The Best Shoot-em-up Games for Xbox Series X - Page 2

Update : Ra Ra Boom added at rank #2.
Here are our 10 Best Shoot-em-up Games for Xbox Series X, position 11 to 20:
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Retaliate (2024)

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You are valiant space hero who is not as fortunate as those in the golden age of scrolling shooters who had infinite ammo. Instead you must absorb your enemies' weapons and retaliate!


  • top-down
  • shoot-em-up
  • shooter
  • space
  • retro
  • scroller
  • linear
  • scrolling
  • arcade
  • attack
  • score
  • 2d
  • vertical-scrolling

12

Hyper-5 (2022)

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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

13

Nephenthesys (2024)

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Blast off on a treacherous mission to recover an unidentified energy source amidst an alien onslaught! Nephenthesys is a vertical scrolling shoot’em up presented in widescreen top-down 3D style.


  • top-down
  • shoot-em-up
  • shoot
  • 2.5d
  • shooter
  • space
  • scrolling
  • arcade
  • vertical
  • vertical-scrolling

14

Blazing Trail (2025)

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Escape failed! All we have left is our will to survive, the endless hordes of enemies, and enough bullets to rip them all to shreds. Blazing trail. Vertical co-op shooter, offering accessible, action-packed gameplay.


  • top-down
  • shoot-em-up
  • shooter
  • isometric
  • racing
  • action-adventure
  • 1990s
  • combat
  • pixel
  • team
  • family-friendly
  • arcade
  • controller-support
  • cooperative

15

Strike Mission (2025)

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Strike Mission is a top-down aerial action game where you play as pilot Jake Walker on a mission to stop a global terrorist threat. Face intense battles, daring rescues, and strategic sabotage missions.


  • military
  • shoot-em-up
  • shooter
  • wargame
  • war
  • bullet-hell
  • strategy
  • tactical
  • arcade
  • action
  • combat
  • 3d

16

Zombies, Aliens and Guns (2024)

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Earth’s last hope against an invasion is a band of military rebels Zombies! Aliens! Guns! Enough said.


  • 2.5d
  • zombies
  • twin-stick
  • aliens
  • shoot-em-up
  • tps
  • shooter
  • voxel
  • pixel
  • action-adventure
  • military
  • 2d
  • arcade
  • controller-support

17

Speedollama (2024)

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Speedollama is a fast platformer shooter that sets a new benchmark for speed in the genre. Bursting with quirky humor and vibrant pixelated carnage, this game is not for the faint of heart. Are you ready to embrace the chaos and prove your skills?


  • shoot-em-up
  • metroidvania
  • retro-arcade
  • collectathon
  • platform
  • scroller
  • 2d
  • pixel
  • procedural
  • parody
  • funny
  • arcade
  • action
  • shooter
  • single-player

18

Astrosmash (2023)

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ASTROSMASH® was originally a Shoot´em up game for the Intellivision® console in 1981. This reimagined version is based on the game’s original theme and gameplay but much more exciting and challenging. The new graphics are phenomenal and the amazing background music adds a lot of excitement.


  • shoot-em-up
  • space
  • cooperative
  • pvp
  • fixed
  • fiction
  • shooter
  • local
  • abstract
  • interactive
  • multiplayer
  • best-selling
  • arcade
  • nice
  • cross

19

Super Space Club (2023)

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Super Space Club is a lo-fi arcade space shooter to chill to. Defend a vibrant galaxy as a club of misfit heroes and battle endless waves of spacecrafts to the tune of atmospheric beats. Outlast your enemies and vibe to the rhythm of the stars.


  • shooter
  • shoot-em-up
  • bullet-hell
  • top-down
  • space
  • flight
  • rogue-like
  • arcade
  • colourful
  • relaxing
  • minimalist
  • 2.5d
  • twin-stick
  • retro
  • physics

20

Project Downfall (2019)

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An overdose of reality can have dire consequences... Tumble down the rabbit hole and embrace your downfall with 12 endings, non linear day by day progression, sanity system and more...


  • shooter
  • first-person
  • cyberpunk
  • boomer
  • bullet
  • shoot-em-up
  • time
  • fps
  • multiple-endings
  • choices
  • action-adventure
  • pixel
  • souls
  • stylized
  • atmospheric

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