Two years after the Alien Wars had ended, a mysterious area called the Damned City arose from the grounds where the final battles took place. 
Ruthless Fiends roamed the area, bringing a world full of madness. In the midst of chaos, 5 scoundrels emerge...they are the ROGUE CORPS.
They do not look anything like heroes of justice, but have they come to save humanity, or maybe they are looking to hit the jackpot by searching the Damned City for treasures...either way, the fate of the world is in their hands.


Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle is a bullet-hell battle game that takes place in the Touhou universe. Take control of your favorite Touhou characters and join the fray! Featuring ear-tingling beats for each character, you might just find yourself dancing while you play!


Nightdive Studios and 3D Realms have joined forces to bring you SiN: Reloaded, a completely remastered experience of the classic 1998 shooter from Ritual Entertainment. SiN was a groundbreaking story driven FPS brimming with memorable characters, horrific enemies and a devastating arsenal that pushed the Quake II Engine to its limits. Now in 2020 SiN has been Reloaded!

Kusan: City of Wolves is a high-octane hardcore top-down shooter where players fight through a brutal urban jungle ruled by gunfire and corruption to save Haru — a girl fitted with a city-grade atomic weapon.

Welcome to Kusan: City of Wolves, a brutal top-down shooter set in a neon-drenched urban jungle consumed by violence and corruption.

Kusan delivers hardcore action where one mistake means death. Master gunplay, perfect your movement, survive the streets and combat arenas ruled by furious kingpins that demand speed, precision and flawless execution. Every moment of action is intensified by Korean hip-hop heavyweight Loptimist’s adrenaline-fuelled soundtrack drenched with head-bopping loops and deep 808s pushing you forward without mercy.

Welcome to Greedland, an exhilarating top-down shooter where you play as an interstellar mercenary. Battle through ever-changing environments and annihilate waves of enemies. If you enjoy the action-packed gameplay of Crimsonland and Vampire Survivors, Greedland is the perfect game for you!

Wired from the ashes of twin stick Shooters, Arksync evolves the genre with breakneck player movement and lethal enemy AI. Kill for energy to buy weapons, utilities, and upgrades; risk it all as you enter the depths of the evacuation facility. It's the only way to take this robot teddy bear home.

A modern warfare FPS game powered by a next-generation engine, featuring stunning, realistic graphics! Become a member of the world's most elite special forces!

Take the role of Mr. Robot who has been trapped in a highly dangerous and rather fruity dimension called the Neon Dunjun. The only way to survive is to collect fruits which explode on contact, destroying any enemies in their blast radius, helping Mr. Robot to cheat death for a few more moments. To assist him further, exploding fruits set off a chain reaction, causing other fruit to explode - filling the screen with destruction and more importantly, POINTS!

3D Don’t Die Mr. Robot is a reboot of the 2D cult hit with a whole new dimension of delights! There's remix mode with hand-made challenges, arcade mode with its high-scoring but mind-melting purity and lime attack mode with, well... limes! Top-down arena combat has never been more juicy!

Equipped with the Fusion × Transformation “PELL” System! Free Map Side-Scrolling Shooter

Sonic Wings Reunion is a sequel to the arcade-style shooter SONIC WINGS. The previous version was sold in 1998.

Choose from 8 characters and destroy the mysterious organization “Fatamornagana” that has progressed into the modern world. The scenario changes depending on the combination of characters.

The first new Sonic Wings (Aero Fighters) game in 26 years, with original staff members from the series involved in its planning, production, and oversight. This all-new installment in the classic vertical-scrolling shoot ’em up series is designed for all fans of the genre to enjoy.

Illvelo Swamp Happy Together is the new and evolved version of the previous title, Illvelo Swamp.

Swim through 100 stages of happiness via two unique modes—Regular Mode and Dev Mode—equipped with multi-ability weapon, the Doll.

Be prepared for endlessly happy shoot ’em up experience.

Popular vertically scrolling shoot'em up game Shikhondo is back and powered up! One day, the soul-starved Youkai escape from the depths of hell. Now, the story of the Grim Reaper and the girl who has fallen into this land begins!

Deep Deep Deep Nightmare is a 2D Top Down Shooter. Survive by facing monsters in the nightmare of a little boy who didn’t heed his mother’s warnings that eating too much before bed can cause nightmares.

Vinebound: Bloom & Boom is a tasty mix of horde-survival roguelite and chaotic couch co-op for 1-2 players. Coordinate your position, synchronize attacks, and defeat hordes of moldy foes while unlocking new arsenals to cultivate plantastic builds.

In 1990, the year of X-Out’s initial release on C64, it stood out as a breath of fresh seaside air in the stale shoot ‘em up space. 

Many games of its genre did (and still do) take place in “space” but X-OUT paves the way by going for  a dive through underwater worlds. 

But what really pushed it further than its other side-scrolling competitors was its shop system. By allowing players to mix and match from a wide variety of ships, weapons, and other accessory parts to build their fleet, X-OUT made every play-through (attempt) feel different and unique.

You are the Rendering Ranger, a special forces soldier who defending Earth from a devastating alien invasion through nine levels of action platforming as well as blisteringly fast horizontal shooter stages. Originally developed for Super Famicom by Manfred Trenz, creator of the Turrican series.

In a future ravaged by mechanized enemies known as the Primordial, one girl named Amor might hold the only key to reclaiming civilization in S. Prysm Destroyer! Amor had fallen in love with a boy whose passion was constructing robots, but when he died, the tragedy left Amor emotionless and the mech he designed has mysteriously grown more hostile. Acting as the mech’s pilot, Amor sets out to wreak havoc on the enemy by drawing power from prysmals, a material from the same comets that seemingly brought the Primordial to Earth.

S. Prysm Destroyer is a side-scrolling 2.5D shooter inspired by run ’n gun genre classics and mecha anime. Blast through enemy hordes and collect elemental power-ups to unleash the awesome potential of Prysm Destroyer attacks. Chase high scores through skillful play and unlock loads of costumes for Amor!

Best Switch Shoot Em Up Games

Ranked games, page 2 of 30

Contra: Rogue Corps

Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle

SiN: Reloaded

Kusan : City of Wolves

Exodus: Creepy Time

Cosmic Mirage

Greedland

Arksync

Minishoot' Adventures

Raiden Fighters Remix Collection

Battle Force

3D Don't Die Mr Robot

Final Formation

Sonic Wings Reunion

UFO 50

Spell Disk

Cotton Reboot! High Tension!

Illvelo Swamp Happy Together

Shikhondo: Youkai Rampage

Deep Deep Deep Nightmare

Vinebound: Tangled Together

Dreamless Girl

XOut: Resurfaced

Rendering Ranger: R2 [Rewind]

S. Prysm Destroyer

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