In a world where humans are used as power supplies, only one man has the will to change it all! Iro Hero is a vertical shoot ’em up with beautiful pixel art graphics inspired by many old-school classics. Staged across 9 action-packed levels, Iro Hero features a unique and fresh four-color polarity system, with interactive elements, puzzles, color zones, weapon upgrades and special skills to unlock.

In the far distant future, a mysterious alien race set its sights on nothing less than the conquest of the Earth and the total annihilation of the human race. To counteract this threat the nations of Earth formed the EDC (Earth Defense Corps) and launched an all-out counter attack. Despite humanity's best efforts, the alien invaders superior technology proved too much to overcome and they took over most of the planet.

With enemy forces at the gates of the last fortress of the EDC and the fate of the planet hanging in the balance, the leaders of Earth's forces decide on a desperate course of action: throw everything they had left at the enemy's headquarters. With the help of the erratically brilliant "Dr. AKEMI," the goal is no less than the destruction of the very heart of the alien stronghold.

Atomine is a twin stick procedural shooter rogue-lite set in a virtual world with minimalist design, where the player recounts on the screen the real events of STUXNET, the first weapon ever created in the form of computer virus.

The evil Broccoli, irritated by the fact that kids hate vegetables and love ice creams, has created an army of vegetables to destroy the flavor galaxy. Only the Ice Cream Surfer with the help of his 4 super tasty friends can prevent that.

A face-melting, pixel-pumping arcade shoot 'em up featuring awesome power-ups, epic boss battles and spectacular effects at a blistering 60fps. Blast into battle against giant space destroyers in Arcade Mode, tackle endless waves of enemies in Survival Mode and face off against epic level guardians in Boss Run mode.


'TERRA CRESTA' is a shooting game that was released from Nihon Bussan in 1985. Players recapture parts that have been left in the ground. Intercept the enemy in formation attack and aim to the space devil Mandora.

"GHOST PILOTS" is a shooting game released by SNK in 1991. The hero flies an old-fashioned seaplane in order to fight the two powerful nations invading their own country. Alongside giant military weapons, a mysterious combat unit arrives and makes for an intense battle.

Four levels of difficulty, six worlds to conquer, twelve mid and end-of-level bosses, seven god-like armour sets, five basic weapons and thirty-five magic combat spells!

The evil emperor Zaraaima has kidnapped the infant heir to the land of Dareca. King Kandar must call upon the aid of the seven gods of Dareca as he traverses the six worlds of his kingdom in a bid to save his son. He must face the emperor's hordes as he battles through dark woods, slimy swamps, sinister mills, infernal volcanos, snowy mountains, golden cities and demonic castles. Each world is guarded by level bosses each sworn to bring about the king's swift demise. To help him in his quest King Kandar can invoke god-given armour, wield different weapons and cast fanatical spells. Can the King save his son and his kingdom or will Dareca fall into the evil emperor's grasp?

Inspired by both modern and old school shooters and from the developers behind Midnight Deluxe, InkSplosion is an arcade delight that is simple to learn, yet hard to master, thanks to endless levels that are decorated only by your colourful ammunition.
Should you rise to the challenge and emerge experience, it only means it is time to bid “farewell” to Normal mode and say “hello” to Arena and Hard, 2 brutal modes that would offer even the most gung-ho of players a worthy conquest!

3 planes left in your whole squadron, and you’re the only pilot. Just pop out and win a war for us would you, old chap? In Rogue Aces, you’ll battle for air, sea and ground supremacy while gradually upgrading your precious aircraft’s stats. Rogue Aces is about hot acrobatic dogfights, heroic mid-air plane-jacking, sweet fully destructible buildings and different-every-game procedural landscape and mission generation shizzle. Just don’t leave it too late to deploy that parachute, what what?

Earth, Water, Fire, Wind, Moon and Sun. These four magic stones and the gods of moon and sun brought prosperity in Megalith. Because of that, the people lived a peaceful and prosperous life. However, their peaceful life ended when Nebiros and his armies appeared. Long time ago, during the war of the gods when the world was created, Nebiros was defeated by the gods of the sun and moon. He was locked up by the 4 magic stones but was freed by summoning a country which aims to achieve victory in the war using him.

Psikyo is coming back!! TENGAI for Nintendo Switch

A great commander ruled an eastern plain for a long time, but his mind completely changed one day.

His evil power extended to his neighboring countries and the princess of western contry, fell into his hand. Princess Futsu learned about his dreadful plot inside the castle. The great commander gathers young ladies' souls to create an ultimate creature. That creature eats the souls to grow. When it's completely grown up, it could burn the entire world for only a short period of time. Princess Futsu's soul is the last key for its body to be completed.

The ceremony of Yorishiro (object representative of a divine spirit) will be held the next day at sunset. There is only one day left. She released her family treasures, the hisou stones, outside the castle.

The stones flew into the sky and fell into 5 brave warriors. The tale starts now!!!!

"MOON PATROL" is a side-scrolling action-shooting game released by IREM in 1982. Control a lunar rover as you jump to avoid obstacles, and move forward while defeating enemies that shoot missiles from above or rockets towards you. The goal is to make it through the Beginner Course and and Champion Course.

