shmup - Warp Door

ghost wave

Ghost Wave (monoRAIL)

Pico8 bullet hell shmup with aliens

SPARSE//GameDev

PRAXIS FIGHTER X (SPARSE//GameDev)

Praxis Fighter X is a fast-paced single stage retro shoot-em-up for the PICO-8 fantasy console.

kalikan

Kalikan (LouieChapm)

Kalikan is a vertically scrolling bullet hell 'shmup inspired by Dodonpachi- pushing the limits of ~virtual~ hardware.

demo

Astronautilus (neo's games)

> "Fight strange sea creatures and uncover the mysteries of the world beneath the ice!" - Author's description [https://neozoid-games.itch.io/astronautilus] Download demo on itch.io [https://neozoid-games.itch.io/astronautilus] (Windows) Download full game on Steam [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1724120/ASTRONAUTILUS/] (Windows) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

browser

Storming The Grandmothership (picoter8)

> "Shoot The Cores! Power-up your ship to destroy the Grandmothership!" - Author's description [https://picoter8.itch.io/grandmothership] Play on itch.io [https://picoter8.itch.io/grandmothership] (Browser) Play here [https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=42086] (Browser) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

windows

Daydreamer (nizakashii)

> "Defeat all 18 bosses and aim to clear the game." - Author's description [https://www.freem.ne.jp/win/game/24858] Download on itch.io [https://nizakashii.itch.io/daydreamer] (Windows) [Via @tacashi [https://twitter.com/tacashi/status/1354013517590929409]] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

free

Blastius (SteDL89)

> "Blastius is a simple old-school space shooter with a twist: your ship's piloting system has been heavily damaged during a battle and now you can only move by boosting and "drifting" around." - Author's description [https://stedl89.itch.io/blastius-gamejam2020] Download on itch.io [https://stedl89.itch.io/blastius-gamejam2020] (Windows)

demo

MECHANICAL STAR ASTRA (boghog, Charlene, 9-ball, Polilla)

> "Blast off in your Machina Striker of choice, and dismantle a variety of different threats, from aggressive jets and tanks to great mechanical beasts." - Author's description [https://boghog.itch.io/mechstarastra] Download demo on itch.io [https://boghog.itch.io/mechstarastra] (Windows) [Via @itchio [https://twitter.com/itchio/status/

windows

TÉFRA (Pixel Force, LLC.)

> "Created for GBJAM 8." - Author's description [https://pixelforce.itch.io/tefra] Download on itch.io [https://pixelforce.itch.io/tefra] (Windows) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

volcano bytes

Galactic Wars (Volcano Bytes)

> "destroy all alien waves before they reach Earth." - Author's description [https://volcanobytes.itch.io/galactic-wars] Play / download on itch.io [https://volcanobytes.itch.io/galactic-wars] (Browser, Windows, Mac, Linux) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

shmup

Highwind (Selva Interactive)

> "An origami inspired vertical shooter game" - Author's description [http://highwind.selvainteractive.com/] Download on App Store [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/highwind/id1278037356?ls=1] (iOS) Download on Google Play [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.selvaInteractive.highwind] (Android) [Via @selvaint [https://twitter.com/selvaint/

pixel-boy

Guardian Sphere (Pixel-boy, AAA)

> "Shoot 'em up in which you use your life point to buy full of upgrades" - Author's description [https://pixel-boy.itch.io/guardian-sphere] Download on itch.io [https://pixel-boy.itch.io/guardian-sphere] (Windows, Mac, Linux) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

freeware

EXO SAPIENS: EP EDITION (Max Wade)

> "Something is amiss... but you really need the cash for pills. Clock in and learn what it truly means to work for a living." - Author's description [http://newtbeach.com/] Author's note: "This is an EP Edition and contains a section of stages and narrative from the upcoming title." Download

picoshot

PicoShot (Ben James)

> "PicoShot is an attempt at squeezing a vertical scrolling schmup into 64x64 pixels" - Author's description [https://benjames171.itch.io/picoshot] Play on itch.io [https://benjames171.itch.io/picoshot] (Browser) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

shmup

JunkStar (castpixel)

> "Use your gold (and trash) as ammo in my LD game Star Junk" - Author's description [https://twitter.com/castpixel/status/1073580983922900998] Play on itch.io [https://castpixel.itch.io/junkstar] (Browser) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

pixeljam

Gamma Bros (Pixeljam)

> "it is dinner time on earth, and the Gamma Brothers' families will not be pleased if you don't get Buzz and Zap home safely." - Author's description [https://pixeljam.itch.io/gammabros] Download on itch.io [https://pixeljam.itch.io/gammabros] (Windows, Mac) Download on Steam [https://store.steampowered.com/

imperishable memories

Imperishable Memories (Jennifer Raye)

> "It combines bullet-hell gameplay with flashy cutscenes and angsty pondering to tell a story about coming to terms with horrible mistakes and gaining the strength to move on, little by little." - Author's description [https://jump-over-the-age.itch.io/in-other-waters-prologue] Download Demo on Itch.io [https://jenniferraye.itch.io/imperishable-memories] (Windows,

jani nykänen

Xmas Slime Invasion (Jani Nykänen)

> "Evil space slimes (they must be evil since they smile all the time!) have invaded Earth! Defeat them, so you can go home and have a nice Christmas!" - Author's description [https://jani-nykanen.itch.io/xmas-slime-invasion] Download on itch.io [https://jani-nykanen.itch.io/xmas-slime-invasion] (Windows, Linux) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

devil engine

Devil Engine (Sinoc)

> "Shoot, bomb and burst your way though hoards of enemy craft." - Author's description [https://sinoc.itch.io/devilengine] Download Demo on Itch.io [https://sinoc.itch.io/devilengine] (Windows) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

browser

Waker (akirassasin)

> "Battle rogue programs to free humans from cryosleep." - Author's description [https://akirassasin.itch.io/waker] Play on itch.io [https://akirassasin.itch.io/waker] (Browser) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

shmup

Molder Ship (kass)

> "shooting 2D" - Author's description [https://kass-stwa.itch.io/molder-ship] Download on itch.io [https://kass-stwa.itch.io/molder-ship] (Windows) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

monolith

Monolith (Sam Loeschen, David Carney)

> "Monolith is a screaming fast, hyperkinetic shooter about going super fast and racking up massive combos." - Author's description [https://samloeschen.itch.io/monolith] Download on Itch.io [https://samloeschen.itch.io/monolith] (Windows, Mac, Linux) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

shelly alon

Glitchskier (Shelly Alon)

> "Glitc³ki.|r i5 fa ERROR 0x00004f5 :::" - Author's description [https://shellyalon.itch.io/glitchskier] Purchase on itch.io [https://shellyalon.itch.io/glitchskier] (Windows, Mac, Linux) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

zepton

ZEPTON (REZ)

> "survive as long as possible to an always increasing number of enemies." - Author's description [https://chiptune.itch.io/zepton] Play on itch.io [https://chiptune.itch.io/zepton] (Browser) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

crush.tv

CRUSH.TV (Salt & Pixel)

> "Inspired by SMASTH TV & Robotron. CRUSH.TV is a challenging 2D twin stick shooter packed with guns, gore, and plenty of enemies to shoot. So lock and load, you've just entered the arena, it's time to crush!" - Author's description [http://gamejolt.com/games/crush-tv/198187] Download on GameJolt [http: