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Dyad
Arcade 17 July 2012
Original arcade game in which we control a single atom accelerating in a particle accelerator. The title attacks the eyes of players with an exceptionally intense and colorful graphics, reminiscent of Child of Eden and Rez games.
eXceed - Gun Bullet Children
Arcade 29 March 2012
Classic scrolling shooter from Japan. Humanity faces a huge threat when hordes of vampires and perverts appear in the Tokyo area. We play the role of one of the young girls with powerful power and by directing it from the bird's eye view we eliminate hostile enemies.
DoDonPachi Resurrection
Action 25 November 2010
A two-dimensional shooter created by the genre-oriented Japanese studio Cave. The title is the fifth installment of the DoDonPachi series and an improved port of the original version of the game, which was released on slot machines in 2008.
Akai Katana Shin
Action 19 June 2010
Another demanding shooter created by Japanese studio Cave. The Shin version is enriched with new modes and improved audio-visual rendering by converting the title from slot machines, which was released in 2010.
eXceed 3rd - Jade Penetrate Black Package
Arcade 29 March 2012
The culmination of the trilogy of retro-style scrolled shooters. We are competing for a free seat on the world-ruling Pandemonium Council of Seven Cardinal Lords. On the way of the main character to achieve this goal becomes a group of competitors. Her sister Celestia turns out to be the most dangerous of her rivals.
Waveform
Arcade 20 March 2012
Simple independent game which is a variation on scrolling shooters. During the game we try to capture as many scoring targets coming from the right edge of the screen, while avoiding dangerous obstacles such as asteroid. The player can only influence the wave shape determining the zigzag movement of the controlled object.
Warlock's Gauntlet
Action 12 August 2012
Warlock's Gauntlet is a two-dimensional top-down shootout maintained in fantasy climates, for which a group of Warsztat.gd users is responsible. The player directs the magician's actions and travels the battlefields, fighting enemies, gaining experience and learning new spells.
Tyrian
Arcade 01 January 1995
A classic scrolling shooter set in the atmosphere of science fiction. We control a small spacecraft and shoot down enemy units arriving from above the screen. During the campaign mode, we improve our equipment by making purchases for credits gained during the mission.
Tyrian 2000
Arcade 01 January 1999
A special version of the scrolled shooter in science fiction climates, published in 1995. We control a small spacecraft and shoot down enemy units arriving from above the screen. During the campaign mode, we improve our equipment by making purchases for credits gained during the mission. Compared to the original, a new chapter has been added, the available fleet has been diversified and numerous errors have been corrected.
ETHER Vapor Remaster
Arcade 29 June 2012
A futuristic scrolling shooter in anime style. We sit at the helm of a prototype fighter and set off to fight on the side of the technologically advanced Chaldea nation, which defends itself against the assault of the combined states known as Lydia.
Inversus
Arcade 16 August 2016
An original combination of strategy and arcade games, delivered by Hypersect - an independent developer. The players assume the role of white and black vehicles that move on the surface of a monochromatic map resembling a chessboard. What is the most important here, the machines can remain only on squares of the opposite color - the missiles they launch change the color of the squares they hit, creating paths the vehicles can take.
Xenoraid
Action 30 September 2016
A classic two-dimensional vertical shoot-em-all, taking place in a science-fiction universe. Xenogears was developed by an independent Finnish studio 10tons. The game takes us to 2032, where a conflict called the first galactic war forces humanity to defend its planet using an improvised fleet consisting of civilian space ships armed with various weaponry.
Blubber Busters
Action canceled
Action game, including platformer and shoot'em upa features. The task ahead is to cure cosmic whales of dangerous diseases and mutations, and thus to restore the old order in which people and animals providing interstellar transport will live in harmony with each other. The game is presented in a side perspective, and is based on the exploration of different stages and elimination of hostile enemies.
Dead Metal Punks
Action canceled
A sidescrolling shooter with a post-apocalyptic setting – Dead Metal Punks is a debut project created by an independent developer: Paul Scott. In Dead Metal Punks, the players get to visit a Borderlands-like world, where the action is presented from the side and the gameplay has been divided into two different modes. In the first mode, the players control the main protagonist – Lily, while the second mode revolves around driving a fancy tank.
