GUN & FRONTIER is a shooting game released by TAITO in 1990. Pilot the earth's latest fighter plane, Desperado, against the space pirates, Wild Lizard! Collect enough gold nuggets across the landscape to charge your napalm bomb and unleash its awesome power upon your enemies. The napalm bomb’s trajectory changes depending on the input direction, so make good use of it. The "Arcade Archives" series has faithfully reproduced many classic Arcade masterpieces. Players can change various game settings such as game difficulty, and also reproduce the atmosphere of arcade display settings at that time. Players can also compete against each other from all over the world with their high scores. Please enjoy the masterpiece that built a generation for video games.

After Wave: Downfall is an arcade shooter where the player battles against monsters, completes various missions with a cool battleship.  Deathrix invaded the world and released a mysterious meteorite causing a great flood. Players can upgrade their ships for better performance to fight the most brutal enemies.  A Local Co-op mode allows the player to team up and adventure with others.  
 
--3D cartoon style graphics with stunning effects. 
--Join your friends on an adventure in a local Co-op mode. 
--Multiple difficulty levels. 
--10 stages to overcome with many brutal bosses. 
--Upgrade your battleship systems to develop different playing skills. 
--Six battleships to choose from with different abilities. 
--Extra mode allows playing in multiple ways. 
--Many achievements within the game to unlock.

Your goal is simple: destroy all the enemies that will come until you reach the final boss of the stage, make it easier and faster as you collect items and power-ups to enhance your health bar, increase your speed and upgrade or acquire new weapons. You’ll lead humanity to survival. Thunderbolt Collection is a compilation of two vertically-scrolling shoot ‘em ups from the series Thunderbolt released in 1995 exclusive on east.The QUByte port brings the 8-bit and 16-bit versions of the game, both with official English localization and new features to improve your experience like: control remapping, which allow players to customize controller buttons as they like it better, different screen types and save states.

ANIQUILATION is a Twin Stick shooter set in small planets (some of which can be terraformed as you play!) in which not only your shoots, but also the enemies and planet environment are your weapon thanks to your SWORD which you can use to throw or reflect almost ALL the elements in the environment! You will follow the adventures of a pilot and her leader who are wandering in space and are trying to return to their home Galaxy and got lost after trying to solve a mystery that arrived to their galaxy. As you progress, you’ll discover that it wasn’t just a coincidence that the heroes arrived to this specific mysterious galaxy and will understand why the only solution is invoking the fabled “Aniquilation” upon the galaxy! Find and learn about new energy sources for your people while you travel between each one of the game planets levels via racing-like tubular levels!

"DRAGON SABER" is a shooter released by NAMCO (Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.) in 1990. This title allows players to charge powerful shots by leaving the shot button untouched, as well as switch to a variety of other dragons with change items. Use these to make your way through stages and take down bosses! The "Arcade Archives" series has faithfully reproduced many classic Arcade masterpieces. Players can change various game settings such as game difficulty, and also reproduce the atmosphere of arcade display settings at that time. Players can also compete against each other from all over the world with their high scores. Please enjoy the masterpiece that built a generation for video games.

Famous for its cool world and innovatively omnidirectional shooting system, ZERO GUNNER 2, is coming back as ZERO GUNNER 2-. Let’s blast off every enemy's planes from various sides of your screen.

Bored of tapping on the screen while playing? TAP NO MORE! Road of Death offers you a new and a unique game experience were you don't even 
need to touch your screen while playing. The better you control your device, the longer you survive the road and escape death. Please make sure not to break your phone while trying to survive the road. Also, keep in mind that the longer you survive, the harder it gets to beat the road.

"RABIO LEPUS" is a shooting game released by VIDEO SYSTEM in 1987. Suddenly, an alien attack was launched on the peaceful country "BUNNYLAND", and the king, princess, and princess' sister were kidnapped. The royal special combat mecha "USAGI" goes to attack, defeats the alien boss "YOUMAOU", and rescues the hostages! The "Arcade Archives" series has faithfully reproduced many classic Arcade masterpieces. Players can change various game settings such as game difficulty, and also reproduce the atmosphere of arcade display settings at that time. Players can also compete against each other from all over the world with their high scores. Please enjoy the masterpiece that built a generation for video games.

Psikyo is coming back!!

Vorg heard a rumor that the army of Satan was searching for treasures called Seirei stones which led him to think that the time for revenge has come. In addition, he also knows that one of the Seirei stones was entrusted secretly to King Silverna from Vorg's homeland, the Kingdom of Miltia.

