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Games like Shock Troopers

1997

A classic SNK arcade run-and-gun where you pick one of eight soldiers, fight through branching routes and take down huge vehicle bosses, solo or in co-op.

  • Playing together in co-op
  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Challenging difficulty

The closest matches for Shock Troopers are Door Kickers: Action Squad, Ikari Warriors and Aero Fighters. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Shock Troopers special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Door Kickers: Action Squad

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Brings what grabs you about Shock Troopers: playing together in co-op and good gunplay.

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.

Ikari Warriors

Shooting and gunplay

A classic vertically scrolling arcade shooter where you fight alone or with a friend through jungles, rivers and ruins. Machine guns, grenades and rocket launchers drive fast, punishing action.

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.

Metal Slug 4

Challenging difficulty

A classic arcade run-and-gun with hand-animated pixel art, chaotic explosions and tongue-in-cheek humor. It's at its best in two-player co-op, with relentless difficulty, vehicles and hostage rescues.

Virtua Cop

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A classic arcade light-gun shooter where you play a cop blasting criminals in quick succession while avoiding civilians. Its early polygonal graphics and fast, reflex-driven pacing influenced later rail shooters like Time Crisis and House of the Dead.

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.

Wild Guns

Playing together in co-op

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.

Jamestown: Legend of the Lost Colony

Challenging difficulty

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.

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.

Wild Guns Reloaded

Shooting and gunplay

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.

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