Category description: Now referred to as "shoot-em-ups" or the short form "shmups", these often sci-fi based games can be the ultimate test of a player's reflexes. "Bullet hell" games fill the screen with projectiles and other obstacles, as the player attempts to navigate their ship among them, blasting everything on screen.
Last of the Free
Views: 11,9061993SharewareSpace Shooting
Adrian Page
Although it never mentions the name of the game that it unabashedly copies, Last of the Free is a Defender clone. If … VIEW
Machine Nation
Views: 5,8171996SharewareSpace Shooting
Stephen N. Curtis
Machine Nation is a vertically scrolling shmup which is superficially similar to the often-pirated game Star Goose. … VIEW
Major Stryker
Views: 20,2161993Full versionSpace Shooting
Apogee Software
This is a great EGA shooting game from Apogee, who were better known for their platform games like Keen and the original … VIEW
MegaMania-PC
Views: 8,7022001FreewareSpace Shooting
Paolo Lucchesi
MegaMania-PC is a remake of the game MegaMania for the Atari 2600 (and other systems, but the author specifically … VIEW
Mustang
Views: 8,5441991SharewareSpace Shooting
John Schmitt
The game's name Mustang refers to a type of plane, used frequently in WW2. The game itself is sort of an endurance … VIEW
Nacho Blaster
Views: 6,3332019FreewareSpace Shooting
Kronoman
Nacho Blaster is a high-res (640x480) high-speed shooting game. The author notes that it was made for a friend (named … VIEW
Nebula Fighter
Nebula Figther is a little-known shoot-em-up in the style of R-Type, Gradius, and other horizontal shooters. Story? Who … VIEW
Obliterator
Views: 1,8091996FreewareSpace Shooting
Justin Smith
Obliterator is a technically impressive game which serves more as a tech demo than it does an entertaining gaming … VIEW
Operation Spacehog
Views: 14,1012000FreewareSpace Shooting
Free Lunch Design
Operation Spacehog is an enjoyable, well-designed and playable SHMUP. The game scrolls horizontally from left to right, … VIEW
Operation Vulture 3: Cyber Chopper
Views: 7,4181993SharewareSpace Shooting
H/M Software
Cyber Chopper (full name "Operation Vulture 3: Cyber Chopper, The Return of Vulture") is a horizontally scrolling … VIEW
