Get those blades spinning and load up on guns and ammo, the time has come to rebuild humanity! Dustoff Z is a game about maneuvering combat-helicopters in one of the harshest weather conditions possible – A Zombie Apocalypse.

Earth Atlantis is a side-scrolling shooter with an original "Monster-Hunting" gameplay. Search and hunt down dreadful sea monsters and explore the post-apocalyptic underwater world.

This is a shooting game released in 1986 in Japan. Players control their ship, battling waves of enemies, with the goal of finding and destroying the enemy's mothership.

The game features a top-down view. Players maneuver their ship, defeating enemies to progress to the next stage. Along the way, strategic elements like route selection and power allocation make this game stand out from typical shooters. Power distribution is particularly important, as players need to carefully manage their resources ― such as speed and shot power ― to avoid running out of energy at crucial moments.

Though a shooter, mapping is required, giving this game a unique twist. It's highly recommended for players looking for a different type of shooting experience.

"SILPHEED" is a vertical scrolling 3D shooter game released by GAMEARTS in 1986.
The player boards the air fighter SA-08 SILPHEED and sets out to crush the insurgency.

The game consists of a total of 20 areas, including outer space, inside the base, and above the planet, and players advance while destroying enemies who fly in one after another.
SILPHEED can be powered up by collecting items placed in each area, and weapons are added according to the score.

At the end of each area, players will be confronted by large enemies with unique attack methods, such as attacking with ring lasers or reflecting our lasers.

With the construction of the interstellar warp device "Gravity Catapult" for space exploration, humanity ventured into three neighboring star systems. However, due to the rapid and extensive nature of this colonization, law enforcement from the Federal Patrol couldn't keep up, leading to deteriorating security in some regions. To counter this situation, the federal headquarters put bounties on notorious criminals and began recruiting individuals to become hunters to take them down... Ten years later, one day, A-class hunter Brian Wright infiltrated a criminal organization's secret base alone but found himself in a dire situation when his starship was destroyed.

This is a top-view action game released by Bothtec in 1986. Players ride the Zipping and participate in a race held on the planet Frolic.

In the race, you must use weapons such as 3-way shots, homing missiles, smoke screens, and mines, as well as collisions, to defeat rivals. Use the item "Radar" to locate warp zones, move through each stage, and find a ""certain item"" to break through the final stage.

Can you dash through all 8 stages and be the first to reach the goal?

Explore a colorful shoot 'em up with varied and diverse gameplay beyond the familiar shooting and dodging. Every situation, every enemy, and every boss offers a different handcrafted experience.

Journey across burning mountains, frozen plains, below the ocean, and outer space, driven towards an unknown goal. Collect ancient fragments of mysterious origin, and try to find yourself, while the world around you falls into darkness.

Are you really doing the right thing?

Ellipsis is an action-packed Avoid ’Em Up with minimalistic, yet powerful neon styled visuals. Guide your ship through a mysterious universe while deftly avoiding hordes of roaming enemies, spikes, lasers and more.

Shifting Domains Await

With each new run, delve into the ever-shifting domains across Planet Ekis’s gorgeous neon-drenched pixelated biomes. Each environment has its own set of challenges with unique enemies to overcome as you learn attack patterns and weaknesses.
Augmented Action

Embrace the chaos of continually changing opportunities, making decisions about character upgrades, skills and weapons that will drastically change the feel of each run. Experiment with different playstyles and create synergies for devastating potential.
Critical Control

Experience the evolution of classic run and gun gameplay tightly tuned into a bullet hell ballet. Dash, dive and shoot across stages full or dynamic enemies whilst performing perfectly timed precision parrying.

In the future world, in order to resist the oppression of Skynet, the underground resistance army sent the intelligent flight aircraft Elta 7 to obtain the energy chip and control the energy source to destroy Skynet and make the world free again.

The game is played by roguelike + demon city. It designs many operations such as weapons, equipment, chip buff, a variety of secondary weapons, weapon protection bonus and upgrade. The main weapons, secondary weapons and long-range weapons are freely combined, with complex and diverse terrain and fierce Skynet enemy.

This is an action game developed by us. We hope you can like it.

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.

Endocrisis is a horizontal shooter game inspired by classic games like Einhander or Gradius. You must be careful because you have Zero lives.

Endurance is a story-driven top-down action game with lots of guns, hordes of different enemies, huge variety of levels and super intense game-play with horror ambience and sci-fi movie references! Endurance - is the prequel of Ailment - another my game. It’s definitely worth to dive into this dramatic surrounding and get old-school vibes from this pixel-art shooter The story takes you to events that had happened before the original game - Ailment. The main character and his friend are going to have a journey through the whole laboratory spaceship - Endurance - to find out how the virus, that made crew members go insane appeared in the first place and how it spread out. They are going to fight their enemies and rescue other crew members who got into a trouble. And it’s going to be pretty hardcore!

