Fight through twisting tunnels and vast caverns where the concepts of up and down mean nothing and danger lurks around every corner. We’re blasting the original full-freedom shooter Descent into the 21st Century with next-generation gaming technology built on Unreal Engine 4! Earth starves and pilots like you are the only source of vital resources. Face off against the best rock jocks in the solar system to capture asteroids and minerals, challenge your friends in private multiplayer matches, or dive into the mines to fight hordes of bots in this prequel to the original trilogy.

Saving scientists and uncovering the mysteries of an ill-fated research trip requires you to study and manipulate your environment! Blast through rock, grapple huge blocks of ice, detonate explosive gas or unleash torrents of water, lava, magnetic oil and even corrosive stomach acid onto unsuspecting enemies! All powered by an advanced dynamic fluid simulation.

Deathstate is a roguelike, bullet hell, single stick shooter set in a bizarre world of dimensional exploration for pc and mac. You play as a number of unique characters trying to discover the fate of Professor Elinberg who opened a portal to the void. Great and terrible mysteries and even greater treasures await if you are bold or foolhardy enough to go beyond the beyond.


An homage to classic 90's arcade games, DeltaZeal thrills with tense shooting action, crisp sprite graphics, and explosive sound. Equip wide shot, concentrated laser or guided missiles to get the best weapon combination, then blast your way through 9 stages of mechanized enemies and bosses. Try experimenting with different strategies, as there are many secrets and alternate routes to discover. If you reach the end, you will find a challenging adversary to test your gaming mettle!

The year is 21XX. A mysterious alien force, known only as "Purple Erosion", has taken over the Moon! From the captured lunar base, alien UFOs begin their invasion of Earth! Using your advanced space fighter, you must repel the alien invasion, beat them back through space, and finally recapture the Moon to end the alien menace once and for all!

Enjoy a superb arcade shoot 'em up with this new classic from Qute. ESCHATOS combines modern features and graphics with classic gameplay to create a game with timeless appeal and massive fun factor.

Death Ray Manta is a short form top down arena shooter where you blow up enemies using colourful laserbeams. You spawn in the centre of the screen, moments later the screen is filled with mines, robots, rabbits and lasers from beyond the stars. Collect space gems for a bonus and shoot everything else that you can in order to flash lights at yourself. Aim for your own personal high score. How far into fish space can you get?

Warp into action with Solar Shifter EX. Man your ship and dive into fierce combat situations in space and over beautiful and distant planet surfaces. Solar Shifter EX is a sci-fi shoot 'em up with the unique ability to 'shift'.


The series that changed the history of arcade shoot’em ups is back with the crazed action of Overkill mode! Master a variety of new weapons as swarms of enemy fighters try and put you down. Everything from fan favorites, such as the Spread Shot and Vulcan Laser, will be available, as well as new weapons and items! Instill fear in your enemies with devastating attacks and earn the acclaimed title of Master Ace!

Blaster Shooter GunGuy is a challenging 2D action platformer with collectathon elements. Designed to be difficult but fair you take on the role of GunGuy and jump n shoot your way through 56 different levels comprising 7 worlds with each world culminating in a boss battle. Every stage holds three gems, collect them to unlock more playable characters. Each world also hold a unique challenge level that will test your prowess and if completed will also reward you with an additional playable character. All playable character have their own stat changes; some hit harder, some jump higher, but each is unique in their own way. Blaster Shooter GunGuy features Steam Trading Cards so you collect inside the game and out!

Inferno 2 is an intense, atmospheric twin-stick adventure-shooter. Blast through 80+ levels full of enemies and secrets while upgrading your ship the way you want.

Galacide is an evolution of the shoot ‘em up genre, combining the fast-paced action from classic shooters with the quick-thinking tactics of puzzlers. Choose from a variety of ships, each equipped with unique features and abilities. Embark on your mission to tunnel through the strengthening alien invasion, find it’s source, and save the galaxy! Go it alone or assemble a squad of your friends to battle in the most unforgiving corners of the universe!

You dive into deep space escorting a cargo ship from your fleet. Quickly you realize you're within the boundaries of enemy territory. Chains of enemy ships are lining up one by one while you perform maneuvers to clear the perimeter and avoid being cleared out yourself. Victory doesn't come easy as you have to earn every single space credit out there fighting in over 50 missions.

