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Games like Wild Guns

1994PEGI 12Nintendo Switch

A fast arcade shooting gallery set in a steampunk Wild West, where you play Annie or Clint, dodging fire and blasting outlaws and robots in the background. Short, intense stages with a tough challenge, playable in co-op.

  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Playing together in co-op
  • Pixel art
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

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

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Jet Lancer

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2020PCNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified92 % positive14.79 €

Brings what grabs you about Wild Guns: good gunplay, pixel art and combat with precise timing.

Jet Lancer is a fast arcade aerial dogfighting shooter where you play a mercenary pilot hunting enemy aces and tearing apart giant robots. Pixel art, high speed and short story scenes define the experience.

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Noisz

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

Noisz fuses a rhythm game with a bullet-hell shooter: you dodge dense patterns and fire in time with the music. It's a tough, reflex-heavy mix with a strong soundtrack and a visual-novel flavor.

Jamestown: Legend of the Lost Colony

Playing together in co-op

An arcade-style bullet-hell shooter set on a 17th-century colonial Mars, blending British colonial history with science fiction. It stands out for its lovingly crafted pixel art and co-op play for up to four players.

The Bug Butcher

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A fast 2D arcade shooter in the vein of Pang, where exterminator Harry blasts swarms of bugs falling from above in a research facility. Short, intense levels, power-ups and a tongue-in-cheek tone make for quick fun, including co-op.

Truxton

Challenging difficulty

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.

Air Buster

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A classic arcade side-scrolling shoot-'em-up in the vein of R-Type and Gradius, blasting through sci-fi stages with power-ups. Its standout feature is simultaneous two-player play.

Huntdown

Shooting and gunplay

A punchy 2D run-and-gun shooter with pixel art, a neon dystopian city and 80s action-movie flair. As a bounty hunter you take down gangs solo or in co-op, using cover, a wide range of guns and hard-hitting boss fights.

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.

Aero Fighters

Shooting and gunplay

A classic vertically scrolling arcade shooter with a roster of quirky pilots from different nations whose home countries serve as stages. Fast action, bullet dodging and two-player fun are the focus.

Super Contra

Challenging difficulty

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.

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