category

shoot-em-up

520 shoot-em-up games mapped by what they actually test - the shape underneath the genre label.

shoot-em-up for beginners

Execution ≤ 3/10 - the hands aren't the bottleneck here.

Azur Lane cover art

Azur Lane

Systems & Chaos · gacha shmup

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Azur Lane

Hardest shoot-em-up

Execution or Optimization ≥ 7/10 - the steepest skill ceiling in the category.

Alien Soldier cover art

Alien Soldier

Pure Mechanics · boss-rush shooter

E
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V
O
Alien Soldier
Sine Mora cover art

Sine Mora

Pure Mechanics · shoot-em-up

E
R
V
O
Sine Mora
Abadox: The Deadly Inner War cover art

Abadox: The Deadly Inner War

Pure Mechanics · scrolling shooter

E
R
V
O
Abadox: The Deadly Inner War
Silver Surfer cover art

Silver Surfer

Pure Mechanics · scrolling shooter

E
R
V
O
Silver Surfer

Top 60 shoot-em-up

Deathloop cover art

Deathloop

Pure Optimization · time-loop shooter

E
R
V
O
Deathloop
Star Wars: Squadrons cover art
+5 editions

Star Wars: Squadrons

Grand Arena · multiplayer space dogfighter

E
R
V
O
Star Wars: Squadrons
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown cover art
+10 editions

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown

Practiced Mastery · arcade flight combat

E
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V
O
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown
SuperHot: Mind Control Delete cover art

SuperHot: Mind Control Delete

Practiced Mastery · time-manipulation shooter

E
R
V
O
SuperHot: Mind Control Delete
Resogun cover art

Resogun

Practiced Mastery · arcade shoot-em-up

E
R
V
O
Resogun
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime cover art

Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime

Practiced Mastery · co-op shmup

E
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V
O
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
Cold Fear cover art

Cold Fear

Practiced Mastery · horror shooter

E
R
V
O
Cold Fear
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X 2 cover art
+1 edition

Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X 2

Practiced Mastery · flight combat

E
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V
O
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X 2
Dark Void cover art

Dark Void

Practiced Mastery · aerial action shooter

E
R
V
O
Dark Void
Nex Machina cover art

Nex Machina

Practiced Mastery · twin-stick shoot-em-up

E
R
V
O
Nex Machina
Everspace cover art

Everspace

Practiced Mastery · roguelike space shooter

E
R
V
O
Everspace
Azur Lane cover art

Azur Lane

Systems & Chaos · gacha shmup

E
R
V
O
Azur Lane
Alien Soldier cover art

Alien Soldier

Pure Mechanics · boss-rush shooter

E
R
V
O
Alien Soldier
Chorus cover art

Chorus

Pure Mechanics · space combat shooter

E
R
V
O
Chorus
Sky Force Anniversary cover art

Sky Force Anniversary

Pure Mechanics · vertical shmup

E
R
V
O
Sky Force Anniversary
Pilotwings 64 cover art

Pilotwings 64

Practiced Mastery · arcade flight game

E
R
V
O
Pilotwings 64
Immortals of Aveum cover art

Immortals of Aveum

Practiced Mastery · magic shooter

E
R
V
O
Immortals of Aveum
Aero Fighters 3 cover art
+2 editions

Aero Fighters 3

Practiced Mastery · arcade shmup

E
R
V
O
Aero Fighters 3
Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions cover art

Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions

Pure Mechanics · twin-stick shoot-em-up

E
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V
O
Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions
Salamander cover art

Salamander

Practiced Mastery · scrolling shooter

E
R
V
O
Salamander
Star Fox 2 cover art

Star Fox 2

Practiced Mastery · space combat shooter

E
R
V
O
Star Fox 2
U.N. Squadron cover art

U.N. Squadron

Practiced Mastery · arcade shoot-em-up

E
R
V
O
U.N. Squadron
Silk Worm cover art

Silk Worm

Pure Mechanics · horizontal shmup

E
R
V
O
Silk Worm
Sine Mora cover art

Sine Mora

Pure Mechanics · shoot-em-up

E
R
V
O
Sine Mora
Gradius V cover art
+2 editions

Gradius V

Practiced Mastery · horizontal shoot-em-up

E
R
V
O
Gradius V
Yar's Revenge cover art

Yar's Revenge

Pure Mechanics · arcade shoot-em-up

E
R
V
O
Yar's Revenge
Air Combat cover art

Air Combat

Practiced Mastery · arcade flight combat

E
R
V
O
Air Combat
Disney's TaleSpin cover art

Disney's TaleSpin

Practiced Mastery · scrolling shooter

E
R
V
O
Disney's TaleSpin
Sine Mora EX cover art

Sine Mora EX

Practiced Mastery · horizontal shoot-em-up

E
R
V
O
Sine Mora EX
Chicken Invaders 4 cover art
+2 editions

Chicken Invaders 4

Practiced Mastery · casual shoot 'em up

E
R
V
O
Chicken Invaders 4
Raiden V: Director's Cut cover art
+3 editions

Raiden V: Director's Cut

Practiced Mastery · vertical shmup

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V
O
Raiden V: Director's Cut
1941: Counter Attack cover art

