Shoot 'Em Up

Shoot 'Em Up or shmup games are a subset of shooter games where the player continually moves forward while waves of enemies enter the screen. Both shooting and dodging are critical to advancing. See also Bullet Hell.

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Top rated free Strategytagged Shoot 'Em Up (39 results)

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Mecha roguelike-deckbuilding tactical shoot-em-up!
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(21 total ratings)
Card Game
​Build and expand your mobile city and fight against hordes of evil, inter-dimensional crystalback apes.
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(58 total ratings)
Action
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Tower defense rogue-like.
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(6 total ratings)
Strategy
tower defense lumines and space invaders
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Strategy
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A top-down dungeon shooter roguelike with a twist - you build the dungeon!
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Survival
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The game is janky and broken but the jank makes it a fun and challenging experience
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Simulation
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Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Strategy
Asymmetrical 1v1 shoot'em'up and tower defence game!
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Shooter
Protect your cell from evil viruses with the use of lil' gun cells!
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Strategy
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Local-multiplayer Strategy x Bullet Hell - build up defenses, then try to take down your foe's constructions
Rated 3.4 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Action
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Shoot'em up Card Game
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
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Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Strategy
Sci-fi roguelite: pick heroes, weaponize with cards, battle aliens, and counter the game's deck against you!
Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Action
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Arcade Action Tower Shooter, Defend yourself against incoming Waves of Enemies and Upgrade your Towers.
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Action
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They see me blimpin' / they hatin'
Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Strategy
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A fast-paced retro shoot 'em up game
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Shooter
A two buttons turn based shoot em up
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Shooter
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A twin-stick shooter with RPG elements
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Shooter
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Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Action
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A top-down rougelike shooter with a twist - you build the dungeon!
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Shooter
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Why do flies kill spiders? It's a game. Don't stress about it.
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Action
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So basically I thought a bullethell was hard so I made a bullethell where the more you die the easier it gets.
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Shooter
Destroy evil foes - The sneaky way!
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Action
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Action
Version 1.5 Demo
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Shooter
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Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Strategy
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In LAB 7: Cold Nights - wise foresight decides on the outcome of your fate. GET OUT!
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Survival
Turn based procedurally generated shmup without continues
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Strategy
In Space, No one can hear you shoot bullets that are affected by the gravity of other planets
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Action
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Our bases are being attacked and you must organise our defences against hoards of enemy mechs
Rated 3.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Strategy
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Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Shooter
Create the best set of magic scrolls to defeat waves of enemies.
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Action
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Geometric figures have organized themselves into gangs! and they are making a big mess
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Survival
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Tank war themed strategy game
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Action
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Reverse Shoot 'Em Up strategy game where you fight to defend your base from the enemy human ship.
Rated 3.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Shooter
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The origin of Sierra Ops
Rated 3.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Strategy
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