
Inspired by classic titles like Contra and Sunset Riders, Balacera Brothers is a retro run n' gun game full of color, energetic music, and fast-paced action.
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Inspired by classic titles like Contra and Sunset Riders, Balacera Brothers is a retro run n' gun game full of color, energetic music, and fast-paced action.

Telenet Shooting Collection Launcher
Welcome to Shooter Heaven! The classic Telenet Japan & Wolf Team shooters are back! Note: The “Telenet Shooting Collection Launcher” is a free game launcher that lets you play titles from Telenet Japan and Wolf Team. The games themselves are not included with the launcher.

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Game Tengoku CrusinMix is a vertically scrolling shooting game mixing cute characters, a game world parodying a wide range of gaming tropes and history, tight controls, refined mechanics and eggplants?!
Welcome to Shooter Heaven! The classic Telenet Japan & Wolf Team shooters are back! Note: The “Telenet Shooting Collection Launcher” is a free game launcher that lets you play titles from Telenet Japan and Wolf Team. The games themselves are not included with the launcher.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32.9%, Shooter 18.1%, 1990's 12.3%, Local Co-Op 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
Game Tengoku CrusinMix is a vertically scrolling shooting game mixing cute characters, a game world parodying a wide range of gaming tropes and history, tight controls, refined mechanics and eggplants?!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.9%, Local Co-Op 15.7%, Shooter 11.3%, Retro 10.6%, 1990's 9.5%
The Queen of the Cosmic Wartoads has been abducted by the Rigellian Slime Beasts, their deadliest foe, and turned into the most hideous thing imaginable: a human being! Traverse the Rygellian Time-Void, reach the Slime King's lair and dismantle their deathly machine with your Cosmic Tool Kit.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.8%, Retro 16.1%, Shooter 14.5%, Arcade 10.2%, Cartoon 8.8%
Salamander III is the newest addition to the Gradius series, a legendary pioneer in the side-scrolling shooter genre, and comes with the original arcade versions of the previous games.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.8%, Shooter 16.3%, Arcade 16.2%, 2D Platformer 10.6%, 1990's 9.8%
A shoot’em up game with bite-size levels.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35.3%, Shooter 17.8%, Local Co-Op 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, Action 7.9%
Introducing FixEight, Toaplan's thrilling vertical run-and-gun game featuring eight peerless warriors with cutting-edge weapons. Embark on an exhilarating cosmic escapade with up to three players at once. Now on PC with modern extras!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.9%, Arcade 13.5%, Local Co-Op 11.2%, Retro 9.1%, 1990's 7.6%
Four years after their previous work “GUNBIRD,” a new, even more powerful five-member group has arrived.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.4%, Shooter 14.5%, Arcade 11.9%, 1990's 9.1%, Action 8%
Uncover the magic of Indian mythology, unique power-ups, and an enchanting soundtrack in this electrifying space showdown. Toaplan's vertical co-op shooter Vimana debuts on PC, offering accessible, action-packed gameplay and modern enhancements!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.1%, Local Co-Op 13.1%, Arcade 12.5%, Retro 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
A PIONEER OF THE BULLET HELL GENRE BY TOAPLAN IS BACK!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.4%, Shooter 13.8%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Arcade 10.6%, 1990's 10%
Take flight in one of three unique ships to battle a legion of enemies and massive bosses across a city sky, through a dark cave, along the bottom of the sea, and into a secret laboratory! Confront a buff, flamboyant crawfish scientist to retrieve the Power Pearl and save your job!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.2%, Shooter 13.5%, Arcade 10.3%, Retro 8.9%, Cartoony 8%
The steel wolf running across the earth × the sonic corpse that buries its prey. DECO shooting game redeployed!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.3%, Shooter 13.3%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, 1990's 11%, Arcade 10.3%
Frenetic action and LCD aesthetic! In this 2D Shoot 'Em Up, switch between a robot hero and his benign tumor to stop a bizarre cult. You have 8 hours to save humanity's memory: defeat grotesque bosses, ride the skies on your Future Board, and master the chaos in a retro-futuristic Tokyo.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.7%, Retro 14.2%, Arcade 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Shooter 8.8%
Your conventional methods of operation are "shoot first then shoot again!"
