
An EXCITENGU side-scrolling shooter game to bring peace through destruction, with 2 titles x 2 modes, and useful features like Rewind and Quick Save!
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An EXCITENGU side-scrolling shooter game to bring peace through destruction, with 2 titles x 2 modes, and useful features like Rewind and Quick Save!

COTTON REBOOT!
Cotton Reboot! is a completely remastered version of Cotton.Fantastic Night Dreams, the originator of the witchy shooting game released 30 years ago, with new features and the latest visual design.

GRADIUS ORIGINS
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.
Cotton Reboot! is a completely remastered version of Cotton.Fantastic Night Dreams, the originator of the witchy shooting game released 30 years ago, with new features and the latest visual design.
Why similar: Side Scroller 31.4%, Shooter 24.1%, 1990's 19.5%, Action 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%
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: Shooter 33.9%, 1990's 27.1%, Action 19.8%, Pixel Graphics 17.4%, Singleplayer 1.8%
R-Type has returned! The legendary side-scroller is back and better than ever with beautifully rendered 3D graphics, exhilarating shoot-'em-up gameplay, and a multitude of stages, ships, and weapons that will allow you to conduct a symphony of destruction upon your foes.
Why similar: Side Scroller 49.3%, Shooter 30.5%, Action 18%, Singleplayer 2.2%
Earthion is a side-scrolling space shooter developed natively for 16-bit systems. Guide space fighter pilot Azusa Takanashi in her fight to repel the alien invaders and save planet Earth.
Why similar: 1990's 29.6%, Side Scroller 23.2%, Shooter 20%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, Action 11.8%
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: Side Scroller 30.2%, 1990's 22.7%, Shooter 21.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Action 11.8%
Experience the thrill of Terminator 2: Judgment Day with arcade action & pixel-perfect graphics! In this unique story blending iconic scenes from the movie with original scenarios and multiple endings, humanity’s fate is yours to decide.
Why similar: Side Scroller 33.1%, 1990's 22.5%, Shooter 19.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, Action 9.5%
The Contra Anniversary Collection brings this classic Run and Gun franchise back to modern platforms and a new generation of gamers.
Why similar: Side Scroller 41.2%, Action 21.8%, Shooter 19.2%, 1990's 10.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%
Prison City is a dystopian, action-packed side-scroller with tight mechanics and intricate level design. Battle Techno-Terrorists with your chakram and grenades, eat hot dogs for health, and locate contacts to help take down bosses.
Why similar: Side Scroller 31.1%, 1990's 22.4%, Shooter 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.4%, Story Rich 8.9%
The legendary Contra series returns! This reimagining of the classic run-'n'-gun action game from the ‘80s features new stages, new enemies, new play mechanics, and co-op combat for up to 4 players!
Why similar: Side Scroller 32.9%, 1990's 26%, Shooter 24.1%, Action 12.6%, Story Rich 4.4%
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: Side Scroller 30.2%, 1990's 22.7%, Shooter 21.4%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Action 11.8%
Take control of one of three playable characters (Gunvolt, Ekoro, and Beck) as you blast your way past the baddies in stage after stage of side-scrolling action! Each stage ends with a boss encounter. Defeat the boss to complete the stage.
Why similar: Side Scroller 42.2%, Action 31.5%, Pixel Graphics 26.3%
Save the day as a star-shooting, platform-bouncing cutie pie in Gimmick! Special Edition. SUNSOFT's beloved physics-based action platformer finally bursts onto current platforms enriched with a rewind feature, a time attack mode, online leaderboards, and modern extras.
Why similar: 1990's 28.9%, Side Scroller 28.8%, Action 23.8%, Pixel Graphics 17%, Singleplayer 1.5%
Metaloid: Origin is an fast-paced gun’n'run 2D platformer. Take on the role of one out of three android warrior's known as “Predator” and dash through 9 different levels in order to save their planet from an robot army led by Lucian Corp, whom invade their planet and exploit the planetary resources to fuel their galactic war efforts.
