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2014PC56 % positive

You run and gun through fast, explosive levels in retro 8-bit style. Local co-op and a catchy chiptune soundtrack keep the chaos fun with a friend.

Jumping and platforming
Playing together in co-op
Shooting and gunplay
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Gunstar Heroes

89 %Match

1993PCPlayStationXbox

A frantic Mega Drive run-and-gun with mix-and-match weapons, explosive boss fights and wild set pieces. The chaos is even better in two-player co-op.

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A fast-paced 2D run-and-gun platformer starring the wisecracking rabbit Jazz, with colorful levels and goofy weapons. Its multiplayer modes, including co-op and capture the flag, are a big part of its lasting appeal.

Contra: Operation Galuga

Playing together in co-op

You run and gun through punishing stages in the spirit of the legendary 80s series, now with modern graphics and sound. Teaming up with a friend in Story Mode or with up to three others in Arcade Mode makes the explosive co-op combat especially fun.

Broforce

Playing together in co-op

A chaotic run-and-gun platformer starring parodies of action movie heroes, where nearly everything is destructible and explosions tear levels apart. With up to four friends in co-op, the mayhem becomes gloriously over-the-top fun.

Super Crate Box

Action-packed real-time combat

A frantic arcade platformer-shooter where you grab crates, swap weapons constantly and chase a high score while endless enemies keep spawning. Tight controls, pixel art and a chiptune soundtrack define it.

Door Kickers: Action Squad

Action-packed real-time combat

A retro side-scrolling shooter where you kick down doors, rescue hostages and defuse bombs, solo or in co-op. Fast, arcade-style gunfights in pixel-art style that shine with friends.

Metal Slug

Action-packed real-time combat

A legendary run-and-gun classic with gorgeously animated pixel art, slapstick humor and frantic firefights where you hijack tanks and rescue prisoners. Best enjoyed in two-player co-op, and as punishing as any great arcade game.

Metal Slug 2

Playing together in co-op

A classic arcade run-and-gun with beautifully detailed pixel art, over-the-top humor and frantic, punishing action. It shines in co-op with drivable vehicles, weapon pickups and endless enemy swarms.

Kero Blaster

Action-packed real-time combat

A compact retro run-and-gun platformer from Cave Story creator Pixel, where you play a frog swapping weapons through short, punchy stages. Charming, lighthearted and approachable.

Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium

Action-packed real-time combat

A compilation of over 30 classic Capcom arcade games from the 80s and 90s, spanning shooters, brawlers and platformers. Modern features like online leaderboards, rewind and extras make these punishing coin-eaters easy to revisit today.