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.

Miss Undefined has been whisked away by the dastardly Kill Screen. Go from Zero to Hero in this fast-paced platformer, chasing time, the high score, and eventually the Kill Screen itself. Super Mega Zero is a tight precision and puzzle platformer with shoot 'em up elements. Simply touch an upgrade and switch forms to go from classic, straight-forward platforming to the more puzzle-like action number system or Shoot' Em Up gameplay.

A nostalgic arcade gameplay remastered! Capture areas and save the girls from various troublemakers. Comes along with 24 unique bosses and their absurd stories in 32 levels! Inspired from games like Volfied, Qix, Gals Panic.

The game is a retro top-down shooter with pixel graphics and chiptune music, with lots of enemies, items, secrets and bonus levels. The armed heroine goes in search of her brother in the sewers where an ancient underground settlement of dangerous dwarfs has awakened!


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.

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.

The sequel of the famous Shoot'em up from the Visco studio is back, 20 years after the first opus, released exclusively on Neo-Geo MVS and Neo-Geo AES in 1992 . It's time to bring out your good old battle ship in ANDRO DUNOS 2!

<p>The Fish & Chip Shop Simulator — Serve your customers the right orders in this unique time-management game.</p>

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!

Tempest 4000 is a visually stunning, action-packed tube shooter based on the classic hit arcade game, Tempest.  Developed by legendary game designer, Jeff Minter, Tempest 4000 remains faithful to the original fast-paced gameplay by putting you in control of the Claw, a powerful spacecraft equipped to destroy deadly creatures and other obstructions with rapid-fire shots on vibrant geometric prisms.  Featuring fantastical graphical environments, 100 levels, three game modes, and more, you must eliminate all enemies as fast as possible to survive and compete for the highest score on the leaderboards.

In a horrible tragedy, the world has been invaded by giant anime girls and their henchmen, causing mayhem everywhere. Fortunately, you’ve got the world’s most powerful weapon, “Fingun” ready to take care of the situation. Defeat these bountiful bosses by shooting at their weaknesses! Shoot through 14 levels, in this hilarious new touch on an arcade classic favorite.

Classic brick-breaking action gets a cute and cuddly twist in Pretty Girls Breakers! In this classic arcade-style action puzzler, take the role of a twin-tailed fighter wielding a beam saber. You’ll have to strike incoming balls with precision to destroy block patterns above you, all while avoiding enemy attacks and collecting power-ups to gain the upper hand! Across more than 20 challenging stages, you’ll need to adapt to new blocks and enemy types, strategizing to clear them from the field without losing all of your hearts or running out of time! As stages are cleared, your female companions’ outfits will gradually change. If you succeed in battle, new outfits will be revealed and unlocked for viewing anytime in the alluring Dressing Room mode. Can you collect them all?

PlatinumGames’ NEO-CLASSIC ARCADE series carries on the spirit and fun of classic gaming using modern technology, and the first project in this endeavor is SOL CRESTA. SOL CRESTA takes the docking and formation strategies of classic shooting games Moon Cresta and Terra Cresta and elevates them with the “free-form docking” system. The flagship Yamato, composed of the fighters Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, and Susano can utilize various attacks depending on how the three ships are aligned. Docking, splitting, and reforming the ships as needed is the key to defeating the invading armies of Mega Zofer.


"DANGEROUS SEED" is a shooter released by NAMCO in 1989. You pilot the "Moon Diver" fighter, which is made up of α-Ship, β-Ship, and γ-Ship, to fight off the mysterious aliens [codename: Danger Seed]. If you can keep all of your ships running through the battle, they can also combine and transform into an ultimate configuration. 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.

Save our galaxy from the invasion of an alien race.

"THUNDER DRAGON 2" is a shooting game released by NMK in 1993. Let's aim to defeat the boss by using aircraft with different performance in 1P and 2P. It is an exhilarating work that defeats enemies that appear one after another with shots and bombs. 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.

PopSlinger is a vibrant, narrative-focused musical shooter inspired by ‘80s and ‘90s New Retro culture. Join Ria Carbon, a funky heroine on a stylish quest to save the world from sinister invaders from another dimension using soda-powered guns. Backing Ria up is former PopSlinger heroine, Gin! Experience the whimsical story of Ria and Gin as they fight against the "Corazones", people whose hearts have been corrupted by the dark forces from the other dimension, all while grooving to a fully dynamic soundtrack that reacts to your in-game performance in real-time.

Blackwind is a top-down sci-fi action game that puts you in the shoes of a teenager trapped inside a prototype battle armor suit during an alien invasion. Face off against enemies, cut through their ranks, and fight back in a last-ditch attempt to stop a planetary invasion. When the starship Pandora is shot down, James Hawkins finds himself trapped inside a military prototype Battle Frame armor as he hurtles towards Medusa-42. As the Raknos hordes ravage the planet and leave every human mining colony in ruins, James doesn’t have long to discover how to operate the Battle Frame if he wants to survive his dangerous surroundings and find his missing father.

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.

Angels swooping across a disastrous sky! The shoot 'em up of gothic horrors is back Deathsmiles is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up game set in the alternate world of Gilverado, where girls known as "Angels" take center stage. The game features an exotic world imbued with gothic horror themes, adorable character designs, and intuitive controls that will keep you coming back for more.

"ORIUS" is a shooting game released by KONAMI in 1991. Pilot the cutting-edge fighter craft, "Flintlock," and solve the mystery of what happened on planet E-Square.
In this game, in addition to your usual shots, you can use the mysterious "Flint" life form for attack and defense. 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.

Best Switch Shoot Em Up Games

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Hishou Same! Same! Same! - Toaplan Arcade Garage

Layer Section & Galactic Attack S-Tribute

RESEARCH and DESTROY

Arcade Archives GAPLUS

Galactic Wars EX

Super Mega Zero

Mokoko X

Radioactive dwarfs: evil from the sewers

Z-Warp

Devastator

Andro Dunos II

Chippy

Thunder Kid

Tempest 4000

Fingun

Pretty Girls Breakers!

Sol Cresta

Arcade Archives DANGEROUS SEED

Space Intervention

Arcade Archives THUNDER DRAGON 2

PopSlinger

Blackwind

Eschatos

Deathsmiles I･II

Arcade Archives ORIUS

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