Why similar: Side Scroller 34.9%, Action 26.9%, Pixel Graphics 20.1%, Shooter 14.6%, Singleplayer 3.6%
The original cute and hardcore shrine maiden shooter is now available on Steam! Completely new game, a sequel to the home original "Pocky&Rocky" (Super Nintendo Entertainment System)! The adventures of Pocky&Rocky begin once again.
Why similar: Shooter 35.9%, Action 30.3%, Pixel Graphics 30.2%, Singleplayer 3.7%
Raze the road less traveled with your Vulvehicle, the ultimate all-purpose armored combat machine! Whether flying through the sky, or burrowing deep underground, these gals stop at nothing to blast through terrain and enemies alike in this comical action STG!
Why similar: Side Scroller 32%, Shooter 23.2%, 1990's 20.2%, Action 12.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%
You are the Rendering Ranger, a special forces soldier defending Earth from a devastating alien invasion through nine levels of action platforming as well as blisteringly fast horizontal shooter stages. Originally developed for Super Famicom by Manfred Trenz, creator of the Turrican series.
Why similar: Side Scroller 33.6%, Shooter 20.6%, 1990's 19.9%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Action 11.1%
This game is a 2D shooting action title focused solely on boss battles. You cannot attack on your own! Enemies fire both “red” and “blue” bullets. You must instantly identify the “blue” bullets, catch them, and fire them back. Can you defeat the monsters?
Why similar: Side Scroller 36.3%, Shooter 22.4%, Pixel Graphics 20.5%, Action 18%, Singleplayer 2.9%
SUN SHOT - 2547 People have long since left the earth. In the course of constant military operations and endless skirmishes between states, conditions on earth have slipped into unsustainable conditions.
Why similar: Side Scroller 36%, Shooter 26.1%, Action 20.8%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Singleplayer 2.1%
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!
Why similar: Side Scroller 45.5%, 1990's 23.3%, Pixel Graphics 17.2%, Action 13.5%, Singleplayer 0.6%
The game is now available as “HORGIHUGH,” a shooting game that has been well received for its package illustrations by KOU, an illustrator who has worked on the “Shanti” series and other games, and for its serious theme and authentic level design, despite its cute retro dot-picture appearance.
Why similar: Side Scroller 37.2%, 1990's 27.2%, Action 21.2%, Shooter 12.4%, Singleplayer 2%
Naoki is an arcade platform game.help our hero to save his friends captured by a demon
Why similar: Side Scroller 38.6%, Action 22.3%, 1990's 22.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.7%, Singleplayer 2.2%
Mega Man X DiVE reimagined the world of the Mega Man X series, and now it's getting an offline version! Strengthen your characters and weapons with a variety of powerups to make them all your own. Then test them out in the side-scrolling action of "what-if" worlds in Mega Man X!
Why similar: Side Scroller 49.6%, 1990's 25.6%, Action 20.2%, Singleplayer 4.7%
Iron Meat is a run-and-gun arcade shooter that immerses players in an apocalyptic future overrun by "The Meat," an iron-ravenous mass mutating everything in its path. Blast your way through retro-inspired stages and bosses to uncover the shocking horrors behind secret experiments on the Moon.
Why similar: Side Scroller 35.4%, Shooter 22.3%, 1990's 20.1%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Action 8%
Experience the apeX of 2D action! A new era of 2D action begins now! Get ready for high-speed, stylish 2D side-scrolling action like never before. Inti Creates presents the ultimate in classic 2D action with "Luminous Avenger iX"!
Why similar: Action 38.9%, Side Scroller 36.9%, Pixel Graphics 20.4%, Singleplayer 3.8%
Blast off for a sequel that pushes every facet of 2D shoot'em ups to escape velocity!
Why similar: Side Scroller 28.7%, Shooter 22.6%, Action 18.7%, 1990's 17.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%
Have you been hitting the gym? The intensely muscular shooter is back!
Why similar: Shooter 32.8%, 1990's 31.8%, Pixel Graphics 18.2%, Action 17.2%
"Escape Chase Monster" is an action game. Run away from monsters, shoot guns and reach the goal.
Why similar: Side Scroller 39.9%, Shooter 23.5%, 1990's 13.7%, Action 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
Blast off for a retro shoot’em up experience filled with clever twists and secrets!