Nighthaw-X3000
Action 14 April 2017
Nighthaw-X3000 is a dynamic shoot'em up game developed by the independent Polish studio N94 Games. We play as James Pilecki, an elite pilot whose job is to face the alien invaders who attacked Earth in the year 2000. Action in the game is presented from a top-down perspective. The plane we control automatically flies upwards. Our job is to maneuver in a way that will allow us to eliminate the aliens and avoid their fire.
Tower 57
Action 16 November 2017
An old-school 2D shooter developed by Pixwerk in cooperation with 11 bit studios. The game is inspired by classic 16-bit hits, such as the Chaos Engine series. The action of Tower 57 takes place in a devastated dieselpunk world, where gigantic towers are the only places harboring what remains of human civilization. The story focuses on the adventures of a group of daredevils who attempt to infiltrate the titular Tower 57.
We Are Doomed
Action 17 April 2015
An old school shooter based on arcade classics from the Canadian team Vertex Op. We Are Doomed doesn’t have any plot, and we control a small group of polygons trying to break through a group of enemy polygons. Our main weapon is a powerful laser cannon, which can be charged to shoot more powerful attack, but at the price of deactivating it for a few seconds. There are two main game modes.
Metal Slug 2
Action 07 February 2013
The second installment of the famous series of two-dimensional Metal Slug shooters. As we play, we play the role of soldiers joining the battle with the evil general Morden, who once again threatens the world. During the game we fight with our opponents using various weapons and vehicles.
Assault Suit Leynos
Arcade 12 July 2016
Remake of an 2D action shooter that was released in 1990 on Sega Mega Drive. The project was created by the Japanese studio Dracue Software under the watchful eye of Rising Star Games, the publisher of such games as Lumo and Deadly Premonition. Assault Suit Leynos offers a gloomy vision of the distant future in which humanity was forced to start colonizing the space to search for natural resources. However, the exploration of space led to a confrontation with a hostile race of aliens.
Touhou Genso Rondo: Bullet Ballet
Action 11 June 2015
An action shooter/battle game set in the universe of the popular Japanese Touhou series. Touhou Genso Rondo: Bullet Ballet is set in a magical land of Gensokyo. You play as a group of warriors, who are known from the other installments in the series — including such characters as Reimu Hakurei or Remilia Scarlet. The gameplay consists of one-on-one battles, which take place on 2D arenas seen from the bird's eye view.
Angry Birds: Ace Fighter
Action canceled
A shoot 'em up game developed by Siamgame Mobile. During the game the player must manipulate one of the varied flying units in such way that he can shoot down enemies and avoid being hit himself. The player can control a butterfly, a dragon, a rocket, a phoenix and even a flying carpet. All of them have different battle capabilities. While facing regular enemies isn’t hard, the battles with giant bosses can be very challenging.
Circuit Breakers
Action 17 November 2015
Shoot'em up production, where players face a hordes of opponents controlled by FIRST, i.e. rebellious artificial intelligence. They have at their disposal several heroes differentiated in terms of combat skills and preferred arsenal, while the fun is diversified by special modifiers unblocked during the struggle.
The Game Paradise: CruisinMix
Action 30 November 2017
The Game Paradise: CruisinMix is a remaster of The Game Paradise (also known as Game Tengoku) from 1995. The game tells the story of a worker of one of Japanese arcades and her fight with crazy Yamada who wants to rule the world of electronic entertainment. The game, originally created by Jaleco studio (the new version was developed by Chara-Ani and City Connection), is a parody of arcade shoot 'em up games. During the game we visit levels inspired by, e.g.
Pressure Overdrive
Action 25 July 2017
A refreshed version of Pressure a 2013 dynamic shooter with racing game elements, developed by Chasing Carrots. The action takes us to a steampunk world ruled by a ruthless businessman – Count Soap. When he plans to drain water from his new investment area, the locals start resistance movement. The player assumes the role of one of them, and fights the antagonist’s hired soldiers using an armed buggy.