TOP 100 SHOOT-'EM-UP GAMES

Shoot-'em-up games are like a wild ride on a roller coaster. You've got your finger on the trigger, dodging bullets and blasting your way through hordes of enemies. It's like a workout for your thumbs, and players love the adrenaline rush it brings. They get hooked on the feeling of power as they mow down enemy after enemy, unlocking new weapons and upgrading their ship. It's like a virtual playground where you can blow stuff up and feel like a boss doing it. And if you're looking for the top games in this genre, you've come to the right place. We've carefully curated a list of the best shoot-'em-up games out there, so you can spend less time scrolling and more time blasting. Don't worry, we won't judge if you start acting like a superhero after playing these games.

#801	PULSOR License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2019 Rating: 8/10
#802	Blazing Star License: commercial Platforms: Console, iPhone / iPad, Android, Switch, PS4, PC, Mac, Wii, Xbox One Release: 1998 Rating: 8/10
#803	Air Attack License: commercial Platforms: iPhone / iPad, Android, Mac, PC Release: 2010 Rating: 8/10
#804	Drainus License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch Release: 2022 Rating: 8/10
#805	Blaster Master Zero II License: n/a Platforms: Switch, PC, PS4, XSX, Xbox One Release: 2019 Rating: 8/10
#806	Super Hydorah License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, Switch, iPhone / iPad, Xbox One Release: 2017 Rating: 8/10
#807	Assault Android Cactus License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, PS4, Switch, Xbox One Release: 2013 Rating: 8/10
#808	Hydorah License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, Switch Release: 2010 Rating: 8/10
#809	A Space Shooter for 2 Bucks! License: n/a Platforms: iPhone / iPad, Android, PS3 Release: 2010 Rating: 8/10
#810	Jamestown: Legend of the Lost Colony License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, PS4, Switch Release: 2011 Rating: 8/10
#811	Zeit Squared License: n/a Platforms: PC, Xbox 360, Console Release: 2011 Rating: 8/10
#812	Crash Commando License: n/a Platforms: Console, PS3 Release: 2008 Rating: 8/10
#813	Bangai-O Spirits License: n/a Platforms: DS Release: 2008 Rating: 8/10
#814	Fatal Force License: commercial Platforms: Console Release: 2004 Rating: 8/10
#815	9th Sentinel Sisters License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2023 Rating: 8/10
#816	Einhander License: commercial Platforms: Console, PS3 Release: 1997 Rating: 8/10
#817	Tesla vs Lovecraft License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, PS4, Switch, iPhone / iPad, PS5, XSX, Xbox One Release: 2018 Rating: 8/10
#818	Shooty Fruity License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4 Release: 2018 Rating: 8/10
#819	Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, PS4, Switch, Xbox One Release: 2015 Rating: 8/10
#820	ITTA License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch Release: 2020 Rating: 8/10
#821	Good Robot License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2016 Rating: 8/10
#822	Blaster Master Zero 3 License: n/a Platforms: Switch, PS4, PC, Xbox One, XSX Release: 2021 Rating: 8/10
#823	Patch Quest License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2023 Rating: 8/10
#824	Invasion License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2023 Rating: 7.9/10
#825	Shank License: n/a Platforms: PC, Xbox 360, Mac, PS3 Release: 2010 Rating: 7.9/10
#826	Thunder Wolves License: n/a Platforms: PC, Xbox 360, PS3 Release: 2013 Rating: 7.9/10
#827	Videoball License: n/a Platforms: PC, Xbox One, PS4, Mac Release: 2016 Rating: 7.9/10
#828	Heavy Weapon: Atomic Tank License: n/a Platforms: Xbox 360, PS3 Release: 2007 Rating: 7.9/10
#829	Chaos Town License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2017 Rating: 7.9/10
#830	Devil Engine License: n/a Platforms: Switch, PC, PS5, PS4, XSX Release: 2019 Rating: 7.9/10
#831	Jets 'n' Guns Gold License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, Switch Release: 2014 Rating: 7.9/10
#832	ASTRO AQUA KITTY License: n/a Platforms: Switch, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, XSX Release: 2021 Rating: 7.9/10
#833	Escape from Terror City License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch, XSX, PS5, PS4 Release: 2021 Rating: 7.9/10
#834	Deadly 30 License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2014 Rating: 7.9/10
#835	REMEDIUM License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch, XSX, PS5, PS4 Release: 2023 Rating: 7.9/10
#836	Touhou: Dreaming Butterfly \| 东方蝶梦志 License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2018 Rating: 7.9/10
#837	Intergalactic Bubbles License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, Android, iPhone / iPad Release: 2015 Rating: 7.9/10
#838	Vengeance License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2016 Rating: 7.9/10
#839	1993 Space Machine License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, iPhone / iPad, Android, Xbox One, PS4, Switch Release: 2016 Rating: 7.9/10
#840	Exoblast License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2022 Rating: 7.9/10
#841	Azure Reflections License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, Switch Release: 2019 Rating: 7.9/10
#842	Xeno Crisis License: n/a Platforms: PS4, Switch, Mac, PC, PS Vita, Xbox One Release: 2019 Rating: 7.9/10
#843	SATAZIUS License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch Release: 2011 Rating: 7.9/10
#844	Gridd: Retroenhanced License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox One Release: 2017 Rating: 7.9/10
#845	Cloudphobia License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2016 Rating: 7.9/10
#846	Ghost Blade HD License: n/a Platforms: Wii U, PS4, Xbox One, PC, Switch, Mac Release: 2017 Rating: 7.9/10
