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Cover humankind's retreat and make it count in a shmup without shooting. Bite-sized arcade action.
The top results based on the latest update are Ranphon [Score: 1.2], Frutz [Score: 1.1] and Exile Squadron [Score: 1.1] The top rated games you can find here are Zero Wing [SteamPeek Rating: 3.9] ranked #11, VARYZNEX [SteamPeek Rating: 3.8] ranked #17 and Emerald Blue [SteamPeek Rating: 3.8] ranked #32 Also don't forget to check the newest releases Changeable Guardian ESTIQUE [Release date: 2026-08-05] ranked #13, VectaGuard [Release date: 2026-07-27] ranked #34 and Frutz [Release date: 2026-06-23] ranked #2
Cover humankind's retreat and make it count in a shmup without shooting. Bite-sized arcade action.
Ranphon is a side-scrolling space shooter where you control a small ship called Phon in a vast and frantic space full of hostile spaceships.
Dodge, dash, and blast through five handcrafted worlds in a fast pixel-art arcade shooter built for score chasing, boss fights, and perfect runs. Free demo available.
In this sidescrolling shoot ‘em up, you are the top pilot of the Exile Squadron, who has to stop the invading colonial forces. Unlock and upgrade an array of tactically diverse weapons, complete bonus objectives and compete with other players on the online leaderboards.
You are a WARTHOG class scout, deep in the Noir Polarity Zone, where colours do not penetrate, only light and dark energies. Battle dark energy alien forces to travel out of the zone and back to humanity. Collect light energy to level up your guns to help on your mission.
Defend Spacebase 19 from the asteroids swarming down on the station! Shoot down waves of stones and equip different powerful weapons. How many waves can you last? A simple nostalgic retro arcade turret defense shooter.
An attack by an alien species, emerging from a dimensional rift, has begun! Shoot 'em up your way through 11 levels with the help of the "Alpha Defence Force", consisting of three cybernetically enhanced cats, and defeat screen-sized bosses in this retro 16-bit-inspired Shmup.
Fifteen stages of side-scrolling arcade shooting, wrapped around the worst pizza delivery route in the galaxy. Bullet patterns, boss tiers, CRT scanlines, and a rank ladder Ace never asked for. One-time purchase. No ads. No IAP. No data collection.
Betrayed by her cut-throat crew, Luna Starr - former Space Pirate Captain turned bounty hunter - has a score to settle. As Luna, travel to 5 exotic planets to track down your mutinous mates, and face them in Bullet Hell dogfights to the death!
Jetboy is a retro supercharged jetpacking pixel shooter with a pumping metal soundtrack.
Shoot different types of spaceships while avoiding getting shot yourself. Kill 10 minutes at a time with this affordable colourful timewaster.
Defend the galaxy from vicious space pirates! Seize your foes and fire them back at their allies for devastating destruction in Toaplan's legendary horizontal arcade shooter, now on PC with all-new features and quality-of-life bonuses!
The retro shooter with the fastest mini games in the Wild West! Step into the boots of the town marshall, get rid of nasty cowboys and dodge the corrupted sheriff. And when your shift is finally over, enjoy some downtime at the saloon!
A spectacular, satisfying, and super-watchable defense battle! The ultimate 8-bit shoot 'em ups born in the 21st century, ""Changeable Guardian ESTIQUE"", is now on Steam!
Beginner friendly 2D vertical and horizontal retro-style little shoot 'em up. Colourful stages with sound and vision inspired by the golden age of video gaming. Totally free introduction to the world of Shmups and Bullet Hell Games!
Thunder Tiger is a fast-paced side-scrolling shoot ’em up, blending 1980s arcade style with futuristic flair. Blast enemies, grab power-ups, and chase high scores in intense 2D stages. Classic retro vibe meets modern gameplay!
Invaders from the Lost Sectors is classic arcade action. Aliens descend with increasing speed towards your base. Shoot them all before they land. Player controlled settings like guided missiles, rate of fire, enemy speed and more help you customize exactly the game experience that you want.
classical horizontal scroll 2D Shmup
Dodge asteroids attracted to your gravitational pull and use the profits generated from their collisions to unlock a variety of different spaceships with different abilities. Reach for High Scores to unlock unique skins for each ship.
Stop the Saturnians is a shooter inspired by classic arcade games. Dodge enemy fire, destroy procedurally generated alien waves and fight massive bosses. Collect resources in the midst of combat to upgrade your ship or improve Earth's defenses. Protect yourself and the planet both!
Dodge and shoot your way through waves of enemies. REVO is a high speed, neon drenched space shoot ‘em up inspired by arcade classics of the 1980’s. Collect pickups, unlock powerful, ammo hungry weapons, and defeat giant bosses.
Space Mash is a bullet-hell shooter in the retro style of the earliest arcade games. To help beginners, older players and those with a motor impairment, there are five levels of slow-down that can be activated at any time during game play.
High speed arcade shooter built in the style of a lost 1980s vector game. Fight across looping battlefields, defend ground installations and survive relentless waves of enemy attacks!
stranded in space with nothing but a gun, hostiles start showing up out of nowhere... what now? you can't escape, but you can boot and shoot
Blast through the cosmos in Alien Skies, a neo-classical side-scrolling space shooter! Pilot your starship across diverse alien worlds, unleash devastating weapon upgrades, and upgrade your ship to conquer an ever-growing alien threat.
Blast and weave your way through enemy fire while managing a wide variety of ship power-ups in this retro style horizontal shoot-'em-up!
A shoot'em up inspired by the 16-bit classics of the genre.
You're in a stolen ship, your turret is stuck in one position, and you have the entire Galactic Federation breathing down your neck. An 80's styled shmup that has you shooting and running from the law across fifty nail-biting stages. Can you beat the odds... and your high score?
One button. One orbit. Don't die. Reverse your ship around the core to dodge incoming debris, grab gold for combo score, and climb your scoreboard. A pure, instant arcade reflex game - one run takes seconds, walking away takes longer.
Terra Flame is a horizontal shmup inspired by the 90's. The feature is that you can switch between three types of weapons in real time.
The Rush is a horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up with graphics inspired by classic space shooters of the MSX. Buckle up and see if you have what it takes to master the highly adaptive Chameleon Quartz space fighter and single-handedly obliterate the alien invaders!
A fast-paced retro arcade shooter inspired by classic 1980s side-scrolling space combat. Weave through organic obstacles, survive relentless enemy waves, and defeat powerful end-level bosses in a pure, skill-driven singleplayer experience.
The Swan EM-43DSC... A experimental fighter jet blasts through the skies of the New East/West. And as the pilot clutches her yoke, she commits to her rebellion knowing full well, that her mission is not for the faint of heart....
Arcade-inspired shmup action where neon vector caverns explode with modern visuals, dynamic music, weapon upgrades and intense score chasing.
A side-scrolling shooter flown from the cockpit. Read what's ahead through the canopy, the terrain in the side view and the lanes in the top view — all three on screen at once. Harvest magic stones from alien beasts, buy the weapons you want, and dive into seven worlds the Ordo turned into nests.
Take the controls, turn your ship into a war machine, and dive into relentless space battles in this action-packed shoot ’em up. In a galaxy torn apart by conflict, your decisions always carry consequences.
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