swap_horiz Galaga '88 Alternatives

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Soukyugurentai

Released in Japanese arcades in 1996, Raizing's Soukyugurentai is a vertically scrolling shooter with a futuristic setti...

Classic Arcade Bullet Hell Saturn

8.73 Great

2

DoDonPachi Dai-Ou-Jou

DoDonPachi Dai-Ou-Jou is a challenging arcade shoot-em-up developed by Cave. It’s notable for its complex gameplay cente...

Arcade Vertical Bullet Hell Shmup

8.60 Great

3

Thunder Dragon 2

Thunder Dragon 2 is a 1993 arcade vertical-scrolling shoot-'em-up developed by NMK. The player controls a combat helicop...

Classic Arcade Vertical Power Up

8.46 Great

4

Sengoku Blade: Tengai

Sengoku Blade: Tengai is a 1996 horizontal-scrolling shoot 'em up developed by Japanese studio Psikyo. It follows Sengok...

Classic Arcade Samurai Horizontal

8.42 Great

5

Gun Frontier

Gun Frontier is a vertically scrolling arcade shoot-'em-up developed and published by Taito in 1990. Its setting combine...

Classic Arcade Western Horizontal

8.14 Great

6

MUSHA

MUSHA is a classic vertical shoot ‘em up developed by Compile for the Sega Genesis. The game’s notable precision control...

Classic Vertical Genesis Shmup

8.10 Great

7

DoDonPachi DaiFukkatsu

DoDonPachi DaiFukkatsu is a challenging vertical shoot-em-up developed by Cave. The game’s notable feature is its Hyper...

Arcade Vertical Bullet Hell Shmup

8.05 Great

8

Summer Carnival '92 Recca

Summer Carnival '92 Recca is a vertical shoot 'em up by Naxat Soft released for Famicom in 1992, celebrated for pushing...

Classic Vertical Nes Shmup

7.96 Good

9

Cannon Dancer

Cannon Dancer is a 1996 arcade action game developed by Mitchell, also known by the Japanese title Osman. It uses side-s...

Classic Arcade Rare Mitchell

7.88 Good

10

Salamander 2

Salamander 2 is a 1996 arcade shoot 'em up developed and published by Konami as a sequel to Salamander. It alternates be...

Classic Arcade Konami Horizontal

7.87 Good

11

Life Force

Life Force is a scrolling shooter arcade game developed and published by Konami in 1986. It is a modified version of the...

Classic Arcade Konami Horizontal

7.82 Good

12

Flying Shark

Flying Shark is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game developed and published by Toaplan in 1987. Distributed...

Classic Arcade Vertical Shmup

7.13 Good

13

Xevious

Xevious is a vertically scrolling shooter developed by Namco and released in arcades in 1982. It is widely recognized fo...

Classic Arcade Vertical Namco

7.08 Good

14

R-Type II

R-Type II is a horizontally scrolling arcade shoot 'em up developed and released by Irem in 1989 as a sequel to R-Type....

Classic Arcade Horizontal Shmup

6.99 Fair

15

Terra Cresta

Terra Cresta is a vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game developed and released by Nichibutsu in 1985. As the seque...

Classic Arcade Vertical Shmup

6.90 Fair

16

Dragon Spirit

Dragon Spirit is a vertical scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game developed by Namco and released in 1985. It is set in a f...

Classic Arcade Vertical Namco

6.76 Fair

17

Bosconian

Bosconian is a multi-directional scrolling shooter arcade game developed and released by Namco in 1981. Players control...

Classic Arcade Namco Shmup

6.76 Fair

18

Vimana

Vimana is a vertical shoot-'em-up arcade game developed and published by Toaplan and released in 1991. The player contro...

Classic Arcade Vertical Shmup

6.67 Fair

19

Super Xevious

Super Xevious is a vertically scrolling arcade shooter released by Namco in Japan in 1984 as an updated version of Xevio...

Classic Arcade Vertical Namco

6.49 Fair

20

Alpha Mission

Alpha Mission is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up released by SNK in 1985 for arcades. The game differentiates itself...

Classic Arcade Vertical Snk

6.12 Fair