The Best Shoot-em-up Games for Mac OS - Page 3

Update : Touhou Chouhatsuyou ~ Burgeoning Tresses of Longevity added at rank #43.
Here are our 10 Best Shoot-em-up Games for Mac OS, position 21 to 30:
21

Free Bees (2025)

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A brick-breaker reimagined with hexagons, honey, and heavy-duty chains! Free the bees by chaining together projectiles in unique visual settings using new brick-breaker mechanics. Create & share your own custom levels, chill with the freed-bees in the sanctuary, and, most importantly, FREE THE BEES!

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  • hex
  • editor
  • level
  • shoot-em-up
  • cyberpunk
  • grid
  • hand-drawn
  • stylized
  • nature
  • controller-support
  • retro
  • funny
  • arcade
  • minimalist
  • colourful

22

Doomsday Tower Defense (2025)

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Challenging tower defense game with 20 levels. Can be completed under 2-3 hours. Kill zombies in a doomsday vibe. Discover your own strategy to beat the horde. No fluff, no story, no BS.

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  • top-down
  • tower-defense
  • capitalism
  • shoot-em-up
  • shooter
  • building
  • zombies
  • cartoony
  • logic
  • real-time
  • dark
  • colourful
  • management
  • tactical
  • simulation

23

Bit Blaster XL (2016)

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A throwback to the classic quarter eating arcade games of the 80's. Bit Blaster XL is a retro styled, addictive, and fast paced arcade shoot 'em up! (shmup).


  • arcade
  • shoot-em-up
  • bullet-hell
  • space
  • pixel
  • retro
  • attack
  • score
  • 2d
  • casual
  • shooter
  • truck
  • family-friendly
  • sci-fi

24

BLUE REVOLVER (2016)

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BLUE REVOLVER is a fresh new shoot-em-up built for newcomers and psychos alike. An adaptive difficulty system tailors the game to your skill level as you fight and flourish to evade the maniac environmental force, "Blue Revolver"!

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  • bullet-hell
  • shoot-em-up
  • shooter
  • rock-solid
  • single-life
  • arcade
  • extra-difficult
  • vertical

25

Stopping Santa (2025)

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Stopping Santa is a Jazzy top-down arena shooter where you play a mercenary fighting against Santa’s legions. Short play sessions, simple controls, instant action, and a global leaderboard for the Top 10. Inspired by classic arcade games.

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  • top-down
  • shooter
  • perma-death
  • shoot-em-up
  • bullet-hell
  • arena
  • 2d
  • arcade
  • fight
  • mythology
  • funny

26

Ops (2024)

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Defend Earth from hostile aliens and hungry chupacabras in this modern classic arcade game. Created by a couple of real life VLA Operators!

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  • aliens
  • shoot-em-up
  • arcade
  • target
  • "
  • casual
  • 2d
  • combat
  • first-person
  • shooter
  • competitive
  • team
  • fps

27

Dogyuun (2024)

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A science fiction-themed vertically scrolling shoot 'em up game known for its stunning detailed pixel art, gigantic bosses, and a menacing difficulty. From the legendary studio Toaplan, this is quite possibly the most rock and roll shooting game of all time.


  • top-down
  • bullet-hell
  • shoot-em-up
  • vertically
  • linear
  • pixel
  • futuristic
  • 1990s
  • shooter
  • 2d
  • arcade
  • graphic
  • robots
  • scrolling
  • retro

28

Ex-Zodiac (2022)

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A fast-paced low-poly 3D rail shooter heavily inspired by classics of the early 90's. Join protagonist Kyuu as she fights to free the worlds of the Sanzaru Star System, overrun by the intergalactic terrorist organization known as Zodiac.

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  • on-rails
  • shoot-em-up
  • flight
  • shooter
  • space
  • 3d
  • colourful
  • pixel
  • arcade
  • retro

29

After Dark (2025)

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After Dark is a horror adventure game filled with monsters, oddities, and more! Traverse a strange, other-worldly forest to rescue your sister and bring her back home! There will be many dangers along the way, can you survive?

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  • shooter
  • walking-simulator
  • loot
  • horror
  • hidden-object
  • first-person
  • linear
  • surreal
  • bullet-hell
  • shoot-em-up
  • multiple-endings
  • atmospheric
  • fps
  • zombies
  • dark

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Battle AirForce (2025)

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Three years after Battle Marine a new battle is about to begin! Battle AirForce is the first orthodox style vertical scrolling bullet hell STG since NOKOGI Rider by SUZUKI PLAN. It was created in Z80 full assembly language, aiming at a level close to the limit of VGS-Zero.

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  • bullet-hell
  • shoot-em-up
  • pve
  • top-down
  • shooter
  • attack
  • score
  • vertical
  • 1980s
  • pixel
  • arcade
  • 1990s
  • 2d
  • controller-support

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