Group Description
The initial form of shoot 'em ups was defined by the genre's progenitor,
Space Invaders (1978): the player controls a character (usually a space ship) that can move within the limits of a single top-down screen. Traditionally, the movement is restricted to the sides only; shooters in which the character can be navigated up- and downwards within one screen also belong to this group, since the defining distinction of these games from other shoot 'em ups is the lack of scrolling and the inability to break the confines of one screen until all of the enemies on it have been eliminated and the player moves on to a new stage.
Related Groups:
| Game Title |  Year | Platform | Publisher | User Score |
| Space Intervention | 2019 | Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Windows | S.R.L. 'RandomSpin-Games' | ... |
| Energy Invasion | 2018 | Linux, Macintosh, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, Windows | Sometimes You | ... |
| Megadeth: Invasion | 2017 | Browser | | ... |
| Super Destronaut 3D | 2017 | New Nintendo 3DS | Petite Games | ... |
| 1979: Invasion Earth | 2017 | Windows | | ... |
| Alien Downpour | 2017 | Apple II | Snacking On Software | ... |
| Namco Museum | 2017 | Nintendo Switch | BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. | ... |
| Älg Invaders: Return of the Gädda | 2016 | Android, Macintosh, Windows | Wide Pixel Games | ... |
| Super Destronaut 2: Go Duck Yourself | 2016 | Wii U | Petite Games | ... |
| Super Destronaut | 2015 | Linux, Macintosh, Wii U, Windows | Petite Games | ... |
| Shooting Stars! | 2015 | Android, Blacknut, iPad, iPhone, Linux, Macintosh, Windows | Daedalic Entertainment GmbH | ... |
| Galaga: Tekken - 20th Anniversary Edition | 2015 | Android, iPad, iPhone | BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. | ... |
| Epic Boss Fighter 2 | 2015 | Browser | Armor Games Inc. | ... |
| Cosmic Rocket Defender | 2014 | Linux, Macintosh, Windows | Black Shell Media, LLC | ... |
| Epic Boss Fighter | 2014 | Browser | Armor Games Inc. | ... |
| Pony Killer | 2014 | Android | Karlin Games | ... |
| Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions - Evolved | 2014 | Android, iPad, iPhone, Linux, Macintosh, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, tvOS, Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One | Activision Publishing, Inc. | 4.22 |
| Kosmik Revenge | 2014 | Android, iPad, iPhone, Macintosh, Ouya, tvOS, Windows Apps, Windows Phone | realtech VR | ... |
| Warped Retro | 2013 | Xbox 360 | | ... |
| Chicken: Origami Invaders | 2013 | Xbox 360 | TPCOP | ... |
| We Are Cubes | 2012 | Xbox 360 | 1BK | ... |
| Guarda Castelos Upgrade | 2012 | Windows | CleanWater | ... |
| Mixberry MGC 105 | 2012 | Dedicated handheld | Mixberry Labs Pte. Ltd. | ... |
| Jungle Girl | 2012 | Odyssey 2 | | ... |
| Sea Rescue! | 2012 | Odyssey 2, Videopac+ G7400 | | ... |
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Game group created by
Unicorn Lynx (181445), additional games added to group by
Patrick Bregger (271282),
POMAH (65677),
piltdown_man (207773),
S Olafsson (53678),
Rik Hideto (461463),
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MrFlibble (16964),
Victor Vance (15283),
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Infernos (36943),
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Harmony♡ (20663),
Sciere (780625),
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Kabushi (257603),
vileyn0id_8088 (21185),
Zelon (10624),
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Terok Nor (32358),
Игги Друге (46314),
JudgeDeadd (27647) and
vedder (57628)
