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Featuring fast-paced gameplay, combat mechanics, and challenges that test reflexes and coordination. Often involving physical confrontations, weapon usage, and strategic maneuvers to overcome opponents or obstacles.

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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 paid Actiontagged Shoot 'Em Up (198 results)

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A first-person shooter, survival , adventure game
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(162 total ratings)
Adventure
May you attain enlightenment.
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(165 total ratings)
Shooter
Bleed 2
$9.99
A relentless arcade action game with air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses.
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(159 total ratings)
Action
Dip, dodge, duck, dive, and ... die
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(61 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
Dodge bullets and fight the militarized police force defending a corporate toxic sludge pipeline.
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(43 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
White-knuckle speed-Pac-Man.
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(71 total ratings)
Action
Short Caravan Shmup - Alpha Release
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(27 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
👾 An arcade shoot-em-up played entirely with a single button.
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(149 total ratings)
Action
An ARPG-SHMUP hybrid with immense mechanical depth.
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Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(29 total ratings)
Action
Rescue breakfast in this action-packed arcade style shoot -em-up!
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(19 total ratings)
Action
Awesome run & gun action adventure for the C64 from the author of Hessian!
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(25 total ratings)
Action
Cellular Minesweeper Shooter 🔬
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(24 total ratings)
Puzzle
An original one-screen action game for NES&FC-compatible hardware, realized in the style of '80s arcade games.
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(30 total ratings)
Action
Top-Down Gallery Shooter Arcade!
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(34 total ratings)
Action
a 8bit Space shooter in Pico 8
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(104 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
Shoot'em up arcade with crazy characters and explosions everywhere!
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(16 total ratings)
Shooter
High speed kinetic action. Danger is the best offense!
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(56 total ratings)
Action
Lock and Release! A PICO-8 caravan shmup. Reach the core. Defend the Earth!
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(14 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
Meditate in bullet heaven (Soundtrack & Steam key included, free demo)
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(42 total ratings)
Action
Cheese it up with Chizuru and SHOOT TO THE BEAT OF THE SONG in this top down bullet hell shooter!
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(33 total ratings)
Rhythm
Take control of the dragon Azron and embark on a fiery reign of terror.
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(15 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
Jet-combat roguelite, occasionally with swords and 300+ other items to strap onto your jet.
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(85 total ratings)
Action
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
Action
Turn hateful humans into lovable demons in this 90s arcade style shooter
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(70 total ratings)
Shooter
Bleed
$4.99
Air-dodge, slow-time and blast baddies in this twin-skick action-platformer!
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(138 total ratings)
Action
single-stick arena shooter on mankind's last hard drive
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(34 total ratings)
Shooter
Fast-paced river racing!
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
A space game about swinging trash into things and dying
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(35 total ratings)
Action
👻 Wrangle endless waves of ghosts in a post-apocalyptic clean-up mission.
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(30 total ratings)
Action
A short but challanging horizontal shmup game.
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(11 total ratings)
Action
Play in browser
High density shooting action
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(20 total ratings)
Action
A shoot-em-up with rogue-lite elements and beautiful hand-drawn graphics
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(24 total ratings)
Shooter
Colorful shoot 'em up with varied and diverse gameplay beyond the familiar shooting and dodging
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Action
Pixel-tastic, retro-infused, twin-stick shooter.
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Shooter
A side scrolling 2D C64 space shooter
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(18 total ratings)
Shooter
ZX Spectrum Game inspired in Aliens Movies.
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(14 total ratings)
Action
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