A daring attack against the enemy homeworld, guarded by mechanical hives that pulse deadly cannons and emit flurries of swirling missiles. Shoot from range as you find pockets of safety amongst the hail of incoming fire, and then dart forward in daring forays to nibble away at the enemies defenses. Gather enough energy by destroying the enemy’s shields and you can power up your massively destructive Zorlon cannon, which sends searing blasts of golden energy into the enemy hive. Yars: Recharged is the latest title from Adamvision Studios and SneakyBox, the team behind the Atari Recharged series, infusing elements of arcade, shoot-em up, and bullet hell into the classic's formula. Yars: Recharged requires players to remain acutely aware of visual and audio cues that hint of impending danger, and to master rhythm of each boss as they navigate increasingly complex enemy defenses, all to epic soundtrack by Megan McDuffee. The new game marks Atari’s return to the Yars universe, which is based on Howard Scott Warshaw’s classic Yars’ Revenge. Released in 1982.

Arenas Of Tanks is a fun and imaginative experience of being a toy tank. In each level, you'll face off against opposing toy vehicles in a challenge emphasizing movement and accuracy. Find cover, use the radar, shoot and ricochet projectiles, and find scraps to replenish your health and gain bonus points. Trade in points to recruit friendly tanks to join the battle and enhance your team. Arenas Of Tanks offers the choice between multiple colorful arenas, varied game objectives, and devastating bosses to battle against. Features * Toy tank tactical action * Choose from 5 different arenas * Choose from 5 different gameplay goals * Earn tanks for your team * Epic boss combat

《STRIKE BUSTER:Prototype》is a retro style arcade shooting game with unique gameplay and a lot of modern elements. -Accumulate combos to wipe out your enemy- The game has a combat system that focuses on combo accumulation. Accumulating combos will upgrade the weapon's power, consume combos can use powerful items, and deduct the combos after being hit by the enemy won't let you die immediately. Therefore, combos are experience, energy, and life. -Switch weapons to destroy different armor- The game has a unique weapon restraint system, which makes it easier to kill some enemies with restraint weapons. You must always decide which weapon to use to kill different monsters first. -Collect relics make you go from strength to strength- The game contains a large number of Rougelite elements, you can unlock and collect a large number of relics, the various relics can be combined to produce different effects. You can freely mix and match various relics into the game, so that you have a stronger combat ability and more combat strategies.

Enter the Hell Blasters, the notorious group of mercenaries determined to end the long war once and for all. Blast through 5 stages of non-stop bullet hell action in Arcade Mode or follow the story of Winter and Summer in their journey to end the war in the 36 stages of Story Mode!

GUN & FRONTIER is a shooting game released by TAITO in 1990. Pilot the earth's latest fighter plane, Desperado, against the space pirates, Wild Lizard! Collect enough gold nuggets across the landscape to charge your napalm bomb and unleash its awesome power upon your enemies. The napalm bomb’s trajectory changes depending on the input direction, so make good use of it. 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.

Your goal is simple: destroy all the enemies that will come until you reach the final boss of the stage, make it easier and faster as you collect items and power-ups to enhance your health bar, increase your speed and upgrade or acquire new weapons. You’ll lead humanity to survival. Thunderbolt Collection is a compilation of two vertically-scrolling shoot ‘em ups from the series Thunderbolt released in 1995 exclusive on east.The QUByte port brings the 8-bit and 16-bit versions of the game, both with official English localization and new features to improve your experience like: control remapping, which allow players to customize controller buttons as they like it better, different screen types and save states.

After Wave: Downfall is an arcade shooter where the player battles against monsters, completes various missions with a cool battleship.  Deathrix invaded the world and released a mysterious meteorite causing a great flood. Players can upgrade their ships for better performance to fight the most brutal enemies.  A Local Co-op mode allows the player to team up and adventure with others.  
 
--3D cartoon style graphics with stunning effects. 
--Join your friends on an adventure in a local Co-op mode. 
--Multiple difficulty levels. 
--10 stages to overcome with many brutal bosses. 
--Upgrade your battleship systems to develop different playing skills. 
--Six battleships to choose from with different abilities. 
--Extra mode allows playing in multiple ways. 
--Many achievements within the game to unlock.

Inspired by classic arcade shooters, Wavecade brings back the original nostalgia feeling to players from arcades, using sleek retro 80's and sci-fi aesthetic. TIME MANIPULATION: Bend time at your will by moving up and down the screen. After each wave, the game speeds up a small amount. making the game more challenging on each new wave. POWERUPS: You can accumulate multiple powerups at the same time. Collecting the same powerup upgrades it and increases your time with them active. ABILITIES: Activate your ability when you are facing near certain destruction to turn the tables of the game. It might be the one thing that saves you from a GAME OVER. BLOCKS: Blocks spawn at the top of the playfield and move down the screen. Line up your shots and shoot them for points.

ANIQUILATION is a Twin Stick shooter set in small planets (some of which can be terraformed as you play!) in which not only your shoots, but also the enemies and planet environment are your weapon thanks to your SWORD which you can use to throw or reflect almost ALL the elements in the environment! You will follow the adventures of a pilot and her leader who are wandering in space and are trying to return to their home Galaxy and got lost after trying to solve a mystery that arrived to their galaxy. As you progress, you’ll discover that it wasn’t just a coincidence that the heroes arrived to this specific mysterious galaxy and will understand why the only solution is invoking the fabled “Aniquilation” upon the galaxy! Find and learn about new energy sources for your people while you travel between each one of the game planets levels via racing-like tubular levels!

Raging Blasters is a vertical scroll shmup featuring high speed scrolling and the exhilaration of destruction. Arcade mode: It consists of 8 stages. The game is cleared when you break through all the stages. You can choose from three difficulty levels.

