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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 paidwith Gamepad (any) support tagged Shoot 'Em Up (125 results)

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A manic shooter for beginners and psychos alike.
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(69 total ratings)
Shooter
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
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.
PixeljamVerified Account
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(29 total ratings)
Action
Cellular Minesweeper Shooter 🔬
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(24 total ratings)
Puzzle
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
High speed kinetic action. Danger is the best offense!
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(56 total ratings)
Action
Neutral. Shield. Danger.
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(41 total ratings)
Shooter
A small spooky themed RPG
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(66 total ratings)
Role Playing
Play in browser
Meditate in bullet heaven (Soundtrack & Steam key included, free demo)
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(42 total ratings)
Action
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
Turn hateful humans into lovable demons in this 90s arcade style shooter
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(70 total ratings)
Shooter
Shoot em' Up in an Aged Former Reality
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(71 total ratings)
Shooter
Massively multiplayer arcade space shooter
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(26 total ratings)
Shooter
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
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
A casual bullet hell shoot-em-up!
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(10 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
A classic shoot em' up on steroids.
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(79 total ratings)
Shooter
The classic C64 shoot 'em up - remastered.
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(29 total ratings)
Shooter
A difficult twin-stick adventure shoot-em-up about a sentry droid who turns rogue to save humanity.
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(15 total ratings)
Shooter
Chaotic Space Shooter
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(14 total ratings)
Shooter
Zap polygon baddies in a neon, geometric glitch world.
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(36 total ratings)
Action
Boiling Bolt is a 2D scrolling shooter with breath-taking 3D graphics and stunning PopcornFx effects.
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Shooter
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$14.99
Rock-Paper-Scissors with Aztec Lasers!
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Shooter
Boss rush game with bullet hell and platforming elements.
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Action
Embark on an adventure through space with the ferocious HELLSTAR SQUADRON.
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(25 total ratings)
Shooter
An arcade shooter where enemies learn behaviours from those that went before • WebGL Demo • Win/Mac/Linux Versions
Rated 4.1 out of 5 stars
(36 total ratings)
Shooter
Play in browser
Space rocks shoot-em-up roguelite!
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(13 total ratings)
Shooter
This intense space shoot ’em up challenges you to fight across two battlefields on one splitscreen.
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(10 total ratings)
Action
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