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 18.6%, Shooter 11.7%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Cartoon 10.2%, Arcade 9.1%
Vertical-scrolling 2D shooting game with three types of weapons
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, Shooter 17.2%, 2D Platformer 14.3%, Arcade 14%, Action 9.6%
If you love retro games, this is for you! Get ready for some intense retro space shooting!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 20.6%, Local Co-Op 18.2%, Cartoon 12.5%, Retro 10.7%, Shooter 9.5%
Rogue asteroids have been detected heading toward earth. You are the pilot of experimental spacecrafts to destroy the impending danger. Fight solo or up to 4 players. Outerspace is full of lethal rocks and strange creatures out to stop you. Don't let your planet down!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.7%, Shooter 16.1%, Arcade 11.4%, Local Co-Op 9.6%, Retro 7.5%
Super simple 2D shooter game! Use the two types of shots to push forward.Kick out the swarming zakos and take on the powerful bosses.7 crazy worlds are waiting for your cat!?
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.3%, Shooter 16.8%, Arcade 13.1%, Retro 10.8%, 1990's 10.7%
When Tommy, Chuckie, Phil and Lil see a commercial for the new Reptar video game, they pretend that they're in a video game of their own! Toggle between beautiful 8-bit and HD art, select your favorite baby and play solo or co-op in Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland, a neo-retro platformer.
Why similar: Retro 16%, Local Co-Op 15%, Cartoon 13.8%, 1990's 10.9%, 2D Platformer 10.2%
In this simple riff on an arcade classic, released in 1983 for the ZX Spectrum by famed game developer/publisher Ocean Software, shoot the deadly Caterpilla as it weaves its way down the screen, while also contending with mushrooms that block the way, and a fearsome spider!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.4%, Retro 20.1%, Shooter 16.2%, Arcade 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.5%
The Saikyo-style system, trusted by players from casual gamers to hardcore enthusiasts, now features a new three-stage charge shot enhancement system, significantly boosting strategic depth. If you haven't played it yet, we urge you to give it a try.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.4%, Shooter 14.8%, Arcade 12.2%, 1990's 8.5%, Action 8.3%
Raging Blasters is a vertical scroll shmup featuring high speed scrolling and the exhilaration of destruction.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.9%, Local Co-Op 18%, Shooter 14.9%, Retro 11.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
A gritty, non-stop blood bath from the creator of Insanity's Blade, Super Battle Princess Madelyn and the recently released GuardGrave. And a parody of beloved 60s and 70s classic action films, heroes and villains. Deathwish Enforcers... There's gonna be hell to pay!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.3%, Local Co-Op 13.9%, Retro 12.6%, Arcade 10.5%, Shooter 10.1%
Hunt down nightmares in the Kingdom of Dreams in this gorgeous, action-packed 2D run 'n gun, playable in local co-op for up to two players!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 17%, Local Co-Op 15.6%, Shooter 10.2%, Cartoon 9.5%, Retro 8.7%
Blast off as a little star trying to rid the cosmos of angry celestial beings in Feeble Light, a 3-tone pixel art shoot’em up where minimalistic presentation makes way for precision controls and fluid animation!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.1%, Shooter 16.1%, Arcade 11.3%, 1990's 7.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.6%
Trigger-happy aliens are closing in! Only you can burn the invaders to a crisp with the ultimate starship: HELLFIRE! Discover Toaplan's first side-scrolling shooter, known for its stunning graphics and strategic gameplay. Now on PC with quality-of-life extras!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.7%, Local Co-Op 17.9%, Retro 15.1%, Arcade 14.7%, Action 9.7%
Help Hoodie Girl fight the evil MediaBall's inane advertisements! It's a looping shooter in which each loop increases the speed and difficulty!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29%, Local Co-Op 24.6%, Shooter 15.3%, Retro 12.6%, Action 11.3%
Try to survive waves of robotic space aliens, and be a true hero to the resistance. Unlock new weapons to help you further in your quest to protect the world from the alien invasion in this classic Arcade style Retro game
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.4%, Shooter 17.7%, Cartoony 9.7%, Action 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%
Save the world from Dinah's threat by defeating angels, demons, beasts, and aliens.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.8%, Shooter 15.4%, Local Co-Op 12.6%, Retro 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 11%
