Match Shot Chimera blends together a shoot 'em up with clever match-3 mechanics
Match-3 and blow everything up in Match Shot Chimera, a unique fusion of two rather different genres of games into something fun.
Category: Shoot 'em up
Clay-animated shoot 'em up Platypus Reclayed releases September 18
Platypus Reclayed revives the classic 2002 claymation shooter for the next-generation. A demo is up now and it's releasing September 18th.
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R-Type Delta: HD Boosted announced for release in November
A PlayStation classic returns. The shoot 'em up R-Type Delta: HD Boosted was announced with a PC release coming in November.
Utopia Must Fall is easily one of the best modern arcade shoot 'em ups
Utopia Must Fall from developer Pixeljam has absolutely absorbed my attention recently. It's easily one of the best modern arcade shoot 'em ups I've ever played with a great moody atmosphere.
Glass Cannon is my next indie obsession, a chill turn-based shoot-em-up roguelike with wild weapon combos
I cannot stop myself clicking play on Glass Cannon, it's a properly great and unique shoot 'em up experience that twists the genre in a fun way that's too easy to get obsessed with.
Bullet heaven survivor-like shoot 'em up Gunlocked 2 announced
FromLefcourt have announced Gunlocked 2, a bullet heaven survivor-like shoot 'em up that takes all the goodies from the first game and greatly expands on it.
Megacopter: Blades of the Goddess is a quality shoot 'em up throwback to Desert Strike
Inspired by the Strike series (Desert/Jungle/Urban Strike) and Choplifter, Megacopter: Blades of the Goddess is a lot of fun if you love fast-paced shoot 'em up action.
Check out the new trailer and demo for Megacopter: Blades of the Goddess
Megacopter: Blades of the Goddess is an upcoming shoot 'em up inspired by the Strike series of games like Desert Strike, Jungle Strike and Urban Strike and it looks fantastic (and weird).
Toaplan Arcade Shoot 'Em Up Collection Vol.4 is out now with more classics
If you're a shoot 'em up fan you've been eating good recently, with another quality set of games out now in the Toaplan Arcade Shoot ‘Em Up Collection Vol.4.
Megacopter: Blades of the Goddess releases in June, inspired by classic Desert Strike
Anyone remember Desert Strike? Jungle Strike? Urban Strike? Well, Megacopter: Blades of the Goddess is for you! Built like the classics, although it looks a lot more wild, like something out of a fever dream.
Multiple shoot 'em ups from Taito like G-Darius HD got fixed up for Steam Deck
Taito and M2 have been bringing some updated shoot 'em up classics to Steam with lots of enhancements, and players seem to love them. Now titles like G-Darius HD should work great on the Steam Deck.
Upcoming bullet hell shooter Cosmic Carnage looks wild
Need more bullet hell goodness for your Linux PC or Steam Deck? Good news, Cosmic Carnage looks pretty wild and it will have Native Linux support.
Whisker Squadron: Survivor adds Twitch Integration and Cursed Choices
Whisker Squadron: Survivor is a lot of fun, blending the cool retro space-shooter action of Star Fox with the upgrades and repeating runs made popular by Vampire Survivors and the latest update sound great!
Steam SHMUP Fest is live now
Ready for the pew pew pew? Steam is hosting their very own SHMUP Fest, so keep an eye out for stray bullets heading towards your wallet.
Toaplan Arcade Shoot 'Em Up Collection Vol.2 definitely delivers
If you're a fan of retro games and you love your shoot 'em ups, you should check out Toaplan Arcade Shoot 'Em Up Collection Vol.2.
More retro goodies coming in the Toaplan Arcade Shoot ‘Em Up Collection Vol.2
Ready for another blast from the past? After the success of the first set, Toaplan Arcade Shoot ‘Em Up Collection Vol.2 has been announced from Bitwave Games and Toaplan.
Rightfully, Beary Arms is an incredibly bizarre bullet-hell shooter
Rightfully, Beary Arms is a weird and wonderfully whacky twin-stick shooter rogue-lite that's now in Early Access with Native Linux support and it works on the Steam Deck too.
Save your owner as a space-pup in shoot 'em up ProtoCorgi
ProtoCorgi is a shoot 'em up with a difference. You're not a spaceship, you're not even a person, you're a dog on a quest to save their owner.
Klei Entertainment announced space survival game Dread Pilots
I love pretty much everything Klei Entertainment make and Dread Pilots looks great, a space survival game where you're exploring a mysterious and hostile pocket universe called the Dread.
All Your Base Are Belong to Us — Zero Wing (and other classics) hit Steam
Zero Wing along with other shoot 'em up classics Out Zone, Twin Cobra and Truxton from Toaplan and Bitwave Games have their brand new PC releases out.
- Let's Build a Dungeon sounds like such a fun idea as it hits 140,000 Steam wishlists
- Deep Dish Dungeon looks like a great co-op dungeon crawler
- Leaks again hint at Valve doing a proper Steam Machine Console
- The original Splitgate will live on with player-hosted matches
- Valheim: Call To Arms major update announced with new combat mechanics and lots of new items
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