Game Groups > Genre: Fixed-screen shoot 'em up

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: * Scrolling shoot 'em ups

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box cover thumbnail 1979: Invasion Earth 2017 Windows Action
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box cover thumbnail 2 Minutes 16 Seconds 2023 Windows Action
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box cover thumbnail 3105 A.D. 2003 Windows Action
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box cover thumbnail 3D Alien Invasion 1998 Windows, Macintosh Action
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box cover thumbnail Abductor 1983 VIC-20 Action
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box cover thumbnail Ace Invaders 1983 Jupiter Ace Action
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box cover thumbnail Ace Invaders 1988 Atari ST Action
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box cover thumbnail Action 52 1991 NES Action, Compilation
2.3
box cover thumbnail Ahhh!!! Laser Malfunction! 1984 ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC Action
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box cover thumbnail Alien Attack 1993 DOS Action
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box cover thumbnail Alien Attack 1985 Commodore 16, Plus/4 Action
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box cover thumbnail Alien Attack 1983 ZX81 Action
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Alien Attack Force 1980 TRS-80 Action
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box cover thumbnail Alien Blitz 1981 VIC-20 Action
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box cover thumbnail Alien Defender 1984 Jupiter Ace Action
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box cover thumbnail Alien Downpour 2017 Apple II Action
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box cover thumbnail Alien Dropout 1982 BBC Micro, Electron Action
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box cover thumbnail Alien Invaders - Plus! 1980 Odyssey 2, Philips VG 5000 Action
5.6
box cover thumbnail Alien Invasion 1999 Browser Action
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box cover thumbnail Alien Invasion 1990 Acorn 32-bit Action
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box cover thumbnail Alien Outbreak 2: Invasion 2005 Windows Action
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box cover thumbnail Alien Raiders 1981 Microvision Action
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box cover thumbnail Alien Sky 2004 Windows Action
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box cover thumbnail Alien Swarm 1982 ZX Spectrum Action
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box cover thumbnail Alien Swirl 1983 BBC Micro Action
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box cover thumbnail Alien Typhoon 1981 Apple II Action
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box cover thumbnail Alien-Dropout 1982 ZX81 Action
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box cover thumbnail Aliens 1993 Windows 3.x Action
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box cover thumbnail Aliens 1983 Mattel Aquarius Action
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box cover thumbnail Aliens 1992 Atari ST Action
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box cover thumbnail Aliens! 1980 Commodore PET/CBM Action
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box cover thumbnail Alpha Blaster 1984 MSX, VIC-20 Action
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box cover thumbnail Annihilator 1991 Atari ST Action
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box cover thumbnail Anti-Matter Splatter 1982 VIC-20 Action
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box cover thumbnail Apple Galaxian 1980 Apple II Action
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box cover thumbnail Arachnoid 1982 VIC-20 Action
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box cover thumbnail Arcade Classic 2: Centipede / Millipede 1995 Game Boy Action, Compilation
6.4
box cover thumbnail Arcade Classic 3: Galaga / Galaxian 1995 Game Boy Action, Compilation
7.4
box cover thumbnail Arcade Essentials 2010 PSP, PlayStation 3 (+2 more) Action, Compilation, Puzzle
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box cover thumbnail Arcade Essentials Evolution 2011 PSP, PlayStation 3 (+1 more) Action
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box cover thumbnail Arcadians 1982 BBC Micro, Electron Action
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box cover thumbnail Assault 1983 Atari 2600 Action
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box cover thumbnail Asteroids 1979 Atari 2600, Game Boy (+6 more) Action
7.0
Astro Battle 1979 Bally Astrocade Action
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box cover thumbnail Astro Blaster 1981 Arcade Action
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box cover thumbnail Astro Blaster 1983 ZX Spectrum Action
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box cover thumbnail Astro Fighter 1979 Arcade Action
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box cover thumbnail Astro Fury 2006 Windows Action
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box cover thumbnail Astro Invader 2005 ColecoVision Action
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box cover thumbnail Astro Invader 1980 Arcade, Arcadia 2001 Action
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