Get those blades spinning and load up on guns and ammo, the time has come to rebuild humanity! Dustoff Z is a game about maneuvering combat-helicopters in one of the harshest weather conditions possible – A Zombie Apocalypse.

HARDCORE MECHA is a 2D platformer action focusing on a better handling. The Campaign mode offers rich gameplay and seamless in-game cut-scenes for an immersive experience. Choose your favorite mecha, experience the fast-paced hardcore competitive battle of steel in Multiplayer!

The new style of "Shoot 'em up" that you've been looking for.  This game brings you the thrill, urgency and fantastic experience of an authentic arcade shooting game. Evade enemy bullets and take them down. Unleash your competitive spirit by going up against their deadly shooting.
You must survive this Bullet Hell across 22 different universes. Diverse and delicate enemy attack patterns lead to intense skirmishes! The aircraft can shoot while rotating (180 degrees). Use this function to gain a tactical advantage over your enemies. Identify their patterns and upgrade weapons to clear threats from the treacherous Space Stages

Hot Shot Burn is the hilariously violent party brawler that lets you compete in the galaxy's ultimate televised blood sport. Experience crazy couch battles full of ridiculous flukes and insane skill shots for up to 4 players.

Endurance is a story-driven top-down action game with lots of guns, hordes of different enemies, huge variety of levels and super intense game-play with horror ambience and sci-fi movie references! Endurance - is the prequel of Ailment - another my game. It’s definitely worth to dive into this dramatic surrounding and get old-school vibes from this pixel-art shooter The story takes you to events that had happened before the original game - Ailment. The main character and his friend are going to have a journey through the whole laboratory spaceship - Endurance - to find out how the virus, that made crew members go insane appeared in the first place and how it spread out. They are going to fight their enemies and rescue other crew members who got into a trouble. And it’s going to be pretty hardcore!

In Space Elite Force you pilot one of the spaceships of the Space Elite of the Earth, where the objective is to fight and to exterminate the terrible race Klyvu, that travels by the universe dominating planets and enslaving its population. Are you able to be a Space Elite Force pilot?

The world has been taken over by an alien invasion. On the eve of destruction, humanity calls out for help! Octonaut is a retro shoot’em up inspired by 16-bit classics. Save the world from alien invasion by shooting and dodging your way through 8 action-packed levels with sinister bosses! Collect a variety of power-ups including lasers, bowling balls and ninja stars to take down enemies and defend the planet.


You'll find legions of enemies, so it's lucky that you'll have tons of weapons and the ability to upgrade ships. The universe is once again facing a terrible threat. An unknown but powerful entity from another dimension has entered our reality and is attempting to wipe out all sentient life. The inhabited planets of the galaxy are too divided to take action. It's up to you, the bravest and finest pilot in the galaxy, to face the enemy alone and prevail against overwhelming odds! Assume the role of an elite space pilot and jump into an epic adventure to save the universe from inevitable doom. Travel the galaxies and unleash an arsenal of the deadliest weapons and devices ever installed in a spaceship!

IGHTNING FIGHTERS" is a shooting game released by KONAMI in 1990.
"SUPER FIGHTERS" mounted with plasma wave weapons and "TRIGON", an unmanned auxiliary combat pod, are sent out into battle as mankind's final trump card to repel the invasion of an alien civilization.
This KONAMI masterpiece makes a return specially for the scrolling shooter gamer in you.
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.

Ellipsis is an action-packed Avoid ’Em Up with minimalistic, yet powerful neon styled visuals. Guide your ship through a mysterious universe while deftly avoiding hordes of roaming enemies, spikes, lasers and more.

Gryphon Knight Epic is a 2D Medieval Shoot’em up that mixes elements from classical shoot’em ups, exploration and duel-like boss battles, it tells the story of Sir Oliver and Aquila, an accomplished knight and his loyal gryphon that are forced back to adventure once again. Sir Oliver has already defeated a dragon, married a princess and saved the kingdom. But during his quest he will face adversaries he never imagined he would, because… in reality all of them were once friends. What happened? These heroes would never go rogue… and all at once? Something is rotten in the kingdom and it's up to Oliver to discover what.

