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1980

A classic arcade shooter where you protect six cities from an endless rain of missiles using three defense batteries. Precise aiming and careful ammo management build mounting pressure until the inevitable end.

Challenging difficulty
Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
Action-packed real-time combat
Dark, serious atmosphere

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Xevious

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1982Xbox

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
Challenging difficulty
Action-packed real-time combat

A 1982 arcade classic in which you pilot the Solvalou fighter through vertically scrolling waves of alien enemies, shooting air targets and bombing ground ones at once. It was a pioneering title for the shoot-'em-up genre.

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Scramble

Gameplay comes before story

An early arcade side-scrolling shooter where you fly a jet over rough terrain, firing and dropping bombs while blowing up fuel tanks to keep flying. Its appeal is the constant fuel pressure and precise maneuvering around the landscape.

Robotron: 2084

Challenging difficulty

A legendary arcade twin-stick shooter where you fight endless robot waves alone while rescuing the last humans. Frantic, punishing and built purely around reflexes.

Drones: The Human Condition

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A fast-paced top-down twin-stick arena shooter set in an Orwellian future dystopia, where you blast drones and free humans. Made by a solo developer, it focuses on pure arcade action.

Terra Lander

Gameplay comes before story

A retro arcade shooter in the spirit of the classics, where you guide a ship with scarce fuel through twenty increasingly tough levels to the landing pad. Every move and shot burns fuel, which you replenish by blowing up fuel dumps.

Story of a Cube

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A frantic arcade twin-stick shooter with bullet-hell elements where a lone cube seeks revenge, packed with explosions and demanding gameplay.

Let Them Come

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A frantic pixel-art arcade shooter where you fend off wave after wave of alien creatures. Quick reflexes and smart positioning decide whether you survive.

Onraid

Challenging difficulty

Onraid is a challenging 2D shooter with platforming elements that lets you develop your own play style and tactics against enemies. Details are limited, so this rating relies mostly on the metadata.

Galaga

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A classic arcade shooter where you pilot a fighter along the bottom of the screen and blast waves of insect-like aliens. The tractor beam that captures your ship, which you can rescue for double firepower, gives it its hook.

Raiden

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A classic vertical arcade shooter where you dodge enemy fire across eight missions, blast targets and collect power-ups. Built around score chasing and replays, with a steep challenge.