
Pilot your helicopter to victory as your complete objectives, dodge missiles, and destroy your enemies. But don't forget to keep an eye on your fuel, ammunition, and health or you might not survive.
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Pilot your helicopter to victory as your complete objectives, dodge missiles, and destroy your enemies. But don't forget to keep an eye on your fuel, ammunition, and health or you might not survive.

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Jump down the esophagus of a body plagued by viruses and big bad bosses in this reverse vertical scrolling shoot'em up! Collect eye crusties, upgrade your pupils, and clear the screen of bullets with your cornea crushing eye blasts!

Mission 1985
This game is a tribute to the Run "N Gun games (Commando, Ikari Warrior, Heavy Barrel, Guerilla Wars, Mercs...) from the mid 1980's that you could find in arcades or on 16 bit consoles.
Jump down the esophagus of a body plagued by viruses and big bad bosses in this reverse vertical scrolling shoot'em up! Collect eye crusties, upgrade your pupils, and clear the screen of bullets with your cornea crushing eye blasts!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 25.5%, Shooter 12.8%, Arcade 8.6%, Retro 5.7%
This game is a tribute to the Run "N Gun games (Commando, Ikari Warrior, Heavy Barrel, Guerilla Wars, Mercs...) from the mid 1980's that you could find in arcades or on 16 bit consoles.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.1%, Shooter 9.6%, Military 9.5%, War 9.4%
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Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.2%, Military 14.2%, War 8.7%, Shooter 8.7%
An old arcade style 2d shmup.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.8%, Shooter 13%, Arcade 8.2%, Top-Down 7.8%
Another version of the classic Asteroids game
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 22%, Shooter 13.3%, Arcade 10%, Top-Down 6.8%
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Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.7%, Military 11.1%, War 9%, Arcade 7.4%
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Why similar: Vehicular Combat 26.9%, Top-Down Shooter 21.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.1%, Shooter 8.9%, Retro 7.2%
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Why similar: Vehicular Combat 29.6%, Top-Down Shooter 20.8%, Shooter 11.5%, Arcade 8.6%, Military 8.2%
The Guardians, a secret society wielding the power of the Force, have readied their tanks and intend on crushing the aspirations of the Hammerbolt Empire!
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Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.9%, Shooter 11.7%, Arcade 7.6%, Old School 6.6%
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Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.7%, Top-Down Shooter 27.9%, Shooter 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%, Retro 6%
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Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.8%, Top-Down Shooter 28.4%, Shooter 11.8%, Arcade 7.6%, Top-Down 6.5%
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Why similar: Vehicular Combat 19.2%, Top-Down Shooter 18.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.8%, Shooter 8.9%, Military 8.5%
A post-apocalyptic arcade shooter. Collect fuel and dodge enemy fire as you fight back against the evil Scorpio gang. Mixes cars, shmups and themes that would have been right at home in 80's anime and arcades..
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 21.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17.9%, Shooter 9.8%, Arcade 6%
Dodge waves of bullets in cover shooter + shmup-inspired combat, as you strike back with powerful attacks of your own! Use clever cover spots to gain an advantage over your enemies, find treasures to make yourself stronger, and avoid taking damage to raise your score!
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An unknown Alien Race has launched a failed attack on Earth Station Alpha and are regrouping! Fight off the incoming fleets, discover where their ships are being constructed, and launch an assault! If Earth Station Alpha is destroyed, the planet will be lost and humanity exterminated.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 26.6%, Top-Down Shooter 26.4%, Shooter 11.8%, Vehicular Combat 10.9%, Arcade 7.3%
A revamped version of "Tales Gear," originally released in 2007, featuring high-resolution support, new systems, and rearranged background music. A full-fledged 2.5D vertical-scrolling shooter characterized by the Tail Pod, an optional weapon that combines offense and defense.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 27.7%, Top-Down Shooter 23.7%, Military 15.7%, Arcade 8.6%, Shooter 6.9%
cherry blossom fleet is a 2D shooting game set in the Japanese Navy of World War II.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 24%, Shooter 14.4%, Military 12.2%, War 10%
Defendor is a throwback to the fast paced arcade games of the 80s.A retro style, arcade shooter where you upgrade your base to increase the capabilities of your ship, unlock new weapons, ships and cause more mayhem.Defend your base until everyone makes it into the escape ship.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.2%, Shooter 14%, Action 7.5%, Top-Down 7.3%
Pilot the Megacopter, a sentient weapon that gains power by feeding on the blood of its enemies. Play through the campaign featuring seek and destroy, boss, rescue, and defense missions against the evil reptoid army. Upgrade Megacopter with the fabled AZ-TECH: ancient weaponry and armor.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 21.2%, Top-Down Shooter 19.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 18.8%, War 9.4%, Arcade 6.4%
Peer beyond the veil and experience the ethereal in The Ghost and The Phoenix, a captivating neo-classical top-down shooter. Navigate the realms between life and death in this supernatural action-packed adventure.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 25%, Old School 8.9%, Action-Adventure 8.3%, Top-Down 7.1%
"Comet Soldier" is a 2D top-down view action shooting game. Advance through the battlefield and defeat the bosses that await.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.6%, Military 14%, Shooter 11.1%, Retro 6.9%
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Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 27.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 26%, Vehicular Combat 20.2%, Shooter 12.1%, Top-Down 7.2%
Even if you are not good at avoiding bullets or shmup games there is no problem. A 2d casual rolling shooter best for killing time!
