A new entry in the legendary Contra series is here! Contra: Operation Galuga is a thorough reimagining of the classic run-'n'-gun action game from the '80s, featuring modern graphics and sound, new stages, new enemies and bosses, new play mechanics, an updated weapons system, and explosive co-op combat for up to two players in Story Mode or four players in Arcade Mode!

When the Red Falcon terrorist group takes over the Galuga Islands off the coast of New Zealand, elite Contra commandos Bill Rizer and Lance Bean springs into action, initiating an all-out war in which the fate of mankind hangs in the balance!

Run, jump, and shoot your way through eight levels using a devastating arsenal - including the spread shot, laser, and homing missiles - now with stackable upgrades and awesome Overload abilities! The intense action is customizable with three difficulty settings plus a variety of additional challenge options. The true Contra legacy begins now!

EMPTY SHELL will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a Japanese island in the middle of nowhere. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details.

They said the facility had been abandoned for decades, but once in place it was immediately apparent that something was wrong.
Discover the dark secrets of the facility's years of operation, up until the accident that led to the extreme consequences you are involved in.

Every time you die, you will control a new volunteer sent to the place. Your starting equipment will be randomized and each level will be generated with a new layout.

Dark corridors and cold rooms. Abominable creatures and bloody fights. Puzzles to solve, equipment, logs and documents to recover await you in this roguelite survival horror.

Cat Survivors is a casual roguelite game in which a cat fights against different creatures to survive while becoming stronger through new weapons and upgrades. Shoot, dodge and create powerful combos to become stronger with each attempt to survive the chaos.

Warring Universe is a vibrant, endless, and thrilling game about intergalactic conflicts!

This colourful pixel arcade game features numerous foes, spacecraft, upgrades, and much more. You're among the select few who have chosen to defy the odds in space!

Earn coins by vanquishing enemies to purchase and enhance your ships! With the best ship in your possession, you'll fearlessly navigate through hordes of adversaries!

Acquire rockets to swiftly eliminate your foes! Invest in armour to withstand attacks from even the most formidable enemies!

Enhancing your ship enables you to obliterate more enemies and rack up higher scores along the way! Amass numerous points and set records in the game!

Team up and shoot down waves of invading aliens.

A top-secret government laboratory experiment went wrong, and now invading aliens have infested the military base.
Time to clean things up! Grab your weapon, recruit a friend, and start blasting wave after wave of alien scum into oblivion.

Obtain more powerful weapons, battle against enemies of all sizes, clear each room, and restore order to the facility.

Play a single player or co-op multiplayer campaign, and have a blast.

"Tank Battalion" is a shooter released by NAMCO (Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.) in 1980.
Players take control of a tank and fight to protect their HQ from enemies in this predecessor to "BATTLE CITY" and "TANK FORCE."
You get more points for taking down enemies at close range, head-on, making risky attacks the key to attaining high scores.

The "Arcade Archives" series has faithfully reproduced many classic Arcade masterpieces.
Players can change various game settings such as game difficulty, and also reproduce the atmosphere of arcade display settings at that time. Players can also compete against each other from all over the world with their high scores.
Please enjoy the masterpiece that built a generation for video games.

An organization called AWC consists of politicians, scientists, engineers, and agents, thinks robots don't deserve their own consciousness, so AWC captures intelligent machines in the worldwide, deprived of their consciousness, convert them into slaves and battle machines.

" WAR OF AERO " is a shooter released by ALLUMER in 1992.
The aircraft can be fitted with pods on either side, which can be turned around to shoot up and down.
In addition, when the 1P and 2P aircraft are stacked on top of each other, they merge to create a powerful attack.

The "Arcade Archives" series has faithfully reproduced many classic Arcade masterpieces.
Players can change various game settings such as game difficulty, and also reproduce the atmosphere of arcade display settings at that time. Players can also compete against each other from all over the world with their high scores.
Please enjoy the masterpiece that built a generation for video games.

"Xelan Force—an 8-bit style side-scrolling shooting game.
When developing this game, we really wanted players to remember the giddy excitement of the good-old says, while also sharing that experience with new players.
This retro-esque game features sound equivalent to actual 8-bit machines, limited colors, and as few modern gaming reference as was possible.

The music is by Yasuhiro Inazawa, who has worked on many video games in the past.

Dead End City is a post-apocalyptic vertical shooter. You drive a heavily armed car (called a Chariot) into the wastelands to rescue your loved ones from Scorpio, a gang that has conquered what is left of humanity. Fuel is always draining away, so be careful to collect as much as you can or your journey will come to abrupt end. Relive the thrill of 90's arcade shooters.

Blast zombie heads with a variety of weapons and customize your character in this fun 2D sniper game. Save the humans, hunt the zombies and manage your resources in this hand-drawn world. Have fun with a fun and addictive shooting game!

Geometry Survivor is rogue-lite survival where you fight waves of enemies. Unlock innovative upgrades in the shop, acquire new ships and conquer the unforgiving grid world.

"MASTER OF WEAPON" is a shooting game released by TAITO in 1989.
It takes place on an Earth ravaged by a seven-day nuclear war. The supercomputer ‘N’, designed to lead the survivors to salvation, has run amok and the young protagonist, Yukiwo, must make a stand against it!
Master a variety of weapons to defeat the mutant monsters and robotic weapons!

The "Arcade Archives" series has faithfully reproduced many classic Arcade masterpieces.
Players can change various game settings such as game difficulty, and also reproduce the atmosphere of arcade display settings at that time. Players can also compete against each other from all over the world with their high scores.
Please enjoy the masterpiece that built a generation for video games.