Why similar: Side Scroller 39%, Shooter 20.9%, 1990's 16.1%, Action 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.3%
Humanity is on the brink of extinction; take the place of Captain Edward Stalway and save the World from the forces of the Vortex. Raid enemy bases, steal alien technologies, collect artifacts and shoot robots into tiny piles of scrap.
Why similar: Shooter 31.5%, Side Scroller 31.4%, Action 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 17.3%, Singleplayer 2.2%
Kick the crap out of them! Side-scrolling bullet-hell shooter.
Why similar: Side Scroller 43.1%, Shooter 30.3%, Action 24%, Singleplayer 2.6%
In this game, we embody an extremely angry rat that must defend itself from sewer monsters to survive. We have plenty of weapons available to achieve this.
Why similar: Side Scroller 42.2%, Shooter 30.7%, Action 24.7%, Singleplayer 2.4%
『FUBUKI ~zero in on Holoearth~』is a high-speed pixel action game where you control the protagonist, Shirakami Fubuki, and battle using swords and skills.
Why similar: Side Scroller 47.9%, Action 26.3%, Pixel Graphics 21.5%, Singleplayer 4.2%
Super Cyborg is an old school non-stop hardcore run'n'gun action game! You are an elite battle cyborg who is sent in to investigate a series of anomalies on a mysterious island. The merciless alien known as the 'Xirxul life form' has been awakened by unwitting scientists and now: all humanity is in danger!
Why similar: Side Scroller 28.2%, Shooter 27.6%, Action 26.8%, Pixel Graphics 17.3%
On one really bad day of his own vicious cycle. On his way home, Little Haerold's car breaks down in the bad part of town. And then he breaks down, in the violent way. Now Haerold is Homebound and Postal.
Why similar: Side Scroller 45%, Shooter 27.7%, Action 24%, Singleplayer 3.3%
The story revolves around two sisters: Xiao Mei, the master of the Flame Dragon Fist, and Xiao Ying, the master of the opposing fist, the Dark Dragon Slaying Fist, and Xiao Mei's older sister. Xiao Mei is fascinated by the power of the Dark Dragon and sets out to save her sister who has disappeared.
Why similar: Side Scroller 42.4%, 1990's 31%, Action 24.2%, Singleplayer 2.5%
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: Side Scroller 32%, Shooter 23.3%, 1990's 19.8%, Action 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%
An adorable, fantastic, poppy, and slightly bizarre 2D side-scrolling shooter game! Conquer all 5 stages in order to bring back spring to the island of Esideci!
Why similar: Side Scroller 38.7%, Shooter 27.8%, Action 21.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Singleplayer 1.7%
Fly with a fart! Defeat the enemy with a fart! Save Japan!? Attack and jump are integrated, and you can play with just two buttons! 2D action shooting with easy controls!
Why similar: Side Scroller 47.4%, Shooter 33.2%, Action 17.3%, Singleplayer 2.1%
Destroy your enemies and use the scraps that come out to destroy them even more! Side-scrolling space fantasy shooting game, that is "Kanamono".
Why similar: Side Scroller 46.8%, Shooter 23.6%, Action 15.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Singleplayer 2.1%
2D Platformer Action/Adventure Game. Use space bar to jump. Use arrow keys to go left and right. Use mouse/trackpad to navigate menus. Using Xbox controller: Right joystick (up): jump. Left joystick: Left+Right.
Why similar: Side Scroller 38.5%, Action 23.6%, 1990's 22.8%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Singleplayer 2.1%
The year is 2051. Location: SATAZIUS, a long-abandoned planet. The cruiser Agano was on patrol when it was attacked and stricken by a confederacy of space pirates that had established a base on SATAZIUS. The pirates attacked the Agano intending to steal the assault ship ‘Trafalgar’ that was stowed aboard the Agano, but the Trafalgar made...
Why similar: Side Scroller 37.3%, Shooter 20.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.3%, 1990's 14%, Action 11.1%
Blast your way through a myriad of extra-terrestrial incursions in this arcade-style scrolling shooter! Pilot the ship Habroxia through 15 levels featuring intense boss fights, rescue missions, shifting perspectives, and untold surprises.
