Ranking by genre

The best shoot 'em up games.

69 games compete in this selection. Hotline Miami tops it with 1,794 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Hotline Miami 2012 · Shoot 'em up 1,794
  2. 2 Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number 2015 · Shoot 'em up 1,681
  3. 3 Alien Swarm 2010 · Shoot 'em up 1,615
  4. 4 Battle City 1985 · Shoot 'em up 1,581
  5. 5 Urban Strike: The Sequel to Jungle Strike 1994 · Shoot 'em up 1,547
  6. 6 Combat 1977 · Shoot 'em up 1,545
  7. 7 Commando 1985 · Shoot 'em up 1,543
  8. 8 Super Animal Royale 2021 · Shoot 'em up 1,528
  9. 9 Zombies Ate My Neighbors 1993 · Shoot 'em up 1,526
  10. 10 Halo: Spartan Strike 2015 · Shoot 'em up 1,518
  11. 11 Postal: Redux 2016 · Shoot 'em up 1,517
  12. 12 Not a Hero 2015 · Shoot 'em up 1,515
  13. 13 Metal Slug 4 2002 · Shoot 'em up 1,512
  14. 14 SuperHot VR 2016 · Shoot 'em up 1,507
  15. 15 Dead Nation 2010 · Shoot 'em up 1,495
  16. 16 Contra Force 1992 · Shoot 'em up 1,490
  17. 17 Resogun 2013 · Shoot 'em up 1,489
  18. 18 Defender 1981 · Shoot 'em up 1,489
  19. 19 Future Cop: LAPD 1998 · Shoot 'em up 1,488
  20. 20 Ikaruga 2001 · Shoot 'em up 1,485
  21. 21 Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil 2002 · Shoot 'em up 1,484
  22. 22 Galaxian 1979 · Shoot 'em up 1,477
  23. 23 Asteroids 1979 · Shoot 'em up 1,475
  24. 24 ShellShock Live 2019 · Shoot 'em up 1,464
  25. 25 Alienation 2016 · Shoot 'em up 1,457
  26. 26 Centipede 1981 · Shoot 'em up 1,456
  27. 27 Gun.Smoke 1985 · Shoot 'em up 1,454
  28. 28 Super Stardust HD 2007 · Shoot 'em up 1,453
  29. 29 Galaga 1981 · Shoot 'em up 1,452
  30. 30 1943: The Battle of Midway 1987 · Shoot 'em up 1,451
  31. 31 Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris 2014 · Shoot 'em up 1,449
  32. 32 Crusader: No Remorse 1995 · Shoot 'em up 1,449
  33. 33 Donkey Kong 3 1983 · Shoot 'em up 1,448
  34. 34 Helldivers 2015 · Shoot 'em up 1,447
  35. 35 Xevious 1982 · Shoot 'em up 1,447
  36. 36 Space Invaders 1978 · Shoot 'em up 1,440
  37. 37 Jungle Strike 1993 · Shoot 'em up 1,440
  38. 38 Buster Bros. 1989 · Shoot 'em up 1,438
  39. 39 Cannon Fodder 1993 · Shoot 'em up 1,437
  40. 40 Sky Force Anniversary 2014 · Shoot 'em up 1,432
  41. 41 1942 1984 · Shoot 'em up 1,430
  42. 42 Hatred 2015 · Shoot 'em up 1,430
  43. 43 Strange Brigade 2018 · Shoot 'em up 1,430
  44. 44 Deadbolt 2016 · Shoot 'em up 1,424
  45. 45 Salamander 1986 · Shoot 'em up 1,420
  46. 46 Assault Android Cactus 2015 · Shoot 'em up 1,417
  47. 47 Silk Worm 1988 · Shoot 'em up 1,415
  48. 48 Ruiner 2017 · Shoot 'em up 1,407
  49. 49 Gradius 1985 · Shoot 'em up 1,407
  50. 50 River Raid 1982 · Shoot 'em up 1,406
  51. 51 Postal 1997 · Shoot 'em up 1,399
  52. 52 R-Type 1987 · Shoot 'em up 1,397
  53. 53 Axelay 1992 · Shoot 'em up 1,397
  54. 54 Ikari Warriors 1986 · Shoot 'em up 1,395
  55. 55 Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf 1992 · Shoot 'em up 1,394
  56. 56 Alien Shooter 2003 · Shoot 'em up 1,391
  57. 57 Touhou Eiyashou: Imperishable Night 2004 · Shoot 'em up 1,390
  58. 58 Nex Machina 2017 · Shoot 'em up 1,389
  59. 59 Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions 2014 · Shoot 'em up 1,389
  60. 60 Millipede 1982 · Shoot 'em up 1,388
  61. 61 Missile Command 1980 · Shoot 'em up 1,385
  62. 62 Renegade Ops 2011 · Shoot 'em up 1,379
  63. 63 Crimsonland 2014 · Shoot 'em up 1,371
  64. 64 Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime 2015 · Shoot 'em up 1,365
  65. 65 Until Dawn: Rush of Blood 2016 · Shoot 'em up 1,346
  66. 66 Aero Fighters 1992 · Shoot 'em up 1,345
  67. 67 The Deadly Tower of Monsters 2016 · Shoot 'em up 1,339
  68. 68 12 is Better than 6 2015 · Shoot 'em up 1,294
  69. 69 Top Gunner 1986 · Shoot 'em up 1,274

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