Vorg, who was a holy knight in Miltia, was in the forest town of Neraphai working for a mission when the king of Satan, Ifter, invaded the Kingdom of Miltia with Dhatilos armies.

Upon hearing the news, Vorg immediately returned to Miltia, but the kingdom has been destroyed.

After 7 years, a dark shadow went into the royal room inside the Silverna castle. That dark shadow was Satan, Ifter.

Vorg heads to Silverna castle with his Helos. Satan owns the Sol Divide which is the pair of heilos.

The tale of magic, sword and vengeance starts now!!

Invaders from the Planet Mavros have descended on Earth to claim it as their new home, and it’s up to you to stop them! Spacewing War is a side-scrolling shoot’em up inspired by handheld genre classics. Presented in 4-tone pixel art style, this action-packed space adventure blends light-hearted sci-fi storytelling and deceptively simple mechanics with the depth of weapon-juggling and tons of secrets to discover. Spacewing War features a wide variety of unique shot types, from simple blasters to boomerang projectiles, giving you the tools needed to tackle puzzling stage obstacles and massive bosses. Further customize your experience with 40 color palettes, unlock campaigns as you progress and discover unexpected twists as the interstellar tale unfolds! Traverse star fields, cloudy skies, choppy tropical coastlines and more in the ultimate love letter to old-school handheld action games.

The cult classic Gravitar has been Recharged. Complete missions in each solar system, navigating a variety of challenging environments, each with varying levels of gravity that will test your skills as a pilot before unlocking new solar systems to explore.


Remote Life is a 2D Side scrolling space shooter (shmup) for PC. Experience a fast paced action game with insane scary graphics, and hyper jump into a brutal-frenetic-techno-alien world. Free the world from this dreadful nightmare before its nauseating breath of horror destroys mankind.

"FIGHTING HAWK" is a shooting game released by TAITO in 1988. Players pilot the fighter plane FALCON and battle enemies through stages set on plains, icebergs, glaciers, snowfields, and cities, with the ultimate aim of taking down the enemy's latest bomber: the DRAGON BAT! Build up your reserves of powerful missiles, then unleash them on high-powered foes! The "Arcade Archives" series has faithfully reproduced many classic Arcade masterpieces. Players can change various game settings such as game difficulty, and also reproduce the atmosphere of arcade display settings at that time. Players can also compete against each other from all over the world with their high scores. Please enjoy the masterpiece that built a generation for video games.

Embark on a dangerous investigation in Ultra Mission, the latest arcade-inspired shooter from Gumbo Machine. As an agent of the Stellar Exchange Commission, you must traverse the labyrinthine maze that is Otto Labs. Each of Ultra Mission's 20 levels is littered with powerful automatons and questionable experiments.


The 9th "M2 Shot Triggers", which has been well received by players due to its high portability, is a reproduction of the arcade vertical shooter Shark series from "Toaplan". "Flying Shark" was well received for its simple rules and exquisite difficulty, and had a great influence on the subsequent vertical scrolling shooting games.
> And the sequel, "Shark!", which features a flashy shot that covers the screen is included! In addition to the "arcade mode" that is a complete reproduction of the arcade version, both titles are equipped with a "SUPER EASY" mode that has been adjusted so that even beginners can enjoy it! Even those who have never touched the original can play casually!

Layer Section, the home console port of arcade game RayForce is back with new features and online ranking. Use the new lock-on laser function to defeat multiple enemies at once for a higher score in this gorgeous 2D vertical shooting game!

RESEARCH and DESTROY is a TURN-BASED ACTION GAME with simultaneous local or online co-op. Take control of three brilliant scientists as you RESEARCH and develop strange new weapons and gadgets to DESTROY the Supernatural hordes that have all but crushed humanity!

"GAPLUS" is a shooter released by NAMCO （Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.) in 1984. All the vehicles from GALAGA are back and powered up, as hinted at by the title "GAPLUS"! Steal back a BLASTER HEAD and launch a counterattack! Now is the time for the ultimate warrior of the galaxy to emerge! The "Arcade Archives" series has faithfully reproduced many classic Arcade masterpieces. Players can change various game settings such as game difficulty, and also reproduce the atmosphere of arcade display settings at that time. Players can also compete against each other from all over the world with their high scores. Please enjoy the masterpiece that built a generation for video games.

