List of shoot 'em up games


A "shoot 'em up", also known as a "shmup" or "STG", is a game in which the protagonist combats a large number of enemies by shooting at them while dodging their fire. The controlling player must rely primarily on reaction times to succeed.

Fixed shooters

Games where the player stays at a fixed line on the screen.Beamrider

Side-scrolling shooters

Air BusterAir Zonk

Vertically scrolling shooters

194X seriesAcrobat Mission

Multidirectional shooters

Games that allow the player to shoot and move towards differently directions.

Run and gun platformers

Games that combine shooting with platforming elements.Alien Soldier