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TROID BLASTER 2 is a physics based asteroids tribute game, featuring: * Random Levels * Gachapon random generated pilots and ships * 30 weapon types to unlock * Physics based! * Hundreds of bite sized levels to play * A graveyard to bury and remember your fallen pilots
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.3%, Shooter 13.3%, Arcade 9.9%, Action 6.7%
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Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 18.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 17.6%, Military 13.8%, War 9.7%, Shooter 9.3%
Starship Scarwolf is a 2D top-down omnidirectional shooter. As I'm a fan of vector scan games, I aimed to create an expression using only wireframe rendering. However, I couldn't achieve this with just dots and lines, so I also used fill and circle drawing functions.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 23.3%, Top-Down Shooter 22.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Shooter 10.6%, War 8.9%
In COBRA STRIKE you pilot all sorts of gunships and helicopters with true retro-style inertia flight controls that will make you feel just awesome! The '90s call for your duty! Relive the Strike! 💥🚁🎮
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 29.3%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Military 13.1%, War 9.8%, Shooter 6.9%
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Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 23.1%, Military 15%, Top-Down Shooter 11.2%, War 10.7%, Top-Down 8.7%
Galactic Wars EX is a pixel perfect co-op retro arcade shmup retrogaming experience for modern pcs
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.2%, Vehicular Combat 14.7%, Shooter 8.8%, Retro 7.3%
History can be thrilling, learn the importance of the air force during the Spanish civil war, the most important air battles, the pilots that fought and the airplanes they used. Fight through the air around the Jarama, Brunete or Ebro. Learn, at the same time you become a flying ace!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25%, War 16.4%, Shooter 14.7%, Military 13.7%, Arcade 11.1%
Blast off on a treacherous mission to recover an unidentified energy source amidst an alien onslaught! Nephenthesys is a vertical scrolling shoot’em up presented in widescreen top-down 3D style.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.8%, Top-Down Shooter 29.5%, Shooter 13.2%, Arcade 8.6%, Top-Down 7.2%
Touhou Renkyouto is a top-down bullet hell title starring the green-eyed Parsee Mizuhashi. Adventure from the Underworld to the surface and back again to solve an incident involving stray spirits causing chaos, and maybe help Parsee realize her love along the way.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 22.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 21.1%, Shooter 11.9%, Arcade 8.5%, Top-Down 7.5%
Retro style 2D vertical scrolling simple shooter.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.7%, Shooter 12.2%, Top-Down 8.8%, Arcade 8.4%
1982: Tenacious of the Air is a vertical scrolling shoot ’em up set during the South Atlantic conflict. Pilot five historic Argentine aircraft, choose your ordnance, take off from aircraft carriers or from land, and relive missions inspired by true events.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.6%, Vehicular Combat 15.6%, Arcade 10.5%, Military 9%, Retro 7.2%
Hordes of flesh-hungry zombies are now descending upon the city... Fight for survival in this fast-paced bloody 2D shoot’ em up by driving tanks with unique controls that allow you to mow down thousands of undead in multiple directions simultaneously or separately with machine guns and cannons…
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 18.4%, Top-Down Shooter 17.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.3%, Military 11.2%, War 9.9%
Find yourself on a mission exploring the depth of an ominous forgotten mine. You arrive barehanded but quickly find the tools needed to go deeper. Destroy the infected living parts of the mine and face the final threat and complete your mission.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.9%, Shooter 14.2%, Action-Adventure 9.6%, Top-Down 8.2%
Pirate's Peril is an arcade shooter themed in the world of pirates on the open sea!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 29.7%, Top-Down Shooter 24%, Arcade 13.3%, Action 10.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
The Valkirias are here. Fast paced action Shoot 'em up with beautifully rendered 3D graphics. Select between four characters with different abilities and follow their story. Upgrade and unlock fighters, battle bosses and play amazing special stages, solo or with a friend.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.7%, Vehicular Combat 19.3%, Military 13.1%, Shooter 11.9%