Why similar: Side Scroller 29.4%, Shooter 23.3%, Action 17.9%, 1990's 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%
Rotate, aim and shoot in zero gravity space. "∀stround" is a zero-gravity shooting action game in which the screen rotates according to the character's direction. Survive against attacking creatures on a space station where gravity suddenly disappears.
Why similar: Shooter 32.7%, Side Scroller 26%, Pixel Graphics 19.7%, Action 19%, Singleplayer 2.7%
In Autogiro, a fast-paced, side-scrolling shooter, you take control of a sophisticated helicopter and set off on a mission where your survival depends on your accuracy, quick thinking, and strategy!
Why similar: Side Scroller 37.6%, Shooter 26.3%, 1990's 19.7%, Action 13.6%, Singleplayer 2.9%
Zombie Mansion is a 2D side-scrolling platform shooter with puzzle and exploration elements.
Why similar: Side Scroller 47%, Shooter 25.6%, Action 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Singleplayer 1.6%
This game is a side-scrolling 2D action shooting game created with dot pictures. Control the main character, Pumpkin Head, as he runs through various stages such as the sea and the desert while battling the slime army!
Why similar: Side Scroller 47.1%, Shooter 25.4%, Action 14.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.1%, Singleplayer 1.7%
A pixel-art 2D action game in which four characters fight zombies. Manipulate the formation of four people, change the leading character, separate them, and conquer the stage. Collect weapons and items with everyone and aim for the goal. Enjoy the adventure of about 30 stages in all 7 areas!
Why similar: Side Scroller 37%, Action 23%, 1990's 21.6%, Pixel Graphics 16.5%, Singleplayer 1.9%
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!
Why similar: Side Scroller 37%, Shooter 26.4%, Action 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Singleplayer 2.1%
Inspired by games like Contra and Turrican, Guts 'n Grunts is a mid-paced action game with lots of shooting, swimming, and rolling. Find power-ups. Earn upgrades. Fight for pig freedom!
Why similar: Side Scroller 29.9%, Shooter 22.4%, 1990's 21.8%, Action 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%
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: Side Scroller 42.5%, Shooter 20.5%, Pixel Graphics 20.4%, Action 14.8%, Singleplayer 1.7%
Simple and fun! Challenge a friend to one-on-one duels across six unique stages, or play solo and conquer 15 levels with increasing difficulty!
Why similar: Side Scroller 43.4%, Shooter 31.5%, Action 25.1%
JBomb is an action-strategy game that combines elements of adventure, puzzles, and online cooperation. It offers players a diverse and engaging experience, featuring two main modes and a PvP option for direct competition.
Why similar: Side Scroller 38.9%, 1990's 23%, Action 22.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Singleplayer 1.9%
The most secure prison facility in the country is under attack ... The city mayor called personally and asked you to take care of this problem.
Why similar: Side Scroller 35.1%, Action 26.7%, Pixel Graphics 19.4%, Shooter 18.8%
In this adventure, Your siblings are being controlled and calling themselves "The revengers of Millonaire Bunny" approaching with the mission of steal the Blaster Power from Gunner Bunny and the new protagonist Imitator Bunny.
Why similar: Side Scroller 35.3%, Shooter 27.2%, Action 20.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Story Rich 5%
Hero and A Wicked Man is a game about Hero, who goes on an adventure to stop the evil Dr. Wicked. The core mechanics are shooting and platforming. Adventuring through each level and collecting more ammo gives the player an incentive to explore.
Why similar: Side Scroller 46.9%, Shooter 25.7%, Action 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.5%, Singleplayer 2.2%
Mixx Island: Remix is a one small hold & Gun, boss Rush mini-game of Casual difficulty.
Why similar: Side Scroller 42.5%, Shooter 30.7%, Action 24.7%, Singleplayer 2.1%
A bite-sized, 8-bit style run-and-gun inspired by Saturday morning cartoons of the 80s!
Why similar: Side Scroller 35.8%, Shooter 25.7%, Action 21.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Singleplayer 3.8%
Raioh is a retro style shot and bomb style vertical scroll shmup.
Why similar: Shooter 32.6%, 1990's 24.7%, Action 23.7%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Singleplayer 4.1%