Games like Existential Crisis 2: The Elite Unit | Shoot-em-up
Looking for games like Existential Crisis 2: The Elite Unit | Shoot-em-up? Here are top arcade shooter recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with The Hurricane of the Varstray: Collateral hazard, Super XYX or Battle for Asciion.
1 View Game74%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplayreplayability, grinding74% User Score 102 reviewsIn "The Hurricane of the Varstray: Collateral Hazard," players navigate a futuristic world as a mercenary, completing missions and battling enemies using a variety of weapons and skills. The game features fast-paced action and a focus on strategic combat, with a branching storyline that changes based on player choices. With its unique setting and immersive gameplay, "Collateral Hazard" offers a thrilling experience for fans of action-packed shooters.
View Game2 View Game87%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplaystability87% User Score 87 reviews"Super XYX" is a retro-style shoot 'em up game where players control a spaceship fighting against waves of enemies. The game features fast-paced action, pixel art graphics, and a chiptune soundtrack. Players can upgrade their ship and choose from multiple difficulty modes to test their skills.
View Game3 View GameBattle for Asciion is a classic horizontal shoot 'em up built entirely from real text characters. No sprites. No pixels. No images. Just pure ASCII action, massive bosses, weapon upgrades and retro arcade challenge.
View Game4 View Game62%Game Brain Scorestory, replayabilitygraphics, gameplay62% User Score 288 reviews"Heli Heroes" is an arcade-style shoot'em up game where players command an AH-64 Apache Longbow or a Russian Hokum helicopter to complete missions in a 3D landscape. The tasks range from destroying oilfields to battling "Big Boss" enemies, with an array of weapons and systems to use. The game's story revolves around stopping a formidable terrorist group, Revolution Now, from creating a new world order.
View Game5 View Game76%Game Brain Scoremusicgraphics, gameplay97% User Score 30 reviewsA horizontal scrolling 2D shmup
View Game6 View Game54%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplaystory, optimization54% User Score 261 reviews"Raiden V: Director's Cut" is a vertical scrolling shoot 'em up game with enhanced features from the original "Raiden V". It includes a new stage, additional dialogue, and improved graphics. Players control a futuristic fighter jet and battle against hordes of enemy forces, upgrading their weapons and ships as they progress through multiple levels. The game features a dynamic narrative that changes based on the player's performance.
View Game7 View Game73%Game Brain Scoremusic, gameplaystory, stability73% User Score 371 reviews"Starr Mazer: DSP is a single-player Science Fiction Action game with outstanding gameplay, awesome graphics, and a wonderful soundtrack. In this side-scrolling shoot'em up, you control a squadron of pilots with diverse skills and weapons, battling through nine intense levels to take down the G'ell Super Ship. The roguelike twist on the lives/continues system, combined with the ever-evolving SK:ORE system, ensures that the fight never ends."
View Game8 View Game95%Game Brain Scoremusic, graphicsoptimization, character development95% User Score 555 reviews"Ex-Zodiac" is a single-player Science Fiction Shooter game with a fabulous story and awesome gameplay, featuring 8 main levels and 6 bonus levels, major bosses at the end of each level, and a 16-bit style soundtrack. The game boasts exceptional visuals in a retro, colorful, low-poly style and encourages replayability with re-mappable controls. Join the Discord community for updates and feedback on the existing 2-level demo.
View Game9 View Game92%Game Brain Scoregameplay, musicstory, stability95% User Score 732 reviewsCritic Score 89%8 reviews"DoDonPachi Resurrection" is a challenging vertical shoot 'em up game with intense bullet patterns and varied enemy types. As a pilot of a powerful ship, players must defeat waves of enemies and bosses across multiple stages. The game features multiple difficulty options, unlockable modes, and a unique "Dodonpachi Mode" where players can collect power-ups to increase the difficulty and score multiplier.
View Game10 View Game96%Game Brain Scoregameplay, musicreplayability, grinding96% User Score 299 reviews"DeathSmiles" is a action-packed bullet-hell shoot-'em-up game featuring local multi-player for up to 2 players, with 6 game modes and 5 playable angels. The game offers a spooky gothic horror-themed adventure with a variety of enemies to battle. It boasts an engaging story, outstanding game mechanics, splendid graphics, and an outstanding soundtrack. Additionally, official RPG Maker assets based on Deathsmiles are now available for purchase.
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