The best shoot 'em up games
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Star Goose!
DOS19884/5 Logotron
Star Goose is a classic video game developed by Logotron and released in 1988 for various home computer systems of that era, including the Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and Amstrad CPC. It is a top-down, vertically scrolling shooter that combines elements of shoot 'em up gameplay with exploration and power-up mechanics.
Forgotten Worlds
DOS19914/5 Capcom
Star Control 3
DOS1996protected4/5 Legend Entertainment
007: License to Kill
DOS19894/5 Quixel
Galaxian
DOS19834/5 Namco
LineWars
DOS19904/5 Safari Software
LineWars 2
DOS19944/5 Safari Software
Stargunner
DOS19964/5 GT Interactive Software
R-Type
DOS19894/5 Irem Software Engineering
R-Type is a horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up developed and published by Irem in 1987. The game quickly gained popularity for its challenging gameplay and impressive graphics at the time. R-Type is known for its tough and memorable enemy designs, as well as challenging boss battles. The game features various power-ups that enhance the player...
Star Control
DOS1990protected4/5 Toys for Bob
Paratrooper
DOS19824/5 Orion Software
Silpheed
DOS19884/5 Game Arts
Major Stryker
DOSWindows XP/98/951993freeware4/5 Apogee Software
Into the Eagle's Nest
DOS19873.9/5 Pandora
Uridium
DOS19883.9/5 Graftgold
Uridium is a classic shoot 'em up video game that was originally developed by Andrew Braybrook and published by Hewson Consultants in 1986 for various home computer platforms (including MS-DOS). In Uridium, players control a spaceship known as the Manta, and the objective is to destroy a series of enemy spacecraft, as well as ground-based inst...
Eagle's Rider
DOS19913.9/5 Microids
18th Airborne
DOS19933.9/5
OverKill
DOS1992freeware3.9/5 Tech-Noir
Robotron 2084
DOS19833.9/5 Williams Entertainment
Blood Money
DOS19903.9/5 DMA Design
Blood Money is an abandoned classic sci-fi themed side-scrolling shoot'em up. Blood Money was designed by David Jones, developed by DMA Design and released by Psygnosis in 1990 for DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, C64. Blood Money features different vehicles for different levels, power ups and an energy bar that depletes when colliding with enemies or the env...
CHAMP Asteroids
DOS1997remake3.9/5 ChamProgramming corp.
Solar Winds 2: Galaxy
DOS19933.9/5 Stone Interactive Media
Dalek Attack
DOS19923.9/5 Alternative Software
Armor Alley
DOSMac OS19913.9/5
Xenon
DOS19883.9/5 Bitmap Brothers
Xenon, released in 1988, was a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up video game developed by The Bitmap Brothers. Xenon was initially released for the Commodore 64, and later, it was ported to other platforms, including DOS, the ZX Spectrum and Amiga.In Xenon, players control a futuristic tank-like craft and navigate through levels filled with enemy ve...
Blasteroids
DOS19893.8/5 Atari
Blasteroids is a video game developed and released by Atari, Inc. in 1987. It's a sequel to the classic arcade game Asteroids, which was released in 1979. In Blasteroids, players control a spaceship tasked with destroying asteroids and enemy ships while avoiding collisions and enemy fire. The game features updated graphics and gameplay mechanics co...
Total Carnage
DOS19943.8/5 Midway Manufacturing Company
Attack of the Mutant Camels
DOS2001freewareremake3.8/5
Llamatron 2112
DOS19923.8/5 Llamasoft
Invasion of the Mutant Space Bats of Doom
DOS19953.8/5 Pop Software