swap_horiz Hellfire Alternatives

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Eliminate Down

Eliminate Down is a 1993 Sega Mega Drive shoot 'em up developed by Soft Vision, renowned for its high difficulty and imp...

Classic Rare Genesis Horizontal

8.67 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

Progear no Arashi

Developed by Cave and published by Capcom in 2001, Progear no Arashi is a horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up for CP Sys...

Arcade Co Op 2000S Horizontal

8.50 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

Dariusburst Chronicle Saviours

Dariusburst Chronicle Saviours is a modern shoot-em-up developed by Taito. It recreates the classic Darius series offeri...

Modern PC Horizontal Shmup

8.14 Great

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

U.N. Squadron

"U.N. Squadron" is a horizontal-scrolling shoot 'em up video game developed and published by Capcom. It was originally r...

Arcade Capcom Snes Horizontal

7.73 Good

11

R-Type Leo

"R-Type Leo" is a horizontal shoot 'em up arcade game developed and released by Irem in 1992. As a spin-off from the mai...

Arcade Horizontal Shmup Irem

7.64 Good

12

Dariusburst Another Chronicle

"Dariusburst Another Chronicle" is a horizontal scrolling shoot 'em up developed and published by Taito for arcades in 2...

Modern Arcade Horizontal Shmup

7.54 Good

13

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

14

Truxton II

Truxton II, also known as Tatsujin II, is a 1992 arcade vertical scrolling shoot 'em up developed by Toaplan. Serving as...

Arcade Vertical 90S Shmup

7.08 Good

15

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

16

Cotton 2

Cotton 2 is a horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up video game developed and published by Success for arcades in 1997. As...

Arcade Cute Success Horizontal

6.76 Fair

17

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

18

Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams

Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams is a 1991 arcade shoot 'em up developed by Success. It is a horizontally scrolling game i...

Arcade Cute Success Horizontal

6.62 Fair

19

Cotton Boomerang

Cotton Boomerang is a 1998 shoot 'em up developed by Success for arcades using Sega's ST-V hardware and later released f...

Arcade Cute Success Horizontal

6.53 Fair

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Otomedius

Otomedius is a horizontal shoot ’em up developed by Konami and introduced in Japanese arcades in 2007. It reworks ideas...

Arcade Cute Konami Horizontal

4.97 Poor