Save Earth from an invasion of intergalactic chickens! Finger-blistering arcade shooting action for one or two players.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 24.7%, Top-Down Shooter 22.2%, Shooter 14%, Arcade 10.8%, Action 7.8%
A score-driven vertical STG built around aggressive grazing, medal chaining, and risk-reward survival mechanics. Dodge impossible bullet patterns, manipulate time itself, and push for the ultimate 1CC.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 25.4%, Top-Down Shooter 19.4%, Shooter 12.3%, War 8.8%, Arcade 8.3%
In "A Minor Pest Problem," Pilot a heavily armed truck through environments in this 2D top-down shooter. Prove that no problem is too big for a trucker with enough firepower. Drive, shoot, survive, and show the wilderness what a real pest looks like.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 36.8%, Vehicular Combat 22.3%, Shooter 14.2%, Top-Down 9.2%, Action 7.3%
Hexagonal Explods is a vertical shoot 'em up game where you need to defend the earth from aliens. Collect power ups, fight funny bosses and... well... SHOOT THEM UP!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.8%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.8%, Shooter 11.2%, Top-Down 7.7%, Arcade 7.5%
A fast-paced roguelike space shooter where every credit counts. Fight through dangerous sectors, upgrade your ship mid-battle, and convert your earnings into permanent power. Because when you die, you keep what matters.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.5%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.5%, Shooter 13.2%, Top-Down 7.3%, Old School 6.2%
I made this game as top view shmup STG(also known Shoot'em ups) game.but some people think as Shrimp STG.shrimp type anti-aircraft tank TETSUNOEBI!control the tank and destroy drones or AI tanks or large bosses.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 21%, Shoot 'Em Up 20.7%, Vehicular Combat 15.8%, Shooter 9.7%, Military 9.7%
A PvP 2D top-down shooter in space where your gun recoil is also your ship's propulsion! Master control of your ship better than your opponents and be the last one standing with up to 4 players.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 23.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 21%, Top-Down Shooter 20.6%, Shooter 10.4%, Arcade 5.7%
Survive alone against a never ending horde of undead! How long can you survive?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 22.8%, Shooter 13.8%, Military 9.6%, Top-Down 6.6%
A reinterpretation of retro games like Space Invaders and Galaga with a modern twist. Battle through planetary sectors using elemental abilities that combine for powerful effects and make bosses vanish.
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 28.9%, Top-Down Shooter 28.8%, Shooter 12.9%, Retro 8.2%, Arcade 7.8%
Welcome back to 1996! This shared screen space shooter is the perfect 4-player competitive game for some casual fun!
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.2%, Shooter 12.8%, Arcade 9.2%, Top-Down 8%
Call Sign is Magic Liner is an old school Shmup with a new twist. You can strategically draw lines and defeat your enemies.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 24.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 24.2%, Shooter 15.3%, Arcade 11.7%, Action 8.7%
Challenge your reflexes and defend your web from an onslaught of strange creatures to the beat of a dynamic, generative acid techno soundtrack in this all-nonsense arcade-style twin stick shooter.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 29.1%, Shooter 12.2%, Arcade 7.9%, Top-Down 6.8%
Tank Blitz: is a retro-style 2D top-down tank shooter where you engage in intense battles against a variety of enemy tanks, armored trains, and devastating railguns. Utilize the terrain for cover as you outmaneuver and outgun your foes in strategic combat scenarios.
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 26.9%, Shooter 15.1%, Military 12.7%, Arcade 11.4%, Action 8.2%
Start off as a weak ship with a simple attack and fight through waves of enemies, earning currency in order to purchase upgrades for your ship. The never ending waves of enemies grow in number, power, and variety as you progress. Purchase upgrades to keep pace with them.
Why similar: Vehicular Combat 21.2%, Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.8%, Shooter 8.1%, Retro 7.6%
The vertical scrolling shooter game '.Decluster' and its sequel '.Decluster Zero' are now available in one package.
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A top-down, 2d space-shooter that pits the user against swarms of alien ships from other dimensions. Destroy all enemies and portals as fast as possible. Battle increasingly tougher enemies through 40 Campaign levels and Endless Mode!
Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 30.6%, Top-Down Shooter 30.4%, Shooter 12.6%, Arcade 8.2%, Top-Down 7%