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Graceful Explosion Machine
Action 06 April 2017
A classic 2D shoot'em up action game, created by Vertex Pop and released on Nintendo Switch. Graceful Explosion Machine allows the players to fly a futuristic space ship. The titular GEM is an advanced, well-equipped vehicle whose pilot is stuck deep in space. In order to find his way back he must face a horde of aggressive aliens. The game is presented from a side view and we must constantly move right throughout more than 30 levels located in four different worlds.
Vostok Inc.
Action 26 June 2017
Developed by Nosebleed Interactive, a space shooter enriched with elements of so-called clickers. Vostok Inc. is set in the distant future and the player assumes the role of a newly chosen chairperson of the titular company. The protagonist's goal is to gather a gigantic fortune through the completion of assigned tasks. The gameplay formula was based on two pillars.
Air Combat
Action 30 June 1995
Released in 1995 on the PlayStation, the first part of the famous Ace Combat series. In the game we sit at the helm of numerous military planes, and the action takes place in a fantastic universe.
Circuit Breakers
Action 17 November 2015
Shoot'em up production, where players face a hordes of opponents controlled by FIRST, i.e. rebellious artificial intelligence. They have at their disposal several heroes differentiated in terms of combat skills and preferred arsenal, while the fun is diversified by special modifiers unblocked during the struggle.
The Game Paradise: CruisinMix
Action 30 November 2017
The Game Paradise: CruisinMix is a remaster of The Game Paradise (also known as Game Tengoku) from 1995. The game tells the story of a worker of one of Japanese arcades and her fight with crazy Yamada who wants to rule the world of electronic entertainment. The game, originally created by Jaleco studio (the new version was developed by Chara-Ani and City Connection), is a parody of arcade shoot 'em up games. During the game we visit levels inspired by, e.g.
Pressure Overdrive
Action 25 July 2017
A refreshed version of Pressure a 2013 dynamic shooter with racing game elements, developed by Chasing Carrots. The action takes us to a steampunk world ruled by a ruthless businessman – Count Soap. When he plans to drain water from his new investment area, the locals start resistance movement. The player assumes the role of one of them, and fights the antagonist’s hired soldiers using an armed buggy.
Polybius
Action 10 May 2017
A rail shooter created by Llamasoft. The player is placed in control of a combat ship, which constantly goes forward and whether it is over a surface or inside a tunnel, the player's role remains to maneuver to the sides, perform dodges, attack enemies and destroy countless obstacles. The player fights smaller and larger adversaries coming in large numbers.
Blacksea Odyssey
Action 01 June 2016
An unusual independent game. It is a hybrid of a space twin-stick shooter, an RPG and a roguelike game. Blacksea Odyssey tells a story about a tournament held every ten years. Only the bravest warriors from the entire universe participate in it. They are tasked with hunting for various creatures that live in space. When joining the tournament, the player is selecting their character. The participants vary in looks, combat potential and special abilities.
12 Is Better Than 6
Action 20 November 2015
The game is a mixture of a two-dimensional top-down shooter and a sneaky shooter. As a Mexican fugitive, we travel through the Wild West to Texas, dealing with everyone who stands in our way. The title transfers weapons from the epoch to the game in a rather detailed way, requiring from the player a quick reaction and an accurate eye. Each shot can be fatal, and a lonely revolver often has to face the overwhelming forces of the enemy.
RiftStar Raiders
Arcade 28 February 2018
A top-down space shooter game designed specifically to deliver a co-op experience. The creators of the game, Climax Studios, were inspired mainly by titles popular long ago in arcades. The player takes on the role of an adventurer-pilot, who lives in the criminal center of the galaxy. The protagonist earns their living by selling valuable pieces of hardware salvaged from destroyed spaceships, oftentimes neutralized by themselves.
Aqua Kitty: Milk Mine Defender
Action 03 February 2014
A shoot'em up production where players take control of the title kittens. Their task is to find underwater deposits of life-giving milk and defend themselves against enemies attacking individual mine shafts. The mainstay of the game is traversing the location and elimination of hordes of opponents.
Blaster Master Zero
Arcade 09 March 2017
A blend of a 2D platformer and a simple shoot'em-up game by Inti Creates. The production is another installment in the series, which started in 1988. The protagonists are skilled scientist Jason Frudnick and Fred, a mysterious creature he discovered. When the latter escapes the laboratory, Jason pursues him. He ends up in a cave, where he finds an advanced, battle-ready vehicle called Sophia-III. Blaster Master Zero features two game modes.