1941: Counter Attack

Pure Mechanics · vertical shoot 'em up

E
R
V
O
1941: Counter Attack
Feeding Frenzy 2: Shipwreck Showdown cover art

Feeding Frenzy 2: Shipwreck Showdown

Practiced Mastery · arcade eat-em-up

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R
V
O
Feeding Frenzy 2: Shipwreck Showdown
Mega Man: The Power Battle cover art

Mega Man: The Power Battle

Practiced Mastery · arcade boss rush

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V
O
Mega Man: The Power Battle
Xenon 2: Megablast cover art
+1 edition

Xenon 2: Megablast

Practiced Mastery · vertical shmup

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V
O
Xenon 2: Megablast
Forgotten Worlds cover art

Forgotten Worlds

Pure Mechanics · arcade shoot 'em up

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R
V
O
Forgotten Worlds
Wizard of Wor cover art

Wizard of Wor

Pure Mechanics · arcade maze shooter

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R
V
O
Wizard of Wor
Titan Attacks! cover art

Titan Attacks!

Practiced Mastery · arcade shoot 'em up

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R
V
O
Titan Attacks!
Abadox: The Deadly Inner War cover art

Abadox: The Deadly Inner War

Pure Mechanics · scrolling shooter

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R
V
O
Abadox: The Deadly Inner War
Galaga '88 cover art
+1 edition

Galaga '88

Pure Mechanics · fixed shooter

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V
O
Galaga '88
Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge cover art
+1 edition

Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge

Practiced Mastery · arcade flight combat

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V
O
Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge
In the Hunt cover art

In the Hunt

Pure Mechanics · submarine shmup

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V
O
In the Hunt
Zero Wing cover art

Zero Wing

Pure Mechanics · horizontal shmup

E
R
V
O
Zero Wing
Project Wingman cover art

Project Wingman

Practiced Mastery · arcade flight combat

E
R
V
O
Project Wingman
Pocky & Rocky cover art

Pocky & Rocky

Pure Mechanics · top-down shoot 'em up

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V
O
Pocky & Rocky
Dragon Spirit: The New Legend cover art
+1 edition

Dragon Spirit: The New Legend

Pure Mechanics · vertical shmup

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V
O
Dragon Spirit: The New Legend
Raptor: Call of the Shadows cover art

Raptor: Call of the Shadows

Practiced Mastery · scrolling shooter

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V
O
Raptor: Call of the Shadows
Silver Surfer cover art

Silver Surfer

Pure Mechanics · scrolling shooter

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R
V
O
Silver Surfer
Sky Force Reloaded cover art

Sky Force Reloaded

Practiced Mastery · vertical shoot-em-up

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R
V
O
Sky Force Reloaded
Aegis Wing cover art

Aegis Wing

Practiced Mastery · co-op shmup

E
R
V
O
Aegis Wing
SWIV cover art

SWIV

Pure Mechanics · scrolling shooter

E
R
V
O
SWIV
Mega Force cover art

Mega Force

Pure Mechanics · vertical scrolling shooter

E
R
V
O
Mega Force
19XX: The War Against Destiny cover art

19XX: The War Against Destiny

Practiced Mastery · vertical shmup

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O
19XX: The War Against Destiny
R-Type Final 2 cover art
+6 editions

R-Type Final 2

Practiced Mastery · horizontal shoot-em-up

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O
R-Type Final 2
M.U.S.H.A. cover art

M.U.S.H.A.

Practiced Mastery · vertical shmup

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O
M.U.S.H.A.
Star Soldier cover art

Star Soldier

Practiced Mastery · vertical shmup

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R
V
O
Star Soldier
Air Buster cover art

Air Buster

Pure Mechanics · horizontal shmup

E
R
V
O
Air Buster
Shutshimi cover art

Shutshimi

Twitch Chaos · arcade shmup

E
R
V
O
Shutshimi
TwinBee cover art

TwinBee

Pure Mechanics · vertical shmup

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V
O
TwinBee
Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair cover art

Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair

Pure Mechanics · arcade platform shooter

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O
Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair