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2014PC39 % positive

A classic bullet-hell shmup in the vein of DoDonPachi and Ikaruga: you pilot one of three ships, weave through dense bullet patterns and fight through five levels with big bosses. Play solo or in local two-player co-op, with five difficulty levels.

  • Boss fights as highlights
  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Challenging difficulty

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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Psichodelya special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Nex Machina

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2017PEGI 12PCPlayStation87 % positive

Fits your focus: Together like Psichodelya and Combat like Psichodelya.

A frantic twin-stick arcade shooter from Housemarque and Eugene Jarvis built around high scores, precise dodging and short, intense runs. Voxel explosions and tight controls make every run a spectacle.

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Metal Slug 2

  • Together like Psichodelya
  • Combat like Psichodelya

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.

Wild Guns Reloaded

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  • Combat like Psichodelya

An arcade gallery shooter set in a steampunk Wild West where you aim a crosshair at swarms of enemies, dodge bullets and deflect them. Playable solo or in co-op, with fast pacing and big boss fights.

Truxton

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  • Combat like Psichodelya

Truxton is a classic vertical shoot 'em up from the arcade era, where you pilot a small spaceship through five large levels packed with enemy waves. With just a shot and a bomb button, you fight through bosses that loop endlessly at higher difficulties.

Hard Corps: Uprising

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  • Combat like Psichodelya

A punishing 2D run-and-gun in the Contra tradition with sleek anime-style visuals and tight controls. Choose pure Arcade mode or the Rising mode with purchasable upgrades, and tackle the steep challenge solo or with a friend in co-op.

Cuphead

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  • Combat like Psichodelya

A brutally tough boss-rush shooter animated like a 1930s cartoon, where precise dodging, parrying and shooting decide every fight. A swinging big-band jazz score and local co-op round it out.

Super Contra

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  • Combat like Psichodelya

Konami's arcade run-and-gun where you fight an alien invasion solo or with a friend. Alongside classic side-scrolling stages there are overhead levels, all with typical punishing arcade difficulty.

Metal Slug 5

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  • Combat like Psichodelya

Metal Slug 5 is a frantic 2D run-and-gun with hand-animated pixel art, goofy humor and punishing arcade difficulty. Solo or in co-op, you blast through short, explosive stages using vehicles and power-up weapons.

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