swap_horiz Hellfire Alternatives

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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

9.4 Excellent

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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

8.9 Great

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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

8.8 Great

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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

8.8 Great

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R-Type Delta

R-Type Delta is a shoot-em-up game developed by Irem and released for the PlayStation in 1998. It distinguishes itself t...

PS1 Horizontal Shmup Irem

8.7 Great

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Border Down

Border Down is a horizontal scrolling shoot 'em up developed by G.rev and released for the Sega Dreamcast in 2003. The g...

Dreamcast Horizontal Shmup G Rev

8.7 Great

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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

8.7 Great

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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

8.6 Great

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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

8.5 Great

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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

8.4 Great

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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

8.3 Great

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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

8.2 Great

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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

7.8 Good

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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

7.7 Good

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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

7.6 Good

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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

7.4 Good

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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

7.3 Good

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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

7.2 Good

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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

7.1 Good

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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

5.4 Mediocre