Run, Gun and Eat your way through this roguelite RPG shooter. In a world where every enemy is edible, what you eat and how much you eat drives everything from your waistline to branching skill trees to weapon crafting. Shoot fast. Eat big. Satisfy your appetite for destruction.

Double Kick Heroes mixes a shoot\'em up with a rhythm game. You must survive on the highway to hell by killing monsters with your gundillac. Only the power of METAL can save your band!

Each ship in the game comes equipped with three unique weapons and a passive ability. These weapons offer the same creativity and depth of abilities found in the best MOBA games, but you will not find a single cooldown on any of them. Instead, all weapons in the game work on a charge system that builds off the damage you deal. Abilities charge fast, and playing well makes them charge even faster.


MasterCube is an addictive action-shooter game! You must survive as long as you can in order to score the highest point!

In the midst of a zombie outbreak, defend your fortified barricade by night, and collect weapons and conduct repairs by day. Survive long enough to make your way through America and towards rescue.

Swimsanity! is a multiplayer underwater shooter with action-packed Co-Op and Versus game modes, all supported by online and local play. You play as our hero Mooba, who uses a variety of unique power ups and weapons to survive in this aquatic world.

#Funtime is an explosive twin-stick shooter where shooting isn't your only weapon. #Funtime combines traditional twin-stick shooting with a unique coloring mechanic. Earn bonus points by coloring the playing field and exploding enemies that cross your path. Persistent ship upgrades allow for lengthier runs filled with even more mayhem. Fast and fun gameplay will have you coming back again and again.

Tanky Tanks is an intense, fast-paced tank shooter game. It is fun, easy to learn and addicting. Play alone, together with friends or against your friends and show your navigation and reaction skills in 6 different game modes and countless levels.

Neon Abyss is a frantic, roguelike action-platformer where you run ‘n’ gun your way into the Abyss. Featuring unlimited item synergies and a unique dungeon evolution system, each run diversifies the experience and every choice alters the ruleset.

Gerty is a top-down rogue-lite twin-stick shooter with fully destructible environment. Dive into the deep tunnels of a mining colony on your own, or in local co-op with up to 4 players. Purchase gear, level up your character and gain powerful perks to eliminate the alien horde.

"P-47" is a shooting game released by JALECO in 1988.
Use machine guns and special weapons to defeat the enemy troops attacking from the land, sea, and air.
With exhilarating great plains, seas of clouds shining in the setting sun, and the open ocean where battleships 4 screens long appear, and more. These immersive stages can be enjoyed with 2 people playing simultaneously.
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.

In Towaga: Among Shadows you will learn to master the light in order to exorcise hordes of enraged creatures firmly set upon tearing you to shreds. Your skill and perseverance will be sorely tested while fighting on foot in the jungle or soaring through the skies above the peaks of the highest temples.

After nearly 25 years of deep sleep, Hardcore will finally be published with the new name Ultracore this year.
Developed by one of the biggest video game developer studios on the planet, Ultracore is a part of video game history.

RUINER is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. A wired sociopath lashes out against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother under the guidance of a secretive hacker friend.

Best Switch Shoot Em Up Games

Ranked games, page 20 of 30

Dustoff Z

HARDCORE MECHA

AstroWings: Space War

Hot Shot Burn

Endurance - space action

Space Elite Force

Takotan

Jets'n'Guns 2

Arcade Archives LIGHTNING FIGHTERS

Ellipsis

Gryphon Knight Epic: Definitive Edition

Bite the Bullet

Double Kick Heroes

Zero Strain

MasterCube

Frontline Zed

Swimsanity!

#Funtime

Tanky Tanks

Neon Abyss

Gerty

Arcade Archives P-47

Towaga: Among Shadows

Ultracore

RUINER

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