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Games in which the player shoots things to progress, usually with a variety of guns, and other times with bows and arrows.

Games that defy the traditional approach to game design and offer unique, interesting and often strange experiences.

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.