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The best games of all time, ranked by community votes. Filter by genre, decade, platform or period.

69 games Reset

  1. 51 River Raid 1982 · Shoot 'em up 1,406
  2. 52 Alien Shooter 2003 · Shoot 'em up 1,405
  3. 53 Assault Android Cactus 2015 · Shoot 'em up 1,400
  4. 54 Postal 1997 · Shoot 'em up 1,399
  5. 55 Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf 1992 · Shoot 'em up 1,394
  6. 56 Nex Machina 2017 · Shoot 'em up 1,389
  7. 57 Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions 2014 · Shoot 'em up 1,389
  8. 58 Millipede 1982 · Shoot 'em up 1,388
  9. 59 Missile Command 1980 · Shoot 'em up 1,385
  10. 60 Axelay 1992 · Shoot 'em up 1,382
  11. 61 Renegade Ops 2011 · Shoot 'em up 1,379
  12. 62 Touhou Eiyashou: Imperishable Night 2004 · Shoot 'em up 1,378
  13. 63 Crimsonland 2014 · Shoot 'em up 1,371
  14. 64 Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime 2015 · Shoot 'em up 1,365
  15. 65 Until Dawn: Rush of Blood 2016 · Shoot 'em up 1,346
  16. 66 Aero Fighters 1992 · Shoot 'em up 1,345
  17. 67 The Deadly Tower of Monsters 2016 · Shoot 'em up 1,339
  18. 68 12 is Better than 6 2015 · Shoot 'em up 1,294
  19. 69 Top Gunner 1986 · Shoot 'em up 1,274

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