The evil Broccoli, irritated by the fact that kids hate vegetables and love ice creams, has created an army of vegetables to destroy the flavor galaxy. Only the Ice Cream Surfer with the help of his 4 super tasty friends can prevent that.

Cast of the Seven Godsends harks back to the days when classic 2D, run ’n gun, action-shooter games ruled the arcades. Four levels of difficulty, six worlds to conquer, twelve mid and end-of-level bosses, seven god-like armour sets, five basic weapons and thirty-five magic combat spells!

In Cosmic Rocket Defender, use your rocket launcher to dodge bombardments from swarms of attackers, while blasting them out of the sky as they swoop down, strafe and attempt to dive bomb you out of existence.

In Tachyon Project you take control of Ada, a software program that has taken conscience and that was designed to hack into the most secure servers on Earth. After some rather mysterious events, Ada is thrown out of the test server where it was living and out into the Internet, but when she tries to go back there she finds she's unable to. She'll then start a journey to uncover the truth behind what happened to her creators, which she considers her parents. In the process she'll find out that things were a bit more complex than she initially thought.

“METAL SLUG ”, the very first title in SNK’s legendary 2D run & gun action shooting game series where all began, returns to the missions on the Steam gaming platform!

Classic arcade space shoot'em up meets color match puzzle! Hop into your awesome spaceship, open a path through huge waves of aliens and other hazards, and face intense boss battles! To put it simply, this is classic arcade gaming! Easy to pick up, fast-paced boss fights, polished pixel art visuals and a catching FM synth soundtrack!

Veteran arcade developer Triangle Service brings us the classic shmup experience with XIIZEAL! Select your mode and prepare for fast and frantic action. There are many enemies, but the side shot allows you to attack even when you're surrounded! Defeat the bosses, dodge the bullets, and go for the high score!

Gunslugs is a highly addictive, retro-inspired, rogue-like, scrolling action shooter which really has almost everything you want in a good game! A big cast of unlockable characters, screen filling end bosses, a nice variety of weapons, drivable tanks, jetpacks, hidden worlds, princesses, armor shop, white wizards, nerds with handhelds, rain, snow, hell, hellworms, sandworms, train rides and soooo much more!The game comes with a thumping soundtrack from legendary chiptune artist Gavin Harrison, leaderboards, trophies, cloud saving, and superb controls.

Blending top down ‘squirt ‘em-up’ action with Roguelike RPG mechanics, Flame Over features fast-paced fire-fighting thrills, randomly generated levels and 4 deadly game zones! Guide firefighting hero, Blaze Carruthers, in a race against time and near-certain death! Fight through 16 floors of the Infernal Industries building, combating ferocious fires in a red-hot adventure that changes every time!

Pixel Star embodies arcade philosophy; brutally challenging, fun and rewarding. With a focus on progressively intense fast-paced action, player freedom, and solid gameplay, Pixel Star reimagines the shoot-em-up genre. From black holes to space centipedes, nebula storms to stray satellites, there is always something new to discover.

Jump into action and become a fighter ace yourself: You have to show what you’re made of as the war over Europe is in full swing. Fight waves of Axis planes and panzers until you hit the boss enemies – the Aces of the Luftwaffe! It is the darkest hour for England. The Axis are sending their best into the Battle of Britain, and only a handful of brave pilots are left to destroy them.


The legendary shoot-’em-up is here to celebrate its 10-year anniversary in super-destructive style. Harnessing the intensity of classic arcade games combined with modern visuals, Sky Force Anniversary offers a true to its core, stunning scrolling shooter experience with an incredible new social gameplay element.

You play the role of a tiny pink naked cosmonaut who 'finds himself' in a distant galaxy. While no story is immediately apparent, consecutive games will begin to reveal some of the deeper mysteries surrounding the universe around you. You are free to roam the galaxy in search of these secrets, or to remain on a single planet, establishing a home base to fight aliens and tend to your galactic garden.

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Descent: Underground

PixelJunk Shooter Ultimate

Deathstate: Abyssal Edition

DELTAZEAL

Eschatos

Death Ray Manta SE

Solar Shifter EX

Raiden IV: OverKill

Blaster Shooter GunGuy!

Inferno 2

Galacide

Zotrix

Ice Cream Surfer

Cast of the Seven Godsends – Redux

Cosmic Rocket Defender

Tachyon Project

METAL SLUG

Super Star Path

XIIZEAL

Gunslugs

Flame Over

Pixel Star

Aces of the Luftwaffe

Sky Force Anniversary

Cosmochoria