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.

FIGHT RUTHLESS SPACE PIRATES IN THE #1 SCI-FI ACTION SHOOTER!

MAKE YOUR STAND BEYOND THE STARS

Write your legacy in gunfire and smoke as you take down the galaxy's most wanted criminals in action-packed dogfights! Rise to become the hero of the Neox Sector – a deadly fringe world terrorized by ruthless crime lords and their no-good underlings!

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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!!

Tesla vs Lovecraft is an intense top-down twin stick arena shooter from the creators of Crimsonland and Neon Chrome. Play as the enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla harnessing the static energy to power up Tesla-Mech and give the lovecraftian nightmares a lesson in horror!

"AERO FIGHTERS 3" is a side-scrolling shooting game released in 1995 by VIDEO SYSTEM. Ten teams comprised of 14 humans and 2 animals have gathered from around the world and are flying on high-powered reciprocating engine planes, such as the ZERO FIGHTER, to save the world. The game offers route selection and multiple endings.

Take to the skies once again as the last defender of humanity against overwhelming odds! Lovingly built to be enjoyed by newcomers and genre veterans alike, Danmaku Unlimited 3 is a perfect medley of the best aspects of classic bullet hell shooters wrapped up in a modern and approachable package.

A furiously fun and fast-paced arcade action game, Bleed 2 welcomes back pink-haired heroine Wryn, the world’s greatest – and only remaining – hero, as she fights to defend the globe from an invading force of villains. Master the art of air-dodging and bullet-reflecting to stylishly take down a relentless barrage of bad guys and bosses (and naughty kittys!), and make sure Wryn lives up to her title as the Greatest Hero of All Time!

Endless chaotic space shooter. Ruthless roguelike inside.

Steredenn: Binary Stars is an award-winning mashup of a classic shmup and a rogue-like, carved in big beautiful pixels, with insane boss battles. Fly solo or co-op with a friend, fighting off the worst scourges of space in a never-ending struggle for survival.

Steredenn: Binary Stars is the hugely expanded version of the acclaimed Steredenn. Enjoy infinite replayability and unforgiving gameplay through intense boss fights, (almost) randomly generated environments, twisted space events and a massive arsenal of weapons.

Enhance your ship during your flight with upgrades aplenty, and forge your own path across the universe!

Moving in the darkness of the cosmos is an evil and mysterious planet named GORDESS. Everyone gave up fighting against GORDESS because of its awesome power, until one day a soldier riding a space patroller challenged GORDESS to fight! Join forces with STAR FORCE and travel across the galaxy in order to defeat GORDESS!

"HEROIC EPISOD"E is a shooting game released by IREM in 1986. The people of Mule are facing destruction at the hands of the Gasp Empire. Control a heroic soldier on the ground and in the air as they battle their way to retrieve the stolen goddess statue. Utilize their maser with its normal shots and power-up shots to wage this battle.

Spacecats with lasers is a wave shooter where you can prove to be the su-purr-rior feline in the galaxy by destroying not so claw-ver rat enemies with your mighty lasers! Customize your spacecat and choose perks to improve it as you get to harder waves. Did you ever want to have a cat dressed as a unicorn on top of a burrito shooting explosive and chain-lightning lasers at evil rodents? Then this just might be your game!

You and your team of milk mining kittens have overcome a fear of water to drill down under the ocean seabed and begin extracting vast reserves of what seems to be naturally forming full-fat milk. Get ready for fast paced submarine action, defending the kittens from disruptive mechanical sea creatures.

If you went to video arcades, you might know this name…. It is "Psikyo." Psikyo made a special shooting game in 1993. It’s called a "PSIKYO Shooting" and the beginning of the Psikyo. This story is from the far east… At the Sengoku perood, ace of six samurai assemble and fight in the air. The name is "Samurai Aces!!" There is a fish with a human-looking face, a daruma, a female ninja, a buddhist priest, a last boss… and a dog!!jQuery21403630247931130347_1518679445275 What unique characters they are!! Samurai ace is the first shooting game of Psikyo. Of course, "Psikyo Bullet" was born from this game. Let’s enjoy the history of Psikyo and shooting game NOW!!!

Best Switch Shoot Em Up Games

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IRO HERO

Quad Fighter K

ATOMINE

Ice Cream Surfer

Hyper Sentinel

Arcade Archives TERRA CRESTA

ACA NEOGEO GHOST PILOTS

Cast of the Seven Godsends

InkSplosion

Rogue Aces

Dragon Blaze for Nintendo Switch

TENGAI for Nintendo Switch

Arcade Archives: MOON PATROL

Manticore - Galaxy on Fire

SOL DIVIDE -SWORD OF DARKNESS-

Tesla vs Lovecraft

ACA NeoGeo: Aero Fighters 3

Danmaku Unlimited 3

Bleed 2

Steredenn: Binary Stars

ARCADE ARCHIVES: STAR FORCE

Arcade Archives HEROIC EPISODE

Spacecats with Lasers

AQUA KITTY UDX

Samurai Aces for Nintendo Switch

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