Ghost Blade HD
Action 28 February 2017
Ghost Blade HD is a shoot'em up game developed by indie devs from Hucast Games. We take on the role of the Earth Defense Force's best pilot whose job is to defeat Shira, a rogue A.I. that was installed on an abandoned space station located on the outer rim of the Solar System. In Ghost Blade HD we control one of the three superbly armed combat space ships. Gameplay focuses on eliminating hordes of enemies and gigantic bosses.
Bullet Soul
Arcade 07 April 2011
Two-dimensional shoot up originally released on the Xbox 360, and later also released on PCs. While playing, we steer one of the several available combat ships and fight countless enemies.
Sine Mora EX
Action 08 August 2017
Developed by THQ Nordic, Sine Mora EX is a remastered version of the well-received 2012 shoot’em up game. The game takes players to a retro-futuristic world engulfed in a continuous war between the forces of the Empire and their adversaries. One gets to pilot diverse airplanes, featuring various weapons and gadgets, and participate in dynamic and spectacular battles against both standard enemy units as well as much more powerful bosses.
Gryphon Knight Epic
Action 20 August 2015
A classic shoot'em up that takes us on a journey to a fantastic world. In eight different stages we face hordes of enemies - from hostile people, through smaller and larger monsters, to powerful bosses. The whole was enriched with pleasing pixel art graphics.
The Disney Afternoon Collection
Arcade 18 April 2017
A collection of six action games based on classic Disney cartoons. The collection was developed by Capcom and it contains games that were released in late 80s and early 90s on Nintendo Entertainment System. The Disney Afternoon Collection contains the following titles: DuckTales (1989), Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers (1990), TaleSpin (1991), Darkwing Duck (1992), Chip n’ Dale Rescue Rangers 2 (1993) and Duck Tales 2 (1993). All titles were remastered and adapted to modern gaming platforms.
Nighthaw-X3000
Action 14 April 2017
Nighthaw-X3000 is a dynamic shoot'em up game developed by the independent Polish studio N94 Games. We play as James Pilecki, an elite pilot whose job is to face the alien invaders who attacked Earth in the year 2000. Action in the game is presented from a top-down perspective. The plane we control automatically flies upwards. Our job is to maneuver in a way that will allow us to eliminate the aliens and avoid their fire.
Tower 57
Action 16 November 2017
An old-school 2D shooter developed by Pixwerk in cooperation with 11 bit studios. The game is inspired by classic 16-bit hits, such as the Chaos Engine series. The action of Tower 57 takes place in a devastated dieselpunk world, where gigantic towers are the only places harboring what remains of human civilization. The story focuses on the adventures of a group of daredevils who attempt to infiltrate the titular Tower 57.
DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours
Action 30 November 2015
A dynamic, side-scrolling shooter created by Pyramid studio. Planet Darius has been invaded by Belsers – an alien army that entrenched itself in the oceans and seas of the whole world. To combat the threat, the planet's inhabitants have prepared a new lethal weapon, the so called Burst System. The gameplay of DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours focuses on eliminating hordes of enemies – aside from normal cannon fodder, the enemy ranks are sometimes reinforced by tough bosses.
Inversus
Arcade 16 August 2016
An original combination of strategy and arcade games, delivered by Hypersect - an independent developer. The players assume the role of white and black vehicles that move on the surface of a monochromatic map resembling a chessboard. What is the most important here, the machines can remain only on squares of the opposite color - the missiles they launch change the color of the squares they hit, creating paths the vehicles can take.
Xenoraid
Action 30 September 2016
A classic two-dimensional vertical shoot-em-all, taking place in a science-fiction universe. Xenogears was developed by an independent Finnish studio 10tons. The game takes us to 2032, where a conflict called the first galactic war forces humanity to defend its planet using an improvised fleet consisting of civilian space ships armed with various weaponry.
Blubber Busters
Action canceled
Action game, including platformer and shoot'em upa features. The task ahead is to cure cosmic whales of dangerous diseases and mutations, and thus to restore the old order in which people and animals providing interstellar transport will live in harmony with each other. The game is presented in a side perspective, and is based on the exploration of different stages and elimination of hostile enemies.
Soldner-X 2: Final Prototype
Action 25 May 2010
Soldner-X 2: The Final Prototype is a side-scroll shooter in which the player's task is to repel an alien invasion. As a pilot of a ship belonging to an elite ship, he confronts hordes of enemies using modern technology and bonuses, which he encounters on subsequent boards.