Zombies have appeared in a peaceful town! You have to survive from the zombies! Survival shooting!
Hand over one Joy-Con™ Controller to another player to 'share', you can start a battle or collaborative play anywhere.
The tragic survival of the four main characters begins in the world destroyed by the appearance of zombies.
In the episode mode, you can do a single play while enjoying the story.
In the multi-play mode, you can play a variety of four-person modes, from two to four people.

Zombies left, right and center!! Will the maids be able to bring peace back to Akiba?! A shooting game aimed at restoring peace to Akiba by controlling gun-slinging maids and defeating zombies.

A time-limited survival game infused with rogue-lite elements and an adorable art style! The world has plunged into darkness, and you are its sole beacon of hope. Will you endure until dawn, or succumb to repeated deaths in your quest? Fear not, for you can collect coins and more during your journey to arm yourself!

Deathly Dangerous is an action adventure with a top view in which we have to hunt the undead. Bright juicy graphics and atmospheric music will not make you bored.

The world is filled with bloodthirsty monsters, It's time to get rid of them. The main character kills monsters and takes their souls for himself. Kill everyone in a certain area: the number of necessary victims is visible in the upper right corner of the screen. After each successfully completed level, new types of weapons are waiting for you, try to pass as many locations as possible. Be careful: the monsters are merciless and ready to deal with you at any awkward movement.

Mustache in Hell is a comical twin stick action game. You and your mustache must battle hordes of enemies, collect loot, upgrade weapons and take on enormous bosses.

John Mustache is a tough-as-nails police officer. After some disquieting dreams, he finds himself awake in a strange place and must make an unexpected deal with the Grim Reaper to regain control of his life.

Forget everything you know about the gameplay of the POSTAL series. POSTAL: Brain Damaged, the daring, player acclaimed spin-off, is here to take you on your wildest ride along the POSTAL Dude yet. This isn’t Paradise anymore, not even Edensin. This time the story happens within the twisted psyche of the POSTAL DUDE, himself! And it isn’t the open world sandbox you might expect, either.

The spin-off takes the gameplay into a whole new - yet instantly familiar direction of first-person shooter classics of the 90s and 2000s. Level-based non-stop action and exploration, a wide roster of fantastic and nightmarish enemies and bosses, an arsenal of very unconventional guns, and tons of secrets to discover. All that spiced-up by what made the world of POSTAL games so special: the boundless humor!

" SILK WORM " is a shooting game released by TECMO in 1988.
1P operates a helicopter, 2P operates a light armored vehicle, and the stage is cleared by defeating the boss waiting at the end of the stage.
The operating methods are different for 1P and 2P, so use the aircraft that suits you best.

The "Arcade Archives" series has faithfully reproduced many classic Arcade masterpieces.
Players can change various game settings such as game difficulty, and also reproduce the atmosphere of arcade display settings at that time. Players can also compete against each other from all over the world with their high scores.
Please enjoy the masterpiece that built a generation for video games.

Shoot the harpoon and pull the enemies! Pull them in close and defeat for a higher score. For beginners, collect sweets instead of beeing attacked. You can enjoy retro and kawaii pixelarts, and deep game mechanics.

Starward Rogue is a bullet hell twin-stick shooter. Blast your way through the Megalith, a rogue-lite labyrinth lodged in the side of a star. Customize your mech with a huge variety of weapons, perks, and upgrades. Steel yourself for the dangers that lurk in the depths of the dungeon.

The cult classic twin-stick Isaac-like you've been looking for and probably missed!

In a dystopian world where the Motorhead Empire has conquered and enslaved virtually the entire planet, mammoth battleships, armored locomotives, and invincible fortresses dominate the skies. However, there is hope for the republic of Silverhead, and you are the only one who can save it. Take control of the Striker airplane or Zeppelin with an aerial mine launcher and engage in intense euro-shmup action, battling enemies both in the air and on the ground, and using devastating screen-clearing attacks in tight spots. With improved graphics and controls, Steel Empire, originally released in the early 90s for a 16-bit console, has been ported to various handheld consoles. Join the fight and defeat the Motorhead Empire.

Suddenly found yourself in Peachville wanting to train your power? Beware, the land is wrought with peril! If you are to escape Death, it is vital you choose your skills wisely and vanquish the monster horde! Your goal is simple: to survive.

Noobs Want to Live is a fast-paced roguelike featuring several characters and a large pool of skills to choose from (that synergize with one another, too!) Create your own builds as you lay waste to the monster horde.

You have but one goal: to survive. Spend your hard-earned money on skills to grow in power and create powerful synergies to vanquish the demon denizens of Peachville!

Nephenthesys is a vertical scrolling shoot’em up presented in widescreen top-down 3D style. Blast through a huge variety of enemy ships, collect power-ups for wider shot spreads and special bombs, then face off against screen-filling bosses. This mission will take you through caverns, waterways, cityscapes and more. Do you have the skills to see it through?

Best Nintendo Switch Shoot 'em Up Games - Page 3

Contra: Operation Galuga

EMPTY SHELL

Cat Survivors

Warring Universe

Xatrom Command

Arcade Archives Tank Battalion

Metal Mind

Arcade Archives WAR OF AERO

XELAN FORCE

Dead End City

Geometric Sniper Z

Geometry Survivor

Arcade Archives MASTER OF WEAPON

Last 4 Survive: The Outbreak

Maid of the Dead

Twilight Survivors

Deathly Dangerous

Mustache in Hell

POSTAL: Brain Damaged

Arcade Archives SILK WORM

Harpoon Shooter! Nozomi

Starward Rogue

The Legend of Steel Empire

Noobs Want to Live

Nephenthesys