pico-8
Invader Overload (Brian Vaughn, Brian Follick)
"a tribute to Space Invaders Extreme" - Author's description Play on itch.io (Browser)
shmup
x-force
X-Force (Richard Bayliss, Psytronik)
"It has been discovered the planet Darx is rich in minerals that Earth needs to use to construct a shield to protect our planet from a possible alien invasion. You are sent on a mission to the planet Darx to extract the minerals we desperately need for our planetary
mass 360
Mass 360 (Brian Vaughn)
"a manic 360-degree shooter in the vein of Gyruss and Tempest." - Author's description Play on itch.io (Browser)
buzzkill
BuzzKill (Morning Toast)
"Blow smoke to freeze honeycombs, slow bees and block shots. You can only shoot honeycombs when they're frozen." - Author's description Play here (Browser) Play on itch.io (Browser)
pan-dimensional conga combat
Pan-Dimensional Conga Combat (RGCD)
"Developed in a top secret lab over the course of the past eighteen months, RGCD.DEV's Pan-Dimensional Conga Combat is a rhythm-synchronised, old-school, score-chasing arcade game that plays like some alien coin-op from another dimension." - Author's description Purchase for $4.99 on itch.
p6mkii
P6mkII (Tenmaru)
"レトロPC大暴れな全4ステージ縦スクロールシューティングゲーム" - Author's description Download here (Windows) [Via @Tenmaru_tenpura]
eyeboss
Eyeboss (Blue Candle Games)
"tough-as-nails bullet hell boss shooter designed with Pico-8." - Author's description Play here (Browser)
asteroidx
AsteroidX (Davit Masia)
"Addicting Sci-Fi Space Shooter on you have to destroy all that you can like asteroids, meteors and enemies." - Author's description Download on itch.io (Windows, Mac, Linux)
deathbase
DEATHBASE 900,000,000 (Charlie's Games)
"Collect the solar cells and destroy the evil DEATHBASE, all in the incredible year 900,000,000" - Author's description Purchase for $2.50 on itch.io (Windows, Linux)
Uriel's Chasm 2: את
Uriel's Chasm 2: את (Rail Slave Games)
"את is an allegorical, multi-genre Love story and exploration of the Biblical themes of paradise and sacrifice vs offering." - Author's description Purchase for $4.99 on Steam (Windows) Trailer
shmup
Z-Exemplar (Suminell Studios)
"Z-Exemplar is a retro side-scrolling shoot-em-up with a contemporary edge. Arm your Z-Exemplar war craft with an array of deadly weapons and embark on an epic mission to conquer a galaxy." - Author's description Download demo on IndieDB (Windows, Mac) Vote on Steam Greenlight Official site
varuna
Varuna (Storybird Games)
"a prototype retro shooter" - Author's description Download on itch.io (Windows)