The second installment in Saikyo's vertical scrolling shooters, following the 1993 Best Shooting Game award winner “Sengoku Ace”.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, Shooter 15.7%, Arcade 12.5%, 1990's 8.5%, Action 8%
A 2D top-down arena shooter. A freely scrolling shooter. Pixel graphics reminiscent of the SNES. Easy to control with the directional pad, two shot buttons, and a bomb button. Make full use of your two shots to smash through enemies.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.3%, 2D Platformer 14.4%, Shooter 13.5%, Local Co-Op 11.1%, Arcade 9.9%
Blast off for a retro shoot’em up experience filled with clever twists and secrets!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.3%, Shooter 16%, Arcade 11.5%, 1990's 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
This is an action based flappy game turned up to eleven. In the main arcade mode the player is unlocked and able to flap around the length of the screen dodging obstacles, fighting enemies and engaging a stage boss at the end of every level. This is a fully flushed out flappy game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.2%, Arcade 14.6%, 1990's 11.3%, Cartoony 10.3%, Action 10.3%
You are the Squad Killer! Blast through this retro arcade experience guns blazing! Hope you brought your reflexes because this pixel art massacre offers some good old hard core button mashing fun!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.2%, Shooter 15%, Arcade 13.1%, 2D Platformer 12.3%, Action 9.7%
Metal Slugger Ops is a remastered run-and-gun shooter. Arm yourself with flamethrowers, ray guns, and more to stop Skuntank's evil military plans. Humanity's last hope for peace lies in your hands!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 20.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.4%, Retro 13.1%, Shooter 11.9%, Arcade 10.6%
Accompany Maya and her little companion on an adventure where the only thing that matters is reaching the top.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.4%, 2D Platformer 18.7%, Shooter 15.1%, Arcade 10.6%, Retro 6.3%
"Off-Target" is a classic side-scrolling shooter set in the near future. Experience the thrill of shooting and the feeling of explosions in your spare time.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 35%, Shooter 16.9%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Arcade 11.8%
OH MY KAIJU!!! IT'S...KAIJU!!! KAIJU KITE ATTACK!!! The FIRST EVER SHMUP-platformer! Get your kite in the sky now! The Kaiju are coming to town to burn it down. Save your Meemaw! Save the universe! FLY OR DIE!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 22.1%, Shooter 12.5%, Retro 12.2%, Cartoon 10.7%, 2D Platformer 9.9%
Aqua Kitty is a fast paced retro styled submarine arcade shooter with optional 2 player local Co-op.Blast through hordes of mechanical sea monsters in your kitty sub and defend the deep sea milk mining kittens!THE MILK MUST FLOW!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 36.9%, Local Co-Op 17.6%, Retro 12.1%, Arcade 8.5%, Action 8.1%
A sci-fi action-arcade game inspired by classic gun n' runs of the '90s.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.7%, Local Co-Op 16.6%, Action 13%, Retro 11.4%, 2D Platformer 8.9%
Experience the epic conclusion of Toaplan's legendary shooter series with Batsugun including the lauded Special version! Choose your favorite character and spaceship in this thrilling genre-defining bullet-hell action. Now on PC with modern enhancements!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.4%, Arcade 13.2%, Local Co-Op 11.5%, Retro 8.8%, 1990's 7.9%
"Hime Cut" is a one-on-one 2D shooting game. Aim for a high score as you clear the wave!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.2%, Shooter 19.4%, 2D Platformer 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Retro 7.7%
COTTOn Boomerang, the explosive and timeless witch girl shooting game, is finally back! There are team battles this time! Take full advantage of all the amplified action and push forward!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.4%, Shooter 15.3%, 1990's 12.1%, Arcade 12%, Retro 10.3%
A deep, tactical shoot'em up. With every takedown, you’ll earn cash and xp to upgrade your ship and unlock new abilities. Online and local co-op. Unique versus mode. Realistic physics and water simulation.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 44.1%, Local Co-Op 17%, Shooter 11.3%, Arcade 8%, Action 6%
Asteroid Blasters is a non-stop action space shooter. Inspired by Asteroids, this game will see you choose between 6 different ships each with their own characteristics and utilize a variety of weapon powerups to eradicate your enemies. Play 2 players to increase your chance of survival.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.8%, Shooter 14.6%, 1990's 12.2%, Retro 11.4%, Arcade 11.3%