Description Galactic Wars EX is the best experience on shoot 'em up of genre. Play solo or with a friend in the coop mode and combat with the enemies across the forty phases with their bosses and mini bosses. You can choose on 3 different ships to fight against evil with different capabilities. More weapons and power ups wait for you in this 16 bits space game. History The invasion is imminent and only you can put an end to this galactic alert. In Galactic Wars you will have to face hundreds of enemies that appear in waves constantly. You will travel at high speed to fight against the enemy invasion either alone or in the company of another space defender.

The year is 21XX. A mysterious alien force, known only as "Purple Erosion", has taken over the Moon! From the captured lunar base, alien UFOs begin their invasion of Earth! Using your advanced space fighter, you must repel the alien invasion, beat them back through space, and finally recapture the Moon to end the alien menace once and for all!

Enjoy a superb arcade shoot 'em up with this new classic from Qute. ESCHATOS combines modern features and graphics with classic gameplay to create a game with timeless appeal and massive fun factor.

WHISKEY & ZOMBIES is a story-driven beat’em up with a little bit of strategy needed. It’s a top-down, local multiplayer set in the swamplands of Louisiana during the Zombie Apocalypse where it turns out only the local whiskey moonshine is strong enough to kill the zombie virus. The survival of the human race now rests on one southern family - the McCreary's, a bunch of permadrunk, bootlegging rednecks that all hate each other. They must now traverse southern back-country Americana and reach the source of the cure - their illegal moonshine still deep in the Louisiana swamplands. Play as one of the McCreary, either in solo play or with up to 3 friends, and try and get them home to safety. Getting here, however, will not be easy as you must scavenge for supplies, come up with clever solutions for problems, and of course, punching your way through the hordes of the undead just waiting to munch on your bite-sized thinking-noodle. The main trick to staying alive is to make sure the zombie virus does not. To kill the virus, you need a steady supply of whiskey moonshine. Surviving the apocalypse is easy - just Drink, Fight, and Stay Alive.

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. Shoot down demonic enemies as they try to overwhelm your ship with bullet hell salvos and turn the tide of battle by charging your KILLER weapon capable of instantly wiping out anything in a tight radius around your ship! Face massive boss abominations and aim for high scores in Story or Endless modes.

With its reliance on BAC, humanity had forgotten how to operate even basic transportation, let alone weapons. After the attacks from BAC and the subsequent social chaos, the human population was reduced by half. However, there was a group within Lerman Matsunaga that foresaw the dangers of a dependence on Buster Engines and the BAC that controlled them. This group led the third stage of energy development, an anti-BAC weapon developed in secret that would render Busterium inert, called the Rolling Gun. The third stage of energy development, the military package of the Rolling Gun and the mothership named the Anti-BAC Suppression Independent Control Armament "Rolling Gun" Deployment Warship RF-42R STORK was rolled out.
 

Devastator is a highly-polished arcade twin-stick shooter. Blast your way through 50 unique waves each with customized level layouts. Use your reflexes and wits to obliterate 12 devious enemy types. Conquer 3 difficulty levels, though don't feel too bad if you can't beat the unlockable Elite difficulty. Dazzling graphics and an pulse-pounding soundtrack intensify the action! Use 5 powerups and 4 selectable abilities to provide a boost at just right time. Smooth and customizable touch screen controls, and full MFi gamepad support as well! Compete to be the best in the 4 Game Center leaderboards.  Track your progress with 12 Game Center achievements.

Thunder Kid is a Low-Poly 3D Run 'n' Gun Action Game. Run, Jump and Shoot your way across multiple environments, including forests, caves and cliffs. Battle colorful enemies and fearsome bosses. Pure, retro-style action!

Best PS4 Shoot Em Up Games

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Arcade Archives GUN & FRONTIER

After Wave: Downfall

QUByte Classics: Thunderbolt Collection by PIKO

ANIQUILATION

Arcade Archives DRAGON SABER

ZERO GUNNER 2

Road of Death

Arcade Archives RABIO LEPUS

SOL DIVIDE -SWORD OF DARKNESS-

Spacewing War

Gravitar: Recharged

REMOTE LIFE

Arcade Archives FIGHTING HAWK

Ultra Mission

Hishou Same! Same! Same! - Toaplan Arcade Garage

Layer Section & Galactic Attack S-Tribute

RESEARCH and DESTROY

Arcade Archives GAPLUS

Galactic Wars EX

Eschatos

Whiskey & Zombies

Z-Warp

Rolling Gunner + Over Power

Devastator

Thunder Kid

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