The Best Vertical Games for Xbox Series X

Update 5 April 2022: Z-Warp added at rank #2.

Here are our 10 Best Vertical Games for Xbox Series X:

Sophstar
Z-Warp
SHINORUBI

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Sophstar (2022)

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

A vertical arcade shoot'em up with an inventive teleport system, lots of fast-blazing action and explosions, tons of boss fights, a risk/reward based score sytem and a proper challenge for both veteran and new players of the genre.

vertical
shooter
bullet-hell
shoot-em-up
top-down
arcade
collectathon
retro
boss
vertical-scrolling
multiple-endings
attack
score
aliens
space

Z-Warp (2022)

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

Z-Warp is an intense vertical shoot’em up presented in retro pixel art style, featuring frenetic arcade-inspired action where blasters, bombs and KILLER specials are your only allies.

retro
bullet-hell
vertical
boss
pixel
shoot-em-up
old-school
arcade
shooter
action
replay-value
chiptune
difficulty
vertically
2d

SHINORUBI (2022)

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Inspired by classic Japanese shooting games, SHINORUBI is a pure dose of adrenaline and frenetic arcade action with all the best aspects of Japanese bullet hell games, optimized for modern PC in ultra HD, all in a polished, accessible with many levels of difficulties.