The doors to hell have been opened. The Earth has become a battlefield among 10 infernal armies. Bael, the most feared among all demons, set out in an insane crusade to conquer the Earth for himself in this scrolling shooter game, with 10 stages with plenty of action, violence and blood.

A 2.5D shooter with old-fashioned side-scrolling and a way to attack enemies in the background. Fight with lock-on shots that can track up to 6 enemies appearing from the back of the screen at the same time, and forward charge shots that can penetrate enemies and enemy bullets.


"DRAGON SABER" is a shooter released by NAMCO (Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.) in 1990. This title allows players to charge powerful shots by leaving the shot button untouched, as well as switch to a variety of other dragons with change items. Use these to make your way through stages and take down bosses! 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.

Bored of tapping on the screen while playing? TAP NO MORE! Road of Death offers you a new and a unique game experience were you don't even 
need to touch your screen while playing. The better you control your device, the longer you survive the road and escape death. Please make sure not to break your phone while trying to survive the road. Also, keep in mind that the longer you survive, the harder it gets to beat the road.

"RABIO LEPUS" is a shooting game released by VIDEO SYSTEM in 1987. Suddenly, an alien attack was launched on the peaceful country "BUNNYLAND", and the king, princess, and princess' sister were kidnapped. The royal special combat mecha "USAGI" goes to attack, defeats the alien boss "YOUMAOU", and rescues the hostages! 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.

Man vs Robots in the $1 000 000 fight of the evening. Smash hundreds of robots in 12 rounds. Collect bonuses and destroy with the power of god's finger. Not enough? Activate thunder and feel the power of destruction. Rent weapons and eliminate enemies. Have no mercy on the bosses. The goal is right. The show must go on. Are you ready? UFS League is a night full of excitement!

Pocky the shrine maiden and Rocky the raccoon are back together in the latest game in the long-running classic shooter series! As the evil Black Mantle attacks, Pocky and Rocky need to team up once again, this time with some new friends to take on the upcoming challenges! With 8 stages of high-paced shooting action, you'll have your hands full with creepy enemies, big bosses, and lots of twists and turns!

Pocky & Rocky Reshrined is a multi-directional scrolling shooter in the classic 16-bit style with improved graphics, sound, and fun! Gameplay takes place from a top-down perspective and features both single-player and cooperative modes. The adventures of Pocky and Rocky begin again!

HORGIHUGH is a horizontal side-scrolling shoot 'em up from Japanese developer PiXEL featuring vibrant retro graphics, intense boss battles, a unique power-up system, and an adorable roster of anthropomorphic characters.

Invaders from the Planet Mavros have descended on Earth to claim it as their new home, and it’s up to you to stop them! Spacewing War is a side-scrolling shoot’em up inspired by handheld genre classics. Presented in 4-tone pixel art style, this action-packed space adventure blends light-hearted sci-fi storytelling and deceptively simple mechanics with the depth of weapon-juggling and tons of secrets to discover. Spacewing War features a wide variety of unique shot types, from simple blasters to boomerang projectiles, giving you the tools needed to tackle puzzling stage obstacles and massive bosses. Further customize your experience with 40 color palettes, unlock campaigns as you progress and discover unexpected twists as the interstellar tale unfolds! Traverse star fields, cloudy skies, choppy tropical coastlines and more in the ultimate love letter to old-school handheld action games.

Accused of a horrific crime you didn’t commit, you find yourself in Yurukill Land—a mysterious amusement park filled with life threatening attractions you must survive if you desire freedom. Writer Homura Kawamoto, best known for his hit title Kakegurui, writes a twisted and multifaceted story that will keep you wanting more. In addition to an in-depth story, Yurukill also features shoot-‘em-up gameplay by renowned developer G.Rev, and online leaderboards allowing players to see how they rank among the competition.

The cult classic Gravitar has been Recharged. Complete missions in each solar system, navigating a variety of challenging environments, each with varying levels of gravity that will test your skills as a pilot before unlocking new solar systems to explore.


Remote Life is a 2D Side scrolling space shooter (shmup) for PC. Experience a fast paced action game with insane scary graphics, and hyper jump into a brutal-frenetic-techno-alien world. Free the world from this dreadful nightmare before its nauseating breath of horror destroys mankind.

Galacticon is a video game with the look and feel of arcade cabinet games from the early 80's in the style of Williams classics: "Defender" or "Joust", with the gameplay of legendary "Jetpac", and with touches of "puzzle".

In PigShip and the Giant Wolf, you will help a little piglet save his brothers from the Wolf Army and defeat them. Are you ready for a classic Shoot 'em up? Use the online ranking to compare your best scores with those of friends and players around the world.
- Classic arcade with magnificent pixel art.
- Enemy-filled levels and huge final bosses.
- Online ranking in the Bones Mode.
- Level up system.

The Cyan Galaxy is in peril! Your trusty little star fighter and rag tag squad of wingmen are the only hope against the evil EXODON! Level up from a pea shooter to an offensive powerhouse as you engage in frantic combat across many wondrous locales.


Best Switch Shoot Em Up Games

Yars: Recharged

Arenas Of Tanks

Strike Buster Prototype

Hell Blasters

Arcade Archives GUN & FRONTIER

QUByte Classics: Thunderbolt Collection by PIKO

After Wave: Downfall

WAVECADE

ANIQUILATION

RagingBlasters

Hell Pages

Marimo -VS- I.A.S

Arcade Archives DRAGON SABER

Road of Death

Arcade Archives RABIO LEPUS

UFS League

Pocky & Rocky Reshrined

Horgihugh and Friends

Spacewing War

Yurukill: The Calumniation Games

Gravitar: Recharged

REMOTE LIFE

Galacticon

PigShip and the Giant Wolf

Hyper Echelon

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