The Best Shoot-em-up Games

Update : Orbital Siege added at rank #1.
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Orbital Siege (2025)

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A solo indie-developed pixelated 2D arcade space shoot-'em-up that captures the nostalgia and high-octane fun of beloved 80s and 90s arcade experiences.

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  • shoot-em-up
  • arcade
  • retro
  • bullet-hell
  • pixel
  • space
  • old-school
  • 2d
  • shooter
  • sci-fi
  • war
  • action

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MachineGunner2: Bullet Transcending (2025)

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MachineGunner 2 is a 2d top-down shooter game that Player controls four characters to clear stages and complete them as fast as possible. One hit will take you to the start line of the stage. So push it at your own pace.

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  • shoot-em-up
  • pve
  • top-down
  • bullet-hell
  • shooter
  • action
  • single-player
  • casual
  • 2d

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Shade Silver 2 A Walk In The Darkness (2025)

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Shoot, Fight, Outwit Enemies, Avoid Spikes, Dark Faces, Evil Bunnies, Solve Puzzles, Fight Bosses, Collect Eyes, Blow Up Bombs, And More, Across Multiple Nightmares, In This Dark Sequel Dungeon Crawler.

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  • shoot-em-up
  • tutorial
  • dungeon-crawler
  • top-down
  • magic
  • demons
  • action-adventure
  • dark
  • horror
  • pixel
  • 2d
  • shooter
  • puzzle

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Ondine: Prototype (2025)

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Collect souls, level your weapons, and unleash devastation in one of the most mechanically complex 2D shooters ever made.

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  • shoot-em-up
  • 2d
  • pve
  • scroller
  • shooter
  • pixel
  • platform
  • linear
  • action
  • retro
  • combat
  • tactical
  • fast-paced

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Keep 'Em Out! (2025)

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A single-player wave-based zombie survival FPS where you shoot, barricade, and upgrade to survive increasingly intense undead assaults using weapons, perks, and strategic defense.

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  • shoot-em-up
  • first-person
  • zombies
  • shooter
  • survival-horror
  • post-apocalyptic
  • fps
  • choices
  • 3d
  • survival
  • dark
  • casual

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Ra Ra Boom (2025)

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Grab your pom poms and gear up for 4-player co-op action with a modern twist! Ra Ra BOOM rockets you to a future Earth overrun by rogue AI. Battle waves of enemies and upgrade your ninja cheerleader’s skills as you beat ‘em up, shoot ‘em up, and smash through the chaos!

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  • beat-em-up
  • robots
  • comic
  • shoot-em-up
  • 1990s
  • hand-drawn
  • ninja
  • local
  • cooperative
  • post-apocalyptic
  • book
  • action-adventure
  • futuristic
  • brawler
  • boss-fight

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SCALE BULLET iAfter Storyi (2025)

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A Roguelite action shooter where you dodge bullets, attack enemies, and power up with skills and items. While the map stays the same, different skill combos and item drops change your strategy each time. Keep challenging and master your own style!

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  • shoot-em-up
  • magic
  • shooter
  • top-down
  • controller-support
  • action

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Badlands Crew (2025)

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PC Windows

Create, customize and command your battle wagon to conquer crazed enemy factions and save innocent survivors scattered throughout the lawless Badlands in the aftermath of a devastating apocalypse. Do you have what it takes to Build, Evolve and Fight to survive?

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  • wargame
  • post-apocalyptic
  • building
  • shoot-em-up
  • vehicle
  • pve
  • open-world
  • sandbox
  • character
  • driving
  • customization
  • tactical
  • rogue-like
  • real-time
  • third-person

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WAR RATS: The Rat em Up (2025)

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early access PC Windows

The rats told me to make this game. Run and gun alongside your troops in the Great Rat War against the vile TechnoRat armies. Recruit units, build structures, collect gear and upgrade your weapons to turn the tide of battle in your favor. The TechnoRat is all consuming!

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  • scroller
  • rogue-like
  • moba
  • shoot-em-up
  • perma-death
  • tower-defense
  • base-building
  • cartoony
  • 1990s
  • hand-drawn
  • humor
  • 2d
  • pve
  • funny

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Castle Of Alchemists (2025)

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PC Windows

Defend your castle in this fast-paced tower defense/action hybrid game with stunning pixel art graphics! Play as alchemically enhanced warrior Bellator, set traps, build towers, craft powerful weapons, and defend your home! The fate of the castle lies in your hands!

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  • tower-defense
  • top-down
  • steampunk
  • tactical
  • shoot-em-up
  • rpg
  • pixel
  • rogue-like
  • crafting
  • real-time
  • war
  • action
  • fantasy
  • 2d
  • shooter

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