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Floating Cloud God Saves the Pilgrims
Arcade 18 April 2012
A two-dimensional shoot 'em up game in which we control a cloud floating deity, whose task is to protect traveling pilgrims from the demons attacking them.
Laser Disco Defenders
Arcade 26 July 2016
A two-dimensional arcade shoot'em up game. First serious commercial production created by the British studio Out of Bound Games. The plot of Laser Disco Defenders is set in a cartoonish sci-fi realm where the main characters defend the world against various threats. Our protagonists must retrieve a powerful artifact called Mirror Moon that had been stolen by evil Lord Monotone, who plans to use it for his (evil) purposes. The game is a classic 2D twin-stick shooter.
Ultratron
Arcade 18 March 2013
A classic two-dimensional shoot 'em up game. We play the role of a bionic robot fighting aliens who have destroyed the human race. The creators have prepared more than 40 levels filled with dozens of enemies, during which we will gain numerous character upgrades and new weapons.
AirMech Wastelands
Action 06 July 2018
An action RPG with real-time strategy game features. During the game, the players are taken to a post-apocalyptic America. There, they control the titular machine and gradually become more popular among the local community. They are trying to determine the cause of the constant attacks on humanity. The players are traveling through an open world, completing missions, and fighting enemies. The battles are fought by using an AirMech that is adapted to combat on the surface and in the air.
GRIDD: Retroenhanced
Action 16 May 2017
A rail shooter game developed by the independent Italian developer Antab Studio. GRIDD: Retroenhanced draws its inspirations from both cyberpunk and hacker culture of the 1980s. The player gets to assume the role of an operator of a battle ship that traverses the virtual reality with a task to bypass a computer defense system and defeat a dangerous Artificial Intelligence. During the game, one gets to sweep through procedurally generated maps and fight numerous enemies.
Metal Slug XX
Action 23 December 2009
The next installment of the popular series of two-dimensional shooters. We rub in the form of a brave commander, eliminating the enemies we meet. We also sit at the helm of armored machines, including the title tank.
Psyvariar Delta
Action 30 August 2018
A remastered version of an arcade title Psyvariar Revision. Psyvariar Delta is a classic shoot’em up game, in which we control a futuristic fighter and eliminate everything in our way.
Revita
Action 21 April 2022
An action platformer with twin-stick shooter and roguelike elements. Revita's protagonist, Revita Kid, climbs a desolated clock tower to regain their lost memories, facing hordes of enemies along the way.
Archvale
Action 02 December 2021
Action RPG with bullet hell shooter features. In Archvale we travel through various locations and eliminate hordes of enemies, trying to fix the mistakes made by the despotic king of the title land. The game features colorful, pixel art graphics.
Cygni: All Guns Blazing
Action September 2024
A classic shoot'em up in a next-gen graphic design from KeelWorks studio. As a lone ship's pilot we face hordes of aliens and powerful bosses in spectacular clashes.
Soldat 2
Action 2024 (early access since 22 September 2020)
The 2D shooter and a direct continuation of the popular title from 2002 - Soldat. The game emphasizes multiplayer. It was developed by Polish independent developer Michal "MM" Marcinkowski (he belongs to Transhuman Design studio, which is responsible for releasing the game).
Contra: Rogue Corps
Action 24 September 2019
Twin-stick shooter, in which we take control of one of the four highly diverse heroes and compete with the army of space invaders, playing alone or in the company of other players. Contra: Rogue Corps represents Konami's iconic series.
Steredenn
Arcade 01 October 2015
A side-scrolling shooter developed by the independent Pixelnest Studio. The player sits at the helm of a spaceship, their task is to eliminate subsequent waves of incoming enemies. We encounter both ordinary, numerous opponents that aren’t too difficult to defeat as well as more rare bosses that require devising a special tactic to beat them. In Steredenn, we are not defenseless and the ship we pilot can be equipped with 35 kinds of weapons and 25 enhancements that we unlock with progress.
Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course
Arcade 30 June 2022
Official add-on to one of the best accepted independent games of 2017. The expansion introduces new levels, bosses and the third playable character, Miss Chalice.
Xevious 3D/G
Action 30 June 1997
The fourth part of the popular Japanese shoot'em upów series, and the first installment of the series, which has been presented in a three-dimensional graphic design. Xevious 3D/G made its debut on slot machines, but after a year it also hit the PlayStation 1 console. The title allows us to become the pilot of a spacecraft, which was the last hope of humanity when the Earth found itself on the target of the aggressive Xevian race.
Death Ray Manta
Arcade 30 January 2013
Death Ray Manta is a simple shooter, in which the player takes control over a ray shooting lasers. The game does not have any deeper storyline layer - our task is simply to destroy everything in sight, which results in spectacular, colorful explosions.
GALAK-Z
Arcade 04 August 2015
A two-dimensional shoot ‘em up arcade game developed by the 17-bit studio. In GALAK-Z, we assume the role of a space fighter pilot who has to face enemies armed to the teeth and hostile environmental conditions. Although the general gameplay premise isn’t really different from the genre’s standards, the developers introduced several innovations. The first is the control model based on two analog sticks that we use to move and shoot, while special attacks are assigned to gamepad buttons.
Super Stardust Portable
Arcade 25 November 2008
Portable version of Super Stardust HD, which was released on PlayStation 3 in 2007. Players take on the role of a space fighter pilot, eliminating asteroids and alien ships appearing on the board.
Velocity Ultra
Arcade 15 May 2013
In the game we control a small spacecraft equipped with a special technology that allows you to teleport at short distances. We fly through narrow corridors, avoiding collisions with walls and destroying enemy units. In this edition, the creators abandoned pixel graphics in favour of higher resolution.
Danmaku Unlimited 2
Action 01 August 2013
Danmaku Unlimited 2 is an independent studio Doragon Entertainment arcade shump (shoot'em up) shooting. The player pilots a small spacecraft, and his task is to destroy enemies in their path and avoid enemy fire. The game is a conversion of a smartphone hit.
Ikaruga
Action 15 April 2003
Re-edition of the popular shumpa. We sit at the controls of a futuristically designed fighter, eliminating enemy units appearing on the screen. We play alone or work with a second player in cooperation.
Velocity 2X
Arcade 02 September 2014
Another installment in the series of 2D scrolling shooters, in which we control a spaceship equipped with the ability to teleport to any location. The game once again takes us to the distant future, in which all forms of life in the Vilio star system faced a threat when it turned out that the great celestial body began to change into a red giant.
SpyLeaks
Puzzle 17 August 2012
Logical-arcade game with elements of "shump" shooting (shoot'em up). The player's task is to help a pair of heroes discover the details of an ominous plan, which is a threat to the whole world. The title was produced by an independent studio HeartBit Interactive in collaboration with The Benjamin Focus Production.
Total Recoil
Action 03 July 2013
Three-dimensional arcade shooter, in which the action is observed from isometric view. Players take on the role of an armed to the teeth of a soldier breaking through enemy territory.