The Best Shoot-em-up Games for Nintendo Switch - Page 3

Update : Strike Mission added at rank #42.
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Hyper-5 (2022)

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

Hyper-5 draws inspiration from shoot’em up genre classics of the ‘90s. Traditional side-scrolling action is presented in 3D with screen-filling visual effects and thrilling cutscenes. Complete in-game challenges to unlock over twenty weapon systems, ship upgrades and gallery extras.


  • shoot-em-up
  • scroller
  • cinematic
  • shooter
  • 3d
  • sci-fi
  • arcade
  • aliens
  • retro
  • bullet-hell
  • scrolling
  • realistic-looking
  • underwater
  • space
  • action

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Army of Ruin (2022)

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

Wreak havoc on countless foes with mighty weapons and deadly spells! Enhance your skills and face even greater dangers! Army of Ruin is an auto-shooter where you become the Bullet Hell.


  • rogue-like
  • bullet-hell
  • shoot-em-up
  • top-down
  • medieval
  • 3d
  • stylized
  • procedural
  • cartoony
  • family-friendly
  • colourful
  • action
  • magic
  • casual

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Cybertrash STATYX (2024)

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

Cybertrash STATYX is a story-driven 2D action-platformer with tactical elements, set in a cyberpunk world.


  • 2d
  • robots
  • scroller
  • shoot-em-up
  • tactical
  • cyberpunk
  • platform
  • pixel
  • retro
  • dystopian
  • conspiracy
  • shooter
  • linear
  • action
  • futuristic

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Black Bird (2018)

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j Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 PC Windows Mac OS IOS iPhone

Become the Black Bird in this dark-fantasy shooting game with an operatic twist! This is the tale of a young girl who dies a pitiful death, but is reborn as the calamitous Black Bird whose destiny is to destroy the kingdom.

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  • shoot-em-up
  • pixel
  • bullet-hell
  • shooter
  • score
  • fantasy
  • fairytale
  • dark
  • replay-value
  • steampunk
  • shoot
  • attack
  • surreal
  • boss
  • scroller

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Is It Wrong to Try to Shoot 'em Up Girls in a Dungeon? (2020)

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Playstation 4 PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Enjoy a free shoot'em up side-scrolling mini-game with the characters from the anime and JRPG DanMachi, and fight through stages of bullet hell and bosses!


  • top-down
  • scroller
  • 2d
  • shoot-em-up
  • bullet-hell
  • linear
  • shooter
  • platform
  • anime
  • magic
  • attack
  • score
  • pixel
  • arcade

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LASERPITIUM (2023)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Free the galaxy by destroying the EVA program and its artificial planet HELOS. In this 2D shoot'em up, take control of one of the three ships of your choice and go to the different planets to eliminate each threat. 1 or 2 Player coop.

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  • hand-drawn
  • multi-directional
  • 2d
  • side-scrolling
  • boss
  • shoot-em-up
  • military
  • cooperative
  • action
  • sci-fi
  • scroller
  • shooter
  • arcade
  • management
  • horizontally-scrolling

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X-Out: Resurfaced (2025)

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Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Build your fleet and face the alien terror from the deep! Now it’s up to you alone to stop an alien invasion from the depths of the ocean in this legendary, home computer era shoot ‘em up dredged up and faithfully rebuilt for modern platforms – X-Out: Resurfaced!


  • scrolling
  • scroller
  • shoot-em-up
  • pve
  • submarine
  • 2d
  • shooter
  • side-scrolling
  • enemy
  • horizontally-scrolling
  • aliens
  • underwater
  • abstract
  • attack
  • score

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Akai Katana Shin (2022)

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Xbox 360 Nintendo Switch Xbox One Playstation 4 PC Windows

Be guided anew into an epic tale set in the Taisho era with three titles from Cave's Akai Katana series that has captured the hearts of passionate shoot 'em up fans. New features include an online leaderboard and new musical arrangements.

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  • bullet-hell
  • shoot-em-up
  • scroller
  • arcade
  • military
  • dark
  • horizontal
  • drama
  • shooter
  • tanks
  • 2d
  • ninja
  • retro
  • fantasy
  • economy

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My Friend Pedro: Ripe for Revenge (2021)

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Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows Android IOS iPhone

My Friend Pedro is back in a brand new mobile adventure of blood, bullets and bananas! Flip and fire your way through 37 action packed levels on foot, on a motorcycle and even on a skateboard. Plan your high caliber choreography for the best scores and, if your skin is tough enough, test your skills in Blood Rush mode.

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  • skateboard
  • time-sensitive
  • woo
  • shoot-em-up
  • fast-paced
  • action
  • parkour
  • physics
  • shooter
  • puzzle
  • reflexes
  • arcade
  • rogue-like
  • cartoony

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Blazing Chrome (2019)

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Playstation 4 PC Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox One

In Blazing Chrome, bring your best pal and kick some metal butts to free the humankind while enjoying a classic run’n’gun, fully loaded with action and exciting fights!

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  • retro
  • scroller
  • shoot-em-up
  • shooter
  • cooperative
  • pixel
  • 2d
  • action
  • robots
  • arcade
  • boss
  • local
  • campaign
  • fast-paced
  • ninja

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