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 |
| Super Destronaut 3D | 2017 | New Nintendo 3DS | Petite Games | ... |
| Namco Museum | 2017 | Nintendo Switch | BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. | ... |
| 1979: Invasion Earth | 2017 | Windows | | ... |
| Alien Downpour | 2017 | Apple II | Snacking On Software | ... |
| Megadeth: Invasion | 2017 | Browser | | ... |
| Super Destronaut 2: Go Duck Yourself | 2016 | Wii U | Petite Games | ... |
| Galaga: Tekken - 20th Anniversary Edition | 2015 | Android, iPad, iPhone | BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. | ... |
| Epic Boss Fighter 2 | 2015 | Browser | Armor Games Inc. | ... |
| Super Destronaut | 2015 | Linux, Macintosh, Wii U, Windows | Petite Games | ... |
| Epic Boss Fighter | 2014 | Browser | Armor Games Inc. | ... |
| Kosmik Revenge | 2014 | Android, iPad, iPhone, Macintosh, Ouya, tvOS, Windows Apps, Windows Phone | realtech VR | ... |
| 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 | Sierra | 4.22 |
| Warped Retro | 2013 | Xbox 360 | | ... |
| Sea Rescue! | 2012 | Odyssey 2, Videopac+ G7400 | | ... |
| We Are Cubes | 2012 | Xbox 360 | 1BK | ... |
| Jungle Girl | 2012 | Odyssey 2 | | ... |
| Beat Hazard Ultra | 2011 | Android, iPad, iPhone, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | Cold Beam Games Ltd | ... |
| Arcade Essentials Evolution | 2011 | PlayStation 3, PSP, PS Vita | Nordcurrent UAB | ... |
| Pac-Man & Galaga Dimensions | 2011 | Nintendo 3DS | Namco Bandai Games America Inc. | ... |
| Beat Hazard: Ultra | 2011 | Linux, Macintosh, Windows | Cold Beam Games Ltd | ... |
| SYNSO:CE | 2010 | Windows | Bagfull of Wrong | ... |
| Invader Attack | 2010 | Windows | | ... |
| Arcade Essentials | 2010 | PlayStation 3, PSP, PS Vita, Wii | Nordcurrent UAB | ... |
| Tech Shooter | 2010 | Xbox 360 | Spainarts | ... |
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Game group created by
Oleg Roschin (181735), additional games added to group by
Patrick Bregger (210512),
POMAH (52500),
piltdown_man (151727),
S Olafsson (38547),
リカルド・フィリペ (151677),
yenruoj_tsegnol_eht (!!ihsoy) (2630),
Victor Vance (10127),
chirinea (44324),
Flapco (14573),
Harmony♡ (20289),
Sciere (510641),
Alaka (57255),
Kabushi (209748),
vileyn0id_8088 (21096),
Terok Nor (26757),
Игги Друге (46428),
JudgeDeadd (22371) and
vedder (38405)
