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A classic vertical shmup where you dodge waves of enemy planes and bullets while blasting tanks with bombs and cannons. Perfect if you want punchy arcade action and chasing high scores.

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A fast-paced arcade action game where heroine Wryn shoots, dodges, reflects bullets and slows time. It centers on a string of boss fights in pixel art style with a tongue-in-cheek tone.

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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.

Capcom Arcade Stadium

Shooting and gunplay

A compilation of 32 Capcom arcade classics spanning three decades, including Street Fighter II, Strider and 1942. Short, punishing quarter-muncher sessions that deliver nostalgic fun solo or with friends.

Deflector

Boss fights as highlights

A fast-paced bullet hell roguelite where you upgrade characters with collected DNA and evolve them during runs. Dodging and quick reflexes are at the heart of the experience.

Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad

Sci-fi setting

You guide your squad from a top-down view through missions full of explosions and enemy waves, in the style of a classic arcade shooter. Its appeal lies in direct, frantic firefights that work especially well with a friend.

HyperParasite

Sci-fi setting

As a body-snatching alien parasite, you possess over 60 characters and shoot and brawl your way through randomized, 80s-flavored levels. A fast, humorous twin-stick roguelite that plays differently every run.

Aces of the Luftwaffe: Squadron

Boss fights as highlights

You fly with a squadron of Luftwaffe aces through a vertically scrolling air war full of bullet hails and boss fights. Grab massive power-ups, time your special abilities, and grow each pilot along their own skill tree.

The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors

Sci-fi setting

You battle through waves of futuristic enemies in this remake of a classic arcade brawler, solo or with a friend. The appeal lies in its snappy beat 'em up flow and nostalgic 16-bit look, refreshed for modern resolutions.

Space Overlords

Sci-fi setting

You escape prison and rampage across the galaxy in an arcade-style action game, seeking revenge on those who betrayed you. Expect fast, destructive combat in a space setting.

Pixel Gladiator

Sci-fi setting

A pixel-art arcade action game set in a distant future: as a gladiator in a galactic TV show, you fight deadly creatures on an abandoned planet and try to survive as long as you can.