Shmup games have always been a niche among gamers and the R-Type series is one of the most-known franchises in this genre. Back in the PlayStation 2 era, the end of the series was promised with the ar... Read More »
If you’re a shmup fan, you’ll be happy to learn that the anime-inspired Risk System will be available on Switch very soon. Hidden Trap and Newt Industries revealed the release date for the highly ... Read More »
Pawarumi is a brand-new shoot ‘em up from Manufacture 43 and can possibly fill the void everyone has since the shmup glory days. The game might even satisfy the Ikaruga fans out there, because yes, ... Read More »
Drifting Lands is an interesting combination of a side-scrolling shoot ’em up, with RPG-style leveling and skill mechanics. This combination adds a lot of interest to the classic scrolling shoo... Read More »
Drifting Lands takes notes from Diablo and Torchlight. This means it leans more to the ARPG when it comes to the character progression, but also embraces the shmup genre. The game is all about fightin... Read More »
Captain Kaon is a classic 2D gravity shooter, inspired by classic arcade and console games from the 80’s. If you love to relive the retro vibe from the games for Atari, Amiga and Commodore 64, be su... Read More »
After being released for Xbox 360, Android and iOS a while ago, Cave has finally decided to release this installment in a legendary bullet-hell shoot’em up series to PC as well through Steam. Do... Read More »
RIVE is, as it describes itself, a metal wrecking, robot hacking shooter/platformer hybrid where you take on the role of Roughshot. It features land, underwater and air combat, a unique hacking system... Read More »
Hyper Bounce Blast is Flump Studios’ latest love child. It mixes a whole lot of genres together in one crazy mashup and it’s surprisingly good at it as well. Get ready to play this retro s... Read More »
Spellblast is Forever Humble PDX’s latest creation and it features a very interesting mix of genres. It’s a mashup between a horizontal shoot’em up and a word game and yes, it’... Read More »