Get ready for classic shoot-'em-up action in Toaplan's Fire Shark, now on PC with modern updates. An evil and overwhelmingly powerful military force is about to take over not only a small country, but the whole world... Defeat the enemy and accept your place of honor!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 32%, Local Co-Op 15.6%, Arcade 15.4%, Retro 15.2%, Action 10.3%
A 2D platformer where you play as a magical unicorn battling through a world of alpha characters, symbols, and emojis! See if you can survive through all 26 levels of absolute unicorn madness! 🦄✨🌈
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 21.7%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Shooter 13.4%, Retro 11.9%, Arcade 10.9%
Set in the Pumpkin Kingdom which has lost its national treasure—the "Bluewater Willow," this brain-stimulating action-shooter follows Cotton, a witch with the biggest appetite in the universe, and Appli, the most tomboyish girl in the royal family.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.4%, Shooter 15.3%, 1990's 12.2%, Arcade 11.9%, Retro 10.3%
A retro shooter with a new power: the power to become any ship.Lost in the depths of space, you are a being of pure psychic energy with the uncanny power to take over and control anything you see in order to survive.Built for PC, Enemy Mind lets you battle your way through 70+ waves of challenging enemies.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.2%, Shooter 14.6%, Local Co-Op 14.1%, Retro 11.8%, Arcade 9.3%
Three years after Sengoku Ace. The long-awaited sequel arrives!! Saikyo's side-scrolling shooter. The first installment!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.5%, Shooter 15.2%, Arcade 12.4%, Local Co-Op 9.9%, 1990's 9.8%
The game is a cartoon-style Metroidvania. Explore winding mazes, ancient temples, and fiery caves. Fight in fast-paced battles against aggressive oversized vegetables and mutant beetles. Gear up with customizable guns to stop the inhumane experiments of a mad scientist!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.8%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Retro 11.6%, Arcade 9.8%, Cartoon 9.3%
Hey, man! Ren & Stimpy are back in a collection of games that will satisfy even the sickest little monkeys. Don't be an eediot - add this to your game library today, you filthy swine!
Why similar: 1990's 16.4%, 2D Platformer 13.5%, Retro 13.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 12.9%, Cartoon 11.3%
Image Striker is a 2D vertical scroll shooting game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 31.8%, Shooter 17.7%, Retro 14%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, 1990's 6.8%
In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.8%, Retro 17.4%, Local Co-Op 17.2%, Shooter 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%
SHOCKWAVE TRIGGERS is an arcade high resolution pixel art shmup/shoot'em up, in which you use the power of Shockwaves and a good timing to get the most bonus from your destroyed enemies. It's simple: shoot, dodge, wait and SHOCKWAVE!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 15.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.7%, Shooter 13.1%, 1990's 11.7%, Retro 10.7%
ATOMIC GUARDIANS is a fully CO-OP arcade retro shoot 'em up, where one player flies the ship, and the other player mans the shields. Fight your way through a never ending horde of Brutal Bosses, Alien Monsters and Gigantic Asteroids as you rack up a new world-wide high score. Play with up to three friends, and see how long you can last!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24%, Shooter 15.1%, Arcade 11.6%, Retro 10.9%, Local Co-Op 10%
Blast away wasp scum in Wasp Wars: New Wasp Order! Shoot your way through 12 scenic stages of trees, metal, and more, to eliminate the Wasp Army once and for all!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27%, Shooter 18.5%, 2D Platformer 16.3%, Retro 9.8%, Action 9.7%
A classic style SHMUP in the tradition of 80's and 90's vertical scrolling shooters. Maximize your run and get to the top of the High-score Leaderboard. Can you achieve the rank of Fleet Admiral? It's a challenge. Visit our website for a free playable browser demo of the game.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26%, Shooter 17.6%, Arcade 12.5%, 1990's 9.6%, Action 8.9%
Blast off for a retro arcade experience in RedRaptor, a vertical shoot’em up inspired by genre classics of the ’90s!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 33.8%, Shooter 13.8%, 1990's 12%, Retro 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%
The machine world of Molybdion has fallen into disarray. As Nidhogg eats the root of the planet, unending wars rage on the surface! Slice your way through hordes of metallic foes in five frantic levels, defeat fearsome bosses, and dodge countless bullets in this vintage vertical shoot 'em up.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.8%, Shooter 14.4%, Arcade 13.1%, Retro 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%