The Best Run-and-gun Games for PC Windows

Update : Escape from Terror City added at rank #3.
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Mighty Goose (2021)

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PC Windows Linux Mac OS Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Xbox One

Mighty Goose is a fast paced run & gun shooter starring a bounty hunter Goose. Use epic weapons and devastating war machines to battle against screen filling bosses and hordes of enemies!

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  • run-and-gun
  • mech
  • cooperative
  • boss
  • local
  • shooter
  • vehicle
  • fast-paced
  • pixel
  • arcade
  • platform
  • boss-fight
  • war-machine
  • spectacle
  • 2d

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Cuphead (2017)

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IOS iPhone Nintendo Switch Mac OS PC Windows Xbox One

Step into the world of Cuphead and Mugman and experience a classic run and gun action game with visually stunning graphics and original jazz recordings. Take on multiple boss battles, traverse bizarre worlds, and uncover hidden secrets as you try to pay back your debt to the devil. With the option of single-player or local co-op, Cuphead is a game that brings back the nostalgia of the 1930s cartoons and promises countless hours of fun and adventure.


What we like:
  • Challenging gameplay
  • Plenty of content
What could be improved:
  • Difficulty could be a turn-off for some player

  • boss
  • boss-fight
  • run-and-gun
  • platform
  • cooperative
  • hand-drawn
  • side-scrolling
  • difficult
  • shooter
  • bullet-hell
  • fight
  • battle

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Escape from Terror City (2023)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Playstation 4 PC Windows Xbox One

3D Run'n'Gun Arcade-Style Action! Fight the Mechanized Forces of the Argus Empire and Escape from Terror City!

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  • bullet-hell
  • 3d
  • tps
  • run-and-gun
  • mech
  • on-rails
  • tanks
  • shooter
  • shoot-em-up
  • arcade
  • retro

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Midnight Witch Starlight (2023)

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PC Windows

A 90s anime inspired, wave based, 2D run and gun side scroller, where you are a magical girl on the side of light. Load out your arsenal of spells to free the legion of spirits corrupted by the legion of shadow.

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  • shooter
  • top-down
  • 2d
  • cartoony
  • magic
  • family-friendly
  • run-and-gun
  • short
  • adventure
  • cute
  • action
  • fantasy
  • side-scrolling
  • scroller

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Probo Rush (2023)

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PC Windows

Probo Rush is a classic shoot 'em up bullet hell game with a boss rush twist. Fight against machines, aliens, and nature as you take on ten challenging boss battles. With adjustable health and an Assist Mode, Probo Rush offers a challenging but accessible gaming experience.


  • rush
  • run-and-gun
  • shoot-em-up
  • scroller
  • bullet-hell
  • 2d
  • platform
  • old-school
  • retro
  • pixel
  • must-play
  • shooter
  • difficult

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Bleed 2 (2018)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox One Linux Mac OS

Bleed 2 is a relentless arcade action game featuring air-dodging, bullet-reflecting, and tons of bosses. Now with randomly-generated levels and daily challenges, too!


  • shoot-em-up
  • bullet-hell
  • run-and-gun
  • cooperative
  • fast-paced
  • boss
  • platform
  • arcade
  • pixel
  • action
  • twin-stick
  • randomly-generated
  • procedural
  • local
  • 2d

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Tip of the Spear: Task Force Elite (2019)

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early access PC Windows

Tip of the Spear: Task Force Elite is a multiplayer FPS with old school roots. Engage in infantry combat across urban and terrain-based maps in classic game modes, like Team King of the Hill, and master a realistic ballistics system to snipe the enemy from a mile away.

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  • gore
  • fps
  • violent
  • first-person
  • shooter
  • open
  • run-and-gun
  • military
  • space
  • action
  • grand
  • multiplayer
  • competitive
  • online
  • realistic

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Mercenary Kings: Reloaded Edition (2018)

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PC Windows Mac OS Playstation 4 vita Linux Nintendo Switch

Craft your arsenal to avenge your fallen comrades and save the world from the fearsome forces of CLAW!


  • cooperative
  • run-and-gun
  • scroller
  • platform
  • local
  • side-scrolling
  • pixel
  • crafting
  • 2d
  • split-screen
  • developed
  • simular
  • retro
  • loot
  • action

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Don't Disturb (2016)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux arcade nintendo entertainment system atari 2600 intellivision atari 7800 bbc micro acorn electron amiga atari st zx spectrum msx amstrad cPC Windows commodore 64 virtual console Playstation 3 Xbox 360

Single-player puzzle adventure with a beautiful, distinctive art style and a genuinely emotional story. As a lonely dog wandering the afterlife searching for his dead master, 'Don't Disturb' explores traditional Asian views on death and the underworld.


  • run-and-gun
  • philosophical
  • emotional
  • dog
  • scroller
  • linear
  • walking-simulator
  • multiple-endings
  • choices
  • point-and-click
  • cartoony
  • 2d
  • exploration
  • top-grossing
  • anime

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Xenogunner (2021)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch

In the future year of 2011, Zeta Reak, kind, gentle king of the Xenolians, is overthrown by a powerful tyrant named the "Xenogunner". Xenogunner is an intense boss-focused run-and-gun platformer based on games from the days of 16-bit consoles. With the addition of conveniences like mouse aiming and highly customizable difficulty settings, we believe that we've truly modernized a classic game genre that started in decades long since past.

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  • boss-rush
  • boss
  • run-and-gun
  • platform
  • genesis
  • pastel
  • pixel
  • action
  • light-hearted
  • sci-fi
  • old-school
  • bullet-hell
  • 2d

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