By encouraging bombs to be used instead of hoarded, Z-Warp puts a clever twist on bullet hell shoot ’em ups.
Browsing: Shoot-’em-up
Last week’s news highlights: a Swords game (for real, this time!), more otome and shmup goodness for Switch, and a motorsport documentary.
Thirty years on from the original game, Andro Dunos II captures the unique feel and timeless appeal of NeoGeo shmups beautifully.
bulo studio’s shoot-’em-up creation tool SHMUP Creator is out now, and it shows a lot of potential for budding game developers.
Crimzon Clover: World EXplosion brings the best version of one of the best doujin bullet hells around to PC, in all its chaotic glory.
Scrolling shoot-’em-up and roguelike don’t always mix well, but Operation STEEL makes the combination work, for the most part.
Castle of Shikigami 2 brings another classic early-2000s shmup to Steam, with a new, more coherent translation and some fun new modes.
The Taito Egret II mini, announced for Japan earlier this year and already hard to find, is getting an official western release in 2022.
Gynoug brings one of the Mega Drive’s most visually unique shoot-’em-ups to Switch with some handy new accessibility features.
Space Moth: Lunar Edition gives the Black Label remix treatment to a great indie bullet hell, taking it to exhilarating new heights.