It’s year 104 of Universal Galactic Calendar; after the destruction of the Earth, human survivors are scattered all over the universe, trying to persevere in the hostile environment of the war-torn outer space. Join the fight as one of the pilots born post-Exodus, travelling through galaxies in search for their meaning of life. Help other survivors, solve the mysteries and fight - all in order to escape from the universe!


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.

You are under attack! Set in the captivating Event Horizon universe, this hardcore game puts you in control of a massive space fleet at war with over twelve alien factions. Make the best decisions in two crucial phases: strategic building and adrenaline-fueled battles.  You will have to trace your own path to victory from a large variety of possible items, features and actions. You should also travel to hunt giant space worms, investigate helpful beacons and scavenge wreckages for new assets. There is no end to the game, the stronger you become, the stronger your enemies will be. The war lasts forever - defend your station at all costs!


From the makers of the iconic Galaxy on Fire series comes a new breed of space shooter for PC and Xbox One, combining roguelike elements with top-notch visuals and a captivating story.

Wreak havoc through backwater farmlands as a pothead alien with a buzzsaw flying saucer!

Take flight as a blunt-smokin’ alien in a buzzsaw saucer as he terrorizes farms and recklessly grinds through herds of livestock! Excessive Trim is a pseudo-3D vertical scrolling slice ’em up presented in stark black, white and red 3-tone pixel art. Take control of your circular bladed UFO and try to survive while you collect precious leaves.

Perform dashes to buzz through lines of stampeding cattle, avoid farm machinery, zip between trees and rock formations, cut down angry agriculturalists and more! Tag specific dash points for bonus leaves. Find backwater shops where you can choose between upgrades to give you more health or grant multipliers. But watch out! There’s always bound to be a tradeoff. Survive as long as you can through a procedurally generated stage loop, shoot for the high score and change your color palette to customize the experience.

Exit the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon climber immediately following the adventures of the misfit ‘Gungeoneers’ and their journey for personal absolution in Enter the Gungeon.

You play as Seiji Maruyama, a middle-aged yakuza recently released from prison. Old tropes are here but you can choose to not follow them. The question is — does anything really matter that much now?

The game features:
- Multi-endings;
- Complex beat'em up action;
- Mini-games;
- City to explore.

In Farmer Survivors, the excitement of arcade blends with the unpredictability of roguelike games. Each playthrough is unique, with elements of randomness for items and abilities. With each Wave, you will face increasingly stronger and larger quantities of enemies, testing your survival skills to the limit.

A standout feature of the game is the auto-aim, which automatically focuses on the nearest enemy. This allows you to concentrate on strategy and movement, as character control is limited to movement and dashing.

In Farmer Survivors, at the end of each Wave, you will have the opportunity to choose an item from various options. These items can be essential for your survival, offering bonuses and unique abilities. Every three Waves, you will also have the chance to choose a passive ability, adding more depth to your gameplay style.

Get ready to face challenging enemies, some of whom can launch projectiles in your direction. Master the game mechanics, explore the farm, and find the boundaries of the map to stay safe.

Venture into this thrilling world of Farmer Survivors! Discover the thrill of survival, the unpredictability of roguelikes, and the challenge of facing increasingly powerful enemies. Are you ready to become the hero of the farm? Play Farmer Survivors now and prove your worth as a true survivor!

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! Inspired by genre classics, Feeble Light is a vertical bullet hell where you’ll fire at enemies with starlight, dodge asteroids, evade incoming projectiles and build up bomb energy for devastating counterattacks! In a tight spot?

Slow down your little star for extra precision to navigate through bullet swarms or narrow passages. Master 5 thoughtfully crafted stages, randomized with each playthrough to keep you on your toes as you chase the high score, then take down big bosses to free the cosmos and earn new color palettes to customize your experience in future runs!

Best Switch Shoot Em Up Games

Dustoff Z

Earth Atlantis

EGGCONSOLE GUARDIC MSX

EGGCONSOLE SILPHEED PC-8801mkIISR

EGGCONSOLE STAR CRUISER PC-8801mkIISR

EGGCONSOLE TOPPLE ZIP PC-8801

Eigengrau

Ellipsis

Elsie

Elta7

EMPTY SHELL

Endless Deaths

Endocrisis

Endurance - space action

Escape from the Universe

Eschatos

ESP Ra.De. Psi

Event Horizon: Space Defense

Everspace

Excessive Trim

Exit the Gungeon

Exodus: Creepy Time

Fading Afternoon

Farmer Survivors

Feeble Light

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