#847	Gatling Gears License: commercial Platforms: PC, Xbox 360, Console, PS3 Release: 2011 Rating: 7.8/10
#848	Trifox License: n/a Platforms: PS4, PC, Switch, PS5, XSX, Xbox One Release: 2022 Rating: 7.8/10
#849	Alien Shooter License: n/a Platforms: PS4, PC, iPhone / iPad, Android, PS3 Release: 2003 Rating: 7.8/10
#850	Natsuki Chronicles License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One Release: 2021 Rating: 7.8/10
#851	Atomik: RunGunJumpGun License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, iPhone / iPad, Switch, Android Release: 2016 Rating: 7.8/10
#852	Planes, Bullets and Vodka License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2016 Rating: 7.8/10
#853	Zolg License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2016 Rating: 7.8/10
#854	NEXT JUMP: Shmup Tactics License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2017 Rating: 7.8/10
#855	Not A Hero License: n/a Platforms: PS4, PC, Switch, Xbox One, Mac, Android Release: 2016 Rating: 7.8/10
#856	Run Ralph Run License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2021 Rating: 7.8/10
#857	Botlike - a robot's rampage License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2017 Rating: 7.8/10
#858	Cyberhunt License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2017 Rating: 7.8/10
#859	Jump Gunners License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, Switch, Xbox One Release: 2017 Rating: 7.8/10
#860	Sisters Royale: Five Sisters Under Fire License: n/a Platforms: Switch, PS4, PC, Xbox One Release: 2020 Rating: 7.8/10
#861	Deadswitch 3 License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2021 Rating: 7.8/10
#862	Astro Sentai Jarbonder License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2020 Rating: 7.8/10
#863	Beyond the Storm License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 7.8/10
#864	Final Fort License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2023 Rating: 7.8/10
#865	TERROR SQUID License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, Switch Release: 2020 Rating: 7.8/10
#866	Trigger Time License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2017 Rating: 7.8/10
#867	A Legend of Luca License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2016 Rating: 7.8/10
#868	Medievalien License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2021 Rating: 7.8/10
#869	Kill the Superweapon License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC Release: 2018 Rating: 7.8/10
#870	Mission Ammunition License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2017 Rating: 7.8/10
#871	20 Minutes Till Dawn License: n/a Platforms: PC, iPhone / iPad, Mac, Switch, Android Release: 2023 Rating: 7.8/10
#872	Active Mummy License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2021 Rating: 7.8/10
#873	Headbangers in Holiday Hell License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch, PS4, XSX, PS5, Xbox One Release: 2020 Rating: 7.8/10
#874	Gunbird License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch, iPhone / iPad, PS4, Xbox One, PS3 Release: 2020 Rating: 7.8/10
#875	Blue Rider License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One Release: 2016 Rating: 7.8/10
#876	Shmadow License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2015 Rating: 7.8/10
#877	GALAK-Z License: n/a Platforms: Mac, PC, PS4 Release: 2015 Rating: 7.8/10
#878	X-Force Genesis License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox One, XSX Release: 2021 Rating: 7.8/10
#879	Mysterious Space License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2015 Rating: 7.8/10
#880	Twin Cobra License: n/a Platforms: iPhone / iPad, PC, Mac, Android Release: 2023 Rating: 7.8/10
#881	To The Top License: n/a Platforms: PC, PS4, Mac Release: 2022 Rating: 7.8/10
#882	Missile Command: Recharged License: n/a Platforms: iPhone / iPad, PC, Switch, Mac, PS4, PS5, XSX, Android, Xbox One Release: 2022 Rating: 7.8/10
#883	Kill It With Fire License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch, PS4, iPhone / iPad, PS5, Xbox One, Android, XSX Release: 2020 Rating: 7.8/10
#884	Spellbound License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2016 Rating: 7.8/10
#885	Truxton II License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2024 Rating: 7.8/10
#886	R-Type License: commercial Platforms: Console, iPhone / iPad, Android, Switch, Wii U, Wii Release: 1987 Rating: 7.7/10
#887	Swarm License: commercial Platforms: PC, Xbox 360, PS3 Release: 2023 Rating: 7.7/10
#888	Rainbows, toilets & unicorns! License: n/a Platforms: Switch, PS4, Mac, PC Release: 2020 Rating: 7.7/10
#889	One Gun: Cat License: n/a Platforms: PC, Android Release: 2017 Rating: 7.7/10
#890	Deep GachiGASM License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2017 Rating: 7.7/10
#891	Planet TD License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2023 Rating: 7.7/10
#892	Spaceport Hope License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2016 Rating: 7.7/10
#893	Incandescent License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2015 Rating: 7.7/10
#894	Rebel Wings License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac Release: 2016 Rating: 7.7/10
#895	Void Vikings License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, Xbox One Release: 2018 Rating: 7.7/10
#896	HyperParasite License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch, PS4, Xbox One Release: 2020 Rating: 7.7/10
#897	The Howler License: n/a Platforms: PC, Mac, iPhone / iPad Release: 2014 Rating: 7.7/10
#898	Mutant Storm Reloaded License: n/a Platforms: PC, Xbox 360 Release: 2012 Rating: 7.7/10
#899	The Wraith of the Galaxy: Free Trial License: n/a Platforms: PC Release: 2022 Rating: 7.7/10
#900	STURMWIND EX License: n/a Platforms: PC, Switch, Xbox One Release: 2019 Rating: 7.7/10